ATHLETICS

21  Vanessa West   6-1  Sophomore  Forward   Jerome, ID   Jerome H.S.

2004-05: Appeared in all 33 games with one start as a freshman… scored a career high 17 points vs Montana Tech while going 6 for 6 from the field… had a career high 11 rebounds on two occasions… also had 2 double-doubles as a freshman… finished the year shooting .784 (40-51) from the free throw line which included 13 consecutive… knocked down a career high (3) three-point field goals in two games… her 84 defensive rebounds is the second best of all returning players… scored in double figures 6 times… finished second on the team in blocked shots with a total of 16. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Led her team to a perfect (25-0) season and the Idaho 4-A State title her senior year… a McDonald’s All-American nominee… was a 4A 1^st Team All-State selection as a senior… helped lead her team to three 4-A State title games… was named 1^st Team All-region and 2^nd team All-State as a junior… averaged 13.8 points per game… led her team in rebounding averaging just under 9 boards a game… named outstanding Scholar-Athlete in the 5^th District in addition to being a four-time letter winner in basketball, she lettered in track, soccer, and volleyball for a total of eleven varsity letters… was named 1^st Team All-region and 1^st team All-State in 2004… graduated with a 4.0 GPA. 

PERSONAL:  Major Mass Communication… daughter of Bill and Sheryl West… sisters Justine (32) and Kendra (22)…two nieces Miranda (10) and Dominique (8)…and one nephew James (5)… birthday is February 18, 1986.