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Jersey Number 11
Jess Watanabe
- Position:
- Libero/Defensive Specialist
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Palo Alto HS
- Hometown:
- Palo Alto, Calif.
Last updated: June 1, 2026
PRIOR TO FRESNO STATE: Attended West Valley College for two seasons … won the 2023 and 2024 Coast-South conference championships… named the 2024 Coast-South First Team All-Conference … played in 23 matches and finished with 4.13 digs/set, 2.2 passing average, 32 aces, career high 31 digs in a four-set match against Delta College … transferred to Stonehill College in 2025 where she competed in 8 matches before sustaining a season-ending injury, ended with 1.92 digs/set, season high 15 digs against Columbia University.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Palo Alto High School … lettered in all four seasons and was a starter in her last three … won league championships in 2019 and 2020 … named team MVP in 2022 … earned First Team All-League honors as a junior and senior.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Yas and Mia Watanabe … has one brother, Lawrence … enjoys reading and hanging out with friends … chose Fresno State because of its strong team culture and coaching staff … helped her club team earn a first-place finish at the 2022 Red Rock Rave … wants to be an investment banker after college.
PRIOR TO FRESNO STATE: Attended West Valley College for two seasons … won the 2023 and 2024 Coast-South conference championships… named the 2024 Coast-South First Team All-Conference … played in 23 matches and finished with 4.13 digs/set, 2.2 passing average, 32 aces, career high 31 digs in a four-set match against Delta College … transferred to Stonehill College in 2025 where she competed in 8 matches before sustaining a season-ending injury, ended with 1.92 digs/set, season high 15 digs against Columbia University.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Palo Alto High School … lettered in all four seasons and was a starter in her last three … won league championships in 2019 and 2020 … named team MVP in 2022 … earned First Team All-League honors as a junior and senior.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Yas and Mia Watanabe … has one brother, Lawrence … enjoys reading and hanging out with friends … chose Fresno State because of its strong team culture and coaching staff … helped her club team earn a first-place finish at the 2022 Red Rock Rave … wants to be an investment banker after college.
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