2021 Volleyball Roster
Austin-Roark, London
vs
Southeastern Louisiana
Sep 18 (Thu)
6:00 PM
Jersey Number 6
London Austin-Roark
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Weatherford
- Hometown:
- Weatherford, Texas
Bio
HONORS
2021
TEXAS A&M RECORDS
25-POINT RALLY SCORING ERA CAREER RECORDS (2008-PRESENT)
-4th in Hitting Percentage (.312)
-14th in Total Blocks (108)
-10th in Blocks per set (.77)
2021 (SENIOR)
Made appearances in 26 matches and started 25 at the middle blocker and right side positions... Ranked second on the team in blocks (60.0) and placed fourth on the squad in points (206.0)... Had eight kills on a match-high .438 hitting clip against Cal Poly, also contributing a season-high six total blocks with one solo jam (9/1)... Mustered an impressive performance against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, finishing with career highs in hitting percentage (.667), service aces (4) and points (17.5), adding 12 kills, three blocks and a dig in the process (9/6)... Was an offensive force against No. 1 Texas, logging 13 kills on .455 hitting with two service aces and two blocks (9/17)... Reached the 10-kill mark yet again in the win over Alabama, adding three blocks and an ace (9/22)... Chipped in with four blocks in the upset win over No. 20 Tennessee (10/3)... Had seven kills with a season-high tying six blocks in the five-set win over Georgia (10/8/21)... Hit the double-digit kill threshold with 10 against Mississippi State, adding four blocks and two digs (10/23).
2020-21 (JUNIOR)
Saw in action in 13 matches, earning 10 starts…Finished with a team-high .456 hitting percentage [76-9-147] and third on the team in blocks (34)…Appeared in one set and recorded a kill at Ole Miss (10/22)…Saw action in one set vs. Mississippi State (11/4)…Played in two sets and recorded two kills, a dig and two blocks at Arkansas (11/14)... Recorded 10 kills on a .471 clip with three blocks vs. South Carolina (2/10)…Compiled five kills with four blocks against South Carolina (2/11)…Logged four kills and six blocks vs. Alabama (3/5)…Finished with nine digs and three blocks against Alabama (3/6)…Tallied 12 kills in back-to-back matches at Georgia (3/12-13)…Finished with nine blocks and an assist at Georgia (3/13)…Logged three kills, two assists, and a block at Missouri (3/19)…Compiled nine kills, a dig, and two blocks at Missouri (3/20)…Completed five kills, a block and an assist vs. Florida (3/24)…Recorded six kills, two digs, and a block vs. Florida (3/25).
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 24 sets in 10 matches...Collected 27 kills and 15 blocks...Started in the season opener vs. Dayton and finished with 10 kills and five digs (Aug. 30)…Led the team in blocks (3) at No. 25 Louisville (Aug. 31)…Came in off the bench at Tennessee and put down thee kills and logged 3 blocks (Sept. 29)...Recorded a kill in the Aggies' five-set win over Ole Miss (Oct. 20)...Had a kill vs. Arkansas (Nov. 8)...Tallied a kill and a block vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 22).
