Joi Harvey

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Photo by: Trevor Cokley

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Class:
Freshman
Position:
MB
Height:
6-4
Hometown:
Goodyear, Ariz.
High School:
Desert Edge
Club Team:
Revolution
Squadron:
35 / Wild Weasels

JUNIOR YEAR | 2022: Earned AVCA All-Region (honorable mention) status for the second time…all-conference selection…played in 119 of the 120 sets…member of the starting rotation 24 times…recorded 146 blocks (31 solo, 115 assisted) and 317 kills on .380 hitting…that attacking average (317-78-629) was the program’s best single-season performance at the Division I level, while the 31 solo stops were the most by an Air Force player during the 25-point scoring era…led the team in hitting during 15 contests…hit over .500 nine times, highlighted by a .750 (7-1-8) outing at San Jose State…recorded a career-best 11 total blocks in the Falcons’ victory over Cal State Northridge (four solo, seven assisted) at the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic…added second double-digit blocking effort (career-best 10, all assisted) in the nightcap win over Drake…recorded double-doubles (kills, blocks) in both matches…named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week and Air Force Cadet-Athlete of the Week following that tournament…tallied at least five blocks in 16 contests…led the team in blocking 20 times…recorded 26th solo block of career in win over Nevada to account for the most single-handed stops by an Air Force player in the 25-point scoring era…the four solo stops in that match equaled a career high first set against CSUN…tallied a career-best 17 kills in the victory over Fresno State…recorded double-digit kill totals in 18 matches, while reaching the 15-kill mark 10 times…led the team in kills during 18 contests…added 39 digs, including a career-high six at Utah State…named to the all-tournament teams of the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic, Brown Invitational and CBU Volleyball Classic.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2021: Played in 87 matches…member of the starting rotation 21 times…led the team with 94 blocks, which was tied for the fifth-highest single-season output in the Academy’s 25-point scoring era…accounted for 17 solo blocks (fourth in the 25-point scoring era) and 77 assisted blocks (sixth)…led the team in blocking during 16 matches…recorded career-high totals in solo (two), assisted (eight) and total (10) blocks during the season opener against CSU Bakersfield…matched all three marks in the win over San Diego State…also accounted for eight assisted blocks in the victory over Incarnate Word…recorded 191 kills on a team-leading .381 hitting percentage…tallied a career-high 13 kills at UNLV…reached double-digit kills in four additional times…hit at least .700 in four matches, including a 12-0-17 performance (.706) in the win over Nevada…led the team in hitting during 13 contests…earned first collegiate double-double with an 11-kill, 10-block outing against CSU Bakersfield…added a second against San Diego State (12 kills, 10 blocks)…recorded first collegiate ace in the win over Wyoming…trained with the Collegiate National Team during the summer of 2022.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2020: Mountain West Freshman of the Year…first Air Force player to claim a major conference award since 1984…all-region (honorable mention) selection…became program’s first Division I player to be recognized by the AVCA – and the first overall since 1993…all-conference honoree…saw action in 51 of 53 sets…hit at a team-leading .349 clip on the year (118-35-238)…that average was ranked sixth in the conference…registered a career-best .727 average (8-0-11) in the Nevada opener…hit over .380 in seven additional matches…led the team in hitting during eight of the final 10 matches…collected a team-leading 52 blocks (six solo, 46 assisted)…registered a personal-best six assisted stops in the second match of the Fresno State series…added a solo stop in that contest for a career-high seven total blocks…tallied at least one block in every match…led the team in blocks during 11 of 13 contests…tallied a personal-best 12 kills four times, including a team-leading performance against San Jose State …registered double-digit kills in two other contests…added 13 digs on the year, backed by a career-high four against New Mexico.

HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Desert Edge High School...coached by Bill Bellis...lettered in volleyball all four years...also lettered in track and field...finished fifth in the shot put at the state championship meet...played club volleyball for the Revolution 18s...coached by Carl Defriez.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joi Camille Harvey…daughter of Cami Gardin...has three older brothers, including one who is in the Army...majoring in systems engineering...future plans include becoming a Public Affairs Officer…has served as Security NCO...attended the Academy’s Prep School...member of Charlie Squad...hobbies include volleyball, painting, beading and listening to music...would like to thank Tracey Irving, who “was the first club coach to push me in volleyball, and shaped me to be the player I am today”...member of Cadet Squadron 15.