Tia Withers Welling Athlete Profile - WVLB

Tia Withers Welling

Libero Defensive Specialist #17

Class

Senior

Hometown

Beaverton,

Oregon

Last School

Sunset High School

Roster Years

2011-2014

Personal

Parents are Gary and Patti Withers
Has three older brothers
Mom played volleyball for the University of Idaho 1979-1983
Majoring in elementary education
Also competed in track and field
4-Year Varsity Letter Winner in track and field (High Jump and Pole Vault)
Team captain for track and field (2011)
SHS Tim Forrester Award for Track and Field Excellence and Commitment (2011)
Enjoys ultimate Frisbee, board games with friends, dining at Olive Garden, watching Disney movies, and playing Rock Band on the Wii.
Recruited by University of Portland and others

Before BYU

High School:

Played at Sunset High School under coach Lad Salness
4-Year Varsity letter winner (2007-2010)
Varsity Team Captain (2009 and 2010)
Multnomah Athletic Club Scholar Athlete Award (2009)
SHS Female Athlete of the Year (2010-2011)
Jerry Pflug Athletic Leadership Award (2011)
KUIK AM1360 Westside Portland Athlete of the Week ( 2008)
3^rd Place at 6A State Championships 2009 and 2010, All-State Tournament 1^st Team (2010)
1^st Team All-Metro League – All Around (2008 and 2010)

1^st Team All-Metro League Libero (2009)
All-Metro League Honorable Mention Libero (2007)

Club:

Played for Oregon Northwest Juniors under coaches Michael Seaman (2010) and Rod Jones (2011)
2010 George Pasero Team of the Year Award (with Oregon NW Juniors Air Max 18s)
2011 Columbia Empire Volleyball Association Regional Champions

2010 (with Oregon NW Juniors Air Max 18s): American Division USAV Junior National Champions
Selected to USAV Junior National Championships All-Tournament 1^st Team
2011 (with Oregon NW Juniors Air Elite 18s): JVA World Challenge Champions (Louisville)
GJC/SPVA National Classic Co-Champions (Chicago)
2011 AAU National Championships, 5^th place, (Orlando)
Five Consecutive Age Group Championships in Women’s Doubles at the Annual Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
USAV Beach Juniors Tour Pacific Open Doubles Champions in 2009 and 2010

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2011

Had three assists and seven digs against UC Santa Barbara
Recorded six digs in the first match against Saint Mary's
Tallied four digs, two assists and two service aces against Weber State
Had a career-high 10 digs against Idaho in the Varney's Invitational
Posted four digs and two service aces in the second match of the Varney's Invitational against Georgia Southern
Had five digs to help BYU to a win against Kansas State and the tournament crown
Recorded six digs against BYU-Hawaii
Posted a new career high of 11 digs against Utah State
Broke her career high for the second match in a row with 15 digs against Cal State Fullerton
Had seven digs against Cal State Northridge
Posted six digs against Saint Mary's in the conference opener
Recorded eight digs and two assists in the first matchup with Loyola Marymount
Had six digs against No. 18 San Diego
Posted six digs and two assists against No. 20 Pepperdine
Recorded her fourth double-figure outing of the season with 11 digs and two service aces against Portland
Had seven digs against Gonzaga
In her fifth double-figure outing of the season, posted 10 digs against No. 17 Pepperdine
Had nine digs against No. 16 San Diego
Posted another career high of 17 digs with two service aces against San Francisco
Had five digs in the second match against Santa Clara
Posted 15 digs in the rematch with San Francisco
Recorded five digs in the third match against Saint Mary's
Had six digs against Gonzaga in the second meeting between the two teams
Totaled 216 digs on the season, the third highest on the team
Also had 22 assists and 18 service aces on the season
Played in all 107 sets for the Cougars
Started 23 of the 30 matches
Received WCC Honor Roll Gold Honors

Sophmore Year 2012

Recorded 10 digs vs. Arkansas State
Recorded 10 digs vs. Air Force
Recorded eight digs vs. Rice
Had 13 digs vs. Wichita State
Had five digs vs. No. 24 Colorado State
Had a season-high 14 digs vs. No. 14 Tennessee
Had 12 digs vs. Utah
Recorded five digs vs. Bowling Green
Recorded seven digs vs. Portland State
Had four digs vs. New Hampshire
Had eight digs vs. Princeton
Recorded five digs and one assists vs. George Washington
Had nine digs vs. No. 14 Pepperdine
Recorded five digs and two service aces vs. Gonzaga

Recorded 13 digs vs. San Francisco
Had 10 digs vs. Saint Mary’s
Had a season-high 15 digs vs. LMU
Had eight digs and a career-high four assists vs. Portland
Recorded 17 digs to tie her career high and two assists vs. San Francisco
Had nine digs and two service aces vs. Saint Mary’s
Had a career-high five assists and 12 digs vs. Santa Clara

Had 11 digs vs. Gonzaga (10/25)
Had 12 digs vs. Portland (10/27)
Had a career-high 24 digs vs. USD (10/31)
Had 11 digs vs. LMU (11/3)

Had 14 digs vs. SCU (11/10)
Recorded 12 digs and three assists vs. Pepperdine (11/15)
Had a career-high 30 digs vs. USD (11/17), good for No. 9 in BYU history for digs in a match
Had 14 digs vs. UVU (11/20)
Had eight digs vs. NMSU (11/30)
Had 15 digs vs. Oklahoma (12/1)
Had 10 digs vs. Oregon in the NCAA Omaha Region semifinal (12/7)
Totaled 360 digs this season
Also had 39 assists and 26 service aces
Played in all 112 sets
Named Academic All-WCC

Junior Year 2013

Recorded two service aces and 12 digs vs. Creighton (8/30)
Had 15 digs vs. Marquette (8/31)
Has played in every set this season
Recorded a season high 23 digs vs. Oklahoma (9/7)
Set a career high three service aces vs. Fresno State (9/7)
Added to the WCC Volleyball All-Academic team
Led the team in digs during seven matches
Recorded double digit digs in 17 matches
Started in two matches this season

Senior Year 2014

Had nine digs vs. Wash. (9/5)
Collected seven digs and a kill vs. UTEP (9/12)
Had 11 digs and three service aces vs. SMC (10/11)
Added a team-high three service aces to go along with eight digs vs. SMC (11/6)
Contributed 12 digs vs. Gonzaga (11/22)
Collected 10 digs vs. LMU (11/25)
Added a season-high 13 digs vs. Arizona (12/5)
Added to the Academic All-WCC First Team
Finished her career as the all-time BYU rally-scoring era leader in sets played with 453
Ended her career as the second all-time BYU rally-scoring era leader in career digs with 1,122