Tiffany Morales
Position: Libero
Height: 5-6
Weight: 135
Hometown/Residence: Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Beach, Calif.
Birth Date: Dec. 6, 1993
Club Team: Mizuno Long Beach
High School/Grad Year: Redondo Union High School/2012
College Status: Verbaled to University of Michigan
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 - Youth Olympic Games (Silver).
USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Selected to U.S. Youth Olympic Games roster and helped team to silver medal…Named to the U.S. Girls’ Junior A2 Team. 2009 – Attended the USA Volleyball Beach High Performance Training Camp. 2008 – Participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance Youth Holiday Camp. 2007 – Participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance Youth Holiday Camp…Attended the USA Volleyball High Performance A1-D Camp...Helped team win the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships. 2006 – Finished third at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships.
CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Won fourth straight national title after winning the AAU Beach Volleyball U16 National Championship...Earned AA Women’s Volleyball Beach rating. 2009 – Named AAU Beach Volleyball Player of the Year…Took first at the AAU Beach Volleyball U16 National Championships...Named to the All-Area First Team by the Daily Breeze…Named as the Bay League’s Libero of the Year and to the Bay League First Team…Was awarded with the Coaches Award for her play at Redondo Union High School…Sports Illustrated Kids Athlete of the Year Finalist…Awarded Scholar-Athlete and to the Redondo Union High School Honor Roll. 2008 – Took first at the AAU Beach Volleyball U16 National Championships...Named to the All-Area First Team by the Daily Breeze… Named as the Bay League’s Libero of the Year and to the Bay League First Team…Voted Redondo Union High School MVP and Named Freshman Female Athlete of the Year…Won the Girls’ 14 Open Division gold medal at the USAV Girls’ Junior National Championships… Awarded Scholar Athlete and to the Redondo Union High School Honor Roll. 2002 – Began playing club with Seal Beach Volleyball Club.
PERSONAL: Born Tiffany Ann Morales on Dec. 6, 1993, in Bellflower, Calif.…Nickname is “T-Mo”…Father is Louis Morales (1959) and Mother is Sylvia Morales (1961)…Has two sisters, Clarissa (1988) and Zoe (2004)… Favorite foods is a chicken fettuccine… Favorite book is Wicked…Favorite musical genre is pop and favorite musical group are the Black Eyed Peas…Favorite movie is Juno and her actor is Steve Carrell…Favorite professional sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers and her favorite athlete is Misty May-Treanor…Lists watching movies as her interest…Her most admired person is her father because “he does his best to inspire and motivate me”…Lists “when I found out I was a starter on the Redondo Union’s Varsity team as a freshman and became MVP of my freshman class by being on three varsity teams” as her happiest moments in life.
INTERESTING NOTE: “I am only 5’6,” and I was just awarded the AAU beach player of the year. I also enjoy coaching and sharing my passion about volleyball with others. In fact, I am entering my second year as the freshman-sophomore assistant coach at my high school."
