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2026 Volleyball Roster

5 Elle Vandeweghe

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-5
  • Class FR
  • Hometown Manhattan Beach, Calif.
  • High School Marymount HS

Biography

PRONUNCIATION: Van-duh-way

High School/Club 
• 3x Under Armor Next All American 
• Ranked 29th in the state of California in her class (2026) 
• 2025 AVCA Region Player of the Year, AVCA High School All-American and AVCA Girls High School All-Region 
• 2025-26 All CIF - Southern Section Division 1 
• First Team All Mission League as a sophomore and junior 
• Selected to the USAVB National Team Development Program and participated in the USVB National Team Training Series 
• Team Captain on a top 10 nationally ranked Marymount High School 
• Totaled 633 kills, averaging 2.4 kills per set while hitting .340 in three seasons at Marymount 
• Defensively, added 277 blocks, averaging 1.1 blocks per set in those three seasons 
• Played for SC Rockstar in club, one of the top club teams in California, where she helped her team most recently win the 18-Open National Championship in Las Vegas 

Personal 
• Daughter of Laura and Bruk Vandeweghe  
• Father played indoor Volleyball at San Diego State and played beach professionally in the United States and internationally for 12 years (including three times in the FIVB World Championships)
• Uncle Kiki Vandeweghe is a former two-time NBA All-Star who played basketball for UCLA and was the 11th overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks; former GM of the Denver Nuggets
• Grandfather, Ernie Vandeweghe, played six years in the NBA for the New York Knicks
• Cousin is pro tennis player CoCo Vandeweghe, who reached as high as No. 9 in the world WTA rankings and has two singles and four doubles WTA titles
• Aunt, Tuana Vandeweghe, is a former American Olympic Swimmer (1976 Montreal)

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