Women’s Beach Volleyball | October 05, 2022
LOS ANGELES – The five-time national champion USC beach volleyball program introduces seven freshmen to its 2022-23 roster including Sterling Fischer(Newport Beach, Calif./Corona Del Mar HS), Delaney Karl (Carlsbad, Calif./Torrey Pines HS), Bailey Showalter (North Bend, Wash./Mount Si HS), Mabyn Thomas (Southlake, Texas/Carroll HS), Klaire VanDeusen (Saint Augustine, Fla./Bartram Trail HS), Gabby Walker (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS), and Madison White (Scottsdale, Ariz./ASU Preparatory Academy), fourth-year head coach Dain Blanton announced on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
“I’m excited to introduce these seven stand-out athletes to our Trojan Family this season,” said Blanton. “Our athletes are skilled, decorated and academically well-rounded. As we continue to build our program and win championships, these athletes will be a valuable addition to our team both on and off the sand.”
Fischer collected first-place finishes at the 2022 Grand Opening Junior Beach Qualifier, the 2021 Women’s CBVA A and at several 18U CBVA Tour Stops, and the 2021 CBVA 18U Championship Tournament. Karl—the daughter of former Major League Baseball player Scott Karl—helped Torrey Pines High School win the 2018 California CIF Division II Championship. She is a MaxPreps Freshman All-American and helped the USAV U15 High Performance Team win the 2018 14U BVCA National Championship and the 2022 Gulf Coast Beach National Qualifier.
Showalter helped Mount Si High School to a ninth-place finish in the 2021 Washington State Tournament and made the All-State Team in 2018 and 2021. Showalter played for the U19 USA National Team and earned a second-place finish in the 2022 USA World Trials and third in the 2022 U18 AVP National Championship. Thomas played for Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas, and played most recently for Madsand Beach Volleyball Club in Plano, Texas. She received High School All-District Academic Honors
VanDeusen played for Premier Beach Volleyball Club and placed first at the 2022 p1440 Futures Tour: Huntington Beach and the 2022 BeVolley Showcase: Clearwater Beach. At Bartram Trail High School, she was a member of the National Honor Society. Walker helped Flower Mound High School earn a third-place finish in the Texas 6A Division State…
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