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2026 Volleyball Roster

Aniya Clinton Season 2026

#5
PositionOutside Hitter
Height6-2
ClassGraduate Student
HometownMidland, Texas
High SchoolMidland HS
Previous SchoolKansas State

Before ASU

  • Spent four seasons at Kansas State, redshirting her freshman year. In 2025, she helped them get to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
  • Played in all but two matches in 2025 and was second on the team in kills with 351. She had 18 matches with double-digit kills, including three with 20 or more, and notched nine double-doubles this season also.
  • Her career high in kills is 25, which she has reached three times (twice in 2025, once in 2024).
  • In 2024, she played in 23 of 27 matches, collecting double-digit kills eight times, ending the season with a streak of five matches in a row. 
  • Named to the All-Big 12 Rookie Team in 2023. That season, she had 13 matches where she reached double figures in kills.
  • Before college, she played club for Texas Advantage and attended Midland High School in Midland, Texas
  • A four-year starter for Midland, she earned the 2020 District 2-6A Outstanding Hitter Award in addition to her selection to the 2020 Texas 6A Girls Coaches Association’s All-State Team
  • In her senior season, she helped Midland reach the Texas 6A bi-district playoffs with a 19-17 record. She led the Lady Bulldogs with 396 kills in 2021 while ranking second on her team with 274 digs.
  • Played club volleyball under head coach and 1984 Chinese Olympian Ping Cao, finishing third in the national tournament in 2021.

Personal

Her parents are Calonski and Kaelie, and she has one older sister Camryn. Her dad played basketball at Southwestern Oklahoma State, and her mom played basketball at Tarleton State.