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2026 Beach Volleyball Roster

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1 Danika Washington

  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Benbrook HS
  • Hometown Fort Worth, Texas
  • Prev School Vernon College

Biography

2023-2025 | UTEP INDOOR VOLLEYBALL
  • Two-time CUSA Preseason Team Selection (2024, 2025)
  • Two-time All-CUSA Second Team Selection (2023, 2024)
  • All-CUSA First Team (2025)
  • Three-time CUSA Player of the Week
  • National Invitational Volleyball Championship Runner-Up (2023)
  • Helped UTEP earn two NCAA at-large bids, the first national stage appearances in program history (2024, 2025)
  • Finished her UTEP career with 577 kills on a .373 hitting percentage, 356 total blocks (29 solo, 327 assists), 771.5 points, while playing in 98 matches and 335 sets.
2021-22 | VERNON COLLEGE
  • Tallied 369 career kills in 52 matches (185 sets)
  • In her two years, she recorded 54 digs, 223 blocks, and put up 515.5 points for the Chaps
BENBROOK HIGH SCHOOL
  • Volleyball
    • All-District 9-4A Blocker of the Year (2019)
  • Track and Field
    • Two-time state qualifier
    • 400m state champion
PERSONAL: Full name is Danika Washington ... Daughter of Angel and Tina Vasquez ... Has four siblings: Dominik, Damien, Darian and Jayvin ... Graduated with a bachelors in Public Health in May 2025 (UTEP) ... currently pursuing a Masters in Leadership Studies