2022 Beach Volleyball Roster
Mariah Whalen
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Newman Catholic HS (University of Wisconsin)
- Hometown:
- Wausau, WI
Senior (2022)
Played the final 13 matches of the season after recovering from offseason shoulder surgery ... went 7-6 with four different partners while playing at the three, four, and five spots in the lineup ... went 5-1 with Piper Naess, including 4-0 in the Big West Tournament to help the Mustangs capture the title
Redshirt Junior (2021)
Earned First Team All-Conference honors after going 16-8 with Tia Miric from the No. 3 spot ... ended the season on an eight-match win streak including during Cal Poly's first NCAA Tournament win against Stanford ... earned Big West All-Academic honors for her strong work in the classroom.
Junior (2020)
In the abbreviated season that was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, paired with Tia Miric and finished 8-1 while playing at both the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the lineup ... named Big West Pairs Team of the Week March 9 after winning all three of their matches the previous weekend in straight sets ... while playing at the No. 2 position in the lineup, they collected wins over pairs from No. 2 Florida State, No. 13 South Carolina, No. 6 Pepperdine, No. 9 LMU ... also had a win over No. 7 Grand Canyon while playing from the No. 1 spot.
University of Wisconsin (2017-19)
Played on the indoor volleyball team for the Badgers for two seasons ... played in three matches and six sets in 2017 before redshirting the rest of the season with an injury ... averaged 1.58 points/set and 1.50 kills/set ... played in five matches and eight sets in 2018
Prep
Ranked No. 37 on PrepVolleyball Senior Aces ... Volleyball Fab 50 ... 2016 Under Armour third-team All-American ... named the PrepVolleyball and MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year in 2013... two-time MaxPreps All-American ... 2014 JVA All-American ... led Newman Catholic High School to four straight state championships ... earned four state all-tournament honors ... two-time first-team all-state selection ... four-time all-conference selection ... led her team to three conference championships ... finished her career with 2,812 kills, 1,225 digs, 355 service aces and 337 blocks while hitting .387 ... also played with Wisconsin Volleyball Academy ... team garnered two top-five AAU National Championship finishes
Personal
Daughter of Kerry and Missy Whalen ... has a brother, Jake, and sister, Carissa ... sister played volleyball at North Dakota State and at USF from 2010-14 and is a professional beach volleyball player ... brother played football at Wisconsin from 2015-17 ... her aunt, Kristi Brunner, played volleyball at the University of Minnesota ... earned her undergraduate degree in business administration and is currently pursuing an MBA ... chose Cal Poly because "it's a beautiful area with great academics, a great beach volleyball program, and awesome people."
