SMU Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS
AVCA Honorable Mention All-American (2025)
AVCA Southwest Region First Team (2025)
All-ACC Second Team (2025)
Preseason All-ACC Team (2025)
AVCA National Player of the Year Watch List (Mid season)

PRONUNCIATION: on-YAWN-woo

2025 (Sophomore)
• Finished the season ranked fifth in the nation in total blocks with 178, which is the second most by a Mustang in program history 
• Averaged 1.45 blocks per set, good for 16th in the country, and 1.67 kills per set on a .409 hitting percentage, the second-highest percentage in program history in a single season.
• Finished with 206 kills this season, third most on the team 
• Notched 17 matches with 5+ blocks this season. Blocked a career-best 11 balls against UNI on Sept. 5 
• Logged a career-best 11 blocks against Northern Iowa on Sept. 5 and a career-high three solo blocks against Miami (Fla.) on Oct. 12
• Had a career-high 12 kills twice this season, against Stony Brook on Sept. 9 and against Purdue on Dec. 11 

2024 (Freshman at USC)
• As a freshman played in 24 matches of the Trojans
• Collected 133 kills and 85 blocks in her freshman season with the Trojans
• Tallied a season-high 11 kills and 13 pts. vs. Pepperdine (Aug. 31)
• Logged a career-high nine blocks vs. K-State (Sept. 6)
• Earned five or more blocks six times in her freshman campaign

National Team (Team USA)
• 2025 Pan American Cup (Gold Medalist)
• 2025 Women's U21 National Team
• 2025 Women's U21 Pan American Cup - Second Best Middle Blocker
• 2024 Women's U21 National Team
• 2023 Girls U19 National Team
• NTDP Indoor Training Series athlete

High School/Club
• Holds Sachse records for career blocks (454), blocks in a season (167), single-season hitting percentage (.507), and kills in a match (37 in four sets)
• No. 2-ranked VolleyballMag.com Fab 50 selection
• Under Armour All-American
• Texas District 9-6A Offensive Player of the Year
• Dallas Star News First Team and Middle Blocker of the Year
• Dallas Morning News All-Area Third Team
• USA Volleyball All-Star Team
• 2022 AVCA Phenom selection
• Texas Girls’ Coaches Association All-Star Team and All-State Team
• Texas Sportswriters First-Team All-State Middle Blocker
• Led Sachse to District 9-6A Championship and Regional Semifinals
• Played club volleyball for Texas Advantage Volleyball under Carlos Ramos
• Won Texas state championship in track and field in 2021-22 

Personal
• Parents are Benard and Emilia Anyanwu
• Has two older brothers named Victor and Anthony and an older sister named Joyce
• Brother Anthony has played college football at Baylor, SFA, and is a graduate linebacker at Rice (2025-26)