At Utah Valley ...
Redshirt (2007): Redshirted in 2007 and will be a freshman in 2008.

Before Utah Valley
Attended Mountain Crest High School in Hyrum, Utah where she was a three-sports standout (volleyball, basketball, track & field) and earned 12 letters in her time there ... led team to 14-4 record during senior season including a Region 5 championship and a 5th place finish at state tournament ... team also won Region 5 championship in 2004 and finished 5th in state in 2005 ... averaged 21 kills per match during senior season and was named 1st team All-State ... earned All-State honors twice in career and All-Region honors four times ... named the Logan Herald Journal's Female Athlete of the Year in 2006 ... holds state record for most service aces in a match (13) ... won state high jump championship in 2006 and placed 5th in long jump ... Region 5 MVP and 1st team All-State in basketball.

Personal
Born September 3, 1988 in Logan, Utah ... daughter of David and Susanne Kuresa ... graduated from Mountain Crest High School in 2007 and was on the honor roll ... expects to major in Special Education at Utah Valley ... enjoys singing and hula dancing ... is half-Samoan and knows sign language ... father played football at Utah State, brother Jake played football at BYU and uncle Marty Haws played basketball at BYU ... also recruited by Utah State, Southern Utah and Weber State.