Sophia Karolczak '16 Recruiting Profile
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2015 HighlightsPersonal Statement
I am a hard worker who can manage a tougher workload than most and still excel. Throughout high school, I have played two high-level sports simultaneously (both club and school volleyball as well as travel and high school softball) while taking a very challenging course load and maintaining a 3.97 unweighted / 4.53 weighted GPA. I am on track to maintain and hopefully improve that GPA with my senior class schedule: AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP Compute Science, AP Macro Economics, and Society & Politics in Literature.
For my current club team - City Beach 18 Green - I am playing all around as OPP and OH. For my high school volleyball team, Mountain View High, I was the starting Libero. We went a 31-6 overall, 9 - 3 in our very tough league, and then made it to the semi-finals of CSS before losing to Nationally Ranked (#2!) Archibishop Mitty. I led the team in service aces, digs and serve receives. We had a strong team with great chemistry and it was a super senior year season.
I think my biggest strengths are my speed, work ethic, team spirit and game IQ. My coach awarded me the "Spartan Award' on our varsity team, for embodying the qualities that he values the most in a player. I am also pretty hard to fluster and have a tough and consistent serve, having been a pitcher for many years for my softball teams.
Although I have enjoyed playing softball for so many years, I know it is volleyball that I would like to focus on in college. Originally a middle blocker on my first club team back in 7th grade, I transitioned to outside hitter a few years back. At the start of my junior year high school season, because I am 5'8" and speedy, I made the switch to defensive specialist and have been working super hard to excel in this new role, playing lots of beach volleyball this past summer and going to a number of high level camps. That hard work was rewarded with earning the Libero spot this year for my very strong high school team and I played 99% of the matches in that role.
I just committed to play volleyball for Wesleyan University and will study Molecular Biology. The combination of competitive sport and tough academics is a challenge that keeps me focused and happy.
Thank you very much for reviewing my profile and video. I welcome any comments or suggestions on how I can continue to improve my game.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 2 years
- Varsity Starter
- 2 years
- 2015 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #13
Individual Awards
- Spartan's Award (one of 3 individual awards given by coach). Spartan Award was given to player who best embodied the spirit and play of MVHS mascot - the Spartan.
- 2014 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #28
- 2013 Junior Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #22
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Conference
- 2012 Junior Varsity Team
- Jersey: #33
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 8 seasons
- 2016 City Beach (18 Power)
- Club Website: http://citybeachvb.com
- 2015 Mountain View Volleyball Club (17 Black Power)
- Finished in Silver Division of NCVA Power League.
- 2015 MVVC Sand Team - Summer 2015 (CA) (18s)
- Won club tournament and placed 5th at Monterey Bay Open tournament. Club website: http://www.mvvclub.com/#!sand/c137l
- 2014 Mountain View Volleyball Club (16 Black Power)
- finished in silver division of NCVA Power League, finished 9th at Colorado Crossroads and at NCVA Qualifier in Reno
- 2014 MVVC Sand Team - Summer 2014 (Played in 5 tournaments, and placed 1st in two, 2nd in one, 3rd in one, and 5th in one. )
- 2013 MVVC Sand Team - Summer 2013 (CA)
- 2013 Palo Alto Elite (16-1 Power)
- 2012 Mountain View Volleyball Club (14-1 Power)
Coach References
- High School Head Coach
- Dave Winn
- Travel / Club Coach
- Marty Chin
- Travel / Club Coach
- Bryan Shires
- Club Coach
- Clint Collins
Events
- Camp/Event
- NCVA Power League Championships
- 5/07/16 to 5/08/16
- Sophie is #7 on City Beach 18 Green. Tourney website: http://ncva.com/girls/league-play/power-league/
- Camp/Event
- Far Western National Qualifier
- 4/22/16 to 4/24/16
- Sophie is # 7, Playing for City Beach 18 Green. Tourney website: http://ncva.com/girls/tournaments/far-western-national-qualifier/
- Camp/Event
- SCVA 2016 Jr. National Qualifier
- 3/11/16 to 3/13/16
- court F1 on Fri 3/11. Playing in 18U USA Division for City Beach 18 Green. Sophie is #7. Tourney website: https://www.advancedeventsystems.com/events/9049/divisions
- Camp/Event
- Golden State Qualifier
- 3/04/16 to 3/06/16
- Playing in the 18U Division. Sophie is #7 on City Beach 18 Green. Tourney website: http://ncva.com/golden-state-qualifier/
- Camp/Event
- Las Vegas Classic
- 2/13/16 to 2/15/16
- Sophie is #7 on City Beach 18 Green Playing in 18U Club Division. http://www.scvavolleyball.org/home/180014933/180014933/Images/2016%20LVC%2018Club%20Temp.pdf
- Camp/Event
- NCVA Power League Qualifier
- 2/06/16 to 2/07/16
- http://www.ncva.com/girls/league-play/power-league/
- Camp/Event
- California Kick-Off
- 1/16/16 to 1/17/16
- City Beach 18 Green is playing in the 18 Open Division which has afternoon wave on both Sat 1/16 & Sun 1/17. Tournament Website: http://www.ncva.com/girls/tournaments/california-kickoff/
- Camp/Event
- MVLA Tourney
- 10/17/15 to 10/17/15
- Mountain View HS made it to the Gold Division Championship again, narrowly losing 26-24, 25-23 to St. Francis High School (currently ranked 17th in CA and 101st Nationally.) Sophie had 15 digs, 1 Ace, 16 Serve Receives and 2 assists in the two set match.
