Bajema was born in Bellingham, Washington to parents Beth and Shane. She spent a few of her early years in Michigan before her family relocated back to Washington. She played soccer until seventh grade before moving on to basketball and volleyball. She has two siblings who are also athletes: an older sister who played soccer at the University of South Carolina, and a brother who plays basketball.[2]
She attended Lynden Christian high school. She was a top 100 national volleyball recruit in her high school class and was a MaxPreps First Team All-American in 2015. She played both volleyball and basketball and led her high school to multiple state titles, earning MVP honors in both sports.[3]
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Bajema, a standout multi-sport athlete in basketball and volleyball, chose to focus on volleyball for the remainder of her career. She was recruited as a middle blocker when she chose to play for the University of Washington, but transitioned to outside hitter before the start of her sophomore season.[4] She played both indoor and beach volleyball for Washington.[3][5] As a junior in 2018 during her indoor career, her first season as a six-rotation outside hitter, she led the team with 475 kills and 533.5 points, which was the ninth-most in a single season and also the most since 2014. She was named a Third-Team All-American.[6] As a senior in 2019, she broke a 17-year-old school record for most kills in a season with 597, averaging 4.63 per set, and earned First Team All-American honors. She finished her collegiate career ranked sixth in school history with 1,482 kills.[7]
Bajema graduated from Washington in 2020 with a degree in education, Communities, and Organization.[8]
AVCA Pacific North Region Player of the Year (2019)
AVCA Third Team All-American (2018)
Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2016)
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Team USA bio
Referencesedit
^"TUR W: VakıfBank make it official – Bajema joins world and European club champions". World of Volley. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
^"Net Posts With Kara Bajema". uwhuskies.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
^ ab"University of Washington Bio". uwhuskies.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
^"Kara Bajema picked volleyball over basketball, and her choice has paid off for the UW Huskies". seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
^"University of Washington Beach Bio". uwhuskies.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
^"Bajema Named AVCA All-American". uwhuskies.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
^"Bajema, Powell Named All-American". uwhuskies.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
^"University of Washington 2020 Commencement Program" (PDF). commencement.uw.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
^"Twenty-five Named to U.S. Women's Roster for VNL". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
^"PAC-12 NAMES 2019-20 TOM HANSEN CONFERENCE MEDAL WINNERS" (PDF). pac12.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
January 01, 1970
kara, bajema, kara, jane, bajema, born, march, 1998, american, professional, volleyball, player, plays, outside, hitter, united, states, women, national, volleyball, team, turkish, professional, club, vakıfbank, bajema, 2023personal, informationfull, namekara,. Kara Jane Bajema born March 24 1998 is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the United States women s national volleyball team and Turkish professional club VakifBank S K Kara BajemaBajema in 2023Personal informationFull nameKara Jane BajemaNationality United StatesBorn 1998 03 24 March 24 1998 age 26 Bellingham Washington U S HometownLynden WashingtonHeight188 cm 6 ft 2 in College UniversityWashingtonVolleyball informationPositionOutside HitterCurrent clubVakifBank S K 1 CareerYearsTeams2016 2019Washington2020 2021Casalmaggiore2021 2022KS DevelopRes Bella Dolina Rzeszow2022 VakifBank S K National team2022 United States Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2 1 College 2 2 Professional clubs 2 3 USA National Team 3 Awards and honors 3 1 Clubs 3 2 College 4 External links 5 ReferencesPersonal life editBajema was born in Bellingham Washington to parents Beth and Shane She spent a few of her early years in Michigan before her family relocated back to Washington She played soccer until seventh grade before moving on to basketball and volleyball She has two siblings who are also athletes an older sister who played soccer at the University of South Carolina and a brother who plays basketball 2 She attended Lynden Christian high school She was a top 100 national volleyball recruit in her high school class and was a MaxPreps First Team All American in 2015 She played both volleyball and basketball and led her high school to multiple state titles earning MVP honors in both sports 3 Career editCollege edit Bajema a standout multi sport athlete in basketball and volleyball chose to focus on volleyball for the remainder of her career She was recruited as a middle blocker when she chose to play for the University of Washington but transitioned to outside hitter before the start of her sophomore season 4 She played both indoor and beach volleyball for Washington 3 5 As a junior in 2018 during her indoor career her first season as a six rotation outside hitter she led the team with 475 kills and 533 5 points which was the ninth most in a single season and also the most since 2014 She was named a Third Team All American 6 As a senior in 2019 she broke a 17 year old school record for most kills in a season with 597 averaging 4 63 per set and earned First Team All American honors She finished her collegiate career ranked sixth in school history with 1 482 kills 7 Bajema graduated from Washington in 2020 with a degree in education Communities and Organization 8 Professional clubs edit nbsp Casalmaggiore 2020 2021 nbsp KS DevelopRes Bella Dolina Rzeszow 2021 2022 nbsp VakifBank S K 2022 USA National Team edit In May 2022 Bajema made her national team debut when she was named to the 25 player roster for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League tournament 9 Awards and honors editClubs edit 2021 2022 TAURON Liga nbsp Silver medal with KS DevelopRes Bella Dolina Rzeszow 2021 2022 Polish Cup nbsp Champion with KS DevelopRes Bella Dolina Rzeszow 2021 2022 Polish Cup Most Valuable Player with KS DevelopRes Bella Dolina Rzeszow 2021 2022 Polish Super Cup nbsp Champion with KS DevelopRes Bella Dolina Rzeszow College edit AVCA First Team All American 2019 2019 20 Tom Hansen Medal Winner 10 AVCA Pacific North Region Player of the Year 2019 AVCA Third Team All American 2018 Pac 12 All Freshman Team 2016 External links editTeam USA bioReferences edit TUR W VakifBank make it official Bajema joins world and European club champions World of Volley Retrieved 2022 06 25 Net Posts With Kara Bajema uwhuskies com Retrieved 2022 06 25 a b University of Washington Bio uwhuskies com Retrieved 2022 06 25 Kara Bajema picked volleyball over basketball and her choice has paid off for the UW Huskies seattletimes com Retrieved 2022 06 25 University of Washington Beach Bio uwhuskies com Retrieved 2022 06 25 Bajema Named AVCA All American uwhuskies com Retrieved 2022 06 25 Bajema Powell Named All American uwhuskies com Retrieved 2022 06 25 University of Washington 2020 Commencement Program PDF commencement uw edu Retrieved 2022 06 25 Twenty five Named to U S Women s Roster for VNL usavolleyball org Retrieved 2022 06 25 PAC 12 NAMES 2019 20 TOM HANSEN CONFERENCE MEDAL WINNERS PDF pac12 com Retrieved 2022 06 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kara Bajema amp oldid 1219535978, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
