Aug. 11, 2009
WACO, Texas - The Baylor volleyball team opened its fall practice schedule on Tuesday, welcoming four newcomers to a squad that finished 18-13 (9-11 Big 12) last season. Three freshman and one transfer join the Bears this season.
Last season, head coach Jim Barnes' crew tied for the most overall wins (18) and wins in the Big 12 (9) since 1999, and will look to improve on their sixth-place finish in the conference standings. In 2008, the Bears set records for most wins to start a season with eight, and most wins to start the conference schedule with three.
Outside hitters Zoe Adom and Kiley Sherman, along with middle blocker Torri Campbell, make up the 14th-ranked recruiting class starting practice for the Bears. Adom, Sherman and Campbell enter as freshmen, while Elizabeth Graham transferred from Texas and will begin her junior campaign.
Zoe Adom - High School: List of honors during high school career include: Two-time 5-5A first team all-district, Trinity High School MVP and team captain in 2008, academic all-state, two-time academic all-district, all-tournament team at Double T and Austin tournaments, 7-5A blocker of the year in 2007...Also earned second team all-district honors in basketball in 2007...Guided THS to a 12-0 district record and the 7-5A district championship in 2007. Personal: Full name is Zoe Marie Adom...Born Feb. 3, 1991, in Nashville, Tenn....Daughter of Dr. Prince Adom and Mary Kanbi...Has two siblings, Zuela (23) and Emmanuel (8)...Majoring in health science.
Torri Campbell - High School: List of honors during senior season in 2008 include: Texas Gatorade Player of the Year, Amarillo Globe News Volleyball Player of the Year, Volleyball Magazine FAB 50, PrepVolleyball.com All-American, Volleyball Magazine High School All-America first team, Lonestarvolleyball.com Player of the Year, Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star Team, Max Prep's All-American Team, Texas Sports Writers Association Player of the Year and All-Star selection, National ESPN RISE Athlete of the Week (Nov. 27, 2008), AVCA Under Armor High School All-American first team, Texas All-Academic Team, District 2-5A Player of the Year, District 2-5A MVP...Finished stellar prep career by leading Amarillo High School to its third straight Class 5A state title as a senior...Guided Amarillo to combined 145-5 mark in three years on the varsity squad...Ranked 30th in the 2009 recruiting class, according to PrepVolleyball.com - the second-highest ranking in Baylor history...Also ranked as the third-best player in Texas and the No. 8-rated middle blocker in the country...Played two seasons for the Amarillo Elite volleyball club, finishing 17th nationally in 2007 and second in 2008...Played for TAV-Dallas club team in 2009. Personal: Full name is Victoria Child Jones Campbell...Nicknamed Torri...Born Jan. 4, 1991, in Amarillo, Texas...Daughter of Douglas and Victoria Campbell...Has two older brothers, Colten Morgan (30) and Clay Morgan (28)..Majoring in health science.
Elizabeth Graham - 2008 (Sophomore) University of Texas: Saw action in eight matches and 10 sets, recording seven kills on .462 hitting...Added four total blocks, including one solo, and one dig. 2007 (Freshman), University of Texas: Appeared in four matches and six games before sustaining an ankle injury in practice and missing the final 13 matches of the regular season...Saw her first action for the Longhorns in a 3-1 loss to Penn State (8/25)...Subbed in for two games and recorded her first career kill, dig and block in a sweep of Houston (8/31)...Recorded three kills on four attacks and posted one block assist in a 3-0 win over Baylor (10/10)...Teamed with Alexandra Lewis at the 2008 Collegiate Beach National Championships in San Diego, Calif., winning their pool and earning a runner-up finish in the D-Flight. High School: A 2007 PrepVolleyball.com All-American and was a 2006 All-State First Team pick by the Texas Sports Writers Association and Lone Star Volleyball as a senior at Vista Ridge High School...Was a three-time All-District First Team selection at Vista Ridge (2004-06) and was twice named the District Most Valuable Player (2005, 2006)...Named Central Texas Player of the Year by the Austin American Statesman in 2006 after earning second team honors in 2005 and Newcomer of the Year accolades in 2004...Helped lead Vista Ridge to a Texas Class 4A second-place finish as a senior, after pacing her team to a 97-34 record during her four-year career...Finished her Vista Ridge career as the school's all-time leader in kills (1,615) and total blocks (432)...Earned a place on the 2006 UIL Class 4A All-Tournament Team...Garnered District Offensive MVP accolades in 2004...Three-time Academic All-District selection (2004-06) who earned Academic All-State honors in 2006...Led her Austin Junior Volleyball club team to a second-place finish at regionals in 2007...Played post for the Vista Ridge basketball team for four years and ran track her freshman year...Member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Full name is Elizabeth Dawn Graham...Born March 4, 1989...Daughter of Bill and Karen Graham of Leander, Texas...Has one brother, Curtis (26), who will be attending Baylor in the fall to work on his PhD, and one sister, Eilene (28), who played basketball at Panhandle State University (2000-01) and Southern Nazarene University (2002-03)...Two-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection.
Kiley Sherman - High School: Varsity captain three consecutive years for head coach Sara Thomas at Oswego East HS...All-Conference junior year...All-Area honorable mention, All-Tournament and MVP senior year...School record holder for most kills in a match...Member of Baylor's 2009 recruiting class that ranked 14th in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com. Personal: Full name is Kily Maureen Sherman...Born July 20, 1991, in Hinsdale, Ill....Daughter of Clifford and Elizabeth Sherman...Has one older sister, Megan (19), and one younger brother, Kevin (13)...Career ambition is to be a nutritionist.
