2019 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster
Janell Walley
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Yucaipa, Calif.
- High School:
- Yucaipa
2019 | JUNIOR SEASON
HIGHLIGHTS: Played in all 19 matches next to Kendra Bodine going a school-record 14-5 splitting time at No. 1 pair (10-5) and No. 2 (4-0) ... opened season on a five-match win streak starting at the Cactus Classic (Feb. 23) in Tucson, Ariz., going 3-0 in straight sets on court two versus pairs from Benedictine, Colorado Mesa and No. 14 Arizona’s Madison Rigdon and Olivia Hallaran 21-19, 21-18 to help Broncos to 2-1 mark on weekend ... at Pacific Northwest Invitational (March 9-10) went 2-1 overall collecting wins over Oregon’s No. 2 pair of Emily Mattoon and Maddy Silberger-Franek 21-18, 18-21, 15-13, then Portland’s No. 1 duo of Katie Barker and Carey Williams 21-19, 21-12 ... went 3-3 at Heineken Hawai’i Invitational (March 16-18) collecting three wins versus Nebraska’s No. 1 tandem of Nicklin Hames and Lauren Stirvins ... including the last two victories over the Cornhuskers in Hawaii, Walley and Bodine closed the season on an 8-1 run on court one ... picked up four straight-set wins against Sacramento State (April 5), Pacific (April 5), UC Davis (April 6) and Colorado Mesa (April 13) ... closed season with wins in Boise State’s two home matches (April 19) with a three-set win over Sacramento State’s Mikaela Nocetti and Sarah Davis 21-10, 19-21, 15-10, then No. 12 Arizona’s Mia Mason and Olivia Hallaran 21-14, 23-21 ... closed year ranked first for career wins at No. 1 pair with 15 (15-14) and second — by two — in overall career victories with 26 (26-18).2018 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
HIGHLIGHTS: Competed at No. 1 pair in all 14 matches teamed up with Sabryn Roberts going 5-9, tied for top record on the team ... defeated Portland’s (March) top-duo of Cali Thompson and Tani Stephens in straight sets 21-17, 21-9 to help Broncos to a 3-2 win ... dispatched Sacramento State’s (April 11) Mikaela Nocetti and Sarah Davis 21-18, 21-10 ... helped Boise State upset Arizona State (April 14) 3-2 with a two-set win 21-15, 23-21 over Kwyn Johnson and Mia Rivera 21-15, 23-21 ... in rematch with Arizona State (April 15) and a second 3-2 Bronco victory, Roberts and Walley defeated Johnson and Rivera once more this time going to three sets 21-17, 18-21, 15-8 ... closed season out with a straight-set victory over Washington’s (April 21) Jordan Anderson and Kimmy Gardiner 21-17, 21-16 in Boise.2017 | FRESHMAN SEASON
HIGHLIGHTS: Played in all 11 contests during the campaign competing with Emily Sullivan primarily at No. 2 pair going 6-2, went 1-2 at No. 3 pair ... opened season with four straight victories beginning with Pacific’s (March 10) No. 3 team of Emily Baptista and Taylor Poncetta 21-17, 21-18 to help Broncos to the 3-2 team win ... defeated San Jose State’s (March 11) second pair of Julie Sam and Nandyala Gama 21-15, 21-17 ... won 21-17, 21-12 over San Francisco’s (March 11) duo of Emily Reed and Carly Lowry at No. 2 pair as Boise State claimed the team victory ... rallied from one set down to beat Sacramento State’s (March 12) No. 2 tandem of Shannon Boyles and Lexie Skalbeck in three sets 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 in a Boise State win ... swept two matches versus Oregon’s No. 2 pair of Taylor Agost and August Raskie starting with a 21-17, 21-12 win in Boise(April 7) followed by a 21-14, 21-18 victory at Stanford (April 14), both help Boise State wins ... final victory came over California’s (April 15) No. 2 team Grace Campbell and Olivia Rodberg 21-18, 21-16.YUCAIPA HIGH SCHOOL
HONORS: All-CIF Southern Section and Citrus Belt League MVP senior year ... four-time All-Citrus Belt League First Team honoree ... two-time team captain, named team’s offensive most valuable player as a sophomore and team MVP the last two years ... recipient of the Ken Hubbs Award at YHS ... also a success in the classroom where she was a scholar athlete and four-time member of the YHS Honor Roll.
HIGHLIGHTS: A 2016 graduate of Yucaipa High School in Yucaipa, Calif. ... four-year starter for the Thunderbirds varsity team playing for coach Amber VonKaenel ... senior year helped team to a 26-5 record and a berth into regionals where they lost in CIF Southern Section quarterfinals ... over the last three years the Thunderbirds went a combined 59-28 overall and had a 29-9 league mark to finish second twice ... a two-sport athlete also competing on the track & field team where she set the school record for the high jump twice with the most recent being 5 feet, 7 inches.
CLUB
Played five years for the Rancho Valley Volleyball Club in San Bernardino, Calif., for coach Danny Scott.
