Hayley Spelman
Position: Opposite
Height: 6-6
Weight: 185
Hometown/Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada/Las Vegas, Nevada
Birth Date: June 11, 1991
Club Team/Coach: TCA (Fountain Valley, Calif.) / Neil Mason
High School/Grad Year: Durango High School (Las Vegas, Nevada) / 2009
College Status: Signed with Stanford University
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2008 – NORCECA Women’s Junior Continental Championship (Gold Medal).
USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Selected to the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team. 2008 - Helped the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team to the 2008 NORCECA Women’s Junior Continental Championship gold medal and qualification into the 2009 FIVB World Championship…Finished with 45 points at the NORCECA Continental Championship with 36 kills, seven blocks and two aces to rank 20th overall in scoring. 2007 – Competed in the USA Volleyball High Performance A2 Camp and Championships with the White Team…Attended the USA Volleyball High Performance Holiday Camp at Chula Vista, Calif. 2006 – Participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships on the Blue Team…Attended the USA Volleyball High Performance Holiday Camp at Pomona, Calif.
CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 - Selected as PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace #3 and PrepVolleyball.com All-American…Tabbed Nevada State Gatordade Player of the Year…Vote Most Valuable Player of Southwest Sunset Division…Led Nevada high school players in kills with state-record single-season 864 kills…Named “Top State Volleyball Player” by Las Vegas Review Journal…Selected high school varsity team captain, leading team to the state championship before losing in the semifinal.
PERSONAL: Born Hayley Dora Spelman on June 11, 1991, in Las Vegas, Nev… Parents are Stephen and Janet Spelman… Sister is Samantha Spelman (1995)… Hobbies are Facebook, volleyball, movies and novels…Favorite food is sushi…Favorite book is Jane Eyre…Favorite music categories are classic rock and pop…Favorite musical group is Weezer…Favorite athletes are Andre Agassi and Kerri Walsh…Most admired person is Andre Agassi because “of his work ethic and determination on the tennis court and because of his compassion for those less fortunate off the court. Andre has given huge amounts of time and money to fund children’s charities in his hometown of Las Vegas through the Andre Agassi Foundation. He has made a difference not only in professional tennis but in the lives of many children in Southern Nevada.”…Happiest moment in life are “I have two happiest moments: When Coach John Dunning called and said I was accepted into Stanford University and winning the Southwest Sunset Division Championship, a five-game match against our rival high school in Regional Finals in 2008.”
