Has improved exponentially since last year and continues to impress coaches with her athletic ability . . . has added some things to her offensive repertoire to go along with her sound front row defensive skills . . . will be expected to become dominant along the net.

Freshman (2006): Saw action in all of Samford's matches this season and played in 101 games . . . posted a career high .600 hitting percentage against Furman (Sept. 1) in the UCF Tournament . . . recorded back-to-back matches of a career high 32 attempts at South Alabama (Sept. 9) and Birmingham-Southern (Sept. 12) . . . tallied a career high in kills (19) against UNC-Asheville (Sept. 16) in the Samford Barber's Classic . . . named to the all-tournament teams in the UCF Tournament and the USA Jaguar Classic . . . ranked fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference for the 2006 season in blocks with 62.0 (13-49) . . . also led the Bulldogs in blocks with 95.0 (14-81) and ranked second in kills (205) and points (263.5) . . . earned her first varsity letter.

High School: Attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Shawnee, Kan., where she played under the tutelage of Kim Bogart and Brian Shenck . . . also competed for the Mid-American Volleyball (MAVS) club team . . . received Junior Olympic All-America honors in 2004 . . . named both First-Team All-Easter Kansas League and First-Team All-Sun in 2004 and 2005 . . . earned All-Star team honors and was a 2005 Evelyn Gates Award nominee . . . led St. Thomas Aquinas to the 2004 6A State Championship and was named to both the all-state team and the all-tournament team . . . earned honorable mention all-metro accolades in both 2004 and 2005 . . . named Second-Team KVA All-State in 2005 . . . earned Johnson County all-star honors in 2004 . . . also lettered in softball, track and field and basketball . . . was named the track and field Thrower of the Year in 2004 and 2005 . . . named a Who's Who Among High School students in 2003-05.

Personal: Full name is Sheriden Michelle Stangohr . . . born Aug. 20, 1988 . . . daughter of Mark and Michelle Stangohr . . . majoring in biology.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH STANGOHR
I can't imagine going a week without: Animal Planet
Favorite place to eat: Mongolian BBQ
Favorite cartoon character: Peter Pan
Favorite TV show: The Real World/Road Rules Challenge
Favorite athlete: Tony Gonzales