Julia Waugh

AWARDS/HONORS

2024

Missed the opening of the season due to injury, but entered the lineup in week three and went on a tear, finishing her debut season with a 17-8 overall record.
Honored by the CCSA conference’s coaches as the Freshman of the Year, the first Gamecock to ever receive the award.
Of her 17 wins, four came against ranked opponents. She went 13-6 on court three and also added two wins on courts two and four.
Her top wins include a three-set victory over #10 LSU’s second flight during the regular season, a pair that went on to win the CCSA Pair of the Year award (4/19).
Teamed with Jolie Cranford to clinch the team’s 3-2 victory over #17 GCU in the conference tournament, winning 21-14, 17-21, 16-14 on court three.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB

Spent her final year of high school at Clover, in York, S.C. but previously attended Esperanza High School in Anaheim, Calif.
At Clover, she was named the Dr. W.H. Bowman Most Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year and made the All-State team for 5A as well as the All-Region team.
At Esperanza for her first three years of high school, she helped the team win the CIF Division II championship and was named a finalist for PrepVolleyball’s national Freshman of the Year award.
For club, she competed indoors for TStreet as an outside hitter, leading the team to the 2020 NIT championship, a 2021 Premier Volleyball championship and a 2019 Junior Nationals championship in the open division.
At the club beach level, she spent time with MBsand out of Manhattan Beach and also trained with Team USA’s U19 High Performance team.
Helped MBsand win the USA Club Nationals title, the BVCA Club Challenge Series in Hermosa, and medaled at the P1440 Winter Championships and the BVCA Club Challenge Series in Texas.

PERSONAL

Julia Waugh Bio