Cougar Athletics
30 NAIA National Championships
95 GSAC Championships
...and counting

THIS YEAR: Freshman middle blocker Whitney Van Den Berg is an outstanding athlete who shows a great deal of promise as a volleyball player ... Started playing volleyball as a high school sophomore ... Has the athletic potential to be a key contributor as she adjusts to the collegiate game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played 2 seasons of varsity volleyball for head coach Amanda Oliver after picking up the sport at Central Valley Christian in Visalia, Calif. ... First played volleyball as a 2005 sophomore, earning team offensive MVP honors for the JV squad ... Earned All-Sequoia League second team honors as a 2006 junior ... Named 2007 Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register County Player of the Year after leading the Cavaliers to the CIF Division V State Championship match ... Was a 3-time all-league defender in soccer, earning first team recognition her sophomore and junior seasons after making the second team as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 2, 1990, in Pomona, Calif., to Rob and Lisa Van Den Berg ... Will be attending Azusa Pacific with older sister Alysse ... Also has a younger sister (Taylor) ... Planning to major in liberal studies and would like to be a teacher.