- Camp/Event
- Everett Alvarez Tournament
- 10/10/15 to 10/10/15
- Champions!!! 4-0
- Camp/Event
- Cupertino Classic Tournament
- 9/26/15 to 9/26/15
- Went 4-1 and got 2nd place.
- Camp/Event
- East County Invitational
- 9/19/15 to 9/19/15
- Champions! Went 5 - 0 and took 1st place out of 12 high school teams from across the Bay Area.
- Camp/Event
- Mountain View High School Varsity Season Fall 2016
- 8/19/15 to 11/30/15
- For current season stats and standings, please see: http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/mountain-view-spartans-(mountain-view,ca)/volleyball/stats.htm
- Camp/Event
- MVVC End of Season Sand Tournament
- 8/07/15 to 8/07/15
- Champions!!
- Camp/Event
- Monterey Beach Open Sand Tournament
- 8/01/15 to 8/01/15
- Took 5th place out of 20 18U Open teams. Sand Juniors Doubles Tournament: Playing in 18U Divisionhttp://montereybeachopen.com
- Camp/Event
- MVVC Queen of The Beach
- 7/31/15 to 7/31/15
- Silver Medalist
- Camp/Event
- City Beach Academic Camp
- 6/12/15 to 6/13/15
- http://citybeachvb.com/academic-camp-2015/
- Camp/Event
- CBVA Santa Cruz Sand Doubles Tournament
- 6/10/15 to 6/10/15
- https://cbva.com/schedule.aspx?qprm=youth
- Camp/Event
- NCVA POWER REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
- 5/09/15 to 5/10/15
- Finished 17th in the NCVA Power League 17U Championship Division after starting out as seed 34.
- Camp/Event
- Far Western Qualifier
- 4/24/15 to 4/26/15
- 17 American Division: MVVC 17 Black. Finished tied for 5th out of 62 teams from the Western United States.
- Camp/Event
- NCVA 17/18U Power League Tourney #3
- 4/11/15 to 4/11/15
- Placed 3rd out of 12 and moved up a division again.
- Camp/Event
- NCVA 17/18U Power League Tourney #2
- 3/15/15 to 3/15/15
- Took 1st place out of 12 teams.
- Camp/Event
- Colorado Crossroads
- 2/27/15 to 3/01/15
- Tied for 9th Place in the 17U American Division. http://results.tm2sign.com/results/final_finishes/5440eef3-3f88-4547-bfb4-08136baae2fc/54456456-82d8-40f2-a3ed-6ae46baae2fc
- Camp/Event
- NCVA 17/18U Power League Tourney #1
- 2/21/15 to 2/21/15
- Took 1st place out of 12 teams.
- Camp/Event
- Las Vegas Classic
- 2/14/15 to 2/16/15
- Finished 13th out of 146 teams in 17 Club Division after starting out as 97th seed.
- Camp/Event
- NCVA Power League Qualifer
- 1/31/15 to 2/01/15
- Mountain View Volleyball Club 17-2. Event Website: http://www.ncva.com/girls/league-play/power-league/
- Camp/Event
- California Kickoff 2015
- 1/17/15 to 1/18/15
- 17 Open Division (Team: Mountain View Volleyball Club 17-2) Live Team Schedule: https://www.advancedeventsystems.com/EventResults/(S(g5a0pf555jfz25eiflmw3ejc))/TeamSchedule.aspx?e=PTAwMDAwMDYxODQ90&t=328269
Training
- Beach Volleyball
- 3 years
- Have played MVVC Sand Team since Summer of 2013.
Statistics
| Statistic | 2015 Varsity Team |
|---|---|
| Assist Percentage | .480 |
| Assists/Game | .6 |
| Digs | 359 |
| Digs/Game | 9.7 digs per match, 3.6 digs per set |
| Receiving Chances | 509 |
| Receiving Errors | 61 |
| Receiving Percentage | 89% |
| Aces | 56 |
| Aces/Game | .6 Aces Per Set |
| Service Errors | 18 out of 418 Service Attempts |
| Serving Percentage | 96% |
| Games Played | 100 |
| Matches Played | 38 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
High School Information
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. Trig Math Analysis Honors (junior year), Algebra 2 Honors (sophomore year), Chemistry Honors (sophomore year), French 3 Honors (sophomore year), Geometry Honors (freshman year), Biology Honors (freshman year)Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. AP Physics C: Mech (senior year), AP Calc BC (senior year), AP Computer Science A (senior year), AP Macroeconomics (senior year, AP Government (senior year), AP Bio (junior year), AP Chem (junior year), AP Studio Art (junior year), Modern European History AP (sophomore year),Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
NoAwards and Activities
- Awards2016 National Merit Program Commended Scholar, 2015 AP Scholar with Honors Award from Collegeboard for 'exemplary college-level achievement on AP Exams', 2015 Rotary International 'Young At Art' Award Winner for 'Untitled Window' photograph (one of only two student pieces chosen from Mountain View High School from all fine art disciplines), MVHS 2014-2015 Varsity Volleyball Team earned an AVCA (American Volleyball Coach’s Association) Team Academic award for their cumulative GPA from the prior academic year,Laureaut Nationale (French Contest) - National Bronze Medalist 2013 & 2014, California Scholarship Federation Life Time Member.
- ActivitiesUSC EiHS High School 10-Day Stem Cell Techniques Course at the Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC., Photography, Varsity Softball, Work as Umpire for Mountain View - Los Altos Girls Softball League, Employed as Coach for Mountain View Volleyball Club youth teams and clinics, Environmental Club - Mountain View High School,
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