Tara Roenicke

Position:
S
Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
Major:
Marketing
Hometown:
Alta Loma, Calif.
High School:
Los Osos HS
Prev School:
Houston

Long Beach State (2011): Played in one match during the 2011 season, making a kill on six attempts with two digs against SMU as an outside hitter (9/9) … Missed the first weeks of the season with USA Beach Volleyball.

Prior to LBSU: The starting setter for Houston as a true freshman in 2009 … Started all but one match and played in 110 sets … Made 1,041 assists and 69 kills on .254 hitting … Averaged 9.65 assists per set … Third on the team with 231 digs, averaging 2.10 per set … Made 10 aces in her first full season.

Sand Volleyball: Has an extensive sand volleyball resume … Reached the individual national championships with Caitlin Ledoux during the inaugural NCAA season in 2012 … Earned All-American honors ... Ranked No. 1 overall for U21 with Summer Ross prior to the 2011 season … Participated in the 2011 women’s FIVB World Tour … Won the 2010 U21 FIVB World Championships in Alanya, Turkey … Finished in fourth place at the women’s FIVB Exhibition in South Korea as the only junior team entered … Also won FIVB World Championships at the U19 level in 2007 and 2008 … Has been on the USA Junior National Team for the last five years.

High School: A four-year letter winner at Los Osos High School ... Named the team’s MVP three times … Led the Grizzlies to the CIF playoffs four times, reaching the quarterfinals as a senior … Named the All-Inland Valley Player of the Year … A first-team All-CIF selection and the MVP of the Baseline League … A Prep Volleyball
Senior Ace, No. 93 in 2009.

Personal: Born in Glendora, Calif … Mother is Debbie Roenicke … Graduated Cum Laude from Los Osos High School … Brother Bryce leads a long list of family members in baseball, playing in college … Uncle Ron Roenicke is the manager of the Milwaukee Brewers … Also has four cousins playing collegiate or professional
baseball … Recruited by USC, UCLA, Hawaii, Florida State and Cal Poly … Majoring in marketing.