Cal Poly Volleyball Adds Seven Newcomers to 2022 Roster

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — With the fall 2022 season right around the corner, the Cal Poly volleyball program announced Tuesday that seven new players will join the team beginning this fall. The newcomers consist of six freshmen and a transfer and are made up of four liberos/defensive specialists, a middle blocker, a setter, and an outside hitter/middle blocker to bring the total number of players on the 2022 roster to 19. More about the new players: Jolei Akima Libero/DS Kahalu'u, Hawai'i (Boise State) After playing her first two years of collegiate volleyball at Boise State, Akima transfers to Cal Poly where she will have three years of eligibility remaining. While at Boise State, she played in all 50 matches during those two seasons, starting 20 of those. As a sophomore in 2021, she led the team in digs with 315 (2.44 per set) and was tied for second in aces with 33 while helping the Broncos win a Mountain West Championship. She had 16 matches in which she recorded double digit digs, including a career-high 22 against Southern Utah. As a freshman in 2020, playing an abbreviated 15-match schedule, she was third on the team in digs with 129 (2.39 per set) and had seven matches of double figure digs. Off the court, she earned both Academic All-Mountain West and was a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete in 2021. Akima graduated from Kamehameha High School in Honolulu, Hawai'i in 2020 where she helped the volleyball team to two league titles and a second-place state finish as a junior. Akima chose Cal Poly over several Big West Conference and West Coast Conference programs. She said she chose the Mustangs in part because of the high quality of academics, the location, how supportive the team and coaches are, and the fanbase around Cal Poly volleyball. Maya Bartkowiak Libero/DS Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O'Dowd High School) A three-year varsity player at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, Bartkowiak helped the Dragons win a league championship all three of those years. As a senior in 2021, she was named First Team All-League and was the team captain. She played club volleyball for NorCal VBC where she made five appearances at Junior Nationals and was twice named an All-NorCal Player. A stellar student, she was named to the school's academic honor roll all four years. Brooklyn Burns Setter San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) Burns played for powerhouse Torrey Pines High School in San Diego for four years where in 2021 she was named First Team All-CIF San Diego, First Team All-Coastal League, AVCA High School Honorable Mention All-America Team and AVCA High School All-Region Team. She was part of two teams that won league championships and participated in the USA Volleyball Junior Nationals Tournament where her club team placed second in 2020. Off the court, Burns excelled in the classroom, earning Torrey Pines' Scholar-Athlete Award all four years. She said she chose Cal Poly for the "tight knit culture and because of the combination of strong academics and athletics." Mackenzie Ewen Libero/DS Aurora, Ill. (Kaneland HS) An Illinois native, Ewen played for Kaneland High School in Maple Park, Ill. As a senior in 2021, she helped the team to a 33-4 record and a Sectional Championship while being named to Daily Chronicle All-Area Team. Off the court, she was named to the school's honor roll all four years and was part of the National Honors Society and student government. She said she chose Cal Poly because "the team and coaches are like no other and the volleyball program is amazing." London Haberfield Libero/DS Encinitas, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) The younger sister of current Cal Poly libero/DS Layla Haberfield, London joins her sister on the Mustangs after playing at La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad where as a senior in 2021, she was named Second Team All-CIF after helping the Mavericks to a 30-13 record and a ranking of the 14th best team in the country. Haberfield has plenty of familiarity with Cal Poly. In addition to her sister Layla who will be in her third year with the program next year, her dad Ted Haberfield played football at Cal Poly. Tess Masingale Middle Blocker Portland, Ore. (Jesuit HS) Masingale played four years of varsity volleyball for Jesuit High School in Portland, Ore. where she helped the Crusaders win three state championships in that time. As a senior in 2021, the 6'3' middle blocker was named the Oregon Sports Awards Player of the Year, the OSAA 6A Metro League Player of the Year, First Team OSAA 6A Metro League, OSAA 6A All-Tournament First Team, and AVCA High School All-Region. She also earned First Team OSAA 6A Metro League as both a junior and a sophomore. Some of her other accolades during her high school career include leading the state of Oregon in kill percentage, being named team MVP, being named to the 2019 AVCA Phenom Watch List and AVCA All-America Watch List. Off the court, she earned OSAA 6A Metro League academic honors three years and the Jesuit High School honor roll six semesters. Her dad, Darren Masingale played basketball at Cal Poly from 1983-88 and she has an older sister who currently attends Cal Poly. Marina Warren Middle Blocker/Opposite Hitter San Luis Obispo, Calif. (San Luis Obispo HS) A local product from nearby San Luis Obispo High School, Warren committed to Cal Poly earlier this spring to play on both the indoor and beach volleyball teams. At San Luis Obispo High School, she played both indoor and beach volleyball as well as track. In indoor volleyball, she was named First Team All-Mountain League her sophomore through her senior years. She was also a team captain for two years and was named team MVP as she led the Tigers to a Mountain League Championship her senior season. As a freshman in 2018 she was part of a SLO High School team that won a Division 4 State Championship. She played club volleyball for 805 Elite for eight years, and this year helped the team win the 2022 NCVA Spring Fling and the 2022 Bayview Classic. The 5'11' Warren, who plans to major in psychology, said she chose to stay close to home in part because of the school unity and spirit, her admiration of the coaches and program, and the psychology program.

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Cal Poly Volleyball Adds Seven Newcomers to 2022 Roster

Players Mentioned

Jolei Akima

Maya Bartkowiak

Brooklyn Burns

Layla Haberfield

London Haberfield

Tess Masingale

Marina Warren

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