Awards & Accomplishments

PROFILE

Height

5’10” (1.778 metres)

Weight

145 pounds (65.77 kg)

Place of Birth

Phoenix, AZ

Date of Birth

August 16, 1996

USAV Region

Arizona

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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

Event Finishes

Sarah’s Olympic and AVP finishes. Select the American Volley Ball for Olympic Finishes and AVP logo for AVP Finishes.

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Where It All Began

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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