Jan Giles
Outside Hitter #18
Ht
5'
11"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Ogden, 
Utah
Last School
Ogden High School
Roster Years
1985-1989


At BYU

  • Earned a starting berth in 1988
  • Set career highs of 16 kills, .727 hitting percentage, and 20 digs in 1988
  • All-Tournament team of BYU Beehive Classic 1988
  • All-HCAC Honorable Mention 1988
  • BYU Trustees Scholar
  • HCAC and Cougar Club Scholar/Athlete 1985, 1986, 1987
  • 1989 team captain
  • From head coach Elaine Michaelis: "A mature athlete whose experience will be valuable to the team. A successful student of the game. Has potential to be an academic All-American. A solid passer, intelligent blocker and strong hitter."
  • Majored in pre-physical therapy
  • From head coach Elaine Michaelis (1988): "Totally recovered from knee surgery. Ready to be a regular starter. Exceptional blocker. Excellent arm. Good serve. Good passer. Adds maturity and intelligent play to the team."

Before BYU

  • Prep Academic All-American

Stats

Yr. SP K E TA Pct. SA BS BA TB Dig Ast. Pts.
1986 8 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
1987 22 22 11 74 .149 8 1 16 17 35 8 39
1988 116 238 101 588 .233 19 12 90 112 277 40 314
1989 136 385 181 1041 .196 31 11 74 85 332 55 464
TOTALS 282 645 293 1703 .207 58 24 180 204 649 103 817
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 1986

Played in eight sets with five digs

Sophmore Year 1987

All-Conference honorable mention ... played in 22 sets, totaling 22 kills, eight aces and 17 blocks

Junior Year 1988

All-Conference honorable mention ... played in 116 sets with 238 kills, 40 assists, 19 aces, 277 digs and 102 blocks

Senior Year 1989

All-HCAC honorable mention ... All-Tournament Team of HCAC/Big West ... in 136 sets had 385 kills, 31 aces, 332 digs and 85 blocks

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Redshirted the season

Medical Redshirt Year