Mount Si senior outside hitter Anna McCreadie will bring her athleticism to Silicon Valley next fall.

The local volleyball leader chose Santa Clara University, a private Catholic school in a San Francisco suburb, last May. She visited the campus, loved it, and will be signing her declaration of intent in November.

“It’s perfect,” McCreadie said of the school. She expects to play outside, or inside as a pin hitter.

McCreadie’s been on coach Bonnie Foote’s varsity team all four years of high school, and began posting big numbers as an outside hitter in 2012. Outside of school, McCreadie has played for the Sudden Impact club since freshman year. So she’s a relative newcomer to the sport, but loves it

“The offseason is the most important. You get out there, you get reps, you get better—that’s where the magic happens.”

“I’m pretty vocal,” said McCreadie, a team co-captain. “But I think it’s best to lead by example. You have to practice what you preach.”

Away from the game, McCreadie is also her Mount Si High School ASB president. Interestingly, her mother, Susan, was also the ASB president at Mount Si in 1987. Anna’s sister Katie McCreadie is on varsity. A sophomore, she plays right side or middle.

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