Major: Hospitality Industry Management
Hometown: Vancouver, WA
Career Highlights: Four-year letter winner for Volleyball and one-year letter winner for Beach Volleyball; 2013Â WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention; 2013 Four Pillars AwardÂ
Biography: Ludes played volleyball and beach volleyball on the Hilltop. She came to USF from Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington and was named a First-Team All-State setter in 2008. She was a valuable setter with the Green and Gold. Ludes started for the USF Dons as a senior, when she ranked third in the West Coast Conference with 10.13 assists per set. Ludes was named a WCC Honorable Mention All-Academic honoree that season, while the USF athletic department chose her as the Four Pillars Award Winner, given to both a male and female senior student-athlete who attains the highest standards of athletic performance, academic achievement, community service and leadership.
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Why Ludes Chose USF: "IÂ chose USF because of the size of the school and the atmosphere of the city of San Francisco."
Life After USF: Following graduation, Ludes transitioned into an administrative role within the USF Athletic Department for the next two years, before continuing her education and beginning her collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at LIU Brooklyn in 2015. Ludes helped lead LIU Brooklyn to a Northeast Conference regular-season title that season behind a 12-2 conference record. Ludes is currently an Assistant Coach with the Portland State volleyball program.Â
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