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5 Krista Paegle

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • High School Lycée Français de Riga
  • Hometown Riga, Latvia

Biography

Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)

Career Record: 17-30

2024 | SOPHOMORE 

  • Individual Record: 12-12 
    • w/ Paulina Acuna: 12-12 
      • #1: 12-12 
      • Last 10: 4-6 
      • Longest W-Streak: W6 
      • 3-Set Matches: 3-4 (W-Utah, UT Martin, Ottawa) 

2023 | FRESHMAN

  • Individual Record: 5-18
    • w/ Serena Patterson: 3-5
      • #2: 3-5
    • w/ Katie Martin: 2-11
      • #1: 2-11
    • w/ Sara Pustahija: 0-2
      • #1: 0-2
  • Posted five wins while competing over three courts this season
  • Recorded the program's first pair win with Serena Patterson and helped the Miners win their first dual. 
LYCÉE FRANÇAIS DE RIGA 
  • In her 2021 season, Paegle anchored the Latvian U19 Beach Volleyball Tournament title and finished third in the Beach Volleyball National Tour (Latvia).
  • Placed ninth in the Beach Volleyball World Tour 1* (Ljublana, Slovenia) and was slotted 17th overall in the Beach Volleyball U22 European Championship (Austria, Baden).
  • 2020 accolades:
    2nd – Beach Volleyball National Tour Final (Latvia)
    5th – Beach Volleyball Would Tour 1* Tournament (Vilnius, Lithuania)
    9th – European U22 Beach Volleyball Championship (Izmir, Turkey)
    25th – Beach Volleyball European Championship (Jurmala, Latvia)
Personal: Full name is Krista Paegle ... Born in Limbazi, Latvia ... Daughter of Mareks Paeglis and Inese Jursone ... Has three siblings: brother, Trents and sisters Klara and Kima ... her mother, Inese, was a professional beach volleyball player in Latvia ... Majors in Marketing

Historical Player Information

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    2023Freshman

    5'11"
    5
  • 5

    2024Sophomore

    5'11"
    5
  • 5

    2025Junior

    5'11"
    5
  • 5

    2026Senior

    5'11"
    5