As a Freshman in 2011: Appeared in five sets ... registered a block assist in her collegiate debut at Rice (8/28) ... tallied three digs against Colorado (9/17).
2011 Match-By-Match Statistics
High School: A 2011 graduate of La Jolla Country Day School in La Jolla, Calif. ... a four-year letterwinner in volleyball ... co-captain of the team for three years before missing most of her senior season to injury ... team was the Division IV state champion, CIF San Diego Division IV Champion, and league champion in 2009 and 2010 ... team ranked eighth nationally by PrepVolleyball in 2010 ... 2010 PrepVolleyball National Senior Ace ... 2009 PrepVolleyball National All-American and top-80 National Junior Recruit ... PrepVolleyball finalist for National Freshman of the Year in 2007 and Sophomore of the Year in 2008 ... member of the PrepVolleyball Frosh 59 and Sophomore 79 ... 2010 AVCA All-American Senior Watch List selection ... named CIF State Championship MVP in 2009 ... also an All-Tournament and All-California first team pick ... 2011 CIF San Diego Senior All-Star selection ... three-time all-CIF first team selection at both the league and division levels ... 2009 San Diego Hall of Champions first team selection ... named the San Diego Hall of Champions Star Athlete of the Month for October 2009 ... 2009 MaxPreps California All-State first team selection ... named the League Player of the Year in 2009 by CIF and North County Times ... three-time San Diego Union Tribune Athlete of the Week ... two-time San Diego Union Tribune Athlete of the Month ... two-time San Diego Union Tribune Academic first team pick ... seven-time All-Tournament Team selection ... four-time Tournament MVP ... 2007 team MVP.
Club Competition: Played for Encinitas WAVE Volleyball Club ... team qualified for the USA Volleyball Junior Olympic national championships each of the last seven years, medaling four times - including a gold in 2009 ... named MVP and received all-tournament honors in 2008 and 2009 ... has medaled 11 times in the USA Volleyball National Qualifiers and SCVA Regional Championships since 2005, including four golds.
National Competition: Represented southern California on its USA Volleyball High Performance team from 2006-2009 ... team won bronze in 2006 and gold in 2007 in the USA Volleyball Performance Championships ... also competed twice in the European Global Challenge in Croatia, winning silver in 2009 ... member of the USA Volleyball National High Performance Select A2 training team.
Personal: Daughter of Tom and Donna Birks ... has yet to decide on a major ... considering a career in advertising and marketing ... enjoys scuba diving, photography, yoga, listening to music, and playing beach volleyball ... has competed in several beach volleyball tournaments, winning a silver medal at the AAU National Junior Olympics in 2006 ... full name is Lauren Trichel Birks.
| Year | S | K | KPS | E | TA | PCT | A | APS | SA | SE | SAPS | RE | DIG | DPS | BS | BA | TOT | BPS | BE |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 |
| Kills | None |
| Attempts | None |
| Aces | None |
| Digs | 3, vs. Colorado (9/17/11) |
| Assists | None |
| Blocks | 1, at Rice (8/28/11) |
| Hitting Percentage | None |