Wofford College Athletics

Prior to Wofford: Four-year starter and two-year team captain for North Buncombe High School, near Asheville, N.C. ... Amassed a school-record 1,865 career digs ... Named North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 3A/4A Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a junior in 2014 ... Landed NCHSAA Performance of the Week honors and was twice named Scholar Athlete of the Week as a senior ... Honorable mention all-conference honors as a freshman and sophomore ... On the club circuit, played for Upward Stars in Spartanburg ... Led her team to the U17 Premier Team Division AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championship in June of 2015 ... Earned AAU All-American honors ... A/B Honors student through her high school career and was twice named Scholar Athlete of the Week.

Personal: Born Jan. 12, 1998 in Asheville, N.C. ... Daughter of Timothy and Wendy Ballard ... Grandfather, Richard Smith, played football at South Carolina ... Undecided on a major, but is interested in psychology.