Savannah Perry

Perry serves against an opponent at the CU Events Center.

The Buffs celebrate their careers prior to the match on senior day

Position:
Defensive Specialist/Libero
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ames, Iowa
High School:
Ames

Awards:

3X Pac-12 All-Academic Team (2022, 2021, 2020)
Student Leader of the Year (2022)
Team Honor - Heart of a Buff Award (2022)

Career Highs:
Aces: 4 at Arizona (11/14/2021)
Digs: 13 vs Oregon (11/10/22)

Cumulative Career Statistics:
Aces: 57
Digs: 224

2022 (SENIOR):

Played in all 31 matches, making 114 set appearances
Recorded at least one service ace in 15 matches
Recorded at least one dig in every single match
Finished the season with 133 digs and 21 aces

2021 (JUNIOR):

Played in all 29 matches, making 105 set appearances
Recorded at least one service ace in 14 matches
Finished the season with 47 digs and 25 aces

2020 (SOPHOMORE):

Sat out most of the season due to injury
Appeared in two matches, including the win against No.12 UCLA

2019 (FIRST YEAR):

Played in 23 matches, making 71 set appearances
Recorded at least one service ace in eight matches
Finished the season with 11 aces and 44 digs.

MAJOR:

Integrative Physiology
Leadership Minor

PREP:

A 5-6 defensive specialist and libero from Ames High School in Iowa
Also played setter and led her team in aces and assists as a freshman and sophomore
Missed her junior season from injury but came back as a senior to lead the team in aces and digs
She helped lead the Little Cyclones to a regional championship as a senior
On the club level, Perry played for Iowa PowerPlex that was ranked seventh in the country in the open division going into USAV Nationals
She attended the USAV Nationals three consecutive years
Also played softball where she led the team in batting average as an eighth grader, freshman and sophomore
She was a starting pitcher from eighth grade to her junior season
Perry was also a successful gymnast and soccer player

PERSONAL:

The daughter of Andrew and Sandra Perry
The great-granddaughter of former CU football coach Dal Ward
When she graduates she will be the 17th member of her family to graduate from the University of Colorado
Lived in Corvallis, Oregon, for 10 years where Ward played baseball, football and basketball
Her cousin Brian Ward Kettler was a tennis player for CU and her other cousin Lee Ann Knaurt swam for Northwestern