Parents: Ron and Linda Tanaka
Major: Marketing/Accounting
2009: Played in all 117 sets...Led team in digs with 614...Registered a season-high 35 digs vs. Gustavus (Sept. 25)...Had 16 sets with 20 or more digs...Ranked third on team in aces with 23.
2008: Played in 111 sets...Led team in digs with 557...Posted a season-high 38 digs against Nebraska Wesleyan (Sept. 12)...Had 13 sets with 20 or more digs...Recorded 15 aces...Earned MIAC Academic All-Conference honors...Named team's Defensive Player of the Year.
2007: Played in 28 matches (86 games)...Ranked third on team in digs with 235...Recorded a season-high 26 digs vs. Trinity Christian (Ill., Sept. 15)...Had nine matches with 10 or more digs...Recorded a season-high four aces vs. Lawrence (Wis., Sept. 8) and Wisconsin-Stout (Sept. 8).
2006: Played in 27 matches (97 games)...Recorded season-high 20 digs vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Sept. 29)...Had 12 matches with 10 or more digs...Posted a season-high four aces vs. Wisconsin-Stout (Sept. 9) and at Cornell (Iowa, Oct. 14).
High School: Participated in volleyball at Bloomington Jefferson HS...Earned all-conference honorable mention honors twice...Named team captain twice...Member of the National Honor Society...Participated in Asian Club and APPL at Jefferson HS.
Auggie Athlete FAQ:
Nickname: Tanaka
First job: Lady Footlocker
Last summer job: Accounting internship
What I like most about Augsburg: Being in the city
Athletic goal at Augsburg: MIAC Championship
Pro or amateur athlete I most admire: Kevin Garnett.
Favorite quote: "Life is too important to be taken seriously."