2018 (FRESHMAN)
Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team…Was one of two on the team—and the only freshman—to start all 30 matches…Led A&M with 93 total blocks and 0.79 blocks per set for the full season…Also led the team with 64 blocks and 0.86 blocks per set in conference matches only…Led or tied for the team lead in blocks in a match a team-high 13 times…Had nine blocks against Georgia (Sept. 23), the most blocks by an A&M player in 2018… Led or tied for the team lead in kills four times…Posted double-figure kills in five of the last nine matches of the season and in 10 matches overall…Had a career-best and a team-high 15-kill performance while hitting .440 at No. 24 Missouri on Oct. 28…In her career debut, had 11 kills and 12.0 points against Ohio…Her .600 hitting percentage [10-1-15] at Tennessee was the second highest hitting percentage (minimum 10 kills) by an A&M player in 2018… Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors (Oct. 15) after helping A&M to wins against Auburn (Oct. 12) and Georgia (Oct. 14)…Hit .276 and averaged 1.72 kills, 0.79 blocks and 2.14 points for the full season…In SEC matches only, hit .278 and averaged 1.72 kills, 0.86 blocks and 2.18 points per set...Received the team’s Most Improved Player award at the year-end season banquet.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a four-year starting middle blocker and two-time District 3-6A Hitter of the Year at Weatherford High School…Along with future Aggie teammate Kaitlyn Rogers, helped lead the Kangaroos to back-to-back district co-championships her final two seasons…As seniors, the pair directed WHS to a 41-7 record and its first-ever appearance in the regional finals of the state playoffs…Was a 2017 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American honorable mention and also was selected to the website’s 2018 list of Senior Aces (Nos. 101-150), a list of the top recruits in the nation…As a senior, was named to the Class 6A All-State first team by both the Texas Association of Volleyball Coaches and the Texas Sports Writers Association and also was named to the 2017 LoneStarVolleyball.co Texas All-State Team…Was a member of the 2017 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Super Team, first team and was named 2017 Texas Girls Coaches Association Academic All-State…As a junior, was named 2016 Collin Street Bakery/TSWA Class 6A All-State honorable mention as well as Fort Worth Star-Telegram Super Team honorable mention…As a sophomore, was a member of the All-Parker County and All-District 4-6A first teams…Played seven years of club ball for Club Texas Volleyball…Coached by Christy Stewart, her CTV 16 Elite team placed fifth in the 2016 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship 16s USA Division…Her CTV 17 Elite team qualified for the GJNC Open Division and was ranked second in the North Texas region.
PERSONAL
Austin London-Roark began playing volleyball when she was 7 years old…She and Aggie setter Kaitlyn Rogers have been teammates since the second grade…Both graduated from Weatherford High School in December and enrolled at Texas A&M in January…London-Roark’s father is Texas A&M Class of ’93…Her only official recruiting visit was to Texas A&M…Chose to attend A&M because it felt like home…Wears No. 6 because it has been her number since she was 13 years old...Volunteered at The Big Event, the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation in which Aggies assist residents within the community...Also participated in Sports Fest, teaching and playing volleyball with kids...Most memorable moment at Texas A&M was the Europe trip and bonding with the team…Is majoring in general studies…Career ambition is to continue her volleyball career.
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Favorites:
2021
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Fall AD Academic Honor Roll
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Fall AD Academic Honor Roll
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Spring AD Academic Honor Roll
- SEC All-Freshman Team
- SEC Freshman of the Week (10/15)
- PrepVolleyball.com Power 5 Freshman of the Week runner-up (10/17)
- All-Tournament Team, OU/Nike Invitational
- Texas A&M Most Improved Player
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
| Category | Career High (as of 11/28/21) |
| Kills | 15 at Missouri (10/28/18) |
| Attempts | 26 (three times) |
| Hit% (min. 10 k) | .667 [12-0-18] vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/6/21) |
| Assists | 2 (two times) |
| Aces | 4 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/6/21) |
| Digs | 9 vs. Alabama (3/6/21) |
| Solo Blocks | 1 (15 times) |
| Assisted Blocks | 8 vs. Georgia (9/23/18) |
| Total Blocks | 9, 2x last at Georgia (3/13/21) |
| Points | 17.5, vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/6/21) |
TEXAS A&M RECORDS
25-POINT RALLY SCORING ERA CAREER RECORDS (2008-PRESENT)
-4th in Hitting Percentage (.312)
-14th in Total Blocks (108)
-10th in Blocks per set (.77)
2021 (SENIOR)
Made appearances in 26 matches and started 25 at the middle blocker and right side positions... Ranked second on the team in blocks (60.0) and placed fourth on the squad in points (206.0)... Had eight kills on a match-high .438 hitting clip against Cal Poly, also contributing a season-high six total blocks with one solo jam (9/1)... Mustered an impressive performance against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, finishing with career highs in hitting percentage (.667), service aces (4) and points (17.5), adding 12 kills, three blocks and a dig in the process (9/6)... Was an offensive force against No. 1 Texas, logging 13 kills on .455 hitting with two service aces and two blocks (9/17)... Reached the 10-kill mark yet again in the win over Alabama, adding three blocks and an ace (9/22)... Chipped in with four blocks in the upset win over No. 20 Tennessee (10/3)... Had seven kills with a season-high tying six blocks in the five-set win over Georgia (10/8/21)... Hit the double-digit kill threshold with 10 against Mississippi State, adding four blocks and two digs (10/23).
