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2015 Women's Volleyball

1 Meryl Gibbs

  • Position MH
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • High School St. John's School
  • Hometown Bellaire, Texas
  • Major Environmental Engineering

Biography

2015: NCAA Tournament Cambridge (Mass.) Regional all-tournament team…NEWMAC academic all-conference…NEWVA Senior Classic…played in 104 sets…166 kills…56 blocks…ranked eighth in the NEWMAC in hitting percentage (.298)…registered 14 kills and a .522 hitting percentage against St. Lawrence (10/16)…had a 10-kill performance versus Springfield (9/19)…notched nine kills and six blocks against Williams (10/24)…also produced six blocks versus Clark (9/29) and Amherst in the second round of the NCAA tournament (11/14)…collected seven digs against Edgewood (9/11) and Emerson (10/27).

2014: Played in 84 sets...108 kills...45 blocks...ranked fourth on the team in blocks and fifth in kills...tallied 10 kills against Coast Guard (11/1)...posted seven kills versus Rivier (11/14) and Bowdoin (11/15) in the NCAA Tournament...posted seven kills, five blocks, and three digs at Vassar (9/5)...recorded four blocks against SUNY Oneonta (10/17), Babson (10/21 and 11/9), Amherst (10/25).

2013: Played in 14 sets...11 kills...four blocks...posted four kills against Amherst (10/26)...registered two blocks versus Middlebury (10/25).

2012: Played in 86 sets...168 kills...48 digs...45 blocks...16 aces...ranked third on the team in blocks and fifth in kills...posted 14 kills and four digs against Coast Guard (9/26)...recorded 10 kills and three aces versus WPI (10/4)...notched 10 kills and four blocks versus Amherst (10/20)...totaled nine kills and four blocks against Springfield in the NEWMAC Tournament semifinals (11/3)...produced nine kills and three aces versus Simmons (9/15)...collected six digs against Williams (10/19)...had a season-high five blocks versus Marian (9/8).

Off the Court at MIT: Majoring in environmental engineering with minors in public policy and management...participated in the MISTI program at Universidad de Chile in Santiago...completed internships with Pymetrics and Fidelity Investments...Sigma Kappa...Dance Troupe.

Why I Chose MIT: I chose MIT because I wanted to challenge myself academically and athletically while immersing myself in a community of driven, talented people who would also help me grow as an individual. I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to learn as much as I can from amazing professors and the students around me. In short, I feel that MIT will prepare me so that I can contribute to the world in a positive way.

High School: A 2012 graduate of St. John's School...two-time Southwest Preparatory all-conference...2009 conference champions...captain and four-year letterwinner...also earned four varsity letters for track and field, one for basketball, and one for soccer...was a soccer all-conference selection and team MVP as a senior...two-time track and field team conference champion...National Merit Commended Student...AP Scholar with Distinction...High Honor Roll...president and founder of the Independent Music and Cinema Club...National Scholastic Writing Award...Richard Johnson English Award.

Club: Texas Alliance VBC...Texas Tornados VBC...won American Bronze Medal at the 2010 National Junior Volleyball Championship.

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Historical Player Information

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    2012First Year

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    2013Sophomore

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    2014Junior

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    2015Senior

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