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Cal Poly Pomona Athletics

2024 Volleyball Roster

Will G. MacNeil
Will G. MacNeil
Shayden Hoopai-Waikoloa
Sarah Macias

11 Samantha Campion

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mission Viejo, CA
  • High School Tesoro HS
  • Previous School College of Charleston

Biography

Career Awards and Honors  

  • AVCA All-America Second Team (2024)
  • D2CCA All-America Third Team (2024)
  • D2CCA West Region Player of the Year (2024)
  • CCAA Player of the Year (2024)
  • AVCA All-America Third Team (2023)
  • 2X AVCA All-West Region First Team (2023, 2024)
  • D2CCA All-West Region First Team (2024)
  • 2X All-CCAA First Team (2023, 2024)
  • 2X All-West Regional Tournament Team (2023, 2024)
  • 2x CCAA Offensive Player of the Week
  • 3X CCAA Defensive Player of the Week
  • All-CCAA Honorable Mention (2022)
  • Otter Classic All-Tournament Team (2022)
  • 2023-24 CCAA Hal Charnofsky Award Winner
  • 2023-24 CCAA Impact Award Winner
  • 2024-25 CCAA All-Academic

  2024   Senior | Cal Poly Pomona
  • D2CCA West Region Player of the Year
  • D2CCA All-West Region First Team
  • AVCA All-West Region First Team
  • CCAA Player of the Year
  • All-CCAA First Team
  • Named CCAA Defensive Player of the Week for Oct. 7-13th
  • Named CCAA Defensive Player of the Week for Nov. 5-8th
  • Named to the All-West Regional Tournament Team
  • AVCA All-America Second Team
  • D2CCA All-America Third Team
  • Appeared in 106 sets in the 2024 season  
  • Totaled 323 kills and 3.20 kills per set on the season 
  • Totaled 384 digs and 3.62 digs per set on the season 
  • Named all-academic district team 
  • Lead the team in aces and digs 
  • 2024-25 CCAA All-Academic

  2023   Junior | Cal Poly Pomona
  • Played in 30 matches
  • Finished the season with 372 kills and hit .253
  • Averaged 3.51 kills per set 
  • Posted a season-high 21 kills against Azusa Pacific 9/10/23
  • Accounted for 42 service aces
  • Registered double-digit kills in 24 of 30 matches
  • Finished the season with 332 digs
  • Averaged 3.13 digs per set 
  • Posted a season-high 19 digs against Cal State San Bernardino 10/7/23
  • Recorded 15 double-doubles
  • Back-to-back Offensive Player of the Week 9/12/23-9/19/23
  • Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team 
  • All-CCAA First Team
  • AVCA All-America Third Team (2023)
  • AVCA All-West Region First Team (2023)
  • 2023-24 CCAA Hal Charnofsky Award Winner
  • 2023-24 CCAA Impact Award Winner

  2022   Sophomore | Cal Poly Pomona
  • Played in 28 matches
  • Finished the season with 246 kills and hit .192
  • Averaged 2.39 kills per set 
  • Posted a season-high 16 kills against San Fran State 9/10/22
  • Finished the season with 351 digs
  • Averaged 3.41 digs per set 
  • Registered a season-high 34 digs against Cal State San Bernardino 11/17/22
  • Recorded 6 double-doubles
  • Finished the season with 762 receptions and .950 reception percentage
  • CCAA Defensive player of the week 9/5/22
  • Otter Classic All-Tournament Team (2022)
  • All-CCAA Honorable Mention
  • CCAA All-Academic

  2021   Freshman | College of Charleston 
  • Played in 15 matches
  • Surpassed 20 digs in 6 matches 
  • Led the team with 4.25 assists and 0.50 aces per set
  • Matched five-set, single-match record with 6 aces against UNCW 11/13/21
  • Accounted for 28 service aces 
  • Finished the season with 238 digs 
  • Averaged 4.25 digs per set 
  • Posted a season-high 26 digs against Elon 9/18/21
  • Named to CofC Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • CAA Defensive Player of the Week 8/30/21

  2020   Freshman | College of Charleston 
  • Played in 11 matches 
  • Finished the season with 14 kills 
  • Averaged 1.48 digs per set 
  • Registered a season-high 8 kills at UNCW 3/14/20
  
High School  
  • Graduated from Tesoro High School in Las Flores
  • Spent three years at Cherokee Trail High School in Aurora, Colorado
  • Earned three All-Conference Honorable Mentions
  • Totaled 521 kills and 540 digs in her last two seasons at CTHS
  • Played club volleyball for Colorado Juniors and Laguna Beach Volleyball Club
  • Finished 9th in 16 Open at USAV Nationals 

Personal 
  • A Communications major with an emphasis in Multimedia Journalism
  • Daughter of parents Andrew and Catherine
  • Has two brothers, Conor and Caden, and a sister, Alexis
  • Aspires to become a sports reporter
  • Favorite TV shows are Love Island, Normal People, and That 70's Show
  • Favorite movies are Nerve, Endless Love, and The Great Gatsby
  • Favorite music artists are Noah Kahn, Zach Bryan, and The 1975
  • Favorite pro athlete is Simone Biles
  • Father played hockey at University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Aunt, Carolyn Kieger, played NCAA Division I basketball at Marquette and is currently women's basketball head coach at Penn State
  • Has lived in eight different states due to her father being in United States Air Force
  • Is the Poly Post Sports Editor

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2022Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    11
  • 11

    2023Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    11
  • 11

    2024Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    11