Spearfish, S.D. – Yellow Jacket head volleyball coach
Sally Nichols announced on Wednesday the addition of Danielle
"Dani" Torpey to the fall roster. Torpey is one of six new faces
that will be joining the Black Hills State volleyball program from
the 2012 recruiting class.
Torpey is a 6-foot utility hitter that will become part of the
Black Hills State volleyball squad as she joins the Yellow Jackets
from Rock Springs High School. Torpey is a four sport athlete,
competing in basketball, track and softball, as well as volleyball.
Torpey is a three-year letter winner and a two-time selection for
Wyoming 4A All-State honors in 2010 and 2011 in the sport of
volleyball. Torpey helped lead her team to a second place finish in
the Wyoming State Tournament in 2010.
"Dani has been a standout Wyoming high school player for Rock
Springs for the past three years," said Nichols. "I have had the
privilege of watching her grow into a formidable volleyball player.
Dani has the tenacity and hunger to compete at the next level. The
characteristic that stands out the most to me is that as her level
of competition increases she takes the challenge head on and rises
to the occasion, playing her best volleyball against the highest
level of competition."
Torpey was selected as the High Performance Player for the
Intermountain Volleyball Region (IVR) in the summer prior to
entering her senior season. Torpey was selected as the Captain of
the 2011 IVR Youth team where her team competed against all-star
teams from New Zealand, Dominican Republic, and Chile. Torpey was
nominated for Conference Player of the Year in her senior season
and was recognized with the individual Good Sportsmanship Award by
the Wyoming High School Activities Association in both 2010 and
2011.
Torpey is also very involved within her high school as the Senior
Class President and Secretary of the Interact Club. Torpey is
currently undecided on which major she will pursue during her years
at Black Hills State.
For more information on Yellow Jacket volleyball and all of the
2012 signees, please visit BHSUAthletics.com.
