Avery Merritt

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Kirkland, Wash.
High School:
Eastside Catholic HS

High School: A 2025 graduate of Eastside Catholic HS in Seattle… four-year varsity letter winner… three year varsity team captain… two-time First Team All-Metro League selection… two-time Eastside Catholic MVP… played for Sudden Impact Volleyball Club… played against Grizzly teammate Annika Wright in club tournaments… also played varsity basketball, winning the team’s Most Improved award as a freshman… Highest Honors recipient… three-time First Honors recipient… National Honor Society member… National Spanish Honor Society member.

Personal: Parents are Sarah and Paul Merritt… has two younger sisters, Sadie and Chloe, and an older brother, Charlie… her father, Paul, competed in football and track & field at the University of Washington… her brother, Charlie, throws for Arizona State track & field… her grandfather, Tom, played football at Notre Dame… plans on majoring in Business.

Coach Lawrence on Merritt: "She is a person of really high character. We got more calls and emails than we usually do from coaches, athletic directors, just speaking to what a hard worker and consistent, authentic person that she is. It was apparent quickly based on what people identify as her strengths and the level that they were willing to advocate for her that this is a special person with high volleyball IQ and tools."