Long Beach State University Athletics
2026 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 22
Victoria Henkel
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Redondo Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Redondo Union HS
2026 Big West All-Freshman Team
Long Beach State (2026): Went 19-15 while competing in the lineup throughout the season as a redshirt freshman … Earned Big West All-Freshman Team honors … Went 16-9 in the fourth flight and 3-6 in the fifth … Partnered with Mahala Esser in the fifth flight to start the year … Won her debut match against Pepperdine with Esser … Moved the fourth flight with Esser in a win against Stetson … Remained there for the majority of the season … Lost at USC in a lone match with Madi Collins … Played with Josie Gamberdella at the Texas Invitational … Finished the season competing with Savannah Standage in the fourth flight … Went 3-0 in their first three matches together with wins over CSUN, Arizona State and GCU … Lost a heartbreaker at the NCAA Championships, 21-15, 19-21, 16-18 against Cal … An Academic All-Big West selection.
(2025): Redshirted during the 2025 season.
Beach Volleyball: Played for MBSand in Manhattan Beach … Placed second in 2022 BVCA National Championships … Won BVCA National Championship in 2023 and 2024. Two-time Best of the Beach JVA Award Winner … Named AVCA Junior Beach First Team All-American.
High School: Competed in the Bay League for Redondo Union HS. Named All League and CIF Second Team her freshman year … Earned CIF First Team her junior and senior year … Was on the Academic Honor Roll all four years of high school.
Personal: Majoring in Political Science … Father Carl Henkel played volleyball at UCLA and was on the USA Men's Beach Volleyball team at the 1996 Olympics … Brother Gabriel played volleyball at Stanford.
LBSU Career Record: 37-20
Record by Flight:
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2:
3:
4: 16-9
5: 3-6
Long Beach State (2026): Went 19-15 while competing in the lineup throughout the season as a redshirt freshman … Earned Big West All-Freshman Team honors … Went 16-9 in the fourth flight and 3-6 in the fifth … Partnered with Mahala Esser in the fifth flight to start the year … Won her debut match against Pepperdine with Esser … Moved the fourth flight with Esser in a win against Stetson … Remained there for the majority of the season … Lost at USC in a lone match with Madi Collins … Played with Josie Gamberdella at the Texas Invitational … Finished the season competing with Savannah Standage in the fourth flight … Went 3-0 in their first three matches together with wins over CSUN, Arizona State and GCU … Lost a heartbreaker at the NCAA Championships, 21-15, 19-21, 16-18 against Cal … An Academic All-Big West selection.
(2025): Redshirted during the 2025 season.
Beach Volleyball: Played for MBSand in Manhattan Beach … Placed second in 2022 BVCA National Championships … Won BVCA National Championship in 2023 and 2024. Two-time Best of the Beach JVA Award Winner … Named AVCA Junior Beach First Team All-American.
High School: Competed in the Bay League for Redondo Union HS. Named All League and CIF Second Team her freshman year … Earned CIF First Team her junior and senior year … Was on the Academic Honor Roll all four years of high school.
Personal: Majoring in Political Science … Father Carl Henkel played volleyball at UCLA and was on the USA Men's Beach Volleyball team at the 1996 Olympics … Brother Gabriel played volleyball at Stanford.
LBSU Career Record: 37-20
Record by Flight:
1:
2:
3:
4: 16-9
5: 3-6
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