Career Accolades
- 2026 NCAA Runner-Up (Team)
As a Freshman (2026) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team)
- Did not compete
Prior to Stanford
- Graduate of Huntington Beach High School in Huntington Beach, Calif.
- Played for Huntington Beach's indoor and Beach Volleyball teams
- 2024-25 Indoor Volleyball First Team All-Orange County
- 2024-25 Beach Volleyball All-Sunset League MVP
- 2024-25 Beach Volleyball Sunset League Pair Champions
- Pair undefeated throughout the 2024-25 season
- Four-time Indoor Volleyball Scholar-Athlete (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
National Team
- USA Beach Volleyball National Team Development Program participant
Personal
- Parents are Chris and Erin Ponchak
- Has two younger brothers, Cole and Chase
- Father, Chris Ponchak, played collegiate baseball at USC
- Uncle, Brian Ponchak, played collegiate baseball at USC
- Hopes to major in economics