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Jersey Number 6
Haley Hallgren
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Southlake Carroll HS
- Hometown:
- Southlake, Texas
- Previous School:
- Michigan (Indoor)/USC (Beach)
Bio
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• DiG Magazine All-American (Second Team 2019)
• Volleyball Magazine All-American (Honorable Mention 2019)
• 2-time AVCA Top Flight Award (Court 3, 2019; Court 4, 2023)
• 2-time All-Pac-12 (Second Team 2018, 2019)
• Pac-12 All-Academic (Honorable Mention 2019)
• Academic All-Big-Ten (2022)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2021)
• Pac-12 Pair of the Week (with Alexandra Poletto Mar. 12, 2019)
• Pac-12 South Invitational All-Tournament Team (2018)
2023
Haley Hallgren ended the season with an overall record of 32-4 (116-38 career) … partnered with Rileigh Powers for most of the season going 30-4 (1-0 on court two, 6-4 on court three, 18-0 on court four and 5-0 on court five) … also went 1-0 with Sophie Moore on court three and 1-0 with Lexy Denaburg on court two … the Bruins faced 32 ranked opponents in the 44 duals on the year with Hallgren going 21-4 against ranked teams (four matches were truncated at the Pac-12 Championship and one more at the NCAA Championship) … recorded a season- and team-best winning streak of 29 consecutive duals to open the season (28 with Powers and one with Moore … began with the season-opener on Feb. 23 against Saint Mary's and ended on Apr. 15 on court two against No. 2 USC) … Hallgren clinched seven victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with the biggest coming in a 3-2 victory over No. 1 TCU (Apr. 14) on court three in a three-set thriller to hand the Horned Frogs their first loss of the year (29-1) at the Center of Effort Challenge in San Luis Obispo, Calif. … Hallgren went 1-3 in postseason play (1-1 at Pac-12s and 0-2 at NCAAs) … Hallgren went 27-2 in two-set matches and 5-2 in three-set matches on the year.
2022 (MICHIGAN INDOOR) – Statistics
Appeared in 17 matches making seven starts (45 sets) … registered 42 kills, 60 digs, 18 blocks, and seven service aces on the year as the Wolverines went 17-13 overall and 8-12 in the Big Ten Conference … recorded a career-high eight kills against Morehead State (Sep. 2) along with a .429 hitting percentage … also recorded a career-high five service aces against Morehead State (Sep. 2) … set a career-high of 13 digs against Loyola Chicago (Sep. 3) … recorded her first start for the Wolverines against Northern Arizona (Aug. 26) at the Lumberjack Classic.
2021 (MICHIGAN INDOOR) – Statistics
Appeared in seven matches (23 sets) … made her collegiate indoor debut on Sept. 3 vs. West Virginia … recorded a season-high six digs against Michigan State on Sept. 26 … registered 16 digs and two assists on the year as the Wolverines went 18-12 overall and 11-9 in the Big Ten Conference.
2021 (USC BEACH)
Ended her USC beach volleyball career with an 84-34 record as USC won the 2021 NCAA Championship … ranked 15th on USC career charts in Individual Career Wins and 20th in Individual Career Winning Percentage (84-34, .712) … went 20-11 overall on the year, including going 9-1 with Megan Kraft at the No. 3 position and 9-5 with Hailey Harward at the No. 3 position … also went 1-3 with Mollie Ebertin, 0-2 with Paige Dreeuws, and 1-0 with Joy Dennis all on court three … won six straight matches (five with Kraft and one with Ebertin (March 13-27) … delivered the clinching point in seven dual matches (four with Kraft and three with Harward).
2020 (USC BEACH) – Match Results
Went 5-6 overall in a season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic … partnered with Hailey Harward (5-6 at No. 1) … team co-captain.
2019 (USC BEACH) – Match Results
Went 32-4 overall on the year, including going 32-4 with Alexandra Poletto at the No. 3 position … had double-digit winning streaks of 17 (Feb. 27-March 22) and 10 matches (April 6-27) … delivered the clinching point in seven dual matches.
