Completed Event: Beach Volleyball versus #10 Cal on April 12, 2025 , Loss , 1, to, 4
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vs #10 Cal
L 1-4
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2025 Beach Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 15
Sophia Hladyniuk
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- HS:
- California State Bakersfield
- Hometown:
- London Ontario, Canada
Bio
Grand Canyon
2025 - Senior
2021-2023
Played at California State Bakersfield
Sophomore year-
2025 - Senior
- Finished season with 24-8 record.
- Posted a dominant 21-6 mark with partner Karynn Garrow at the No. 4 flight.
- Was awarded AVCA Top Flight at the 4's.
- Was awarded both AVCA and MPSF Pair of the Week on March 3rd after beginning 8-0 with two ranked wins to start the year.
- Ranked wins: #20 Stetson, #11 ASU, #10 Cal (Mar 7, Apr 13), #18 Georgia State, #20 FIU, #16 Hawai'i (Apr 12 & 13), #17 Washington (Mar 16).
- Was named to MPSF All-Academic team.
- Finished season with 14-19 record primarily at the No. 1 flight.
- Picked up impressive wins against No.5 LMU and No.8 LSU, No.5 FSU
2021-2023
Played at California State Bakersfield
Sophomore year-
- Earned All-Big West Honorable Mention
- 16 wins ties for seventh in CSUB single-season history and .615 win percentage is ranked fifth.
- CSC Academic All-District Honors
- BigWest Commissioners Honour Roll (highest Honors)
- Earning Honorable Mention All-Big West honors
- Earned a three-set win over No. 9 Hawai’i on Mar. 25
- Big West Commissioners Honors
- Junior volleyball team captain 2017-2018
- Junior athlete of the year 2019-2020
- Senior volleyball team captain 2019-2020
- Started for all 3 years of every sport - Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton (fourth year no sports were played due to covid).
- Helped Crusaders win silver medals at League Indoor Volleyball Championships (WOSSAA) in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
- Honor Roll, Science Award (given to the student with the highest grade finish in their graduating class).
- Sophomore - honor Roll
- Junior - Honor Roll, LEAP program member (Leaders of Excellence in Athletics Program) - specialized program for Juniors and Seniors to learn about coaching, working with children and teens in sport, acquire sports training certifications as well as other usual certification.
- Senior - Honor Roll
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