Khalia Lanier has played volleyball on some of the biggest
stages in the world and collected numerous awards, but it all seems to circle
back to another stage in her home state of Arizona.
On June 5, the senior who recently graduated from Xavier
Prep, will be on the stage at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix as one of
three finalists for the Female Athlete of the Year award at azcentral.com’s
inaugural Arizona Sports Awards program.
The 6-foot-2 Lanier, who is headed for a college volleyball
career at USC, will be joined by Rio Rico cross-country runner Allie Schadler
and Scottsdale Chaparral swimmer Taylor Ruck.
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| Xavier volleyball star Khalia Lanier is up for Female Athlete of the Year at azcentral.com's Arizona Sports Awards on June 5. |
Another recent Xavier graduate, Alisa Snyder, will be
honored at the event as the reigning Golf Player of the Year after she won the
Division I individual championship and led the Gators to the 33rd
state title in school history.
Lanier was the Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the
Year last fall. And she is the recipient of two Arizona Republic/azcentral.com
Big School Volleyball Player of the Year awards, as a sophomore in 2013 and
again as a senior in 2015.
Xavier was the Division I state runner-up in 2012 and again
in 2015, won it all in 2013 and reached the semifinals in 2014. Not a bad run
for Lanier and her Gator teammates.
The awards will be handed out in a similar fashion as the
annual “ESPY’’ awards. Athletes from all over the state will be honored.
“It really sounds amazing,’’ Lanier said. “It’s always an
honor for others to recognize your hard work.’’
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