2018 (USC BEACH) – Match Results
Went 27-13 overall on the year … was named to the Pac-12 South Invitational All-Tournament Team (No. 4 position with Joy Dennis) … partnered with Joy Dennis (11-6 at No. 3), Sammy Slater (3-1 at No. 2 and 2-0 at No. 3), Alexandra Poletto (4-4 at No. 4 and 6-1 at No. 5), and Jenna Belton (1-1) … won five straight matches with Poletto (April 26-28).
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year indoor volleyball letterwinner as a setter, libero, and outside hitter at Carroll HS in Southlake, Texas … named AVCA High School Beach All-American and AVCA Volleyball Phenom … was a three-time All-District selection and two-time Class 6A MVP … member of the National Junior Honors Society … also named a four-time Academic All-District selection and Academic All-State as a senior … named a PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American … played three years for the Texas Advantage Volleyball Club … named to the all-tournament team in the 2014 and 2015 Junior National Championship open divisions … helped lead her team to the 2014 Triple Crown championship and the 2015 U16 Open National Championship.
BEACH EXPERIENCE
Teamed with Sammy Slater (New York), Joy Dennis (Hermosa Beach), and Skylar Caputo (Manhattan Beach) to collect five wins in 2018 AVP qualifier events … a six-year member of the U.S. Junior National Team as part of the A1 U15, U17, and U19 programs … won the silver medal at the 2014 U17 FIVB World Championship with Trojan Joy Dennis … earned alternate status for the 2016 U19 and U21 World Championships … three-time gold medalist at the High Performance Championships with Sammy Slater (2015, 2016, 2017).
PERSONAL
Full name: Haley Ann Hallgren … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Chris and Wendy Hallgren … has a younger sister, Harper, who plays beach volleyball at USC … mother Wendy played volleyball at Georgetown … says she chose UCLA because, “It has always been one of my top choices and the timing this time around felt right. The academics and athletics are excellent and I’m excited for a new experience.” … lists her greatest athletic thrill as, "Winning a National Championship in 2021." … lists her hobbies as playing pickleball and board games … pursuing a Project Management Certificate at UCLA.
• DiG Magazine All-American (Second Team 2019)
• Volleyball Magazine All-American (Honorable Mention 2019)
• 2-time AVCA Top Flight Award (Court 3, 2019; Court 4, 2023)
• 2-time All-Pac-12 (Second Team 2018, 2019)
• Pac-12 All-Academic (Honorable Mention 2019)
• Academic All-Big-Ten (2022)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2021)
• Pac-12 Pair of the Week (with Alexandra Poletto Mar. 12, 2019)
• Pac-12 South Invitational All-Tournament Team (2018)
2023
Haley Hallgren ended the season with an overall record of 32-4 (116-38 career) … partnered with Rileigh Powers for most of the season going 30-4 (1-0 on court two, 6-4 on court three, 18-0 on court four and 5-0 on court five) … also went 1-0 with Sophie Moore on court three and 1-0 with Lexy Denaburg on court two … the Bruins faced 32 ranked opponents in the 44 duals on the year with Hallgren going 21-4 against ranked teams (four matches were truncated at the Pac-12 Championship and one more at the NCAA Championship) … recorded a season- and team-best winning streak of 29 consecutive duals to open the season (28 with Powers and one with Moore … began with the season-opener on Feb. 23 against Saint Mary's and ended on Apr. 15 on court two against No. 2 USC) … Hallgren clinched seven victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with the biggest coming in a 3-2 victory over No. 1 TCU (Apr. 14) on court three in a three-set thriller to hand the Horned Frogs their first loss of the year (29-1) at the Center of Effort Challenge in San Luis Obispo, Calif. … Hallgren went 1-3 in postseason play (1-1 at Pac-12s and 0-2 at NCAAs) … Hallgren went 27-2 in two-set matches and 5-2 in three-set matches on the year.
2022 (MICHIGAN INDOOR) – Statistics
Appeared in 17 matches making seven starts (45 sets) … registered 42 kills, 60 digs, 18 blocks, and seven service aces on the year as the Wolverines went 17-13 overall and 8-12 in the Big Ten Conference … recorded a career-high eight kills against Morehead State (Sep. 2) along with a .429 hitting percentage … also recorded a career-high five service aces against Morehead State (Sep. 2) … set a career-high of 13 digs against Loyola Chicago (Sep. 3) … recorded her first start for the Wolverines against Northern Arizona (Aug. 26) at the Lumberjack Classic.
