2026 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 11
Nicole Thorp
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- JSerra Catholic HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of varsity beach volleyball at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. … Won the conference her sophomore, junior, and senior season … Received the Father Damien Impact Award and was selected as first team all-league and second team all-county her senior year … First team all-league her junior year … Best partner award winner her sophomore year … Her teams were nationally ranked within the top ten in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
PERSONAL: Born in Newport Beach, Calif. … Daughter of Steve and Stephanie Thorp … Has a younger sister, Sarah … Majoring in business administration … Hopes to grow as an athlete before entering professional business … Comes from a family of athletes … Grandfather, Peter, played football at Lehigh … father competed for UC Davis's hockey team … Grandmother, Nadia, attended Pepperdine for grad school … Lists traveling to Africa to volunteer as a pivotal experience.
FAVORITES: Roots for the Los Angeles Rams (sports team) … enjoys watching Titanic (movie) and Outer Banks (TV show) … favorite book is Five Feet Apart … listens to Luke Combs (musical artist) … fan of acai bowls (food) … admires Kelly Cheng and Kobe Bryant (athletes) … when not playing beach volleyball she enjoys pickleball.
PERSONAL: Born in Newport Beach, Calif. … Daughter of Steve and Stephanie Thorp … Has a younger sister, Sarah … Majoring in business administration … Hopes to grow as an athlete before entering professional business … Comes from a family of athletes … Grandfather, Peter, played football at Lehigh … father competed for UC Davis's hockey team … Grandmother, Nadia, attended Pepperdine for grad school … Lists traveling to Africa to volunteer as a pivotal experience.
FAVORITES: Roots for the Los Angeles Rams (sports team) … enjoys watching Titanic (movie) and Outer Banks (TV show) … favorite book is Five Feet Apart … listens to Luke Combs (musical artist) … fan of acai bowls (food) … admires Kelly Cheng and Kobe Bryant (athletes) … when not playing beach volleyball she enjoys pickleball.















































