Avery Bolles

Arkansas

Sep 12 (Fri)

6 PM

Photo by: Lilah Micou, CU Athletics

Position:
Defensive Specialist/Libero
Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Andover, Minn.
High School:
Andover High School
Major:
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

Awards:

2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2024 CSC Academic All-District Team

Career Highs:
Digs: 12 vs. Wyoming (9/15/24)
Aces: 5 vs. Utah (9/21/23) & CSU (9/15/23)
Assists: 5 vs. Wyoming (9/15/24)

Cumulative Career Statistics:
Aces: 87
Digs: 192
Points: 91.0
Kills: 4
Assists: 27

2025 (JUNIOR):

Avery Bolles is a junior defensive specialist/libero for the Buffs.

2024 (SOPHOMORE):

Saw action in all 30 matches and 113 sets
Set two career highs for 12 digs and five assists against Wyoming (Sept. 15)
Had six games with above 10 digs and a total of 155 digs throughout the season
Had at least one service ace in 22 out of 30 matches
Named to 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team

2023 (FRESHMAN):

Saw action in all 31 matches and 115 sets
Recorded at least one ace in 24 of 31 games
Matched a career-high five aces against Utah (Sept. 21) and set the career-high at CSU (Sept. 15)
Had four aces against Northern Colorado (Aug. 31) and again at Cal (Nov. 22)

HIGH SCHOOL:

Graduated from Andover High School in 2023
Four-year varsity starter; totaled 1,236 digs, 1,164 kills and 203 aces
Ms. Baden MN Volleyball Finalist as a senior
Named All-State First Team as a senior
Earned First Team All-State honors as a sophomore and junior, and received an honorable mention as a freshman
During her freshman season, helped Andover High School to win the Section Championship
Holds aces record at Andover High School with 203, and was the Andover High School MVP all four years
Earned MaxPreps Player of the Week Minnesota three times
Received the Spotlight on Scholarship Award three times
Was named to the All-State Academic team
Was a National Honors Society member for two years
Played Club for MN Select
Finished third at the GJNC Open playing for the 14-1s team (coached by Vicki Swenson, Sean Haugen and Chris Thibault) at MN Select
Finished second at the GJNC Open playing for the 17-1s team (coached by George Padjen, Rachel Thibault and Tori Hanson) with MN Select

PERSONAL:

Avery Norene Bolles is the daughter of Wendy Slagle, Travis Bolles and Kassandra Mauch
Has an older sister, Aniki, who’s a competitive spike ball player
Her most thrilling sports moment is beating 17th-ranked ASU in three sets in the 2023 season
Biggest sports hero is Serena Williams because she is such a strong and amazing athlete and woman
Favorite hobbies and pastimes are car rides, doing crafts, listening to music and going on sunset walks
Wants to travel to France, Brazil, Jamaica and Greece
Favorite foods are pasta, pizza, watermelon and sushi
Favorite music artist is Benson Boone
Fun Fact: her dog, Hank, is her best friend and fur baby
After CU, wants to attend grad school and become a speech language pathologist
Chose to attend CU because she loves the people, and she enjoys being outside with my friends and the mountains