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2024 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster

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Chloe Swanson

0 AJ Slojkowski

  • Hometown El Dorado Hills, Calif.
  • Class Freshman
  • Height 5-9

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (THROUGH 2023-24 SEASON)

  • Career Record: 16-16
  • WCC All-Freshman TeamĀ (2024)
  • T-Eighth most wins in the #4 position in program history (11)

AS A FRESHMAN (2023-24):Ā The most utilized freshman on Coach Janice Harrer's roster, appearing in 32 of 35 matches for the Gaels and going 16-16...Opened her season playing alongside Karmin Brown, primarily in the #4 spot...Picked up the match winning victories against ChaminadeĀ (Mar. 7) and San Francisco (Mar. 29)...Played the final 10 matches of the season with Sedona Sherman in the #3 spot, going 4-6, including the match clinching win over Portland in the opener of the WCC Tournament (Apr. 25)...Named to the WCC All-Freshman team.

PRIOR TO SAINT MARY'S:Ā A graduate of Ponderosa High School in Shingle Springs, California…Played both basketball and indoor volleyball at Ponderosa…Two time all-league honoree for both basketball and volleyball…Led Ponderosa to a league title and a trip to the California State Tournament last year…On the beach, won the 2022 Santa Cruz Juniors One Star Qualifier…Comes from an athletic pedigree, as her mother competed in collegiate water skiing at USC and her father played basketball at the University of Nevada Reno…Chose Saint Mary’s because ā€œof the beautiful campus and community. I love the small campus feel where you get to know everyone. I also like how far it is away from home. It’s close enough where my parents can come watch me play.ā€...Plans to study sports management and hopes to work in sports marketing.