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Erin O'Leary

Setter
NOVI HS
NOVI, MICHIGAN
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
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Peak Performance

Assists

1451

Digs

361

Kills

203

Aces

76
“Erin has a great sense of the game. She has a very high volleyball IQ and is one of the best decision-makers as a setter as that I've seen. She is the engine of that team.”
Aaron Smaka
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10 junior setter led the Wildcats to a 52-1 record and the Class A state championship this past season. O'Leary amassed 1,451 assists, 361 digs, 203 kills and 76 service aces while posting a kill percentage of .510 and a hitting percentage of .462. A two-time MaxPreps First Team All-American, she was a member of the 2016 USA Volleyball Girls' Youth National Team, which placed second at the North, Central American and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) Girls' U18 Continental Championship this past September.

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Academic Achievement

O'Leary has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play volleyball on scholarship at the University of Michigan beginning in the fall of 2018.

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Exemplary Character

O'Leary has volunteered locally as part of an elementary school literacy-outreach program and as a youth volleyball coach. She has also donated her time to multiple community-service initiatives through her church youth group. "Erin has a great sense of the game," said Aaron Smaka, head coach of Grand Haven High. "She has a very high volleyball IQ and is one of the best decision-makers as a setter as that I've seen. She is the engine of that team."