2013 Volleyball Roster
Arenas, Victoria
vs
Southeastern Louisiana
Sep 18 (Thu)
6:00 PM
Jersey Number 14
Victoria Arenas
- Position:
- Libero
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Cypress Woods
- Hometown:
- Cypress, Texas
Bio
2016
2015
2014
2013
CAREER HIGHS
Category Career High
Kills 1 three times
Attempts 2 at Florida (10/4/13); at Ohio (9/5/14)
Hit% (min. 10 k) n/a
Assists 5 vs. Missouri (10/26/16)
Aces 2 at Alabama (9/23/16)
Digs 28 vs. UTSA (8/30/14)
Total Blocks 0
Points 2 at Alabama (9/23/16)
2016 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 26 matches and 89 sets and made two starts…Typically played back row for opposite hitter Ashlie Reasor…Was second on the team with 2.92 digs per set for the full season…Her season-high 25 digs in the 3-1 victory against LSU on Nov. 23 marked the most digs by an A&M player in a match in 2016…Posted double-figure digs in 13 matches overall, second most on the team…Led or tied for the team high in digs in seven matches…Led Texas A&M back row players with a .965 reception percentage and was second on the team with 340 service reception attempts for the full season…Played in every set in each of the 18 SEC matches…Was second on the team with 3.27 digs per set and a .958 reception percentage (minimum 30 attempts) in 265 attempts in conference matches only…Swept both the SEC Player of the Week and the SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 31—the first time in her career to receive either award—after averaging a team-leading 4.71 digs in wins against previously undefeated and eventual SEC co-champion Missouri and South Carolina…At the end-of-the-season team celebration, was presented with the prestigious Aggie Excellence award, which recognizes the player who best represents A&M’s core values of respect, integrity, leadership, excellence, loyalty and selfless service.
2015 (JUNIOR)
Played in 20 of 31 matches and 57 sets overall…Drew the starting nod in each of the last three matches of the season and four matches overall…Averaged 1.88 digs per set for the full season and 1.97 digs per set in SEC matches only…Posted double-figure digs three times, including a season-high 13 digs in a 3-0 victory at Tennessee, tying for match-high honors…Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll for the third consecutive season.
2014 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 24 of 30 matches and 77 sets overall…Was the starting designated libero in 14 matches and started two matches as a defensive specialist…Ranked second on the team and 16th in the SEC with 2.99 digs per set for the full season…Appeared in 13 SEC matches and averaged 1.66 digs per set in conference play…Tallied eight double-figure dig performances throughout the season, including 20-plus dig efforts in three matches…Had a career-high 28 digs in a 3-2 loss to UTSA, the most digs by an A&M player and tying for fourth most by an SEC player in a five-set match in 2014…Took or tied for team-high honors in digs in a team-leading 11 matches…Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive season.
2013 (FRESHMAN)
Graduated high school early and began training with the Aggies in January 2013…Saw the most action of all true freshmen on the team…Appeared in 27 of 31 matches throughout her rookie campaign, drawing the starting nod nine times…Saw action in 84 of 111 sets, mostly as a defensive specialist…Made her career debut in the season opener against South Dakota State on Aug. 30 and made her first career start in a 3-0 victory against No. 16 Florida State on Sept. 12…Appeared as the libero for the first time in her career in the last two sets at South Carolina on Oct. 6…Her very first play as libero resulted in her dig falling in for a kill for the first point of the set…Twice took team-high honors in digs, including a then career-high 20 digs against Arkansas on Oct. 25…Posted double-figure digs in five matches…Was fourth on the team with 2.15 digs per set for the full season and was third on the team with 2.35 digs per set in SEC matches only…Honed her skills during the summer of 2014 competing for BIP/USA at the 10th Annual European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia…Member of the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
A four-year letterwinner and three-year starting libero for coach Ashley Ahlfinger at Cypress Woods High School, where she graduated magna cum laude…Also competed in track and field her first two years -- which included an appearance in regionals in the 4x100 meter relay as a freshman -- before concentrating solely on volleyball…Helped lead the Wildcats to four volleyball district titles, a 161-20 (.890) overall record which included three seasons with 40 or more wins, and an appearance in the state semifinals during her career…Capped her prep career by being named District 17-5A’s top libero for the third consecutive year…Also was named first-team all-state by the Texas Girls Coaches Association and was named AVCA Under Armour Honorable Mention as a senior…In addition, was named to PrepVolleyball.com’s Senior Aces (101-250) and to the 2012-13 LoneStarVolleyball.com All-Texas First Team…Earned academic honors every year throughout her career, having been named to both the Academic All-District 17-5A team and the AVCA Academic Award Winner list all four years…Played for Texas Tornados and Houston Juniors volleyball club teams and was a seven-time participant at USA Volleyball Junior National Championships…Club coaches were former Aggie letterwinners Jennifer (Wells) Kazmierski and Courtnee Rhodes and former Olympian Tara Cross-Battle, as well as Lauren Rhodes, Kara Waddel and Jeff Ham.
