Annelise Rising Season 2025

#2
PositionOH
Height6-1
ClassRedshirt Sophomore
HometownPasadena, Calif.
Previous SchoolColorado

2024 SEASON (As A Redshirt Freshman at Colorado): Saw limited action, appearing in four sets across three matches… Totaled one kill, one assist and one dig on the year… Made her collegiate debut in the fourth set against Wyoming when she blasted her first career kill (9-15-24)… Recorded a dig in a five-set victory over Texas Tech (10-5-24)… Handed out her first collegiate assist and played a season-high two sets vs. Brigham Young (10-25-24).

2023 SEASON (As A Freshman at Colorado): Utilized redshirt season… Earned a spot on the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2023 from Mayfield Senior High School, where she garnered first-team all-Prep League accolades on three occasions in 2019, 2021 and 2022… Earned conference MVP honors following her junior and senior seasons… Received first team all-CIF Southern Section Division V recognition in 2021… Helped the Cubs reach the regional finals of the CIF Division III state championship that season after scoring the winning point in a 3-2 triumph over El Camino Real High in the semifinal round of Mayfield’s first-ever state tournament appearance… Academic honor roll member.

CLUB: Played for the San Gabriel Elite Volleyball Club (2017-20), winning the Salt Lake City Showdown with her squad in 2020… Also competed for the Sunshine Volleyball Club (2020-23), helping her team to a second-place finish at the Anaheim Tournament in 2022.

PERSONAL: Born in Pasadena, California… Daughter of Christopher Rising…Has two siblings, John-Carl and Arianne… Her father and uncle played football at Duke, while her grandfather competed on the gridiron as well at UCLA… Enjoys nature photography… Lists Serena Williams as her favorite athlete… Majoring in xx at San Diego State.