2024 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Traiger, Amara
L/DS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballOPP
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOH/OPP
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballS/OPP
/ VolleyballDS/S
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballS/OPP
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ Volleyball
Jersey Number 10
Amara Traiger
- Position:
- L/DS
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Shawnee, Kan.
- Previous School:
- Stetson
Bio
2024: Played in 52 sets over 18 matches before suffering a season-ending injury…Managed 54 digs, seven assists, four service aces and a kill…Scooped up at least four digs in eight of her first dozen appearances, including career-highs of seven scoops against Kansas City (Sept. 14) and at Little Rock (Sept. 28), also posting a career-best three assists with a service ace in the latter matchup…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Joined the Skyhawks after two seasons exclusively playing beach volleyball at Stetson University under head coach Kristina Hernandez…Was part of a Hatter program that posted back-to-back 22-win seasons with a 2023 Atlantic Sun Conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance…Finished out her high school career at St. James Academy after playing her first two prep seasons at Mill Valley…Tallied 624 points on the AVP Tour in the span of two months from November 2021 to January 2022, winning back-to-back events…Paired up with Bella Scherfenberg to claim top honors at the Vollis Winter College Showcase (Dec. 4, 2021) and the Beach Dome New Year Bash (Jan. 3, 2022)…Also claimed third-place in the Vollis Jungle Tour Junior Series #1 event alongside playing partner Ella Weilert on Nov. 6, 2021.
PERSONAL: Born on March 18, 2004...Daughter of Bambi Burgard and Jeff Traiger...Has one sibling, Alaina...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
BEFORE UTM: Joined the Skyhawks after two seasons exclusively playing beach volleyball at Stetson University under head coach Kristina Hernandez…Was part of a Hatter program that posted back-to-back 22-win seasons with a 2023 Atlantic Sun Conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance…Finished out her high school career at St. James Academy after playing her first two prep seasons at Mill Valley…Tallied 624 points on the AVP Tour in the span of two months from November 2021 to January 2022, winning back-to-back events…Paired up with Bella Scherfenberg to claim top honors at the Vollis Winter College Showcase (Dec. 4, 2021) and the Beach Dome New Year Bash (Jan. 3, 2022)…Also claimed third-place in the Vollis Jungle Tour Junior Series #1 event alongside playing partner Ella Weilert on Nov. 6, 2021.
PERSONAL: Born on March 18, 2004...Daughter of Bambi Burgard and Jeff Traiger...Has one sibling, Alaina...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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