2025 Beach Volleyball Roster
Biography
New Braunfels High School:
Lettered in indoor volleyball for three years … Had two national recognitions, including AVCA Phenom and was on the AVCA All-American watchlist … Finished career with 1,000 digs … Had a career-high of 25 digs in single match … Helped the Lady Unicorns to two district titles in 2022 and 2023 … Part of two team awards, Unicorn Pride and Unicorn Heart and Hustle … Three-time academic all-state selection … Finished in top three percent of graduating class with magna cum laude honors … Switched from indoor to beach volleyball senior year (2023).
Club Teams:
Played seven summers in the United VBA and the TBV Elite … 17-time Lone Star region champion … Triple national qualifier for GJNC … 2nd place medalist at the AAU beach championship … Won the Purple Heart award.
Personal:
Is a 2025 graduate of New Braunfels High School in New Braunfels, Texas … Full name is Sofia Elaine Bendele … Nickname is Sof … Daughter of Clint and Stacey Bendele … Father is in Texas State’s Hall of Honor for football and signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent … Mother played track at Texas State … Has two brothers, Cole and Jackson, and one sister, Evelyn … Involved in 4-H and livestock showing for nine years … Majoring in Kinesiology … Born Nov. 3.
