Athlete of the semester

Cheryl Weaver

Women's volleyball

Birthdate: March 22, 1980
Hometown: Washington D.C.
Previous school: Sidwell Friends Prep School
Position: middle blocker
Height: 6-foot-2
Class: junior
 

1999: First team AVCA All-American
First team All-Big West Conference
 Averaged a team best 4.54 kills and 1.26 blocks per game last season. Also, her .395 hitting percentage was sixth best in the nation.

2000: As of Dec. 2, Weaver leads the team with 523 kills in 113 games for an attack percentage of .342 percent. Her 4.63 kills per game also leads the team, as well as her 180 blocks (1.59 per game).

Weaver was recently named Big West co-player of the year and she was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-West Region first team for the second year in a row.

"She's definitely proven that she's an All-American. If my life was on the line, I'd call Cheryl."
  ­Teammate Brittany Hochevar

Coach's comments

 "Cheryl's our go to player and she's been asked to do everything for the team. My hopes for her is that she will become the most dominant player in the country."

-- Head Coach Brian Gimmillaro

Photos by
Marten Lewerth/Daily Forty-Niner