Khalia Lanier 12 Reasons Why She's An Inspiring USC Outside Hitter

Khalia Lanier is an inspiring volleyball athlete ImproveYourVolleyball spotlights who has accomplished more in four years of high school than most players do!

Discover what amazing girls high school volleyball prep Khalia Lanier has accomplished by her senior year.  

Congrats @khalia_lanier, the #ArizonaSportsAwards Girls Volleyball Big Schools POY! https://t.co/WdoFZOodjD pic.twitter.com/pzIweNBau3

— azcentral (@azcentral) June 6, 2016

She is one of several inspiring volleyball athletes Dear Volleyball spotlights who has accomplished more in four years of high school than most people do their entire life!

Can you say #girlpower?

Her passion for the game is contagious. Her attitude on the court will fire you up!

Discover a possible new role model and start figuring out what your volleyball goals are going to be for the new year. 

CONGRATS to @khalia_lanier on her first-career @AVCAVolleyball National Player of the Week award! #FightOn ✌❤️https://t.co/VmaVOCYCnR pic.twitter.com/0qw6CJ7HNG

— USC Women's Volleyball (@uscwomensvolley) November 14, 2017

1. Gatorade National Player of the Year

Gatorade National AOY Finalist Spotlight: Khalia Lanier, Volleyball https://t.co/hCdt5wYDFC @khalia_lanier@uscwomensvolley @XCPGators1

— USA TODAY HSS (@usatodayhss) July 6, 2016

Khalia won the prestigious national Gatorade award in 2015 for volleyball 

2. Khalia is a 6-foot-2 senior outside hitter who recorded 496 kills, 324 digs and 28 service aces while posting a kill percentage of .438 and leading the Gators (34-8) to the Division I state final

Congrats Khalia! @khalia_lanier Xavier Volleyball Standout Khalia Lanier is Headed to Hollywood - https://t.co/O2rmIHkTCx via @sports360az

— Arizona Storm Elite VBC (@az_stormvbc) July 11, 2016

3. A 2015 American Volleyball Coaches Association All American

4. Under Armour First Team All-American 

Xavier's Khalia Lanier has experienced heartbreak on the volleyball court and growth off it. http://t.co/69DgRcLbAc pic.twitter.com/PdIcLtY7mD

— azcentral sports (@azcsports) September 4, 2015

5. Chosen as the top-ranked player in the nation as rated by PrepVolleyball.com

Khalia Lanier is Gatorade Volleyball POY https://t.co/3ITfN4IeBT pic.twitter.com/yiSVaq2GR8

— Is It Just Us (@isitjustus2) January 1, 2016

6. Lanier was a member of the U.S. Girls' Youth National Volleyball Team

7. She and some of the country's top volleyball prep players reached  the 2015 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship final in Peru

(Pictured) The 12 players include Brionne Butler, Regan Pittman, Kathryn Plummer, Alexis Sun, Ronika Stone, Madison Lilley, Khalia Lanier, Paige Hammons, Morgan Hentz, Stephanie Samedy, Sydney Hilley and Tiffany Clark.

Got mad love 4 my cousin Khalia Lanier repping Team USA next week in Lima,Peru for volleyball championship. #Number8 pic.twitter.com/YvtYDiDeIu

— Alison Cross (@aCross_Creative) July 29, 2015

8. 2014 All-USA Preseason Girls High School Volleyball Team 

9. 2015 All-USA Preseason Girls Volleyball First Team

Congrats 2015 @amfam ALL-USA Preseason Girls Volleyball First Teamers https://t.co/1hI0WWPF9L @khalia_lanier @haggerty_molly @niosiaa

— USA TODAY HSS (@usatodayhss) August 26, 2015

10. Lanier has maintained a weighted cumulative GPA of 4.21

Female Athlete of the Year: Xavier Prep volleyball's Khalia Lanier. #ArizonaSportsAwards pic.twitter.com/nPHzZis1Bs

