Paiton Twitty

Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
High School:
Roy C. Start
Hometown:
Toledo, Ohio

As a Junior (2011): MAC East Defensive Playerof the Week (Oct. 31) ... Played in 26 matches and 85 sets ... Ledthe team with 85 total blocks, including 17 solo blocks and 68block-assists ... Set a new career high with 11 kills at Kent State(Nov. 11) ... Recorded 10 total blocks in two matches, tallying acareer-best 10 block-assists against Southern Mississippi (Sept.10) ... Finished the season inside the top-five on the team inhitting percentage with a .196 clip ... Picked up 31 digs and threeaces.

As a Sophomore (2010): Made 15 starts andappeared in 24 total matches as a middle blocker … Denied 55total blocks and eight solo in 58 sets played … Averaged ateam-high 0.95 blocks per set … Added 58 kills, averaging1.00 kills per set, and nine digs.

As a Freshman (2009): Started in four matcheswhile playing in 22 ... played in 48 games ... recorded eight killson the season with a .17 K/G average... added seven digs on theseason, posting a .15 D/G average ... had a season high four digsagainst Miami (OH) (Oct. 30 )... compiled a season high two killsin two contests against Western Michigan (Oct. 16) and NorthernIllinois (Oct. 17).

At Roy C. Start High School: A four-timeletterwinner and scholar-athlete ... named to the 2008 first teamall-city squad and second team all-district ... also as a seniorreceived the senior and coach's award ... as a junior was namedsecond team all-city ... academically was named to the 2008all-city academic team and all-district academic team ... a memberof the National Honor Society and DECA ... a four-year participantof the EXCEL Scholarship Program ... was an Ohio State RussianOlympiada Competitor awarded the bronze medal as a sophomore andsilver as a junior ... also high jumped, took second place at thecity and district meet her freshman and sophomore year ... as asophomore placed sixth in regional meet ... played for the ToledoVolleyball Club.

Personal: Daughter of Richard Twitty, JeanetteTwitty, Gerri Peters and Darnell Peters ... has three siblings,Briana, Taneka and Ta'Misha ... speaks Russian ... enjoys drawing,dancing and writing ... majoring in graphic design.