Ella Tschuor

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Class:
Senior
Position:
OH
Height:
6-2
Hometown:
Littleton, Colo.
High School:
Chatfield Senior
Club Team:
Front Range
Squadron:
20 Trolls
Major:
Biology

JUNIOR YEAR | 2023: Saw action in 108 sets…member of the starting rotation in 26 contests…tied for the team lead with 31 service aces…added 260 kills, 116 digs and 43 blocks (eight solo, 35 assisted)…tallied a career-high 16 kills in the Falcons’ victory at Fresno State…accounted for double-digit kills in 12 additional matches…led the team in kills eight times…tallied a season-best 12 digs at Milwaukee for first double-double (12 kills)…recorded second double-double against UNLV (12 kills, 10 digs)…recorded season-high tallies in all three blocking categories during the win at Santa Clara (one solo, four assisted, five total)…also posted a solo stop in six other matches…posted a career-high four aces in the home win over San Diego State…had 10 multi-ace matches on the season…named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators for the second-straight year…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2022: Played in 75 sets…missed part of the year with illness…member of the starting lineup 18 times…recorded 132 kills, 48 blocks and 26 digs on the year…matched career high with a 12-kill outing that led the team in its sweep of Boise State…also hit a career-best .688 (12-1-16) during that match – the best attacking performance on the team in 2022…added double-digit kill totals during wins over Siena (11), Brown (11) and Wyoming (10)…also recorded career-best totals in blocking during those contests (two solo at Wyoming, six assisted/total at Brown) …led the team in blocking three times…tallied a season-high four digs in the win over UC Riverside…recorded a service ace and season-high two assists against UC San Diego…named to the all-tournament team of the Brown Invitational…named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2021: Saw action in 71 sets…member of the starting rotation for 15 matches…recorded 104 kills on the year…tallied a career-best 12 in the win over Wyoming…also reached double-digit kills in the victory over Iowa (10)…led the team in kills during three contests…accounted for 29 total blocks, including a solo stop against Oklahoma…assisted on a career-best five blocks in collegiate debut against CSU Bakersfield…added 33 digs and seven service aces…tallied personal-best marks in both during the Wyoming contest (seven digs, two aces)…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Chatfield Senior High School…coached by Stephanie Schick…four-year letterwinner…claimed all-state honors as a senior…two-time first-team all-conference selection…played on three state tournament teams…team captain…four-time academic all-state honoree…AP/Honors graduate…class valedictorian…played club volleyball for Front Range Volleyball Club…coached by Jim Miret…qualified for nationals 16s through 18s.

PERSONAL: Full name is Isabella Jane Tschuor…goes by Ella…daughter of Paul and Stacy Tschuor…has one younger sister…majoring in biology…future plans include working in the contracting field or becoming a public health officer…serving as a Flight Commander…named to the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List…hobbies include hiking, camping and spending time with friends…greatest personal moment in sports came from beating Iowa during freshman year…completed a Cadet Summer Research Program (CSRP) at the Air Force Research Lab (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) over the summer…also worked on the Confidence Course during Basic Cadet Training…member of Cadet Squadron 20.