CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Illinois volleyball's Chris Tamas announced the addition of Auburn Tomkinson to the Fighting Illini squad on Monday.
Auburn Tomkinson // Carlsbad, Calif. // Texas // WAVE Volleyball // OPP // 6-5
Notes: Started her collegiate campaign at Texas from 2023-24... Won a National Championship with Texas in 2023... Three-year starter at Carlsbad High School… 2022 AVCA High School All-Region... 2022 AVCA Third Team High School All-American…Named to the 2022 AVCA Best & Brightest first team… Participated in the USA Volleyball NTDP Training Series (2021-22) where she played alongside Lily Barry and Ashlyn Philpot… 2022 AVCA All-American watch list… 2022 Prep Volleyball GJNC All-Tournament Honorable Mention… 2022 Big South Qualifier All-Tournament Team and Las Vegas Red Rock Rave Qualifier All-Tournament Team… First team All-Coastal League 2021… Second team All-CIF-SDS 2021… Also competed in the high jump for the track and field team in high school.... Daughter of Kristin and Andy Tomkinson… Has one brother, Parker… Mother played volleyball at William & Mary (1995-96), UCSB (1997) and Cal Lutheran (1998) and professionally for TI-Volley Australia (2000-01)… Father played volleyball at UCSB (1996-2000) and professionally for Volleyball Team Tirol (2000-01).
Coach Tamas on Tomkinson: "Auburn has been at a high level ever since we saw her several years ago as a youth player and through to today. She has elite blocking skills, and she has use of a variety of shots that make her a great combination of defense and offense. We look forward to working with her in our spring training block"
Why Illinois? "I chose Illinois specifically for its program culture and commitment to excellence. This along with the high level volleyball and amazing academics makes Illinois the ideal choice for me!"
