05 Jessica Yearout
8/4/2003 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Position: Class: Hometown: Height: Experience: High School:
Jessica Yearout 
Defensive Specialist/
Libero
Senior
St. Maries, Idaho
5-7
1VL
Univ. of Idaho
College Highlights
2004
- Appeared and started in all 30 matches (108 games) in first UA season
- Led team and ranked 5th in the SEC for digs per game
- Recorded double digit digs in 20 matches including a pair of contests with 20+
- Tallied season best 22 digs against Houston
- Posted 32 service aces in first season of serving, including a career best five in Crimson Tide debut versus Alabama A&M
- Team dig leader 16 times and tops in aces three times
- Eclipsed the 1,000 dig mark for her career and climbed to second on Bama’s career dig list
- Notched career best two kills against Tulane
- Recorded second most digs by a Tide junior
2003 (at University of Idaho)
- Starting libero in all 30 matches and 107 games for the UI
- Shattered school records for single season digs (478) and digs per game (4.47)
- Finished Vandal career ranked eighth on the all-time dig list with 906
- Ranked second all-time at Idaho with 48 double-digit dig performances
- Posted career best 31 digs and 4 assists versus Cal Poly
- Tallied double figure digs in 25 matches including six with 20 or more
- Recorded over 30 digs in a pair of matches (Cal Poly - 31, UCSB - 30)
- Responsible for UI’s top five dig performances of the season
- Helped lead Idaho to an appearance in the NCAA Tournament
2002 (at University of Idaho)
- Played in all 28 matches and all 101 games as a true freshman
- Named to Big West All-Freshman squad
- Recorded second highest single season dig total at Idaho (428)
- Posted highest season dig per game (4.24) average in Vandal history
- Led the Big West in digs per game and second in total digs
- Tallied season high 27 digs against CS Northridge
- Reached double figures in digs 24 times including six matches with 20+
Prep Highlights
- Graduate and four-year letterwinner at St. Maries High School
- Three-time all-state and all-league first team honoree
- Led St. Maries to a 97-15 mark in final three seasons
- Named Intermountain League MVP in back-to-back years
- Two-year team captain
- Garnered Intermountain League Rookie of the Year as a freshman
- Nominated for induction into Idaho Hall of Fame
- A three-sport standout at St. Maries earning letters in basketball and track
- Four-time Idaho State track meet qualifier in the 400m
- Played for the NIVBC Club team and helped lead them to a Far Western Qualifier championship and a runner-up showing at the Pacific Northwest Qualifier
- Played in 2002 Junior Olympics with NIVBC
Personal File
- Born on October 5, 1984
- Daughter of Roger and Dori Yearout
- Has an older brother, Ryan
- Majoring in Elementary Education
- Teammates call her “Spud”
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