- Sarah Sponcil
- Awards
Awards & Accomplishments
- Sarah Sponcil
- Awards
PROFILE
Height
5’10” (1.778 metres)
Weight
145 pounds (65.77 kg)
Place of Birth
Phoenix, AZ
Date of Birth
USAV Region
Arizona
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
Partnered with Kelly Claes, placed 9 th in their Olympic debut at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. At 24 and 25 years of age, Sponcil and Claes, respectively, were the youngest beach volleyball team to ever represent Team USA in the Olympic Games since its inception as an Olympic sport in 1996. At 24, Sponcil was the second youngest beach volleyball player to ever represent Team USA in the Olympic Games.
2024 – Grand Rapids RISE 2nd Place Finish in PVF Championship
2022 - Gold | AVP Hermosa Beach Open
2022 - AVP Defensive Player of The Year
2021 - Gold | Ostrava Beach Open
2021 - Gold | FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
2019 - NCAA Beach Volleyball National Champion at UCLA
2018 – NCAA Beach Volleyball National Champion at UCLA
2016 – Gold | Team USA Four Nations U21 Tournament
Won Gold for Team USA at the Four Nations U21 Tournament in Sydney, Australia with teammate Torrey Van Widen beating Team Brazil.
2013
3A State Runner-Up, Small School Player of the Year, All Arizona Team, All State First Team, Gatorade Player of the Year
2012
State Champions, Small School Player of the Year, All Arizona Team, All State First Team, Gatorade Player of the Year, National HS All-American, National Junior Finalist
2011
State Volleyball Champions, Small School Player of the Yr, All Phoenix Team, All State First Team, National HS All-American, National Sophomore Finalist
2010
State Volleyball Champions, East Region MVP, All State Honorable Mention
2019 | UCLA Beach Volleyball
AVCA First Team All-American, Pac-12 All Tournament Team, All Pac-12 First Team, NCAA National Champions
2018 | UCLA Beach Volleyball
AVCA All-American Honorable Mention, NCAA National Champions
2017 | UCLA Indoor Volleyball
AVCA All-American Honorable Mention
2017 | LMU Beach Volleyball
AVCA All-American Honorable Mention, First Team All-WCC
2016 | LMU Indoor Volleyball
WCC Defender of the Year, All-WCC First Team, AVCA Pacific South All-Region Team, AVCA All-American Honorable Mention
2016 | LMU Beach Volleyball
AVCA All-American Honorable Mention
2015 | LMU Indoor Volleyball
AVCA Pacific South All-Region Team, AVCA All-American Honorable, Mention, First team All-WCC
2014 | LMU Indoor Volleyball
AVCA Pacific South Region Freshman of the Year, WCC All-Freshman Team Selection, Guided LMU to the 2014 NCAA
- 2023 Montreal Elite 16 - T13th with Terese Cannon
- 2023 Edmonton Challenge - T9th with Terese Cannon
- 2023 Gstaad Elite 16 - T13th with Terese Cannon
- 2023 Ostrava Elite 16 - Silver with Terese Cannon
- 2023 BPT Elite 16 Uberlandia - T9th with Terese Cannon
- 2023 BPT Challenge Itapema - Bronze with Terese Cannon
- 2023 BPT Elite 16 Tepic - T9th with Terese Cannon
- 2023 BPT Elite 16 Doha - T9th with Terese Cannon
- 2022 BPT Uberlandia Elite 16 - T5th with Terese Cannon
- 2022 BPT Cape Town Elite 16 - Silver with Terese Cannon
- 2022 BPT Paris Elite 16 - T13th with Terese Cannon
- 2022 BPT World Championship - T9th with Terese Cannon
- 2022 BPT Jurmala Elite 16 - T9th with Terese Cannon
- 2022 BPT Ostrava Elite 16 - T13th with Terese Cannon
- 2022 BPT Kusadasi Challenge - Bronze with Terese Cannon
- 2022 BPT Itapema Challenge - T17th with Terese Cannon
- 2022 BPT Rosarito Elite 16 - T9th with Terese Cannon
- 2022 BPT Tlaxcala Elite 16 - T19th with Terese Cannon
- 2021 FIVB World Tour Finals - T5th with partner Kelly Claes
- 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games - T9th with Kelly Claes
- 2021 FIVB Ostrava - Gold with Kelly Claes
- 2021 FIVB Sochi - Gold with Kelly Claes
- 2019 FIVB The Hague - Silver with Kelly Claes
- 2019 FIVB Jinjiang - T5th with Kelly Claes
- 2019 FIVB Ostrava - T9th with Kelly Claes
- 2019 FIVB Warsaw - T9th with Kelly Claes
- 2019 FIVB World Championships - T9th with Kelly Claes
- 2019 FIVB Espinho - Silver with Kelly Claes
- 2019 FIVB Tokyo - T5th with Kelly Claes
- 2019 FIVB Moscow - T5th with Kelly Claes
- 2019 FIVB Rome (World Tour Finals) - T9th with Kelly Claes
- 2019 FIVB Qinzhou - T9th with Kelly Claes
- 2019 FIVB Chetumal - T5th with Kelly Claes
- 2018 FIVB Haiyang - Bronze with Caitlin Ledoux
- 2016 FIVB U21 World Championships - 4th with Torrey Van Winden
- 2016 Four Nations U21 Tournament - Gold with Torrey Van Winden
- 2014 FIVB U19 World Championships - 37th with Alic Eager
- 2018- AVP Austin - 2nd Place
- 2018- AVP San Francisco 7th Place
- 2018- AVP Chicago - 3rd Place
- 2019 - AVP New York - 2nd Place
- 2019 - AVP Seattle - 3rd Place
- 2019 - AVP Chicago - 5th Place
- 2019 - AVP Hawaii - 3rd Place
- 2020 - AVP Monster Hydro Cup - 3rd Place
- 2020 - AVP Wilson Cup - 5th Place
- 2020 - AVP Porsche Cup - 2nd Place
- 2021 - AVP Manhattan Beach Open - 3rd Place
- 2021- AVP Chicago - 5th Place
- 2022 - AVP Austin- 5th Place
- 2022 - AVP Hermosa Beach - 1st Place
- 2022 - AVP Miami - 7th Place
- 2022 - AVP Chicago - 2nd Place
- 2022 - AVP Manhattan Beach - 3rd Place
- 2022 - AVP Chicago - 3rd Place
- 2023 - AVP Miami - 3rd Place
- 2023 - AVP Huntington Beach - 3rd Place
- 2023 - AVP Atlanta - 3rd Place