Gabriella Spaethling Season 2019

2019 SEASON: Sat out as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Won three varsity letters at Redwood High School in Larkspur, Calif., where she played outside hitter and right side for the Giants under head coach Ursula Kundhart … Received first-team all-Marin County Athletic League recognition and collected team MVP honors as a senior … Also served as team captain during her final prep season … Helped Redwood High’s sand volleyball squad to a second-place finish at the CIF tournament in Northern California … Earned a spot on her school’s honor roll all four years … Also propelled her club team to junior nationals in five consecutive years, winning a gold medal in 2017 … Also drew interest from Dartmouth, Princeton, and Portland during the recruiting process.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Dominic Spaethling and Robin Steele … Her father competed in rowing at Brown University, while her mother played basketball at Washington State … Additionally her sister Marguerite was a second-team Division III All-American and conference Player of the Year as a junior at Colorado College in 2018 … Enjoys hiking, going to the beach and cooking in her free time… Worked a part-time job as a CYO volleyball referee from 2015-19 … Lists Kevin Durant as her favorite athlete … International business major at SDSU.