Christopher Newport University

AT KELLAM – Excelled as a setter for four seasons with the Knights…Named the 2012 Virginia State Player of the Year as a senior…Also selected to the first-team All-State squad and earned the Female Athlete of the Year Award and Team MVP in 2012…Picked up second-team All-State honors as a junior along with first-team All-Region and All-District accolades…Earned second-team All-District nods as a sophomore after garnering a spot on the honorable mention squad as a freshman…Received the Coaches Award in 2010…Finished her career with the second-highest assist total in Virginia high school history...Played in the VHSCA Senior All-Stars competition at the Freeman Center and was named the East MVP after dishing out 40 assists…Named a Prep Volleyball Academic All-American for her performance in the classroom and on the court.

PERSONAL – Paxton Rose Crooks was born on October 11, 1994 in Virginia Beach…She is the daughter of Gary and Maggie Crooks…Has an older brother, Parker…”Apollo 13” is her favorite movie, while “Gone with the Wind” is her favorite book…Her dream vacation would be a trip to Moscow…The person in history she would most like to meet is Gene Kranz, the flight director for Apollo 13…Her favorite sports personality is Sidney Crosby…Majoring in business.