2021 (MICHIGAN INDOOR) – Statistics
Appeared in seven matches (23 sets) … made her collegiate indoor debut on Sept. 3 vs. West Virginia … recorded a season-high six digs against Michigan State on Sept. 26 … registered 16 digs and two assists on the year as the Wolverines went 18-12 overall and 11-9 in the Big Ten Conference.
2021 (USC BEACH)
Ended her USC beach volleyball career with an 84-34 record as USC won the 2021 NCAA Championship … ranked 15th on USC career charts in Individual Career Wins and 20th in Individual Career Winning Percentage (84-34, .712) … went 20-11 overall on the year, including going 9-1 with Megan Kraft at the No. 3 position and 9-5 with Hailey Harward at the No. 3 position … also went 1-3 with Mollie Ebertin, 0-2 with Paige Dreeuws, and 1-0 with Joy Dennis all on court three … won six straight matches (five with Kraft and one with Ebertin (March 13-27) … delivered the clinching point in seven dual matches (four with Kraft and three with Harward).
2020 (USC BEACH) – Match Results
Went 5-6 overall in a season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic … partnered with Hailey Harward (5-6 at No. 1) … team co-captain.
2019 (USC BEACH) – Match Results
Went 32-4 overall on the year, including going 32-4 with Alexandra Poletto at the No. 3 position … had double-digit winning streaks of 17 (Feb. 27-March 22) and 10 matches (April 6-27) … delivered the clinching point in seven dual matches.
2018 (USC BEACH) – Match Results
Went 27-13 overall on the year … was named to the Pac-12 South Invitational All-Tournament Team (No. 4 position with Joy Dennis) … partnered with Joy Dennis (11-6 at No. 3), Sammy Slater (3-1 at No. 2 and 2-0 at No. 3), Alexandra Poletto (4-4 at No. 4 and 6-1 at No. 5), and Jenna Belton (1-1) … won five straight matches with Poletto (April 26-28).
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year indoor volleyball letterwinner as a setter, libero, and outside hitter at Carroll HS in Southlake, Texas … named AVCA High School Beach All-American and AVCA Volleyball Phenom … was a three-time All-District selection and two-time Class 6A MVP … member of the National Junior Honors Society … also named a four-time Academic All-District selection and Academic All-State as a senior … named a PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American … played three years for the Texas Advantage Volleyball Club … named to the all-tournament team in the 2014 and 2015 Junior National Championship open divisions … helped lead her team to the 2014 Triple Crown championship and the 2015 U16 Open National Championship.
BEACH EXPERIENCE
Teamed with Sammy Slater (New York), Joy Dennis (Hermosa Beach), and Skylar Caputo (Manhattan Beach) to collect five wins in 2018 AVP qualifier events … a six-year member of the U.S. Junior National Team as part of the A1 U15, U17, and U19 programs … won the silver medal at the 2014 U17 FIVB World Championship with Trojan Joy Dennis … earned alternate status for the 2016 U19 and U21 World Championships … three-time gold medalist at the High Performance Championships with Sammy Slater (2015, 2016, 2017).
PERSONAL
Full name: Haley Ann Hallgren … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Chris and Wendy Hallgren … has a younger sister, Harper, who plays beach volleyball at USC … mother Wendy played volleyball at Georgetown … says she chose UCLA because, “It has always been one of my top choices and the timing this time around felt right. The academics and athletics are excellent and I’m excited for a new experience.” … lists her greatest athletic thrill as, "Winning a National Championship in 2021." … lists her hobbies as playing pickleball and board games … pursuing a Project Management Certificate at UCLA.
UCLA Beach Volleyball vs Long Beach (04-09-2024)
Tuesday, April 16
UCLA vs USC Highlights
Friday, April 29
UCLA Highlights vs. California
Friday, April 29
UCLA vs. USC Highlights
Thursday, April 28
