Corban Athletics

2025: Competed in 10 matches this season for the Warriors with a record of 7 wins and 3 losses…Sanford ended her career with the Corban Warriors with a win percentage of .700… NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athlete…Academic All-Conference…Member of the 2025 Corban Beach Volleyball team that finished with an overall record of 26-2 and was 15-0 in conference play with the No. 2-overall NAIA ranking by season’s end. The Warriors were named both the inaugural CCC Regular Season and CCC Tournament Champions in a record setting year for the program where they set single season records for most wins (26), fewest losses (2), highest winning percentage (.929), and most consecutive matches won (25). The team finished as a National Semifinalist in 2025, marking the fourth-consecutive season where the Warriors have finished their year by making at least the semifinal knockout stage…

2024: Competing in 10 matches for the navy and gold, Sanford won 8 matches in the season and achieved a win percentage of .800…CCC Academic All-conference Accolades…NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athlete…Fifth highest win percentage in a single season at .800… Member of the 2024 Corban Beach Volleyball team that finished with an overall record of 23-5 and was 11-1 in conference play with the No. 1-overall NAIA ranking by season’s end. The Warriors were named both the inaugural CCC Regular Season and NAIA West Beach Volleyball Champions in a record setting year for the program where the set single season records for most wins (23), fewest losses (5), and highest winning percentage (.821). The team finished as a National Semifinalist in 2024, marking the third-consecutive season where the Warriors have finished their season by making at least the semifinal knockout stage.

2023: Member of the 2023 Corban Beach Volleyball team that finished as the NAIA National Invitational Runner-Up, appearing in the program’s second consecutive National Championship match. The program posted a 22-5 overall record, defeating multiple NCAA Division I teams, posting a 12-0 record in the NAIA Pacific Northwest Schools and falling only three times to fellow NAIA programs…

2022: Member of the first-ever NAIA Beach Volleyball Championship squad…

2021: Member of the Inaugural Corban Beach Volleyball team that competed in 11 contests…

Personal: The Washington state native, Sanford comes to the Warriors after a successful four-year playing career at Eastlake High School in Sammamish, Wash. The incoming Warrior also competed for well-known clubs, such as DaKine Volleyball Club and Moxie Volleyball Club. She adds further depth and talent to the Warrior squad.

Sanford will be a business major at Corban, hoping to eventually work in human relations.