Lea Pendergast
Outside Hitter
Class of 2025
NCAA # xxx-xxx-3671
Usports # xxxxxx576
2023 Team Ontario Red
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Lea Pendergast
Outside Hitter
Stats
Discipline for Recruitment: Women’s Indoor Volleyball
Height: 6′ 2″
Spike Touch: 9′ 11″
Block Touch: 9′ 4″
Standing Reach: 8′ 0″
Wingspan: 6′ 2.5″
Vertical: 23.4″
Upcoming Schedule
April 14-16, 2024 – ON Provincial Championships, RIM Park, Waterloo, ON
17UG D1E (Sunday PM wave)
May 20-22, 2024 – Youth Nationals, Expo Center, Edmonton, AB
Athletic Accomplishments
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- Maverick Goldrush 17UG High Performance A team (2023-2024)
Position: Left side (outside hitter).- Maverick Blackjacks 16UG High Performance A team (2022-2023). Position: Left side (outside hitter).
Gold for Tier 5 at Nationals (May 2023).
Bronze at Provincial Cup (Nov. 11/22).
Gold at Challenge Cup (Dec. 10/22).- Maverick Blackjacks 16UG High Performance A team (2021-2022) - played up a year. Position: middle (season ended on Mar. 30/22 due to sub-luxation to right shoulder).
Silver at OMNIUM, QVB (Nov. 6, 2021); Bronze at OMNIUM division 1; Bugarski and McGregor Cups (OVA)- Maverick Outlaws 14U (2020-2021). No position - due to COVID-19 no tournaments.
- Fusion Red 13UG (2019-2020). No position. Played OMNIUM (QVB); Bronze in Kingston (Jan. 18/20).
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Team Ontario Red 2023
Gold Championship (ON Warriors) at Canada Cup 2023, in Niagara ON -
- Louis Riel High school, enrolled in the volleyball specialized program (2021-2025);
- Rebels volleyball senior girls team (2023-2024), setter and Leftside;
- Rebels volleyball senior girls team (2021-2022), middle; -
École secondaire Louis-Riel, Ottawa, graduating in June 2025.
Cumulative GPA for grades 9 & 10: 3.3
Total units: 10.5 -
Ottawa Sports Award winner for the city’s top volleyball athlete in 2023
Athlète par excellence, Volleyball filles 7e année - École secondaire catholique Pierre-Savard (2019-2020).
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- Ottawa Food Bank food sorting
- Maverick Blackjacks (2022-2023): Leadership Council (peer elected) for 16UG high performance training center.
Team Captain.
- CHEO health study (2020) for adolescents in sports. -
Recreational Beach with Max volley, summers of 2023 and 2021.
Athlete Bio
Five words you can use to describe yourself as a high performance athlete.
- Supportive
- Disciplined
- Positive
- Competitive
- Motivated
Five words you can use to describe yourself off your field of play.
- Friendly
- Humorous
- Encouraging
- Loyal
- Approachable
Describe how you work in a team.
I encourage my peers and perform at my best without getting discouraged. I keep a positive attitude, regardless of the situation. I step up when the team energy is going down, by encouraging my team mates. I participate in team responsibilities (such as lines, scoring). As a member of the Leadership Council, I am considerate to everyone’s ideas and concerns and voice them accordingly. I am helpful, productive and have high work ethics and drive.
Athletic highlights and how you felt when you received them:
Winning the Gold medal at the Canada Cup with Team Ontario is definitely my biggest highlight! Our team bonded quickly, it was so rewarding.
What are your interests outside of sports? Why do you like them?
Music: singing, playing the piano and the guitar. This allows me to be creative and express my feelings and emotions.
Horses: Western horseback riding. Connecting with these beautiful animals (and nature) calms and grounds me.
Self-Care: I love to perform aesthetic treatments that promote health and beauty (manicure/pedicure, hair & make-up).
Nutrition: I love baking, cooking and eating healthy as it makes me feel strong and support my physical activities.
Who are your role models and why?
Elodie Lalonde was my team mate last year, when I played up from my age group. We connected, and she was an amazing mentor and guide throughout the season, and still today! When I got injured, she was compassionate and encouraged me not to give up. She is now in the Team Ontario Elite Program and also on Team Canada’s U19 girls team.
Involvement in other sports or extracurricular. Why is it important for you?
Holding a part-time job is important to me, to help fund my club fees and to save for post-secondary education. I like to provide customer service and work in retail.
Academic highlights and how you felt when you received them?
Details coming
What program would you like to attend in school?
Exploring all options for college and university. I am considering a bachelor in arts or kinetics.
How do you envision your school life in college/university?
I see myself succeeding, in a program that stimulates me. I want to continue to play volleyball throughout my studies.
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