Jill Collymore
Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 182 cm/5-10
Weight: NA
Hometown/Residence: Seattle, Wash./Seatte, Wash.
Birth Date: NA
College/Major/Grad Year: University of Washington/Honors Psychology and Digital Arts/NA
Joined Team: January 2010
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2010 – Tour of China...Montreux Volley Masters (Silver).
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – In her debut with the U.S. Women’s National Team, averaged 3.89 points in nine sets played on Tour of China despite not starting in any of the three matches…Scored 16 points in three sets off the bench versus Evergrande on Jan. 31, turning in a 58 kill percent and .316 hitting efficiency on 11 kills to go with three blocks and two aces…Tallied nine kills on 12 swings versus Hong Kong on Jan. 30 to go with a block for 10 points in first-ever match with National Team...Played one set each against Japan on June 8 and Germany on June 9 during the Montreux Volley Masters.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Played in 30 matches and 103 sets compiling 2.33 kills, 0.41 blocks, 2.40 digs and 0.52 aces per set. 2008 – Named third-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America... Played in 101 sets and 31 matches ... Led the Pac-10 and finished the season ranked 24th in the nation in service aces (0.46 per set). 2007 – Redshirted. 2006 – Named Second team Academic All-District ... Appeared in 25 matches, making six starts at outside hitter ... Averaged 3.16 kills, 0.41 aces, 0.88 digs and 0.49 blocks per set. 2005 – Played in 19 games and 13 matches ...Averaged 1.89 kills, 0.42 aces, 0.37 digs, 0.37 blocks and 2.50 points per set.
OTHER USA VOLLEYBALL EXPERIENCE: Trained with the A2 Junior National team at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs from 2003-04...Attended the 2003 USA Volleyball National Development Camp.
CLUB/PREP CAREER: Played club volleyball for Kent Juniors under Dawn Colston and Steve Whitaker ... 18U and 14U teams placed ninth at the USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships ... A four-year letterwinner at The Bush School ... 2004 Washington Player of the Year ... Named two-time league MVP and team captain ... Emerald City All-League first team selection ... Led team to a fifth place state finish as a senior ... Ranked 29th nationally among the prep class of 2005 by PrepVolleyball.com. ... Fab 50 selection by Volleyball Monthly.
PERSONAL: Born Jill Collymore in Los Angeles…Older sister Jane is part of the U.S. Women’s National Team after she was an All-American at University of Florida (2002-05)…Double major at University of Washington in honors psychology and honors digital arts…Member of honors program…Concert pianist, playing with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra on four occasions…Creator, leader and teacher of a cartooning course at The Bush School, her high school alma mater.
LAST UPDATED: June 8, 2011
