Abby Leaf

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-0
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Ramsey, Minn.
High School:
Anoka
Prev School:
Washburn

CAREER NOTES
Academic:
Conference
2x MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)

2025 | SOPHOMORE SEASON (WASHBURN)
Came off the bench in nine matches...appeared in 14 total sets...tallied nine kills on .375 hitting...recorded five blocks on the season which all came against Newman (Kan.) on Sept. 13 for a single-match career high...

2024 | FRESHMAN SEASON (WASHBURN)
Played in 18 sets across 13 matches...

Prep: A 2024 graduate of Anoka High School…three-year letterwinner…one-time all-conference honoree…two-time all-conference honorable mention…team captain…academic all-state recipient…set school top 10 marks for blocks in a season three times (57 in 2021, 90 in 2022 and 107 in 2023)…twice set single-season high school blocks record (2022 and 2023)…led all players in the Northwest Suburban Conference (NWSC) and Class AAA in blocks in 2023…ended career as Anoka High School's all-time blocks leader (254)…tallied a .341 hitting percentage in 2023…high school coach was Chris Fenwick…played club volleyball for Crossfire Volleyball Club…two-sport athlete also competed in track & field…three-year letterwinner…team captain…National Honors Society member (2024 letter winner)…four year academic letter winner…Academic All-State honoree…Anoka High School Sportsmanship Award winner…Highest Honors Graduate…STEAM Graduate…four year member of choir program…all-conference and all-state honors…earned superior ratings in choral contest (both solo and ensemble)…alto section leader…taught and conducted a piece in concert…choir president…won the Choral Arion Award (choir student of the year)….

Personal: Daughter of Kyle and Jamie Leaf…psychology major with minors in social work and Spanish…enjoys playing the piano, crocheting, reading, and watching movies…biggest influence is her dad…notes upsetting Eagan HS in the first round of the 2023 Minnesota State High School Tournament in a five-set match (each set went over 25 except for the fifth) on the way to a third place finish and upsetting Nebraska Kearney the first round of the 2024 NCAA DII Central Region Tournament in a five-set comeback in Halenbeck Hall as her greatest volleyball experiences…lists Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley as her favorite athlete…