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Defensive standout will see extensive time at outside hitter ... Possesses terrific leaping ability ... Best known for spectacular back row play ... Recovering from a broken right fibula suffered in December.
As a Junior in 1998 - Split time with Michelle Chambers and Sarah Clark at outside hitter ... Registered double figures in digs on six occasions and was averaging 3.02 digs per game - fifth-best in the Pac-10 - before a knee injury sidelined her for seven matches in October ... At Colorado on Sept. 12, had a career-high 24 digs ... Finished the season with 176 digs ... Recorded a season-high 13 kills in the season opener at UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 1 ... Had eight kills for a .800 hitting percentage during the regular season finale vs. San Francisco on Nov. 24 ... Suffered a broken right fibula the week of the NCAA Mountain Regional and missed the Cardinal's final match of the season.
As a Sophomore in 1997 - Split time at the third outside hitter slot with Sarah Clark ... Appeared in all 35 matches (108 games) despite undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus just prior to the season ... Was third on the team with 274 digs, and also had 104 kills, 22 blocks, 22 assists and 13 service aces ... Recorded 10 or more digs on 13 occasions ... Had 11 digs and season-high 10 kills vs. Penn State on Sept. 6 ... Had career-high five assists vs. Arizona on Oct. 10 ... Posted season-high 19 digs at Washington State on Oct. 17 ... Had career-high four blocks in NCAA Tournament win over Oklahoma on Dec. 6 ... Posted career-high three aces in national semifinal victory over Long Beach State on Dec. 18.
As a Freshman in 1996 - Honorable Mention selection to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team ... Had 11 digs and five kills at Arizona on Sept. 20 ... Collected career-high 15 digs, nine kills and three blocks vs. Sacramento State on Oct. 1 ... Recorded career-high 14 kills and 10 digs vs. UCLA on Oct. 19 ... Tied season-high with 15 digs at Hawaii on Nov. 2 ... Had eight digs in NCAA Finals vs. Hawaii on Dec. 21.
National Competition - Voted MVP of the 1996 Junior Olympics in San Jose as she and Stanford teammate Robyn Lewis led Nike Ichiban to the title ... Started on the U.S. Junior National Team that traveled to Slovakia during the summer of 1995 ... Spent part of 1998 training with the U.S. National Team program in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Prep - After attending Sheldon High School in Eugene, Oregon her first three years, transferred to Wilson High School in Long Beach prior to her senior year ... 1995 Mizuno First Team All-American and Moore League MVP in her lone year at Wilson ... Long Beach Press Telegram Player of the Year in 1995 ... Oregon Player of the Year as a junior ... MVP of the Midwestern League as a junior ... Won the President's Award for Educational Excellence ... Father, Gerald, was her high school coach at Long Beach Wilson, while Roger Goodwin was her club coach for Nike Ichiban.
Personal - International relations major ... Born September 2, 1978 ... Daughter of Gerald and Sally Gregory ... Father, Gerald, was the head coach at Oregon from 1986-94, and was a teammate of Stanford coach Don Shaw on the U.S. National Team from 1978-79 ... Mother, Sally, swam and played water polo at UC Santa Barbara from 1972-76, and played volleyball for Wright State in 1977.
Jaimi Gregory Career Highs
Kills: 14 vs. UCLA, 10/19/96
Aces: 3 vs. Long Beach State, 12/18/97
Digs: 24 at Colorado, 9/12/98
Blocks: 4, twice, last vs. New Mexico, 9/11/98
Assists: 5 vs. Arizona, 10/10/97
Career Statistics
Year G Kills Errs. TA Pct. Ast. SA SE Digs BS BA 1996 104 101 58 299 .144 32 9 12 227 1 22 1997 108 104 48 297 .189 22 13 31 274 3 19 1998 77 95 45 266 .188 20 7 6 176 0 14 Total 289 300 151 862 .172 74 29 49 677 4 55
Career Postseason Statistics
Year G Kills Errs. TA Pct. Ast. SA SE Digs BS BA 1996 16 11 7 35 .114 6 2 0 36 0 1 1997 18 20 10 57 .175 4 5 11 39 0 6 1998 6 3 0 5 .600 2 0 0 6 0 0 Total 40 34 17 97 .175 12 7 11 81 0 7