Piper Naess

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Kyle Calzia / Cal Poly Athletics

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
Laguna Beach HS
Hometown:
Laguna Beach, CA

Junior (2023)
Earned First Team All-Big West honors ... played primarily with Jayelin Lombard at the No. 2 spot, going 18-16 which was tied for the second most wins on the team ... won 20 matches overall, also playing with Izzy Martinez and Marina Warren ... collected six wins over pairs from ranked teams.

Sophomore (2022)
Went 16-11 while playing with six different partners throughout the season ... ended the season playing with Mariah Whalen, going 5-1 together ... also paired with Delaney Peranich (1-5), Josie Ulrich (6-2), Rachel Rahtz (1-1), Sam Strah (2-2), and Eleonore Johansen (1-0) ... went 4-0 with Whalen during the Big West Tournament ... earned Big West All-Academic honors

Freshman (2021)
Finished the season with a combined record of 6-6 while playing with four different partners ... went 3-2 with Delaney Peranich, 1-1 with Sam Strah, 1-2 with Hannah Rogers, and 1-1 with Eleonore Johansen

Prep
Played four years of both indoor volleyball and beach volleyball at Laguna Beach High School ... helped lead both programs to multiple league championships and CIF appearances ... on the beach, she was a HS IBVL state champion and has won multiple CBVA, AAU and USAV championships ... on the indoor side, she finished her career second all-time at Laguna Beach High School in career kills and third in career digs
Personal
Daughter of Coby and Janelle Naess ... father Coby was a Mustang basketball player from 1986-90 while her mother Janelle played volleyball at Wichita State from 1987-91 ... has two brothers, Nolan and Griffin ... majoring in business ... chose Cal Poly because of the "amazing mix of a great beach volleyball program, outstanding coach and players, strong academics, and beautiful location."