Haley Eckerman
Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-3
Weight: 170
Hometown/Residence: Waterloo, Iowa / Waterloo, Iowa
Birth Date: Nov. 10, 1992
Club Team/Coach: Iowa Elite (Waterloo, Iowa) / Maya Williamson
High School/Grad Year: East High School (Waterloo, Iowa) / 2011
College Status: Signed with Texas (start 2011)
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS: 2009 – Competed in the 2009 FIVB Girls’ Youth World Championship.
USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Selected to the U.S. Girls’ Youth National Training Team. 2008 – USA Volleyball High Performance Development Camp at Chula Vista, Calif…Attended USA Volleyball Holiday Camp. 2007 – Helped her Iowa Region High Performance Youth National Team to a third-place finish at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships. 2006 –USA Volleyball Development A2 Camp at Colorado Springs.
CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Named All-Iowa High School First-Team…Tabbed PrepVolleyball.com All-American. 2009 – Selected Iowa Player of the Year…Chosen ESPN All-American…Named PrepVolleyball.com All-American. 2008 - Assisted Iowa Elite Club to third place at the Northern Lights Qualifier in teh 16-1 Club Division...Led East High School to conference title...Chosen to Iowa Elite 8 Team...Tabbed KBBG Radio Athlete of the Year...Selected PrepVolleyball.com All-American...Earned PrepVolleyball.com National Runnerup Player of the Year...Named All-Metro First-Team. 2007 - Selected MVC Athlete of the Year...Chosen to Iowa Elite 8 Team...Led East High School to conference title...Tabbed KBBG Radio Athlete of the Year...Earned PrepVolleyball.com National Runnerup Player of the Year. 2003 – Began playing club volleyball with Cedar Valley Sparks
PERSONAL: Born Haley Jordann Eckerman on Nov. 10, 1992, in Waterloo, Iowa… Son is named Cayden (2010)…Mother is Julia Eckerman… Sister is Aleah (2000)…Has competed two years in beach volleyball with partner Maya Williamson…Hobbies are listening to music, spending time with family and teammates…Favorite food is chicken quesadilla…Favorite book is Heaven is for Real…Favorite music categories are Hip-Hop and R&B…Favorite musician is Rihanna…Favorite professional team is Chicago Bulls…Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan…Favorite Actress is Jessica Alba and favorite actor is Will Smith…Favorite movie is Coach Carter…Most admired person is mother because “she has been there for me through everything and because she is taking care of my son while I am in college.”…Happiest moment in life is “hearing my son cry for the first time.”
INTERESTING NOTE: Eckerman was name the 2009 Human Right Youth of the Year and serves as an elementary mentor. She volunteers as a S.T.A.R. (Safety, Trustworthy, Attitude, Respectful) at an elementary school and teaches volleyball to middle school gym classes.
Last updated July 15, 2011.
