Humboldt State head volleyball coach Kelly Wood has announced this year’s recruiting class for the Lumberjacks in Jillian Fairchild, Anna Hospodar, Lindsay McLaughlin and Riley White.  These four will join the 17 returners from this past season. 

 “With a larger than average returning roster this year, we have a smaller than usual recruiting class coming in this Fall,” said Wood.  “I'm very optimistic about our incoming 2021 group of student-athletes. They are all exceptional young women with a large upside both athletically and academically, and I look forward to their arrival here in a couple more weeks. We're bringing in two new pin-hitters, one very versatile MB/OPP, and another setter to add to the depth and competition within our current group of returning players. We definitely head into the 2021 season with more depth than we've had in the past few seasons.  The dedication from the returners, and the excitement these newly recruited female student- athletes bring to the Jacks are the reason for our bright outlook towards 2021.”

 The Lumberjacks will start training for the 2021 season in mid-August with their first regular season match set for September 10 at 10am in the Seawolf/Gator Classic in Rohnert Park, Calif.  Their home opener will be on Friday, September 24 at 5pm against Stanislaus State. 

 CLASS OF 2021 LUMBERJACKS

 Jillian Fairchild

The three-year varsity letter-winner was recognized in the Victorville Daily Press for her blocking and kill stats. She was the recipient of the Max Preps Player of the Week during her sophomore season.  Fairchild lettered in track and cross country and was a member of the Mojave River League Cross Country Championship Team this past season. She was a 2021 High Honors Award recipient and received a 4.0 GPA Letter from 2017 to 2021.

 Anna Hospodar

The two-time Varsity Most Valuable Player (2019, 2021) earned First Team All-VVAL in 2019.  The 2021 Team Captain was a member of the Athletic Honor Roll from 2017 to 2021.  She earned the California State Seal of Biliteracy in 2021 and was a member of the National Honor Society from 2017 to 2021.  Hospodar was the 2021 Petaluma High School Community Service Award and a member of the California Scholarship Federation from 2017 to 2021.

 Lindsey McLaughlin

The junior transfer comes to Humboldt State from Solano Community College, where she finished in the top ten in 2019 in the CCCAA in hitting percentage (second, .444), service aces (fifth, 70) and blocks per set (sixth, 95 total blocks and 1.03 per set). She graduated from Angel Rodriguez High School, where she was the RHS 2019 Female Athlete of the Year.  The 2019 First Team All-Conference honoree was the Solano College November 2019 Athlete of the Month.  McLaughlin was the 2019-20 CCCAA Women’s Volleyball Scholar-Athlete.  She was an RHS Scholar-Athlete from 2015 to 2019.

Riley White

White is transferring to Humboldt State University from the University of New Mexico.  She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, where she made honor roll all four years.  White was a member of the Wilson High volleyball team that advanced to the third round of the CIF her junior season.  She was the recipient of the Most Improved Player award her freshman year.  She was a member of the following club teams:  Long Beach Volleyball Club, Club H, Mizuno Long Beach, Surfside and Seal Beach Volleyball Club.  Her team came in third place at the Las Vegas Classic her sophomore year and received silver in the national division at the Junior Olympics her sophomore year.