2024 Volleyball Roster

14 Gianna Bartalo

  • Position Defensive Specialist/Libero
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Last School(s) Lewis-Palmer HS/Denver
  • Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.

Biography

As a Fifth Year (2024)
  • Started all 32 matches at libero and played in 114 sets
  • Posted 468 digs on the year for the eighth-highest total in Cal single-season history and the fourth-best total in the ACC that season
  • Averaged 4.11 digs per set, fifth-best in the ACC
  • Posted her 100th career ace at No. 12 SMU (Oct. 20)
  • Notched 30 digs vs. Syracuse (Oct. 12) for the 15th 30-dig performance in program history
  • Posted the first of her additional two 27-dig performances on Oct. 11 against Boston College, thus totaling 57 on the weekend at 5.7 digs per set
  • Reached the 20-dig mark on five separate occasions
  • Rose City Showdown All-Tournament
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • All-ACC Academic

Denver (2020-23): 2023 All-Summit League Honorable Mention… her 3.73 career digs per set is seventh all time at Denver… was Denver’s starting libero in each of her last three seasons, recording at least 373 digs in each… also ranked third on the team with 34 aces as a senior… posted 40 digs in four sets against South Dakota State (2022)… 2021 Trojan Invitational All-Tournament Team member.

Prior to Denver: Four-year letterwinner, three-time Colorado State Champion and four-time conference champion at Lewis-Palmer High School… 2020 Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA)/MaxPreps All-State Player of the Year… Two-time CHSAA/MaxPreps All-State First Team (2018, 20)… 2019 Prep Volleyball All-American… 2019 CHSAA 4A Volleyball Player of the Year… 2019 Colorado Coaches of Girls Sports (CCGS) 4A All-State… 2019 CGSAA/MaxPreps All-State Second Team… 2019 Gazette Preps 5A/4A Peak Performer of the Year… 2017 MaxPreps Sophomore All-American… was a member of the National Honor Society and a three-time Academic Letter recipient, as well as being the Lewis-Palmer student body president and junior class president… played club ball for Colorado Juniors.

Personal: Pursuing a certificate in business administration and entrepreneurship at Cal with an interest in both coaching and digital marketing/medical device sales… graduated from Denver with a degree in marketing... member of Athletes in Action... daughter of Michael and Traci Bartalo… mother played volleyball at Colorado State for former Cal head coach Rich Feller… father played football at Colorado State… sister Lydia played volleyball at Denver… sister Abi played volleyball at Colorado Christian… uncle Steve Bartalo played football for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers… uncle Pat Rice played baseball for the Seattle Mariners.

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