2020-21 (JUNIOR)
Saw in action in 13 matches, earning 10 starts…Finished with a team-high .456 hitting percentage [76-9-147] and third on the team in blocks (34)…Appeared in one set and recorded a kill at Ole Miss (10/22)…Saw action in one set vs. Mississippi State (11/4)…Played in two sets and recorded two kills, a dig and two blocks at Arkansas (11/14)... Recorded 10 kills on a .471 clip with three blocks vs. South Carolina (2/10)…Compiled five kills with four blocks against South Carolina (2/11)…Logged four kills and six blocks vs. Alabama (3/5)…Finished with nine digs and three blocks against Alabama (3/6)…Tallied 12 kills in back-to-back matches at Georgia (3/12-13)…Finished with nine blocks and an assist at Georgia (3/13)…Logged three kills, two assists, and a block at Missouri (3/19)…Compiled nine kills, a dig, and two blocks at Missouri (3/20)…Completed five kills, a block and an assist vs. Florida (3/24)…Recorded six kills, two digs, and a block vs. Florida (3/25).
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 24 sets in 10 matches...Collected 27 kills and 15 blocks...Started in the season opener vs. Dayton and finished with 10 kills and five digs (Aug. 30)…Led the team in blocks (3) at No. 25 Louisville (Aug. 31)…Came in off the bench at Tennessee and put down thee kills and logged 3 blocks (Sept. 29)...Recorded a kill in the Aggies' five-set win over Ole Miss (Oct. 20)...Had a kill vs. Arkansas (Nov. 8)...Tallied a kill and a block vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 22).
2018 (FRESHMAN)
Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team…Was one of two on the team—and the only freshman—to start all 30 matches…Led A&M with 93 total blocks and 0.79 blocks per set for the full season…Also led the team with 64 blocks and 0.86 blocks per set in conference matches only…Led or tied for the team lead in blocks in a match a team-high 13 times…Had nine blocks against Georgia (Sept. 23), the most blocks by an A&M player in 2018… Led or tied for the team lead in kills four times…Posted double-figure kills in five of the last nine matches of the season and in 10 matches overall…Had a career-best and a team-high 15-kill performance while hitting .440 at No. 24 Missouri on Oct. 28…In her career debut, had 11 kills and 12.0 points against Ohio…Her .600 hitting percentage [10-1-15] at Tennessee was the second highest hitting percentage (minimum 10 kills) by an A&M player in 2018… Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors (Oct. 15) after helping A&M to wins against Auburn (Oct. 12) and Georgia (Oct. 14)…Hit .276 and averaged 1.72 kills, 0.79 blocks and 2.14 points for the full season…In SEC matches only, hit .278 and averaged 1.72 kills, 0.86 blocks and 2.18 points per set...Received the team’s Most Improved Player award at the year-end season banquet.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a four-year starting middle blocker and two-time District 3-6A Hitter of the Year at Weatherford High School…Along with future Aggie teammate Kaitlyn Rogers, helped lead the Kangaroos to back-to-back district co-championships her final two seasons…As seniors, the pair directed WHS to a 41-7 record and its first-ever appearance in the regional finals of the state playoffs…Was a 2017 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American honorable mention and also was selected to the website’s 2018 list of Senior Aces (Nos. 101-150), a list of the top recruits in the nation…As a senior, was named to the Class 6A All-State first team by both the Texas Association of Volleyball Coaches and the Texas Sports Writers Association and also was named to the 2017 LoneStarVolleyball.co Texas All-State Team…Was a member of the 2017 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Super Team, first team and was named 2017 Texas Girls Coaches Association Academic All-State…As a junior, was named 2016 Collin Street Bakery/TSWA Class 6A All-State honorable mention as well as Fort Worth Star-Telegram Super Team honorable mention…As a sophomore, was a member of the All-Parker County and All-District 4-6A first teams…Played seven years of club ball for Club Texas Volleyball…Coached by Christy Stewart, her CTV 16 Elite team placed fifth in the 2016 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship 16s USA Division…Her CTV 17 Elite team qualified for the GJNC Open Division and was ranked second in the North Texas region.
