SMU Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS
ACC All-Academic Team (2024)

2025 (Sophomore)
• Set program record for hitting percentage in a season, hitting .456 in her sophomore season
• Started and played in the first 18 matches of the season. Missed remainder of the season due to injury
• Logged 121 kills, 1.79 kills per set in 71 sets this season
• Registered 68 blocks, 0.96 blocks per set which finished second most on the team
• Notched a career-high 12 kills at Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 18
• Collected a career-best eight blocks in the five-set victory over Baylor on Aug. 30

2024 (Freshman)
• Led all Mustangs with 40 or more kills in hitting percentage, swinging at a .415 percent clip
• Logged a season-high seven kills in the Mustangs final regular season match against NC State
• Earned three blocks in two matches against UNI (Sept. 22) and NC State (Nov. 30)
• Played in 35 sets and 20 matches in her first season on the Hilltop
• Collected 44 kills (1.26 kills per set) and 21 total blocks, totaling 56.5 points
 
High School/Club
• Played for Rhonda Dunn at Arlington Martin High School where she was lettered for three years
• Named the District 8-6A Hitter of the Year (2022)
• Named the Team Most Valuable Player (2022)
• Named to the THSCA Volleyball Super Elite Team and TGCA All Star Volleyball Team (2022)
• Crowned the District 8-6A Player of the Year (2023)
• Played club for Texas Image

Personal
• Born on Jan. 25, 2006, to Natasha and Tony Newsome
• Her father Tony played football at SMU
• Has two siblings TJ and Kayla
• Member of the National Honors Society
• Three-time Academic All-District Selection