Annabelle Thalken

Photo by: Chris Mitchell - Sport Shot Photo

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Position:
OH
Height:
6-3
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Rio Americano HS
Hometown:
Sacramento, CA

2024 (Senior)
Took slightly scaled back role in a stacked hitter rotation with 19 matches played and 44 sets … recorded 61 kills for 1.39 per set … season-high nine kills and five digs vs. North Texas … recorded multiple total blocks in seven matches.

2023 (Junior)
Played all 32 matches starting in 28 and 130 sets … third on the team in kills with 259 and had 1.99 kills per sets … third on the team in blocks with 94 … had 10 aces and 109 digs … season-high 15 kills against against Cal State Fullerton on Oct.27 … season-high eight digs against Southern Miss on Sep.1 … season-high seven blocks against Hawaii on Oct. 14.

2022 (Sophomore)
Missed the season due to injury … redshirted and has three years of eligibility left.

2021 (Freshman)
Played in 15 matches, appearing in 44 sets … was seventh on the team in kills per set and fifth in blocks per set … had a season-high seven kills three times … had a season-high four blocks in three matches.

Prep
Played at right side hitter and setter during her four year varsity career for Rio Americano HS … was named team MVP twice and won Most Improved Player once … played club volleyball for NCVC, Rage Sacramento, and Omni … was an AP Scholar awardee, on the honor roll, and won the presidential award for academic excellence.

Personal
Daughter of Deedra and Paul Thalken … has three brothers, Matthew, Nathan, and Joey … Nathan played volleyball at UC San Diego from 2016-18 … majoring in biomedical engineering with hopes to work in the medical field … chose Cal Poly because “it's the perfect mix of competitive volleyball and high-level academics.”