University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

Prior to UH

• Competed at Villanova University from 2022-24 and the University of Maryland from 2023-26.
• Started every match as a sophomore at Villanova, recording 311 kills, 266 digs and 47 service aces.
• Led the team in service aces, ranked third in kills and fifth in digs.
• Recorded a career-best .455 hitting percentage against Providence while tying her season high with 18 kills.
• Earned all-tournament honors during her sophomore season at Western Michigan.
• Led the team with 47 kills, seven blocks, 33 digs and seven service aces during the tournament.
• Earned the ICA Academic Achievement Award at Maryland for recording the highest cumulative GPA on the team.
• Named to the athletic director’s honor roll each semester at Villanova and Maryland.

• A 2022 graduate of Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
• Attended Harvard-Westlake High School for three years before attending Mira Costa for her senior year.
• Earned four varsity letters in indoor volleyball.
• Earned Division 1 first team all-league honors for four consecutive years.
• Selected to play for the USA in Jerusalem for the Youth Olympics.
• Named an All-American outside hitter by Prep Volleyball.
• Competed for Sunshine Volleyball Club for four years.
• Sunshine 17 LA and 18 LA won the Open Division at JO’s two consecutive years.
• Started a majority of matches as a defensive specialist and outside hitter.

• Born in Torrance, Calif.
• Pursuing her master’s at UH in global business.
• Has one older brother.
• Her father, Michael, played collegiate soccer at UC San Diego, where he won a national championship and earned All-American honors.
• Parents are Michael and Joanna Gerhardt of Manhattan Beach, Calif.