University Southern California Trojans
2025 USC Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 8
Grace Hong
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Mater Dei HS
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
HONORS & AWARDS
2025 · SOPHOMORE
2024 · FRESHMAN
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif…. competed in indoor and beach volleyball and was a beach volleyball team captain… played club beach volleyball for Spiker Beach Volleyball Club… helped the Spiker Black squad to a first-place finish in the 2023 OC Event… placed second at AAU nationals in 2023… placed second at CBVA Cal Cup in 2021… placed first at AAU Grand Prix in 2021.
PERSONAL
Grace Pamela Hong was born April 19, 2005, in Oakland, Calif…. parents are Rachel and Jason Hong… has three brothers named Parker, Chris, and Cooper… mother played professional tennis from 1985-88… names her biggest sports hero as Kobe Bryant, from whom she learned to push herself to be the best athlete, teammate, and leader on the court… names USC Beach Volleyball All-American and NCAA champion Kelly Cheng as her favorite sports athlete because she has always been like a sister to her and always been by her side to make her a better person… aspires to a career in real estate development… created her own foundation and is an advocate for limb difference awareness, as she herself was born with a limb difference… majoring in business administration in the USC Marshall School of Business.
- 2025 Big Ten Spring All-Academic Team
2025 · SOPHOMORE
- Big Ten Spring All-Academic Team
- Went 1-3 overall at the No. 5 position
- Went 1-0 with Calinda Kok at the No. 5 position
- Went 0-1 with Macy Bolyard at the No. 5 position
- Went 0-1 with Madison Goellner at the No. 5 position
- Went 0-1 with Jess Horwath at the No. 5 position
2024 · FRESHMAN
- Went 3-1 overall with Delaney Karl
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif…. competed in indoor and beach volleyball and was a beach volleyball team captain… played club beach volleyball for Spiker Beach Volleyball Club… helped the Spiker Black squad to a first-place finish in the 2023 OC Event… placed second at AAU nationals in 2023… placed second at CBVA Cal Cup in 2021… placed first at AAU Grand Prix in 2021.
PERSONAL
Grace Pamela Hong was born April 19, 2005, in Oakland, Calif…. parents are Rachel and Jason Hong… has three brothers named Parker, Chris, and Cooper… mother played professional tennis from 1985-88… names her biggest sports hero as Kobe Bryant, from whom she learned to push herself to be the best athlete, teammate, and leader on the court… names USC Beach Volleyball All-American and NCAA champion Kelly Cheng as her favorite sports athlete because she has always been like a sister to her and always been by her side to make her a better person… aspires to a career in real estate development… created her own foundation and is an advocate for limb difference awareness, as she herself was born with a limb difference… majoring in business administration in the USC Marshall School of Business.
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