Metro American Volleyball

Alison Campbell Class: Freshmen Hometown: Potomac, MD High School: Washington Christian Academy Height: 6-2 Position: OH Metro American Volleyball Club Year: 2007

General: Very good all-around player with a high volleyball IQ ... Can play both the front and back row and is a solid blocker. 

High School/Club: Four-year letterwinner at Washington Christian Academy in Silver Spring, Md., for head coach Jessica Zeller ... Two-year captain that led Washington Christian to the Maryland Independent School Athletic League (MISAL) championship in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... Tabbed the MISAL player of the year in 2006 and 2007 ... MVP of the 2006 Maryland Christian School tournament and the PCA/Mizuno 18's Open Invitational ... Had a .348 hitting percentage in high school ... Named to the honor roll from 2004-08. 

Won the 18's Girls title in the USA Beach Atlantic Coast Open, a tournament on the USA Junior Beach Volleyball Tour, in July, 2008 ... Part of a recruiting class tabbed Honorable Mention by PrepVolleyball.com.

Personal: Alison Grace Campbell is the daughter of Preston and Elaine Campbell ... Born June 8, 1990 in Nashville, Tenn. ... Intends to major in international affairs and economics at Georgia Tech ... Has a sister, Eleanor, and brother, David ... Father was a three-year letterwinner for the Tech basketball team (1973-75) ... Brother currently plays basketball at High Point University ... Sister played volleyball at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga., from 2004-06.

Kristen Dozier Class: Freshmen Hometown: Sandy Spring, MD High School: St. John's College Height: 6-2 Position: MB/OH Metro American Volleyball Club Year: 2005

2007 (Sophomore Season) Played in 23 matches with 15 starts ... season-high 10 kills at Ball State ... hit a combined .575 for the three Active Ankle Challenge matches ... hit a career-high .800 (8-0-10) against Maine ... season-high eight assist blocks against Southern California ... season-high eight total blocks against Southern California (0-8) and Illinois (1-7) ... season-high 11 points against USC ... named the Best Blocker at the Sports Imports Classic.

2006 (Freshman Season) Played in 22 matches, starting 21 ... career-high 11 kills against Iona ... career-high 13 assist blocks against Houston to set an OSU match record for assist blocks and tied the OSU record for total blocks in a match ... hit a career-high .750 (10-1-12) against Lehigh ... career-high five digs against Houston ... career-high three aces against Iona ... career-high 15.5 points against Houston ... double-figure kills in three matches.

High School Attended St. John's College High School ... played volleyball for coach Bill Pribac and basketball for coach Eddie Simpson ... named the Gatorade Volleyball State Player of the Year for Washington, D.C. ... 2004 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference champions ... two-time first-team all-conference ... holds the all-time kills and blocks record for the team ... team captain as a senior ... Prep Volleyball Senior Aces #61 ... member of the USA Volleyball A2 team ... 2004 basketball team WCAC championship and was ranked in the top-10 nationally ... member of the USA Volleyball A2 team ... received Academic Achievement with Honor award, three times.

Club Team Played for Metro American in Washington, D.C. ... coached by Fran DuVall.

Personal Born July 1, 1988 ... full name is Kristen Laura Dozier ... daughter of Eric and Patrice Dozier ... has a brother, Ellis and two sisters, Jourdan and Darian ... Jourdan plays volleyball for George Mason ... enjoys shopping, eating, listening to music, movies and going out with friends and my sister ... community activities include the National Center for Children and Families ... considering communications as her major ... career objective is after playing professional volleyball, to work in promotions, sales or public relations in sports ... chose Ohio State because - I thought it was the best fit for me. I like the program and knew it was successful and had a winning tradition. I also thought that the coaches could make me a much better player. The campus was incredible and I like the city. I thought the school spirit was tremendous and wanted to be a part of that. The team atmosphere was great and I enjoyed the company of all of the girls on the team.

Alison Lund Class: Junior Hometown: Bowie, MD High School: St. Mary's Annapolis Height: 5-6 Position: L/DS Experience: 2V Metro American Volleyball Club Year: 2004

ASU: Junior defensive specialist that combines with Sydney Donahue for one of the best defensive combinations in the Pac-10... will add depth to the ASU defense and will see increased playing time during her junior season... a natural athlete who also played basketball, softball and ran track during high school... one of seven new recruits that formed the No. 12 recruiting class in the nation in 2004.

2006 (Junior): Garnered an All Pac-10 All-Academic Team Honorable Mention...saw action in 30 matches, making 18 starts...had a career season-high 195 digs on the year, good for second highest total on the team...compiled 12 digs against Oregon St. (11/9), her second highest career tally...had five games with double digit digs...had nine service aces on the season.

2005 (Sophomore): Saw action in 25 matches, making four starts...had five games with double digit digs...tallied a career high 13 digs against Stanford (10/14)...also had 13 digs in Tucson against Arizona (11/4)...scored 15 service aces...third on the team with her 184 digs...had a career high three services aces against Arizona (10/7).

