The University of Akron Athletics
2026 Women's Volleyball Spring Roster

Vanessa Washington
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Kell HS | North Dakota |
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
2025 (North Dakota): Appeared in 49 sets... played in 18 matches... recorded 58 kills... a season-high nine kills twice... two assists... three aces... 17 digs... 33 blocks... 78.5 points... a season-high 13 points at St. Thomas...
2024 (North Dakota): Attended USA Volleyball open tryout in February following freshman season...produced a top 15 Summit League mark in attack percentage (.240), the second highest among all Hawks, and in blocks per set (.80)...Her 130 kills were a top five mark among all UND attackers...Three matches with 10+ kills, including a pair of 11-kill efforts (9/6 vs. SIUE, 9/28 vs. Kansas City)...Delivered five or more kills with a .500 or better attack clip five times...Season-high .667 attack clip (6-0-9) vs. Green Bay (9/21)...Hit .563 (10-1-16) vs. Denver (11/9)...Recorded the second-most total blocks of any Hawk with 78.0, which included six matches with five or more and a season-high eight coming in a win over West Virginia (9/8)...Five or more total blocks in a match as a true freshman...Produced season-high eight blocks against West Virginia...Added 21 digs...
Before UND: Washington comes to Grand Forks after a decorated career at KHS…she was named All-State her Junior and Senior years…this fall KHS advanced to the High School Final Four, following a Sweet 16 appearance her Junior year…was named team MVP as a Junior and won the Legacy Award for blocking and hitting in both her Junior and Sophomore years…named offensive player of the year 5A as a Junior and First Team All-Region, while making Second Team All-Region 6A as a Senior…her club team TK 17 Phoenix won second place at the 2023 Northeast Qualifier…was part of a third place team at USA All-Start Championships...










