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Updated: April 10, 2018

U.S. Women's Collegiate National Team - Detroit Invitee
All-ACC Second Team
VaSID First Team All-State
2017-18 SAAC Division I ACC representative
A-State Invitational All-Tournament Team

2017: Played in all 31 matches with 26 starts … Set new career highs in kills, kills per set, digs, and service aces … Posted 22 kills against NC State (10/15) … Ended that same match averaging 5.50 kills per set … Registered six digs against Louisville (11/12) … Recorded two service aces against South Dakota State (8/25) … Led the team in overall hitting percentage with .331 and kills with 318 … Logged the most points accumulated for the team with 358.5 … Finished seventh in the ACC in hitting percentage, first for non-middle blockers … Hit more than .300 in 20 matches.

2016: Played in all 31 matches with 29 starts … Set career-highs in hitting percentage, kills per set, digs and blocks … Led the Hokies with a .301 hitting percentage … Led the team with a .281 hitting percentage in conference matches … Hit over .400 nine times … Ranked second on the Hokies with 83.0 total blocks … Posted six double digit kill matches and five 5+ block performances … Had a career-best 20 kills to go along with a .529 attack percentage and seven blocks against Appalachian State (8/26) … Turned in a career-high three digs against the Mountaineers and would go on to match it five more times during the season … Hit .733 (11-0-15) and tallied five blocks against Pitt (9/28) … Had three blocks and averaged 2.25 kills per set at Syracuse (11/20) … Racked up six blocks, two digs and hit at a .333 clip (11-3-24) against Ohio (9/16) … Posted a .438 attack percentage (8-1-16) with four blocks in a 3-2 win at Virginia (11/25).

2015: ACC All-Freshman Team ... Appeared in 29 matches, starting 11 … Totaled 141 kills, fifth-most on the team … Posted 65 blocks, third-most for the Hokies … Made collegiate debut versus East Tennessee State … Attacked at a .750 clip with nine kills in her second match as Hokie … Posted double-digit kills twice … Recorded a career-high 13 kills at NC State … Notched 10 total blocks versus Virginia … Registered seven block assists on two occasions against Pittsburgh and Virginia … Tallied three solo blocks versus Virginia for a career high … Had six kills and one block at No. 19 Michigan State … Notch 10 kills against Georgia Tech.

High School: Attended Breck School where she was a four-year letter winner, playing for coach Bryan Borgos ... Named to the all-conference team every year ... Served as captain for two years, making the first-team all-state and the all-section team ... Named three-year MVP ... Played club volleyball for MN Select, winning three championship titles in the 2014 season ... Member of the Wisconsin Dells Showcase all-tournament team ... Placed second at AAU nationals ... Also ran track for two seasons at Breck, competing in the high jump, 300-meter hurdles, and both the 4x200-meter and the 4-400-meter relays ... Named to the all-conference and all-section teams ... Was a member of the Headmasters List, National Honor Society, and National Achievement Honoree.

Personal: Jaila Amani Tolbert ... Daughter of Chanda Tolbert and Mark Tolbert ... Has two siblings, Aliesha Newell and Alivia Tolbert ... Majoring in international business/relations ... Born on Feb. 2, 1997.