University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics

BEFORE UAA: Played two seasons for nationally ranked NJCAA power Navarro (Texas) College, helping squad to back-to-back Region 14 title-match appearances and national tournament runs … as sophomore, helped NC to NJCAA Region 14 title match and national tournament appearance and 21-13 record, posting 3.43 kps, 4.09 pps, .185 hitting and 0.56 bps … ripped career-high 30 kills in 5-set loss to Blinn and had 21 kills on .348 hitting in sweep of Coastal Bend … as freshman, helped Navarro to 34-4 record, Region 14 regular-season title (15-1) and third place at NJCAA national tournament … averaged 1.54 kps on .238 hitting and 0.42 bps as freshman … played club volleyball in Europe for DKC Varna.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 2004 in Almaty, Kazakhstan … daughter of Oleg Ivakin and Alfiya Issangulova … has four siblings … enjoys music, movies, books and embroidery … favorite athletes are Italian volleyball stars Gabi Garcia Fernandez and Ivan Zaytsev … favorite teams are Brazilian and Japanese national teams.

MAJOR: Kinesiology