Arizona volleyball hit all points on the court with its 2025 recruiting class, signing an outside hitter, an opposite, a middle blocker, a setter, and a libero/defensive specialist. The class brings depth for the 2025 season and beyond. is the most highly-regarded of the five signees that head coach added for next year.
The 6-foot-2 outside hitter from Oregon City, Ore. committed as soon as she could, announcing her commitment on June 16, 2023. “Arizona has been my dream and as soon as Coach Rita called, I knew my answer would be yes and I would be done with my college search,” Thies said last June.
Thies was a Prep Volleyball second-team All-American in 2023 and was on MaxPreps’ Junior All-American team. Prep Dig as her as the top player in Oregon and the 39th player in the country. She was also the Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year last season.
Thies plays for Oregon City High School, where she set the career record for kills with 1,823 kills. She plays club ball for North Pacific Juniors, the same club that sent former Wildcat OH (2017-2021) to Tucson. “She’s always played up in club with the older group,” Stubbs said.
“She has a very heavy arm.” Thies will be competing with likely returners , and at the OH position. She is the only one of the five recruits who is definitely not enrolling early.
She will join the program next summer. At the other pin, Arizona brings in . Jones is a 6-foot-5 opposite who reclassified from the 2024 class in June 2023.
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