PERSONAL
Austin London-Roark began playing volleyball when she was 7 years old…She and Aggie setter Kaitlyn Rogers have been teammates since the second grade…Both graduated from Weatherford High School in December and enrolled at Texas A&M in January…London-Roark’s father is Texas A&M Class of ’93…Her only official recruiting visit was to Texas A&M…Chose to attend A&M because it felt like home…Wears No. 6 because it has been her number since she was 13 years old...Volunteered at The Big Event, the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation in which Aggies assist residents within the community...Also participated in Sports Fest, teaching and playing volleyball with kids...Most memorable moment at Texas A&M was the Europe trip and bonding with the team…Is majoring in general studies…Career ambition is to continue her volleyball career.
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Favorites:
- Favorite class subject: Math
- Favorite quote: Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value –Albert Einstein
- Favorite volleyball player of all time: Gabrielle Reece
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Michael Phelps
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): Texas A&M volleyball
- Favorite social media site: Instagram
- Favorite emoji: Laughing face
- Favorite type of music: I enjoy most types of music
- Favorite food: Sushi
- Favorite binge-watching TV show: Walking Dead
- Favorite book: Paper Towns
- Favorite movie: Wolverine or Guardians of the Galaxy
- Favorite Disney character: Goofy
- Favorite animal: Cat
- Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: playing with a team
- Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: Sand volleyball
- Favorite thing about A&M: The traditions
- Favorite Aggie tradition: Aggie Ring
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: Sweet Caroline
- Favorite place to vacation: Anywhere with a beach
- My nickname is: Londo
- One word to describe me when I’m on the court: Competitive
- One word to describe me away from the court: Cheerful
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: My whole family
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: SEC freshman team
- The Aggie volleyball player I most idolized while growing up: Shelby Sullivan
- The person I would most like to meet: Freddy Mercury
- The most famous athlete I have met: Shaq
- The most famous non-athlete I have met: William Clark Green
- The song title that best describes me: London Calling
- Best pump-up song: Don’t Stop Me Now
- Musical instruments that I play: Saxophone
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: Doctor
- Early bird or night owl: Early bird
- The reality show I would most like to participate in is: Keeping up with the Kardashians
- I can’t believe I watch this show: The Bachelor
- My best non-athletic talent(s): Artistic
- My most prized possession: My family
- My most annoying habit: I'm slightly OCD
- My pet peeve(s): Messy things
- My superstitions: I'm not very superstitious
- If I had a million dollars, I would: Travel
- Two things on my bucket list are:
- Parasail
- Skydive
- Visit London
- Being at A&M has taught me: Independence
- Best piece of advice for your freshmen teammates: It’s hard work but the most rewarding job one can ask for.
- After I graduate, I plan to: Start a career
- My dream job is: Coaching
- I am most thankful for: My family
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Erica Lowery
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Mallory Talbert
- The teammate who dominates in the weight room: Treyaunna Rush
- Teammate most likely to be on People’s “Best Dressed” list: Camryn Ennis
- Teammate most likely to become president: Allison Fields
- America’s Got Talent: Camille Conner
- America’s Next Top Model: Lauren Davis
- American Ninja Warrior: Allison Fields
- The Amazing Race: Destiny Cox
- Big Brother: Mallory Talbert
- Dancing with the Stars: Brooke Frazier
- Fixer Upper: Lauren Tam
- Lip Sync Battle: Treyaunna Rush
- Shark Tank: Erica Lowery
- Survivor: Mallory Talbert
- Top Chef: Camryn Ennis
- The Voice: Treyaunna Rush
- Gossip Girl: Sabrina Sustala
- The Bachelorette: Ciera Hecht
- The Office: Allison Fields
- Friends: Macy Carrabine
Highlights: Texas A&M vs TCU
Wednesday, September 10
Utah State Postgame: Jamie Morrison
Saturday, September 06
Highlights: Texas A&M 3, Utah State 1
Friday, September 05
Utah Postgame: Jamie Morrison
Thursday, September 04
