2022 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Baylark, Angel
L/DS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOPP
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballMB/OPP
/ VolleyballDS
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOPP/DS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballS/OPP
/ VolleyballS
/ Volleyball
Jersey Number 12
Angel Baylark
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Burlington, Iowa
- Previous School:
- Iowa Central CC
Bio
2022: Made an immediate impact in her debut season as a Skyhawk as she was one of only two players to start all 35 matches (appearing in 129 out of a possible 132 sets)…Dialed up 255 kills (1.98 per set), a .266 hitting percentage (ninth-best in the Ohio Valley Conference), 118 blocks (0.91 per set), 26 digs and seven assists…Upped her attack percentage to .297 and her kills production (2.07 per set) in league play…Managed double-digit kills in six different matches and accrued at least seven kills on 22 different occasions…Led the team in kills twice…Was responsible for a career-best 14 kills on a sizzling .722 hitting percentage (only one error in 18 swings) in three sets against Southern Illinois on Aug. 30…Hit .300 or better 16 times, including a .611 performance (12 kills with just one error in 18 attempts) in the frontend of the Oct. 14 OVC doubleheader at Eastern Illinois…Had 29 multi-block performances, 15 of which featured at least four blocks…Accumulated a career-best 12 blocks in the four-set road win at Eastern Kentucky on Aug. 27, which ranked as the third-best single-match block performance in school history…Was named OVC Newcomer of the Week on Sept. 5…Captured all-tournament accolades at the Skyhawk Invitational (Sept. 2-3) and at the Stacheville Challenge (Sept. 16-17).
BEFORE UTM: Achieved NJCAA first team All-American accolades last season at Iowa Central Community College under head coach Sara Horn…Helped the Tritons notch a 64-7 overall record and a pair of top-four national finishes after reaching the NJCAA Division II Championship semifinals in back-to-back years…ICCC went 42-3, was ranked No. 1 nationally for the first time in school history (holding the top spot for six consecutive weeks) and nabbed its fourth straight Iowa Community College Athletic Conference championship last fall…Took part in 66 matches during her Triton career, piling up 599 kills (2.75 per set) on a sizzling .374 attack percentage (second-best mark in school history) and 263 blocks (1.21 per set)…Slammed down 368 kills (2.77 per set while hitting .358) and tacked on 167 blocks (1.26 per set) in 2021…That followed a 2020-21 campaign where she was named ICCAC Freshman of the Year, first team All-Region and second team all-conference after piling up 231 kills (2.27 per set) on a .402 attack percentage to go along with 96 blocks (1.13 per set)…Dialed up double-digit kills in 14 different matches in 2021 – including a pair of season-best 20-kill performances (.455 hitting percentage at Metropolitan on Oct. 8, .350 attack percentage against Heartland on Nov. 18)…Hit .600 or better on nine separate occasions, including a season-high .643 (11 kills against two errors on 14 swings) against St. Mary's on Oct. 8…Also swatted away at least six blocks in 10 matches, including career-bests of eight rejections against Grand View (Sept. 24) and Carl Sandburg College (Oct. 15)…Accumulated seven double-digit kill matches during the 2020-21 spring season – including a career-high 23 rally killers (on a .613 hitting percentage in 31 attempts) at North Iowa Area on March 4…That was one of five instances where she hit over .600 in a single match as her career-best .692 performance (nine kills, zero errors in 13 swings) occurred on March 2 at Iowa Lakes…Also was a defensive menace at the net, turning away five-plus blocks on eight different occasions (including a career-best eight swats against Illinois Central on April 15)…Prepped at Burlington High School under head coach Amber Taeger…Did not pick up the sport of volleyball until her sophomore year but despite her late start, she was named to the Girls 4A Southeast Iowa All-District team as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 21, 2001...Daughter of Rachel Baylark...Has three siblings, Andrea, Alicia and Ariana...Majoring in accounting.
BEFORE UTM: Achieved NJCAA first team All-American accolades last season at Iowa Central Community College under head coach Sara Horn…Helped the Tritons notch a 64-7 overall record and a pair of top-four national finishes after reaching the NJCAA Division II Championship semifinals in back-to-back years…ICCC went 42-3, was ranked No. 1 nationally for the first time in school history (holding the top spot for six consecutive weeks) and nabbed its fourth straight Iowa Community College Athletic Conference championship last fall…Took part in 66 matches during her Triton career, piling up 599 kills (2.75 per set) on a sizzling .374 attack percentage (second-best mark in school history) and 263 blocks (1.21 per set)…Slammed down 368 kills (2.77 per set while hitting .358) and tacked on 167 blocks (1.26 per set) in 2021…That followed a 2020-21 campaign where she was named ICCAC Freshman of the Year, first team All-Region and second team all-conference after piling up 231 kills (2.27 per set) on a .402 attack percentage to go along with 96 blocks (1.13 per set)…Dialed up double-digit kills in 14 different matches in 2021 – including a pair of season-best 20-kill performances (.455 hitting percentage at Metropolitan on Oct. 8, .350 attack percentage against Heartland on Nov. 18)…Hit .600 or better on nine separate occasions, including a season-high .643 (11 kills against two errors on 14 swings) against St. Mary's on Oct. 8…Also swatted away at least six blocks in 10 matches, including career-bests of eight rejections against Grand View (Sept. 24) and Carl Sandburg College (Oct. 15)…Accumulated seven double-digit kill matches during the 2020-21 spring season – including a career-high 23 rally killers (on a .613 hitting percentage in 31 attempts) at North Iowa Area on March 4…That was one of five instances where she hit over .600 in a single match as her career-best .692 performance (nine kills, zero errors in 13 swings) occurred on March 2 at Iowa Lakes…Also was a defensive menace at the net, turning away five-plus blocks on eight different occasions (including a career-best eight swats against Illinois Central on April 15)…Prepped at Burlington High School under head coach Amber Taeger…Did not pick up the sport of volleyball until her sophomore year but despite her late start, she was named to the Girls 4A Southeast Iowa All-District team as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 21, 2001...Daughter of Rachel Baylark...Has three siblings, Andrea, Alicia and Ariana...Majoring in accounting.
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