The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2025 Volleyball Roster
Ayden Ames
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Prosper
- Hometown:
- Prosper, Texas
- Major:
- Corporate Communication
Honors and Awards:
2024: AVCA Southwest Region Freshman of the Year... SEC Freshman of the Week (12/2)... SEC All-Freshman Team
2024:
Started all 27 games and 96 sets for the season...second on the team in total blocks with 88…fifth on the team with 150 kills and 1.56 kills per set…added twelve assists and 31 digs…had a career-high eleven kills in the win against Ole Miss (11/30)…had career-high seven total blocks in the games against Minnesota (9/2), Missouri (11/1), Mississippi State (11/6), and Southern California (12/6).
PRIOR TO TEXAS
2023-24 Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year…2023 Gatorade Texas Volleyball Player of the Year…three-year middle blocker and outside hitter for head coach Ashlee McCormick at Prosper High School…led Prosper to a 37-10 record in 2023 and a berth in the 6A state semifinals, marking the program’s first state tournament appearance since 2017…named an AVCA First Team All-American and the Dallas Morning News Player of the Year…finished her high school career with 1,594 kills, 312 total blocks, and 96 aces in three varsity seasons…member of 2023 USA U19 team that won the FIVB U19 World Championship…2023 Under Armour All-American…No 1 ranked player in the state of Texas and No. 3 ranked recruit nationally according to PrepDig.com…2023 AVCA Best and Brightest Award recipient and 2023 AVCA High School All-Region Award…named to the 2022 Texas Coaches Association Class 6A All-State Team…won the 2022 Dallas Morning News Hitter of the Year, SportsDay HS Hitter of the Year and was named 2022 District 5-6A Offensive Player of the Year…led Prosper High School to an undefeated district season and District 5-6A Championship…invited to the 2022 USA Volleyball U19 Training Team…2021 Texas Coaches Association Class 6A All-State Team…selected to USA Volleyball 2021 NTDP U16 Fall Training Series.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Laura Ames and David Thau…has two siblings, Jake Thau and Julia Thau...mother, Laura, played volleyball and basketball at Lewis University and currently serves as College Recruiting Director for 1 United Volleyball Club…Ayden was born in Los Angeles, Calif. and later moved to Texas.
