Mikela Labno Season 2021

2023 Mountain West All-Academic Selection
2022 Mountain West All-Academic Selection
2021 Mountain West All-Academic Selection

2023 SEASON (As A Junior): Played in 26 matches as a reserve, ranking fifth on the team in kills (151) and kills per set (1.86)… Also finished with 36 digs, 21 total blocks and four assists across 81 sets… Surpassed the double-digit kill plateau on six occasions… Hit .625 against No. 6 Oregon at the SDSU Invitational, knocking down five kills without an error in eight swings (8-31-23)… Set a season high with three block assists vs. UC Santa Barbara in the tournament finale two days later (9-2-23)… Helped the Aztecs post a 2-1 record at the UC San Diego Invitational after blasting eight kills in each of the three matches… Collected two block assists in a victory over tournament host UCSD (9-7-23)… Hit .500 the following day (8-2-12) in a win over Denver (9-8-23)… Concluded the weekend with a .462 clip (8-2-13) vs. Navy, adding two digs and a block assist (9-9-23)… Logged her best attack percentage of the year in a sweep of Eastern Washington at the Gonzaga Tournament, hitting .526 on 10 kills without an error in 19 attempts (9-16-23)… Finished with 10 kills and a season-high six digs in a four-set triumph at home over San José State (9-23-23)… Also recorded three blocks, including a collegiate-best two solo stops against the Spartans… Hit .346 the following week at Colorado State, launching 11 kills on 26 swings with two errors (9-28-23)... Established a season best with 12 kills in a four-set home victory over Boise State, posting a .458 efficiency with just one error on 24 attempts (10-19-23)… Powered down 11 kills at eventual MW regular-season champion Utah State, where she tied her career high with two solo blocks (10-21-23)… Ended the year with a 10-kill performance against UNLV, when she hit .381 with two errors on 21 swings (11-18-23)… Was one of 150 college athletes nationwide to receive a $2,500 grant in the fourth annual Go Teach Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway in conjunction with the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation… Received MW all-academic recognition for the third consecutive season.

2022 SEASON (As A Sophomore): Saw action in 26 matches with nine starts, ranking fourth on the team in kills (215) and kills per set (2.15) … Also contributed 44 digs, 25 totals blocks and 10 setting assists in 95 sets played … Surpassed the double-digit kill plateau in eight matches, including consecutive encounters with Army (12) and UC San Diego (13) at the SDSU Invitational, helping the Scarlet and Black close out their home tournament with a pair of victories (8-27-22) … Led the team with a .407 hitting percentage and shared the top spot with 15 kills vs. Sacramento State in the finale of the Aztec Classic (9-10-22) … Also topped the squad with 10 kills and a season-best .450 efficiency (min. 7 kills), committing just one error on 20 swings at crosstown adversary San Diego (9-17-22) … Helped the Aztecs to consecutive conference wins, launching 14 kills with a .375 hitting percentage in a four-set home victory over Nevada (9-24-22) before flooring 12 shots on a .348 clip in a road sweep at Fresno State (9-27-22) … Also tied her season high with six digs in that former contest vs. the Wolf Pack … Blasted a collegiate-best 16 kills on a .355 efficiency while adding a solo block at Boise State (10-8-22) …  Racked up 12 kills on a career high 35 attempts at New Mexico (10-20-22) … Finished with nine kills and set a collegiate best with four block assists in a four-set victory at Wyoming, as the Scarlet and Black snapped a seven-match losing streak to the Cowgirls and emerged triumphant for the first time in 10 visits to Laramie dating back to 2012 (10-29-22) … Totaled five kills in SDSU’s first-round upset over third-seeded Colorado State (11-23-22) … Was named to the Mountain West all-academic team for the second year in a row.

2021 FALL SEASON (As A Freshman): Cracked the starting lineup in 10 of 24 matches during her rookie campaign … Ranked fourth on the Aztecs with 132 kills and 1.81 kills per set … Also contributed 65 digs and 25 total blocks in 73 sets played … Tied for second on the team with seven block solos … Recorded at least one kill in all but two appearances and surpassed the double-digit plateau in that category on four occasions … Enjoyed a breakout performance vs. No. 17 Pepperdine at the Gaucho Invitational, where she launched a season-high 13 kills on 23 attempts with just one error for a stellar .522 hitting percentage, which ranked as the team’s second-best clip of the year (min. 12 kills) (9-4-21) … Tied SDSU’s season-high with two solo blocks vs. No. 25 San Diego while posting 11 kills (9-11-21) … Earned her first career start at Long Beach State, where she totaled three kills, six digs and three blocks, including a solo stuff, to go with a season-best two service aces (9-14-21) … Helped the Aztecs to a three-set sweep of UC Riverside at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational with five kills and one ace while collecting a season-high 13 digs on defense (9-18-21) … Contributed to SDSU’s first Mountain West victory of the season at Nevada with seven kills, six digs and three blocks, including a solo stop (9-23-21) … Hit .474 on 10 kills in 19 attempts with just one error in a home sweep of Air Force, adding three digs and a solo block (10-2-21) … Narrowly missed a double-double with 12 kills and eight digs vs. Fresno State (10-7-21) … Knocked down eight kills at Utah State (10-16-21) … Landed a spot on the Mountain West all-academic team following the fall semester.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a multi-sport standout at Hilmar (Calif.) High School, where she won four letters in volleyball for head coach Patti Harris … Garnered a trio of all-conference accolades after leading the  Yellowjackets to three straight Trans Valley League championships along with a pair of CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV titles … Was also named her team’s Most Valuable Player on three occasions … Received Player of the Year recognition from the Turlock Journal as a sophomore in 2018 after propelling Hilmar High to a runner-up finish in the CIF Division IV State Championships … Led the Yellowjackets with 521 kills that season while ranking third on the squad with 75 blocks and 50 service aces … Recorded a .311 hitting percentage for her prep career with an average of 3.48 kills and 1.82 digs per set to go with 163 total blocks and 80 aces, according to MaxPreps … Competed at the post for two years on the Hilmar girls basketball team and was named her squad’s Most Improved Player … Averaged 5.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game as a sophomore, according to MaxPreps … Also starred for three years on her school’s track and field team … Captured the Trans Valley League high jump title as a freshman before finishing 16th at the state meet … Was named the Modesto Bee’s All-District Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year for her efforts … Additionally competed in the 400 meters, 300 hurdles and 4x400 relay … Excelled in classroom as well, earning a spot on the superintendent’s honor roll to go with scholar-athlete recognition … Chose the Aztecs over the likes of Fresno State, UC Davis, Eastern Washington and California Baptist during the recruiting process.

PERSONAL: Mikela Labno was born in Turlock, California … Parents are John and Margaret Labno … Her father competed in track and field at Stanislaus State … Lists former Stanford volleyball star Kathryn Plummer as her favorite athlete … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in education and communication.