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As a Senior (2018)

  • Finished the season with a 13-17 record.
  • Received Pac-12 all-academic honorable mention.
  • Went 5-7 with Kate Formico.
  • Went 4-8 with Payton Chang.
  • Went 1-1 with Shannon Richardson.
  • Went 3-1 with Caitlin Keefe with a three game winning streak.


As a Junior (2017)

  • Named Pac-12 all-academic honorable mention. 
  • Finished the season 12-11 with Shannon Richardson.
  • Played the first 11 matches at No. 3, and the final 12 at No. 4. 
  • Went on a five-match win stream from April 7-15. 
  • Went 1-2 at the Pac-12 Championships. 

As a Sophomore (2016)

  • Finished the season 6-12.
  • Played all matches at either the No. 1 or No. 2 position.
  • Paired with Hayley Hodson for three matches and Ivana Vanjak for 15.
  • With Vanjak, had a 5-9 record.
  • Competed in the Pac-12 Pairs Tournament with Ivana Vanjak.

As a Freshman (2015)

  • Went 7-10 on the season
  • Had a 6-8 record in dual matches in the No. 4 and No. 5 positions
  • Paired with Petra Grutzik and Kelsey Humphreys
  • Made it to the semifinals of the Norcal Invitational Pairs Tournament with Petra Grutzik

High School

  • A 2014 graduate of the Marlborough School in Los Angeles
  • A three-year letterwinner, captained her team as a freshman and senior
  • Voted team MVP and won the Coaches' Award
  • CIF Sunshine League First Team in 2013-14
  • Marlborough Invitational and San Juan Capistrano Invitational all-tournament teams as a senior
  • CIF Sunshine League All-Academic First Team as a junior and senior
  • California Scholarship Federation lifetime member

Club Competition

  • Played for Tstreet Volleyball Club (2013-14), Club Troy (2012-13), Mizuno Long Beach (2011-12) and Sports Shack (2010-11)

Personal

  • Daughter of Edwin and Leilani Raquel
  • Has an older sister, Christina, and two younger sisters who also play volleyball, Caroline and Carmina
  • Interested in biomechanical engineering or human biology
  • Born in Santa Monica, Calif.
  • Full name is Catherine Leigh Raquel