PERSONAL
Victoria Arenas is the daughter of Rodrigo and Kay Arenas, who both played college tennis at McNeese State…Is the youngest of three girls, all of whom played volleyball as a libero/defensive specialist at the college level…Her oldest sister, Cristina, began her college volleyball career at Texas and finished her career in 2012 at Alabama, and Daniela completed her four-year career at Rice in 2014…Victoria began playing volleyball when she was 12 years old…Chose to pursue volleyball over other sports, because “As much as I LOVED basketball, there is something intangible about volleyball that I couldn’t get enough of! I crave the adrenaline rush of taking away a kill from an opponent and running down balls.”…Only official recruiting visit was to Texas A&M…Chose to attend Texas A&M because, “it was perfect! Close to home, which was a necessity, the university has a great reputation and spirit, and the volleyball program is competitive. The girls on the team were very welcoming, and I just knew that it was where I was supposed to be.”…Most memorable moments in athletics are playing high school volleyball with her sister and securing the SEC championship at Mizzou…Although favorite number is 5, chose to wear the No. 14 jersey because No. 5 was unavailable and 1+4=5, which also is the number of her oldest sister’s first jersey and it also was the number worn by former Aggie Olympian and volleyball idol Stacy Sykora while representing USA…Hobby is shopping…Is a member of FCA, Athletes in Action and the Texas A&M Physical Therapy Society…Has volunteered at A&M’s annual Residence Hall Move-In Assistance Day, helping new and returning Aggies move into their dorms, and at Hard Hats for Little Heads in which A&M student-athletes help educate elementary school children about the importance of wearing a helmet…Also was a volunteer at Cole Health Pediatric…Helped coach the Texas A&M men’s club volleyball team in the spring…Was one of 11 Aggie volleyball players and 27 Texas A&M student-athletes overall who went on a mission trip to Haiti in May…Is a four-time member of the Texas A&M Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll…Is majoring in kinesiology and is slated to graduate in May 2017…Career ambition is to be a physical therapist…Born February 23, 1995, in Houston, Texas.
ARENAS UP CLOSE
Favorites:
Miscellaneous Questions:
Teammate who:
Teammate who would be the best candidate for:
- SEC Player of the Week (10/31)
- SEC Defensive Player of the Week (10/31)
- Texas A&M Aggie Excellence Award
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2014
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2013
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER HIGHS
Category Career High
Kills 1 three times
Attempts 2 at Florida (10/4/13); at Ohio (9/5/14)
Hit% (min. 10 k) n/a
Assists 5 vs. Missouri (10/26/16)
Aces 2 at Alabama (9/23/16)
Digs 28 vs. UTSA (8/30/14)
Total Blocks 0
Points 2 at Alabama (9/23/16)
2016 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 26 matches and 89 sets and made two starts…Typically played back row for opposite hitter Ashlie Reasor…Was second on the team with 2.92 digs per set for the full season…Her season-high 25 digs in the 3-1 victory against LSU on Nov. 23 marked the most digs by an A&M player in a match in 2016…Posted double-figure digs in 13 matches overall, second most on the team…Led or tied for the team high in digs in seven matches…Led Texas A&M back row players with a .965 reception percentage and was second on the team with 340 service reception attempts for the full season…Played in every set in each of the 18 SEC matches…Was second on the team with 3.27 digs per set and a .958 reception percentage (minimum 30 attempts) in 265 attempts in conference matches only…Swept both the SEC Player of the Week and the SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 31—the first time in her career to receive either award—after averaging a team-leading 4.71 digs in wins against previously undefeated and eventual SEC co-champion Missouri and South Carolina…At the end-of-the-season team celebration, was presented with the prestigious Aggie Excellence award, which recognizes the player who best represents A&M’s core values of respect, integrity, leadership, excellence, loyalty and selfless service.
