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Class
Graduate
Hometown
Bountiful,
Utah
Last School
Woods Cross High School
Roster Years
2018-2020-2023
Personal
- Parents are Mitchell and Brenda McEwan
- Has two brothers and four sisters
- Sister, Lacey played volleyball at College of Southern Idaho
- Sister, Alyssa, played volleyball at the University of Great Falls
- Sister, Savannah, played volleyball at Yavapai College
- Married Mitch Llarenas in August 2019
- Is a foot taller than her husband
- Played the piano, ukulele, clarinet and saxophone
- Has a fake tooth
- Majoring in Psychology
High School
- Named an AVCA Under Armour Third-Team All-American in 2017
- Named first-team All-State in 2017
- Named second-team All-State in 2016
- Made the Honor Roll
Club
- Played for Club V
- Helped her team finish ninth at AAU’s in 2017
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2018
- Helped the Cougars to a 31-2 record, the WCC title, an NCAA Final Four appearance and a No. 4 final ranking
Sophmore Year
2019
- Totaled two kills and a block in four sets played
- Helped BYU to a 26-5 record and the second round of the NCAA Tournament
- Had a kill vs. Saint Mary's (10/31) and a kill and a block vs. Portland (11/21)
Junior Year
2021
- Played in 15 matches and 20 sets
- Tallied 10 kills, five blocks and four digs
Senior Year
2022
- All-WCC First Team
- WCC Defensive Player of the Week (10/10/22)
- Ranked No. 29 nationally with a .386 season hitting percentage
- Recorded the second-most total blocks (96) on the team and third-most kills (212)
- Also tallied 21 digs, six assists and two service aces
- Started all 29 matches for the Cougars during the 2022 season
Graduate Year
2023
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
Junior
2020-2021
- Helped BYU to a 17-2 season, the WCC title, an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and No. 15 final ranking
- Appeared in 21 sets, totaling 20 kills, 14 blocks, seven digs and two aces
- Recorded a career-high seven kills against Gonzaga (2/9)
- Tallied a career-high four blocks against Utah Valley (2/4) and Gonzaga (2/9)
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BYU WVB USA WNT Tryouts
- W Volleyball | Feb, 23
Eight Cougars to compete at USA Volleyball tryout
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 20
Nine Cougars earn WCC All-Academic honors
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 28
Six Cougars earn All-WCC honors
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 22
Four Cougars named to CSC Academic All-District team
- ImageW Volleyball | Oct, 10
Llarenas named WCC Defensive Player of the Week
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 22
No. 16 BYU sweeps LMU to begin final WCC campaign
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 01
No. 7 BYU sweeps Utah State to begin Nike Invitational
- ImageW Volleyball | Feb, 09
Balanced Attack Leads No. 12 BYU Over Gonzaga in Home Opener
- ImageW Volleyball | Oct, 31
No. 11 BYU Sweeps Past Saint Mary's
- ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 16
Women’s volleyball set for 2018 season