Manaia Ogbechie Season 2025

High School/Club
• Represented the U.S. Girls U19 Team at the 2024 NORCECA Continental Championship in Honduras and was named the most valuable player after leading the U.S. to the gold medal
• As a senior at Oaks Christian High School, averaged 3.2 kills per set with a .304 hitting percentage and 119 blocks
• In her junior season in 2023, helped the Lions win their conference and qualify for the CIF Division I state tournament by averaging 2.6 kills per set and hitting .387 with 119 blocks
• Was named California Division 2 first-team all-state and an NCSAA First-Team All-American three times
• Competed in the Under Armour Next All-America Game 
• One of 24 players named to the AVCA National Player of the Year Watch List
• Selected to the Junior Volleyball Association All-National Team for the class of 2025
• Played club volleyball for Sports Academy
• Father, Nkem, played football at Stanford, and aunt, Kaego, was a Hall of Fame volleyball student-athlete at Harvard
• Pronounced muh-NYE-uh o-BAY-chay