2015 (JUNIOR)
Played in 20 of 31 matches and 57 sets overall…Drew the starting nod in each of the last three matches of the season and four matches overall…Averaged 1.88 digs per set for the full season and 1.97 digs per set in SEC matches only…Posted double-figure digs three times, including a season-high 13 digs in a 3-0 victory at Tennessee, tying for match-high honors…Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll for the third consecutive season.
2014 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 24 of 30 matches and 77 sets overall…Was the starting designated libero in 14 matches and started two matches as a defensive specialist…Ranked second on the team and 16th in the SEC with 2.99 digs per set for the full season…Appeared in 13 SEC matches and averaged 1.66 digs per set in conference play…Tallied eight double-figure dig performances throughout the season, including 20-plus dig efforts in three matches…Had a career-high 28 digs in a 3-2 loss to UTSA, the most digs by an A&M player and tying for fourth most by an SEC player in a five-set match in 2014…Took or tied for team-high honors in digs in a team-leading 11 matches…Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive season.
2013 (FRESHMAN)
Graduated high school early and began training with the Aggies in January 2013…Saw the most action of all true freshmen on the team…Appeared in 27 of 31 matches throughout her rookie campaign, drawing the starting nod nine times…Saw action in 84 of 111 sets, mostly as a defensive specialist…Made her career debut in the season opener against South Dakota State on Aug. 30 and made her first career start in a 3-0 victory against No. 16 Florida State on Sept. 12…Appeared as the libero for the first time in her career in the last two sets at South Carolina on Oct. 6…Her very first play as libero resulted in her dig falling in for a kill for the first point of the set…Twice took team-high honors in digs, including a then career-high 20 digs against Arkansas on Oct. 25…Posted double-figure digs in five matches…Was fourth on the team with 2.15 digs per set for the full season and was third on the team with 2.35 digs per set in SEC matches only…Honed her skills during the summer of 2014 competing for BIP/USA at the 10th Annual European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia…Member of the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
A four-year letterwinner and three-year starting libero for coach Ashley Ahlfinger at Cypress Woods High School, where she graduated magna cum laude…Also competed in track and field her first two years -- which included an appearance in regionals in the 4x100 meter relay as a freshman -- before concentrating solely on volleyball…Helped lead the Wildcats to four volleyball district titles, a 161-20 (.890) overall record which included three seasons with 40 or more wins, and an appearance in the state semifinals during her career…Capped her prep career by being named District 17-5A’s top libero for the third consecutive year…Also was named first-team all-state by the Texas Girls Coaches Association and was named AVCA Under Armour Honorable Mention as a senior…In addition, was named to PrepVolleyball.com’s Senior Aces (101-250) and to the 2012-13 LoneStarVolleyball.com All-Texas First Team…Earned academic honors every year throughout her career, having been named to both the Academic All-District 17-5A team and the AVCA Academic Award Winner list all four years…Played for Texas Tornados and Houston Juniors volleyball club teams and was a seven-time participant at USA Volleyball Junior National Championships…Club coaches were former Aggie letterwinners Jennifer (Wells) Kazmierski and Courtnee Rhodes and former Olympian Tara Cross-Battle, as well as Lauren Rhodes, Kara Waddel and Jeff Ham.
