Jordan Burgess

• Home:  Tampa, Florida
• Birth Year:  1994

Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-0
Weight: 140
Hometown/Residence: Tampa, Florida/Tampa, Florida
Birth Date: July 20, 1994
Club Team/Coach: Tampa Bay Juniors (Tampa, Fla.)/Randy Dagostino
High School/Grad Year: Berkeley Preparatory School (Tampa, Fla.)/2012
College Status: Uncommitted

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2010 – NORCECA Girls’ Youth Continental Championship (Gold).

USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Named to U.S. Girls’ Youth National Team that will compete at the 2011 FIVB Girls’ Youth World Championship. 2010 – Started four of five matches at the NORCECA Girls’ Youth Continental Championship, helping the U.S. to the gold medal for the event with 27 individual points. 2009 – Attended U.S. Girls’ Youth National Training Team Camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in December…Selected for the U.S. Girls’ Select A1 Program, but an injury prevented participation. 2008 – Helped U.S. Girls’ Select A1 Red Team to the silver medal in the International Youth Division at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships…Named Best Server award at the 2008 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships.

CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Led Tampa Juniors to an 11th-place finish in the 17 Open Division of the USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships…Helped Tampa Juniors to a third-place finish at the AAU Nationals in the 17 Open Division…Helped lead Berkeley Preparatory to the Florida Class 3A State title…Selected MaxPreps and ESPN RISE First-Team All-American…Chosen PrepVolleyball.com and ESPN RISE National Junior of the Year…Named all-Florida State during junior year of high school…Selected All-County, All-Suncoast, All-Hillsborough and Tampa Tribune Player of the Year… Tabbed Florida Gatorade High School Player of the Year…Chosen Miss Volleyball by the Florida Dairy Farmers Association and 3A Player of the Year… Honored as 2010 Outstanding Female Amateur Athlete by Sports Club of Tampa Bay. 2009 – Selected first-team all-state while playing for Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, Fla., after leading team to first place at state tournament…Selected Florida Dairy Farmer Class 3A Player of the Year...Named First-Team All-Florida State…Chosen to PrepVolleyball.com’s Top 25 Sophomores list….Candidate for Florida High School Gatorade Player of the Year…Named First-Team High School All-American. 2008 – Assisted Tampa Bay Juniors 16 Black to an 11th-place finish in 16 Open Division at USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships…Helped Berkeley Preparatory to the silver medal at the Florida State High School championships…Honored as first-team all-Florida State High School…Tabbed as PrepVolleyball.com’s 2008 National Freshman of the Year Finalist. 2007 – Started playing club volleyball for USA South 14 Purple.

PERSONAL: Born Jordan Joann Burgess on July 20, 1994, in Fort Myers, Florida… Parents are David and Deanna Burgess… Twin Brother Nicholas (1994)…Holds a 4.0 grade point average at Berkeley Preparatory School (Tampa, Fla.)…Hobbies include volleyball, baking and reading…Favorite food is strawberries…Favorite book is Water for Elephants…Favorite music types are hip-hop and rap…Favorite musical group is Black Eyed Peas… Favorite athlete is Logan Tom…Most admired person is Nick Burgess because “he’s my twin brother and best friend.”…Happiest moment in life was “making the 2011 U.S. Girls’ Youth National Team.”

Updated Aug. 8, 2011