Ht
5'
9"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Villa Park,
California
Last School
Villa Park High School
Roster Years
1979-1982
At BYU
- Majored in economics with plans to study law after graduation
- An honors program student and Trustees Scholar
- From coach Elaine Michaelis: "Valerie is an aggressive competitor and an accomplished setter."
- Participated in volleyball clinics and played doubles, sand and indoor volleyball while spending the summer of 1982 in Washington D. C. working with the Senate Joint Economic Committee
After BYU
- Two-time United States Female Player of the Year (USVBA indoor mixed six)
- Three-time USVBA All-American
- Three-time United States National Champion (Indoor mixed six)
- North American Mixed Doubles Champion, Outdoor Grass 1991
- Coach and member of the United States Volleyball For Peace delegation to the Soviet Union in 1987
Stats
| Year | Sets | K | E | A | Pct. | SA | BS | BA | TB | Dig | Ast. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 138 | 36 | 371 | .275 | 14 | 28 | 195 | 152 | ||||
| 1980 | 257 | 26 | 338 | |||||||||
| 1981 | 67 | 32 | 184 | .190 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 86 | ||
| 1982 | 131 | 88 | 17 | 256 | .277 | 44 | 12 | 81 | 93 | 106 | 184.5 | |
| Totals | 131 | 550 | 85 | 811 | 95 | 13 | 95 | 136 | 331 | 338 | 422.5 |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
1979
Had a serving percentage of 99 percent with only two errors of 180 attempts ... was seventh in the conference in defense with 15 stuff blocks, 78 digs and 93 defense points ... had 138 kills, 195 digs and 14 aces
Sophmore Year
1980
Had 257 kills, 338 assists and 26 aces
Junior Year
1981
Team captain ... had 67 kills and 30 digs
Senior Year
1982
A fall NCAA Top Five honoree ... NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship honoree, the first in program history ... Academic All-America First Team, the first in program history ... Academic All-District First Team ... All-Conference First Team ... team captain ... MVP of the BYU Preview Invitational ... had 88 kills, 44 aces, 106 digs and 93 blocks in 131 sets played
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year