2004 (Freshman): Finished her freshman season averaging 1.14 digs per game while seeing action in 24 matches... ranked seventh on the team in digs per game... recorded season-high 10 digs against defending national champion USC (10/30)... recorded one service ace and eight digs in collegiate debut against Florida International (9/3)... had six digs in five-game win over Cal State Fullerton (9/18)... was used as a defensive replacement and server late in most games.

High School: A 2004 graduate of St. Mary's Annapolis in Annapolis, Md... played four years of varsity volleyball and also earned letters in basketball, softball and track... was captain of her volleyball team junior and senior years... also was the captain of the track squad... earned second-team all-county as a freshman and sophomore... was named all-star and all-county as a junior and senior... helped lead St. Mary's Annapolis to a combined 45-26 record during her prep career... earned team MVP honors junior and senior years... played club volleyball for Metro American... helped her club team to the national tournament in 2002 and was named to the all-tournament team in Austin, Texas in 2004... named Player of the Floor at the Penn State camp in 2003.

Personal: Majoring in journalism and mass communications... full name is Alison Lillian Lund... parents are Daryl and Norma Lund of Bowie, Md... has strong Pac-10 bloodlines as both parents and sister (DeLane) attended Washington State University.... earned recognition in high school for her community service... grew up in Northern California and set the record for the 800 meter run for Catholic grade schools... says she loves eating Macaroni and Cheese... born Aug. 31, 1986 in Kirksville, Mo.

Nana Merriwether Class: Senior Hometown: Potomac, MD High School: Sidwell Friends Height: 6-1 Position: MB Experience: 2V Metro American Volleyball Club Year: 2003

2005 Honors/Awards: First-Team All-Pac-10 Selection. All-Tournament at the Sands/SBC Tournament, Waikiki Beach Marriott Challenge and InnTowner Invitational. Pac-10 Player of the Week for Oct. 31-Nov. 6. Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic.

2005 (Junior): Named to the All-Tournament Team at all three of UCLA's pre-conference tournaments in 2005. Team's blocking leader on 19 occasions including a stretch of seven straight matches from Sept. 16-Oct. 7. Had six matches with double-figure blocks, including a school record-tying 17 in UCLA's five-game upset of then-undefeated Washington and a then-career-high 16 at Oregon on Nov. 4. The Oregon match featured a school record-tying eight solo blocks and helped result in Meriwether being named Pac-10 Player of the Week for Oct. 31-Nov. 6. Was also UCLA's kill leader 11 times and led the team in points 13 times, including both NCAA tournament matches for both categories. Had 19 matches with double-figure kills. Also had 13 matches with an attack percentage of .400 or higher.

2004 Honors/Awards: All-Tournament at the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Volleyball Challenge. All-Tournament at UCLA's NCAA Regional. Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 selection

2004 (Sophomore): Recorded double-figure kills in 16 of her 32 matches played. Had five or more blocks in a match on 22 occasions, including double-figure blocking matches against Santa Clara (3 BS/11 BA) on Sept. 9; UCLA's first-round match against Loyola Marymount (1 BS/10 BA) and . Her blocking numbers against Santa Clara on Sept. 9 were a UCLA record for blocks in a three-game match. Led the Pac-10 in blocks per game and finished ranked 13th in the NCAA Division I standings in blocks.

2004 Track and Field (at UCLA): Cleared a season-best height of 5-8 in the high jump at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee meet on April 9 at UCLA.

2003 (Freshman/at Duke): Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. Third on the team in kills per game, kills and points. Second on the team in blocks per game. Had six matches with double-figure kills. Season-high 18 kills came in a five-game loss at Virginia on Sept. 27. Had a career-high four service aces against George Washington on Sept. 20 at the Gamecock Invitational in Columbia, S.C.. Had three matches with double-figure digs including a career-high 18 at Wisconsin on Sept. 13. Season-best eight blocks (1 BS, 7 BA) came on Oct. 26 against Maryland in a four-game loss. Hit .400 or better in four matches including a high of .550 (12-1-20) at Wake Forest on Nov. 1, a three-game win for the Blue Devils. Scored a high of 18.5 points on Aug. 30 vs. Marquette and on Sept. 27 at Virginia.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball, basketball and track and field at Sidwell Friends High School. Gatorade Player of the Year and Washington Post Player of the Year in 2002. Named to the 18 and Under Club All-Tournament team at the 2003 USA Junior Olympic Girls Volleyball Invitational. First team All-Met selection by the Washington Post. Four-year All-Independent School League (ISL) honoree and team Most Valuable Player. Two-time All-Met and All-ISL honoree in track and field. ISL champion in the 200 and 400 meters. Set the school record for high jump with a mark of 5-9 as a junior. Honorable mention All-Met track and field selection her freshman and sophomore years. Broke the school record for 400 meters with a time of 55.3 seconds as a freshman. Second team All-Met selection by the Washington Post in basketball.