UC Santa Barbara
2019: Appeared in eight matches and eight sets as a junior libero … Tied his career-high with seven kills … Contributed to a victory against UC San Diego (Mar. 1).
2018: Played in all 24 matches and a team-high 89 sets as a sophomore libero … Only player to appear in every single set … Led the team and ranked fourth in the Big West with 192 digs … His digs per set average of 2.16 was good for third in the conference … Third on the team with 49 assists … Reached double-digit digs in six matches … Tied his career-high with 18 digs in a five-set victory over UC San Diego on Feb. 23 … Finished with 15 digs on two occasions; at Loyola (Ill.) on Jan. 25 and again on Feb. 21 vs. Pepperdine … Had 13 digs in a 3-1 victory at Pepperdine (Jan. 20) … Season-high of six assists came at UC San Diego on Mar. 2.
2017: Earned significant playing time as a true freshman, appearing in 17 matches and 48 sets ... Entered 15 of the team's final 17 matches ... Made his NCAA debut on Jan. 13 in a three-set win over UC San Diego ... Notched the first digs of his career, four in total, in a five-set triumph over USC on Jan. 18 ... Received his most extensive playing time on Mar. 13 against Harvard, as he started at libero and totaled 18 digs in a five-set win, the most single-match digs by any Gaucho in 2017 ... Briefly spent time as an outside, notching a combined seven kills on 21 swings against Concordia and Cal Baptist in late March ... Finished the campaign with seven kills (0.15 per set), 36 digs (0.75 per set), six assists (0.13 per set), two aces (0.04), and one block (0.02 per set).
Club/High School
Played prep volleyball at Dana Hills High School under head coach Oz Simmons ... Won the South Coast League Championship in 2015 ... Played outside hitter for the Dolphins ... Was South Coast First Team All-League 2014 and 2016 ... Was South Coast League MVP 2015 ... Was All-Orange County 2015 and 2016 ... Dolphins made it to the CIF postseason in 2014, 2015, and 2016 ... Also made it to states in 2015 ... Was Bronze Medalist in the Junior Olympics in the 14 year old class.
Personal
Graden Scott Yould was born on Aug. 20, 1997 in Laguna Niguel, Calif. to parents Robin and Linda ... Has two older brothers: Bryce and Tanner ... Calls Surf's Up his favorite movie ... Likes to listen to Jack Johnson ... In his free time he likes to surf ... Was also recruited by UCLA, Long Beach, CSUN.
