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Heather Bown


1998 (Junior): Named AVCA first team All-American and WAC Pacific Division Player-of-the-Year in just her first season with the Wahine…also named to the AVCA District VII team…instrumental in UH's WAC Tournament title run…named tournament Most Valuable Player, as she averaged 5.33 kills and 2.42 blocks in three victories…ranked first in the WAC in hitting percentage (.389) and blocking (1.69)…led the team in kills in 24 matches…had a career-high 30 kills vs. BYU-Hawai'i (11/10)…recorded 27 kills and 14 blocks in win over Pacific (9/19)…named WAC Player-of-the-Week twice…named Aston's Imua Wahine Volleyball Challenge MVP…had double-figure kill totals in 30 matches.…hit for more than 20 kills in a match 11 times…trained with the U.S. national team in the spring and was a member of the U.S. World University Games team.

UC Santa Barbara: Played two seasons for the Gauchos, including the 1997 squad which advanced to the NCAA Mountain Regional Finals…in her sophomore campaign, was named to the all-Big West first team after finishing the season ranked ninth nationally in hitting percentage (.384)…placed second in the league in blocking (1.52 bpg)…also averaged 3.62 kills in 125 total games played…in 1996, was selected to the all-Big West Freshman team…played in every match that season, averaging 2.47 kills and 1.19 blocks per game.
Prep: A 1996 graduate of Esperanza High School in Anaheim, Calif…earned three letters in volleyball…was a teammate of current Wahine Jessica Sudduth at Esperanza…also played with current Wahine Heidi Ilustre with the NIKE Ichiban club team that captured the Junior Olympic Championships in 1996…named to the all-CIF team twice.
Personal: Born Nov. 29, 1978, in Orange, Calif…parents are Rosemary and Skip Bown of Yorba Linda, Calif.