Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2024-25 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors

2024 (Freshman): Appeared in seven matches, playing in 10 total sets ... Made debut in fourth match of the season, recording a season-high three kills with two total blocks in a four-set loss vs Cal Poly Humboldt (Sept. 5).

BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2024 graduate of Billings Senior High School (Montana)
» Played four seasons of varsity volleyball for coaches Karen Switzer, Courtney BadBear
» 2022 Class AA State Champion
» Honors: 2022 All-State Second Team
» Club/Travel Teams: Empire Volleyball

PERSONAL
» Born February 2006 in Montana
» Parents: Bernie and Vincent Swanson
» Has a younger sister, two dogs (Herbie and Blue), a horse (Dash) and cows
» Career Aspirations: Medical Field

WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "The environment. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly. The school also has my program and is very beautiful."

FAVORITES
» Hobbies: Beach Volleyball, Painting Outdoors, Riding Horses
» Sports Moment: "Hitting a girl in the face and giving her a bloody nose senior year."
» Sports Teams: Nebraska Volleyball, Arizona Diamondbacks
» Athletes: Taylor Mims, Katie Rolfson, Lamelo Ball
» Movies: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 10 Things I Hate About You
» Shows: Friends
» Musicians: Luke Combs
» Game Day Song: "Whippet"
» Quote: "Take that step forward nothing is stopping you."
» Video Games: Minecraft