Biography
2017: Phoebe Havenaar earned second team All-SAC accolades during her junior season at Wingate…Ranked third on the team with 2.72 kills per set, hitting .326 while adding 0.60 digs and 0.60 blocks per set to go along with 17 aces…Ranked fourth in the conference in hitting percentage and 11th in kills per set…Registered double-digit kills on seven occasions in 2017…Hit .650 with 13 kills and four blocks against Augusta…Had 10 kills and four blocks against Anderson, hitting .409…Piled up a career-high 23 kills in the five-set win at Tusculum, the most kills for any Bulldog in 2017, hitting .450 for the match…Hit .667 with 15 kills and six digs at Anderson…Had 11 kills at Queens, followed by a 12-kill, four-block performance against Tusculum, hitting .450…Hit .615 with eight kills in two sets against Lenoir-Rhyne…Hit .500 with nine kills, three aces, three digs and two blocks at Carson-Newman…Had 10 kills with a .389 hitting percentage at LMU…Hit .538 with eight kills vs. LMU in the SAC Tournament.
2016: Havenaar missed the entire 2016 season due to injury, earning a medical redshirt…She will be a redshirt sophomore in 2017.
2015: Havenaar appeared in 21 matches during her first season at Wingate, making seven starts for the Bulldogs…Collected 54 kills, averaging 1.29 kills and 0.55 blocks per set, adding 19 digs while hitting .215 on the year…Had four kills in four swings in one set of action against UNCP, adding two blocks and a dig...Had three kills in three swings against Mars Hill in one set…Hit .600 with three kills against Queens…Collected six kills, three digs and two blocks at Queens…Piled up seven kills, four digs and three blocks against Newberry, followed by a six-kill, five-dig effort against Anderson, hitting .455.
Previous: Havenaar Led her Naperville Central High School team in kills, blocks and hitting percentage in 2013 and 2014...Was named Chicago Sun Times Top 50 Player for Chicagoland Area in 2014...Unanimous all-conference selection in 2014...Earned Second Chicagoland All-Area team honors in 2013 and 2014...Three-time All-Tournament selection...A four-year all-conference Academic Award selection...Received the Naperville Central Red and White Award in 2014...Two-year team captain...One of five winners in the entire school to win the Daily Herald Prep Sports Excellence Award for Naperville Central...JVA Watchlist member in 2013 and 2014...A two-year captain for Club One Elite...Was a member of the 2013 USA National High Performance Youth Continental team that trained and competed in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla....Collier was the head coach for the USA Youth A1 High National Performance Team at the same event.
Personal:
Full name is Phoebe Lenore Havenaar...Born May 5, 1997 in Illinois...Daughter of Nancy and Jay Havenaar...Majoring in Sports Management...Favorite class at Wingate: Art Appreciation with Mr. Dean...Favorite athlete: Kris Bryant...Favorite sports teams: Cubs...Favorite movie: Home...Favorite TV Show: The Office...Phoebe can’t imagine a week without: Going to the gym...Favorite Food: Cookout chocolate peanut butter Oreo milkshake...Most memorable sports moment: When the Cubs won the 2016 World Series...Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: Wallyball...People Phoebe most admires: People who can have a great morning without the help of coffee...How Phoebe gets ready for a game: Dance a lot, also make fun of Rachel Truslow's dance moves…Something people don't know about you: When my sister was born, I tried to name her Lollipop...Nickname: Phob...Phoebe thinks the fastest person on the team is Taylor Williams, strongest is Rachael Cecka, and funniest is Rachel Truslow… Favorite quote: "Guess what, I have flaws. What are they? Oh, I don't know. I sing in the shower. Sometimes I spend too much time volunteering. Occasionally I'll hit somebody with my car. So sue me." -Michael Scott
Why Phoebe chose Wingate:
"The outstanding volleyball program, school size and location, and professors all made Wingate an easy choice. The best part about the school, though, are my teammates I have come to call family over the years."
Coach Collier:
"Phoebe had a breakout year last season, hitting an impressive.326 and being selected as an all-conference middle hitter, one year after being our for an entire season recovering from an extensive ankle surgery. She will be especially motivated in her final season here, so we will be looking for her for kills and leadership over the course of the season."
