Lydia Ely
Position: Middle Blocker
Height: 6-6
Weight: 190
Hometown/Residence: Florissant, Missouri/Florissant, Missouri
Birth Date: May 30, 1994
Club Team/Coach: St. Louis High Performance 16 Gold (St. Louis, Mo.)/Chris Nichols
High School/Grad Year: Rosati-Kain High School (St. Louis, Mo.)/2012
College Status: Uncommitted
USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Attended U.S. Girls’ Youth National Training Team Camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in December…Helped U.S. Girls Select A1 White team to the silver medal at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships. 2008 – Named to the U.S. Girls’ Select A1 Program which participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships International Youth Division.
CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Named a 2009 PrepVolleyball.com Frosh 59…Selected all-conference and all-district while playing for Rosati-Kain High School…Tabbed an Archdiocesan Athletic All-Academic. 2008 – Helped club team to a silver medal at the JVDA Championships after it placed fifth at the Lone Star Classic National Qualifier in the club division…Named all-district while playing for her high school team…Chosen as an Archdiocesan Athletic All-Academic. 2003 – Started playing club volleyball for Attack Volleyball Club.
PERSONAL: Born Lydia Marie Ely on May 30, 1994, in St. Louis, Missouri… Parents are Doug and Cheryl Ely… Brother Matthew (1992) and Sister Sarah (1990)…Hobbies include volleyball, hanging out with family and friends, cooking…Favorite food is Chinese…Favorite book is Where the Red Fern Grows…Favorite music type is hip-hop…Favorite musical group is no favorites… Favorite professional team is the St. Louis Cardinals…Favorite athlete is Misty May-Treanor…Most admired person are my parents because “they are always there for me in the good and bad times, and are awesome supporters.”…Happiest moment in life was “when I made the USA Volleyball High Performance Select A1 Team in 2008.”
INTERESTING NOTE: “I’ve played volleyball all my life and have high goals and dreams for myself, and I am going to achieve them.”
