Sara Shanks Class: Sophomore Hometown: Madison, Ala. High School: Bob Jones Last College: Tennessee Tech Height: 5-8 Position: Setter Birthdate: 08/08/1988 Major: Pre-Physical Therapy

2007:
•Earned her first collegiate start on Sept. 1 against Wichita State at the Denver Invitational and went on to be Auburn's primary setter through most of the rest of the season
•Tallied 878 assists on the season, a total that ranks third all-time at Auburn among freshmen
•Finished the season with 34 kills on 101 attempts with 17 errors for a .168 attack percentage
•Posted 150 digs and 37 total blocks
•Finished the season with five double-doubles; her first came against Tennessee on a 57-assist, 13-dig effort
•At the 21-13 mark in set three against Nicholls State, she set her older sister Rachel twice on back-to-back kills - the first sister-to-sister connection in Auburn's history
•Had 50 or more kills in six matches, highlighting the season with a 63-assist effort at Arkansas
•Posted a season-high four kills on three occasions with her most efficient effort coming at Kentucky when she tallied four kills and one error on five attempts for a .600 attack percentage
•Had a season-best five blocks at Arkansas and a season-high 14 digs at Tennessee

2006 (Tennessee Tech):
•Transfers to Auburn from Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tenn.
•Recorded one attack for the Golden Eagles, but received a redshirt and will compete as a redshirt freshman

High School:
•Helped Bob Jones High School to a third-place finish in the state as a senior
•Named first-team all-state as a senior and second-team all-state as a junior
•Also earned all-area and Super Metro honors
•Posted 1,653 assists, 93 career blocks, 166 aces, 139 kills and 574 digs as a senior
•Won her team's Patriot and Hustle awards
•Played on the Rocket City Juniors club team out of Huntsville, Ala.

Personal:
•Full name is Sara Wynne Shanks
•Born August 8, 1988
•Daughter of Stanley and Cynthia Shanks
•Her older sister, Rachel, played volleyball at Auburn from 2004-07