University of Maryland, Baltimore County

2024: Did not compete

2023: Appeared in 12 matches....Picked up her first career-double-double with season-high 15 assists and a career-high 10 digs in the win over Howard on 9/.9…Had 12 assists at Penn State.

2022: Played in eight matches, starting two....Recorded a career-high 32 assists and also had six digs in her first-career start at NJIT…Had 12 assists and four digs in the America East Championship Game against New Hampshire… Had 5 assists and one kill in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Penn State.

• Single season assist record
• SVL All District Team
• Michigan All Region 5 Team
• Historical 2nd ever D1 District Championship (1st since 1979)
• AVCA Phenom List;

• 2nd consecutive D1 District Championship
• 1st ever D1 Regional Championship
• 1st ever D1 State Quarterfinal Appearance
• SVL All District Team...Michigan All Region 5 Team
• All time school career assist record : 2056
• AVCA Phenom List

LAWTON CHILES HIGH SCHOOL (FL):

2020 (Limited season)

• AVCA Phenom List
• Max Preps Player of the Match

• AVCA Phenom List
• AVCA Best and Brightest
• 1st Team AVCA All Region Team
• Varsity Co-MVP...FACA All State
• FACA All-State Academic
• Volleyball 1st Team All Big Bend
• Beach Volleyball 1st Team All Big Bend
• Honor Society...Magna Cum Laude
• AVCA Best and Brightest 1st Team
• FACA All-State Academic
• ABC 7 Scholar Athlete of the Week

Personal:

• Daughter of Laura and Michael Alford
• Full name is Anna Leigh Alford, but has gone by "Bird" since childhood
• Mother played Volleyball at Hawaii, while her father played Baseball at Mississippi State and UAB, and is the current Athletic Director at Florida State and former AD at Central Michigan
• Sister Audrey (25) played Volleyball at Oklahoma and Michigan State, while other sister Ashley played volleyball at Central Michigan
• Plans to major in Public Health