Player Bio: Sheriden Stangohr :: Women's Volleyball

Sheriden Stangohr

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Shawnee, Kan.

High School:
St. Thomas Aquinas HS

Height:
5-10

Position:
MB/RS

Birthdate:
08/20/1988

Experience:
2VL

Major:
Biology

2007 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

Looks to be one of the smallest elite middle blockers in the Southern Conference . . . will consitently be in the top 10 of many statistical categories . . . her understanding of tempo and the flow of the game will increase her efficiency as the year progresses.

Sophomore (2007): One of two Bulldogs to play in all 109 games of all 29 matches during the 2007 campaign...broke her career record in blocks three times during the season, last against Murray State (Oct. 20) with 10.0 (1-9) blocks...notched several other career highs with 19 kills twice, last at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 12), 42 attempts twice, last at Austin Peay (Oct. 16) and three block solos at Tennessee-Martin (Sept. 15)...committed only one attack error six times during the season...hit a season-high .474 against Jacksonville State (Oct. 23)...ranks second on the team in hitting (.326) and kills (2.97 kpg) and leads the Bulldogs in blocks (1.36 bpg)...broke a school record for block assists in a season with 129, which puts her at the top of the single-season list for that category...ranks fourth on the single-season hitting percentage list for her .326 average for the 2007 season...sits at seventh place on the all-time block assists list with 210...earned her second varsity letter.

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