Savannah Niemen

Height:
6-1
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Los Alamitos HS
Hometown:
Lake Forest, CA

2017 (Junior)
Named the 2017 Big West Women’s Beach Volleyball All-Conference honorable mention with partner Anna Gorman after the pair posted a 14-11 record and an 8-3-conference record from the No. 4 position ... went 16-17 overall, as she went 0-2 with Brayden Gruenewald and 2-4 with Holland Boege ... picked up wins over opponents from ranked teams including, No. 7 Georgia State, No. 12 Florida International and No. 6 Long Beach State.

2016 (Sophomore)
Co-led the team with 11 pairs victories along with Anna Gorman ... competed primarily from the second and third positions ... won seven times when paired with Gorman ... also went 2-0 with sophomore Taylor Nelson from the second spot and 2-2 from the first ... along with Gorman, helped fifth-seeded Cal Poly open the 2016 Big West Conference Beach Volleyball Tournament with a 3-2 win over fourth-seeded CSU Bakersfield after a 18-21, 21-16 and 15-12 victory over Sophie Flemion and Kelsee Sawyer from the third position ... partnered with Gorman to help Cal Poly eliminate third-seeded CSUN in Big West Tournament after a 21-17 and 21-15 victory over Erin Indermill and Aeryn Owens at No. 3 ... helped Cal Poly win 11 times over the course of the season, which included four winning streaks and three wins in a row from April 23-29.

2015 (Sophomore)
One of only three players to participate in all 100 sets during the season ... delivered 174 kills, 29 service aces, 80 digs and 60 blocks during her second collegiate campaign ... her .295 hitting percentage led all players with at least 200 attacks ... her six service aces against UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 10 were the most by a Cal Poly player since 2012 ... recorded a season and career-high 16 kills during a five-set win over UC Irvine on Nov. 6 ... tallied four matches with double-figure kill totals, including a 12-kill performance during a four-set win at UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 29 ... her 29 service aces were second-best overall on team ... her 60 blocks were behind only team-leader Taylor Gruenewald, who had 74.

Los Alamitos HS (Los Alamitos, Calif.)
Helped lead program to successive undefeated Sunset League championships in 2012 and 2013 and a 2013 California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division IAA Section title … with Niemen in the lineup, program was ranked as high as No. 6 in California and No. 35 nationally … member of Tstreet Volleyball Club where she helped lift program to a 2013 Junior Olympics bronze medal showing … Tstreet Volleyball Club Player of the Month honoree on three occasions … also earned school’s Griffin Award for outstanding character on and off the court and, academically, named a scholar-athlete honoree.

Personal
Daughter of Stephan and Lisa Niemen … majoring in business … chose Cal Poly because “I love their values about learning and improving in all areas.” ... also plays on Cal Poly's indoor volleyball team.