Elaina Oden is one of the most decorated women's volleyball players in Pacific history as a two-time national champion and three-time All-American.
Oden is Pacific's all-time single-season hitting percentage leader (.380 in 1985) and was named PCAA Most Valuable Player in 1985. Until recently, Elaina held the Pacific single season kill record (547) and the all-time career kills mark (1,485). Oden's .357 hitting percentage in 1986 places her third on Pacific's all-time list.
In leading the Tigers to back-to-back NCAA titles, Oden was named an All-America at the middle blocker position in both 1985 and 1986 as the Tigers amassed a combined record of 75-6 with Oden being named the 1986 Volleyball Monthly National Player of the Year. Elaina added a third All-America honor in 1989, helping the Tigers to a 29-5 overall mark.
When it comes to career records, the seven-year member of the United States National Team currently ranks second in career hitting percentage (.341), third in digs (1,229), third in block solos (138), fourth in block assists (396) and fourth in total blocks (534). In addition, Oden set the Pacific freshman record of 547 kills in 1985.
During her tenure on the U.S. National Team, Oden played in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She also competed in the 1986 Goodwill Games and the 1986 World Championships. Elaina was a member of the U.S. Junior National Team in 1985 and was nominated for the NCAA's Broderick Award in 1985 and 1986. She is one of three Tiger volleyball players to have their jerseys retired by the Pacific Athletic Department. She graduated from Pacific in 1990 with a degree in Sociology.
Following her playing career, Elaina spent one season as an assistant coach at the University of Notre Dame before serving in the same capacity at the University of Indiana for two years.
