2024 Beach Volleyball Roster

Al Sermeno/KLC fotos
Jed Jacobsohn

1 Brooke Buchner

  • Position Player
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Last School(s) The Bishop's School
  • Hometown Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

Biography

As a Sophomore (2022):
• Went 21-11 while playing at No. 3 and No. 4 
• Posted a 14-8 mark while teamed with Ashley Delgado 
• Recorded six ranked wins over No. 15 Long Beach State, No. 3 TCU, No. 9 Hawaii, No. 18 Pepperdine, No. 16 Long Beach State and No. 8 Stanford 
• Currently has a .649 winning percentage, which ranks 13th on Cal's all-time record book for career winning percentage

As a Freshman (2021):
• Went 16-9 while playing at the No. 3, 4 and 5 pairs while playing with five different partners 
• Recorded six wins over ranked teams during the 2020 season as she teamed with Kate Bierly to defeat No. 6 Hawaii at No. 4 and partnered Grace Paulson at the No. 5 spot to win over No. 8 Arizona at the Pac-12 Championship
• Partnered with Ava Mann to help score match wins over No. 5 Cal Poly, No. 12 Stanford, No. 11 Pepperdine and No. 10 Stanford this year

International
• Named To 2020 U.S. Beach Collegiate National Team
• Member of the USAV U19 HP A1 Beach Volleyball Team
• Took third place at the ISF World Trials 18U where she represented the USA
 
High School:
• 6-rotation outside hitter on the indoor team
• Named All-CIF First Team in 2017 and 2018
• Coastal League Player of the Year and First-Team All-Coastal League
• MVP of the Diamond Division Nike Tournament of Champions as she led her team to the title
• 2017 PrepVolleyball Soph 79 – highest honorable mention for best varsity-playing sophomore in the country
• 2016 PrepVolleyball Frosh 59 – highest honorable mention for best varsity-playing freshman in the country
• All Tournament-Team of the La Jolla Coastal Classic as she led her team to the championship
• Two-time winner of the San Diego Union Tribune Athlete of the Week
•  Led her team to a Coastal League Championship in 2018
• Helped the Bishop’s School to a third-place finish in the CIF San Diego Open Division on three occasions
• Recorded 1000 kills in her high school career
• Played for Wave Beach Volleyball Club with coach Matt Olson and Mike Placek
• In 2019, she finished third at the BVCA National Championships 18U and the p1440 National Championships 18U
• Took third place at the BVCA  National Championships 16U and the AAU National Championships 18U
• Only member of the class of 2020 to record a top-three finish at the HP Championships U19 at  Manhattan Beach
• Took First Place at the Pan Pacific Championships 18U and the CEVA “AA” Santa Monica as she earned “AAA” rating
• Took third at the AVPNext Women’s Open at both Hermosa Beach and Huntington Beach
• Claimed fifth at the USAV Beach Collegiate Championships
• Notch First Place Finishes at the AAU Junior Olympics 15U and the AAU Best of the Beach 16U in 2017

Personal:
• Parents are Todd and Audrey
• Undecided on major
• Has three siblings, Tyler (quarterback for Notre Dame), Paige and Bryce
• Parents were both collegiate athletes as her mom was on the equestrian team at Yale and her dad played football at Colgate
• Lists her hobbies as making music, hot yoga and spending time with family and friends

Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2021Freshman

    Player
    5'11"
    1
  • 1

    2022Sophomore

    Player
    5'11"
    1
  • 1

    2023Junior

    Player
    5'11"
    1
  • 1

    2024Senior

    Player
    5'11"
    1