— Doug Haller (@DougHaller) June 6, 2016

11. She also spent countless hours over nine days in the summer of 2014 working in an orphanage in Komga, South Africa, teaching preschool-aged children

12. Volunteered on behalf of the Desert Mission Food Bank, providing emergency food assistance to help families in North Phoenix

Xavier Prep volleyball star Khalia Lanier chooses USC over Texas, Stanford http://t.co/9vy9gGcyEE via @azcentral

— Richard Obert (@azc_obert) July 20, 2014

Meet volleyball prep Khalia Lanier...who chose to be a  USC Trojan, over Stanford and Texas 

Xavier Prep volleyball star Khalia Lanier chooses USC over Texas, Stanford http://t.co/9vy9gGcyEE via @azcentral

— Richard Obert (@azc_obert) July 20, 2014

Pac-12 Networks' Ashley Adamson talks with USC's Khalia Lanier about adjusting to college life, growing up as the daughter of Naismith Hall of Fame inductee Bob Lanier and the unique way she was presented the Gatorade National Player of the Year trophy last December. 

Khalia had a supersonic sophomore season...

@khalia_lanier just received Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year. pic.twitter.com/r72eYkH9uF

— Jose E. Garcia (@AZPreps365Jose) December 9, 2015

✅ 21 kills
✅ 14 digs
✅ Sixth double-double this season

Khalia Lanier is the #Pac12VB Offensive Player of the Week: https://t.co/uBiMHhASv1 pic.twitter.com/tpQTcU9Kqy

— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) November 14, 2017

Volleyball prep Khalia Lanier is honored with her second Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honor after tallying a double-double against Colorado.

USC women’s volleyball’s Khalia Lanier on strong performance: ‘I made a promise to myself’ https://t.co/jjvLB8wTqE

— USC Sports Now (@USCSportsNow) October 6, 2016

USC’s Khalia Lanier named Pac-12 Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week https://t.co/QN20FJGRDz

— USC Sports Now (@USCSportsNow) August 29, 2017

USC’s Khalia Lanier named Pac-12 Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week https://t.co/QN20FJGRDz

— USC Sports Now (@USCSportsNow) August 29, 2017

Flo Volleyball interviews former volleyball prep Khalia Lanier about what her focus is during her sophomore year.

Khalia Lanier interview with FloVolleyball this week. She's a solid bomber for USC Women's Volleyball! Click in... https://t.co/5vk0dm9xuO

— Rob Espero (@robonthemic) September 8, 2017

Khalia Lanier recorded 38 kills and hit .319 to lead the USC Trojans to wins over Utah and Colorado. #NCAAVB https://t.co/TZEYZN04Es

— NCAA Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) November 14, 2017

Khalia is named SportsImports/AVCA Player of the Week today!

Congrats to @uscwomensvolley Outside Hitter @khalia_lanier for winning the @SportsImportsVB / AVCA Player of the Week! pic.twitter.com/nHzMjFhU1D

— AVCA (@AVCAVolleyball) November 14, 2017

Dear Volleyball: A Poem by Khalia Lanier https://t.co/pjNgGs6DXK

— Arizona Storm Elite VBC (@az_stormvbc) July 15, 2016

Sources

@azcentral (AZ Central)

@uscwomensvolley (USC Volleyball)

@AprilRossBeach (April Ross)

@usatodayhss (USA Today High School Sports)

@xaviercatholic (Xavier)

@az_stormvbc  (Arizona Storm VBC)

@VBphotoMag (Volleyball Photo Mag)

@azcsports (AZ Central Sports)

@isitjustus2 (Is It Just Us)

A. Cross

D. Haller

R. Obert

@AZPreps365Jose (J. Garcia)

@Pac12Network (@Pac12Network)

@USCSportsNow

@robonthemic (R. Espero)

@NCAAVolleyball

@AVCAVolleyball

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