PERSONAL
Victoria Arenas is the daughter of Rodrigo and Kay Arenas, who both played college tennis at McNeese State…Is the youngest of three girls, all of whom played volleyball as a libero/defensive specialist at the college level…Her oldest sister, Cristina, began her college volleyball career at Texas and finished her career in 2012 at Alabama, and Daniela completed her four-year career at Rice in 2014…Victoria began playing volleyball when she was 12 years old…Chose to pursue volleyball over other sports, because “As much as I LOVED basketball, there is something intangible about volleyball that I couldn’t get enough of! I crave the adrenaline rush of taking away a kill from an opponent and running down balls.”…Only official recruiting visit was to Texas A&M…Chose to attend Texas A&M because, “it was perfect! Close to home, which was a necessity, the university has a great reputation and spirit, and the volleyball program is competitive. The girls on the team were very welcoming, and I just knew that it was where I was supposed to be.”…Most memorable moments in athletics are playing high school volleyball with her sister and securing the SEC championship at Mizzou…Although favorite number is 5, chose to wear the No. 14 jersey because No. 5 was unavailable and 1+4=5, which also is the number of her oldest sister’s first jersey and it also was the number worn by former Aggie Olympian and volleyball idol Stacy Sykora while representing USA…Hobby is shopping…Is a member of FCA, Athletes in Action and the Texas A&M Physical Therapy Society…Has volunteered at A&M’s annual Residence Hall Move-In Assistance Day, helping new and returning Aggies move into their dorms, and at Hard Hats for Little Heads in which A&M student-athletes help educate elementary school children about the importance of wearing a helmet…Also was a volunteer at Cole Health Pediatric…Helped coach the Texas A&M men’s club volleyball team in the spring…Was one of 11 Aggie volleyball players and 27 Texas A&M student-athletes overall who went on a mission trip to Haiti in May…Is a four-time member of the Texas A&M Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll…Is majoring in kinesiology and is slated to graduate in May 2017…Career ambition is to be a physical therapist…Born February 23, 1995, in Houston, Texas.
ARENAS UP CLOSE
Favorites:
- Favorite class subject: Anatomy
- Favorite quote: "You can't always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive." - Pat Summitt
- Favorite volleyball player: Stacy Sykora
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Maya Moore
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): Houston Texans
- Favorite social media site: Instagram
- Favorite app: Pinterest
- Favorite type of music: Country
- Favorite food: Breakfast. Cinnamon rolls
- Favorite TV show: Game of Thrones
- Favorite book: Second Wind
- Favorite movie: Lord of the Rings: Twin Towers
- Favorite Disney character: Not a Disney fan :(
- Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: Tackling whoever gets a sick block
- Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: Tennis
- Favorite thing about Texas A&M: The awesome Aggie network along with the comradery
- Favorite Aggie tradition: The Aggie Ring
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Miscellaneous Questions:
- My nickname is: Tori, TT, Vic, Virginia
- One word to describe me when I’m on the court: Intense
- One word to describe me away from the court: Funny
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: My parents
- The Aggie volleyball player I most idolized while growing up: Stacy Sykora
- The person I would most like to meet: Martin Luther King, Jr.
- People have told me that I look like (name of celebrity): Daniela Arenas
- The most famous athlete I have met: Stephanie Aiple
- The song title that best describes me: Livin’ on a Prayer
- Song most listened to: Oh Lord - NF
- Musical instruments that I play: Goodness nothing!
- Languages (other than English) that I speak fluently are: Spanglish
- When I was little, I dreamed of being an: Astronaut
- Early bird or night owl: EARLY BIRDIE
- Something I've always wanted to do but haven't: Surf. Specifically in Australia
- The reality show I would most like to participate in is: Wipeout
- I can’t believe I watch this show: I don’t really watch too much TV :(
- Few people know that I: Truly think I can sing like Carrie Underwood
- My best non-athletic talent: Eating
- My most prized possession: Ultimate Training Camp Bible
- My most annoying habit: I do not find myself annoying, but my sisters might disagree
- My pet peeve: Fast walkers
- My superstitions: My shoelaces
- Being at A&M has taught me: Great foundations of loyalty and legacy while building lasting relationships
- Best piece of advice to your freshmen teammates: Work hard and cherish every moment, even the tough ones!
- After I graduate, I plan to: Go to more school
- My dream job is: Pediatric physical therapist
Teammate who:
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Kaitlyn Blake
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Stephanie Aiple
- The teammate who dominates in the weight room: Kiara McGee
- Teammate most likely to be on People’s “Best Dressed” list: Stephanie Aiple
- Teammate most likely to become president: Jazz, her laugh will take down her opponent.
Teammate who would be the best candidate for:
- America’s Next Top Model: Hollann Hans
- The Amazing Race: Kaysie Shebeneck
- The Apprentice: Emily Hardesty
- Big Brother: Marge Connett
- Cake Wars: Me! I love cake
- Chopped: Kiara McGee
- Dancing with the Stars: Montse Castro
- HGTV Design Star: Stephanie Aiple
- Last Comic Standing: Gabby Litwin
- The Price is Right: Amy Houser
- Shark Tank: Katelyn Labhart
- Survivor: Amy Nettles
- The Voice: Kaitlyn Blake
- Wipeout: Ashlie Reasor, she is the definition of wipeout
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
