Melia Johnson

Class:
Freshman
Position:
OH
Height:
6-2
Experience:
HS
Hometown:
West Bend, Wis.
High School:
Slinger
Major:
Freshman Studies

2024 (FRESHMAN): Did not appear in any matches due to injury and was redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Slinger High School in West Bend, Wisconsin … Racked up 686 kills and 746 digs in 227 sets played in her career with the Owls … Served as team captain of her club team, the Milwaukee Sting and guided them to a third-place finish in the 17U National Division at the USA Volleyball 2023 Girls Junior National Championship … Helped lead Slinger to a 19-12 record and a perfect 9-0 mark in conference play as a senior … Tallied 321 kills on 686 swings, registering a .290 hitting percentage … Totaled 317 digs and 29 blocks on the defensive side … Capped of the 2023 season with North Shore Conference Player of the Year and first team all-conference honors … Recorded 102 kills and 179 digs as a junior, earning a second team all-conference nod … Received an invite to the summer, fall and winter USA Volleyball National Team Development Program series in 2022 … Finished the 2021 season with 160 kills and 142 digs en route to First Team North Shore Conference honors … Secured honorable mention all-state honors in 2020 as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Lisa and Scott Johnson … Born March 14, 2006 … Has two siblings, Maddi and Mitch … Father, Scott, played basketball at Milwaukee from 1986-1990 and was a member of the university's first D1 volleyball team in 1991 ... Plans on majoring in freshman studies.