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Most Notable

  • Volleyball icon Tied for 9th at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games with partner Kelly Claes
  • Volleyball icon Currently partnered with Terese Cannon... No. 18 in FIVB world rankings
  • Volleyball icon Former partners include: Kelly Claes (2019-21); Caitlin Ledoux (2018); Lauren Fendrick (2018); Torrey Van Winden (2016); Alic Eager (2014)
  • Volleyball icon Played three years of indoor and beach volleyball at Loyola Marymount; named 2016 West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year in indoor
  • Volleyball icon Led LMU to the NCAA Tournament in 2014 and 2015
  • Volleyball icon Transferred to UCLA for her senior season, playing both indoor and beach for the Bruins
  • Volleyball icon Led the Bruins to their first-ever NCAA title in 2018
  • Volleyball icon Two-time AVCA Honorable Mention in indoor at LMU
  • Volleyball icon AVCA Honorable Mention in beach at UCLA

Events

  • Medal 2024 NORCECA Pan American Cup - Silver
  • flag icon 2023 Montreal Elite 16 - T13th with Terese Cannon
  • flag icon 2023 Edmonton Challenge - T9th with Terese Cannon
  • flag icon 2023 Gstaad Elite 16 - T13th with Terese Cannon
  • Medal 2023 Ostrava Elite 16 - Silver with Terese Cannon
  • flag icon 2023 BPT Elite 16 Uberlandia - T9th with Terese Cannon
  • Medal 2023 BPT Challenge Itapema - Bronze with Terese Cannon
  • flag icon 2023 BPT Elite 16 Tepic - T9th with Terese Cannon
  • flag icon 2023 BPT Elite 16 Doha - T9th with Terese Cannon
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Uberlandia Elite 16 - T5th with Terese Cannon
  • Medal 2022 BPT Cape Town Elite 16 - Silver with Terese Cannon
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Paris Elite 16 - T13th with Terese Cannon
  • flag icon 2022 BPT World Championship - T9th with Terese Cannon
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Jurmala Elite 16 - T9th with Terese Cannon
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Ostrava Elite 16 - T13th with Terese Cannon
  • Medal 2022 BPT Kusadasi Challenge - Bronze with Terese Cannon
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Itapema Challenge - T17th with Terese Cannon
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Rosarito Elite 16 - T9th with Terese Cannon
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Tlaxcala Elite 16 - T19th with Terese Cannon
  • flag icon 2021 FIVB World Tour Finals - T5th with partner Kelly Claes
  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games - T9th with Kelly Claes
  • Medal 2021 FIVB Ostrava - Gold with Kelly Claes
  • Medal 2021 FIVB Sochi - Gold with Kelly Claes
  • Medal 2019 FIVB The Hague - Silver with Kelly Claes
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Jinjiang - T5th with Kelly Claes
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Ostrava - T9th with Kelly Claes
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Warsaw - T9th with Kelly Claes
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB World Championships - T9th with Kelly Claes
  • Medal 2019 FIVB Espinho - Silver with Kelly Claes
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Tokyo - T5th with Kelly Claes
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Moscow - T5th with Kelly Claes
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Rome (World Tour Finals) - T9th with Kelly Claes
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Qinzhou - T9th with Kelly Claes
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Chetumal - T5th with Kelly Claes
  • Medal 2018 FIVB Haiyang - Bronze with Caitlin Ledoux
  • flag icon 2016 FIVB U21 World Championships - 4th with Torrey Van Winden
  • Medal 2016 Four Nations U21 Tournament - Gold with Torrey Van Winden
  • flag icon 2014 FIVB U19 World Championships - 37th with Alic Eager

Personal Highlights

  • Volleyball icon Born in 1996
  • Volleyball icon Led her high school team to three state stitles and a runner-up finish
  • Volleyball icon Two-time Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year (2012, 2013)
  • Volleyball icon Parents are Lisa and Wayne Sponcil; has one sister, Rebecca

Sarah on the USA Volleyball Show

Claes/Sponcil Posters

  • How do you stay focused during hard times?"Some days are harder than others. However, pushing myself to learn, get outside my comfort zone and try new things has been great on those harder days. I’m constantly asking myself ‘Are you bettering yourself right now?’ This keeps me motivated, positive and working toward being a better version of me."