Jordyn Goldsmith Season 2023

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PositionOPP
Height6-1
ClassJunior
HometownValleyford, Wash.

2021 Mountain West All-Academic Selection

2022 SEASON (As A Sophomore): Saw action in 15 sets over eight matches as a reserve, posting 10 kills (0.67/sets), six block assists (0.40/set) and three digs (0.20/set) … Made her 2022 debut at the Pepperdine ASIC Classic, launching three kills in two sets vs. UC Santa Barbara (9-3-22) … Scooped up a pair of digs against Nevada (9-24-22) … Also knocked down three kills at Colorado State to equal a season best (10-15-22) … Recorded season highs of four block assists and 11 hitting attempts vs. Utah State (11-5-22) … Made her final appearance of the year in the Aztecs’ home finale vs. UNLV (11-10-22). 

2021 FALL SEASON (As A Freshman): Enjoyed a solid debut for the Scarlet and Black, ranking fifth on the team in kills (119) and kills per set (1.58) … Started nine of 25 matches, finishing with 35 total blocks and 30 digs in 76 sets played … Recorded at least one kill in all but one appearance … Posted her best hitting percentage of the season with a .636 clip in a three-set sweep of Air Force, blasting seven kills without an error in 11 attempts (10-2-21) … Collected at least six kills in 10 different matches, highlighted by a season-high nine put-aways at San José State (9-25-21), Boise State (10-14-21) and Wyoming (10-23-21) … Totaled a season-best five blocks, including a solo stop, vs. Fresno State (10-7-21) … Also came up with four block assists in the Aztecs’ whitewash of UC Riverside at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational earlier in the year (9-18-21) … Earned a spot on the Mountain West all-academic team for the fall semester.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a multi-sport standout at Freeman High School in Rockford, Washington, earning four letters in volleyball, three each in basketball and golf, and one in tennis … Collected 1A Northeast League most valuable player honors as a volleyball senior after leading the Scotties to a conference title with an undefeated 9-0 record during the 2021 spring season … Team did not drop a set all year (36-0) … Helped Freeman High to three top 10 state finishes, including a fourth-place showing as a junior in 2019 … Garnered first-team all-conference accolades that season to go with all-state honorable mention … Additionally contributed to the Scotties’ two state academic team championships … Twice received first-team all-NEA League recognition in basketball … Merited first-team all-state tournament honors in 2020 after lifting Freeman High to a third-place finish at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Girls Basketball 1A Hardwood Classic … Earned WIAA Athlete of the Week honors during that season as well … Helped the Scotties golf team advance to the district tournament in all three years she competed … Played one season of tennis as a senior, collecting first-team all-NEA league distinction and was a part of a district runner-up doubles squad … Named ScorebookLive Washington’s 1A Senior Athlete of the Year in 2021 … Four-year National Honor Society member … Was presented with the Against All Odds Sports Award in 2019 at the Spokane Youth Sports Award banquet … Served as honorary starter at the 2018 Lilac Bloomsday Road Run in Spokane … Was also a 2018 Chase Youth Award recipient for community service in the Spokane area.

PERSONAL: Jordyn Goldsmith was born in Spokane, Washington … Parents are Travis and Elizabeth Goldsmith … Lists Michael Jordan as her favorite athlete … Enjoys golfing, wake surfing, playing board/card games and spending time with friends … Made COVID-19 test kits for a recent summer job … Chose the Aztecs over the likes of New Mexico, Dartmouth, Middle Tennessee and Houston Baptist during the recruiting process … Majoring in finance at San Diego State.