GALT, CA (MPG) - Galt High School alumna Kaya Weaver returned to California over the Labor Day weekend with her University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP) volleyball team to compete in the Sacramento State Invitational Volleyball Tournament.

The Miners were crowned champions after victories over Sacramento State 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-17), Pepperdine 3-0 (25-21, 26-24, 25-23) and UC Davis 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 26-24).

When asked about the tournament Weaver said, “The amount of people that came each game helped us a lot. It felt like we were playing at home in a way. Especially against Sac State. It felt like we had more people in there for us than them. It was so much fun.”

 

Pictured is Galt High School alumna Kaya Weaver who plays on the University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP) volleyball team. 

Weaver’s hometown cheering section witnessed her 20 kills and 10 blocks over the three matches including the match point vs. Sac State on Friday, Aug. 29. Entering her senior season, Weaver has been named the Conference USA (CUSA) Preseason Player of the Year, as voted on by the conference’s head coaches. 

Last season, the middle blocker was named Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference honors and was selected to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Southwest All-Region First Team.

Additionally, Weaver was on the CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

As a Warrior, Weaver earned All-League selections as well as All-League MVP in the Sierra Valley Conference. She was a four-year Varsity starter and was named Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman, Offensive Player of the year as a sophomore and Junior and Most Valuable Player as a senior.

 

Kaya Weaver’s hometown cheering section witnessed her 20 kills and 10 blocks over the three matches including the match point vs. Sacramento State on Aug. 29.

With 13 returning athletes, University of Texas, El Paso added four freshmen and one transfer looking to surpass last season’s record-setting achievement of its first bid to the NCAA tournament, finishing 27-6 overall. 

The Miners next play was expected to take place at Southwest Showdown in Edinburg, Texas, on Sept. 4 vs. Texas A&M, Corpus Christi.

Mikka Alvarez is the athletic director assistant at Galt High School and is head coach for varsity softball and junior varsity volleyball.