Elena Wallace
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Hometown:
- Cedar Hills, Utah
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Previous School:
- Salt Lake CC
Bio
2024 (Junior): Wallace did not officially see the sand during the 2024 beach season, competing only in Tech's alternate position in exhibition duals.
2023 (Sophomore – Salt Lake CC): Wallace did not compete for Salt Lake CC during the 2023 beach season.
2022 (Freshman – Salt Lake CC): Wallace competed in four of the team’s five matches, finishing 0-4 overall… competed in the No. 3 position in all four matches… made her debut in a tilt against Colorado Mesa (Mar. 11).
High School: Wallace was a two-year letterwinner at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah, playing as a middle blocker for head volleyball coach Jaicee Roden and for head beach volleyball coach Jada Scott… earned 5A All-State Second Team and All-Region First Team honors in indoor competition in 2019… led MVHS to a 5A state title in the same season… guided Mountain View to back-to-back state championships in beach competition in 2019 and 2020.
Personal: Daughter of Daniel and Chalise Wallace… born in Grapevine, Texas on March 29, 2002… full name is Elena Jeanette Wallace… father, Daniel, played basketball at Midwestern State University in Flower Mound, Texas from 1997-98… aunt, Angie (Wallace) Staples, played basketball at BYU… uncle, Daniel Wallace, played basketball at Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) from 1998-00… aunt, Hillary Wallace, played basketball at Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) from 1999-01.
Academic: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies… named Academic All-Scenic West Athletic Conference once and to the NJCAA Academic Second Team once… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times and to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll once.
News mentions
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The 2025 season officially came to a close for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team on Friday at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship in Chattanooga, but not without a fight from the Cookeville crew. The No. 5 purple and gold split a pair of tilts at the UTC Beach Volleyball Courts, topping No. 6-seeded Eastern Illinois before falling in a rematch with No. 4 Lindenwood.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team completes the 2025 regular season with a trip to Morehead, Ky., for the second weekend of Ohio Valley Conference action on the campus of Morehead State on Friday and Saturday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team competes in its final non-conference action of the 2025 campaign this weekend, treking south to Birmingham, Ala. for UAB's Blazer Beach Bash on Friday and Saturday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team dropped its first of two match-ups with Ohio Valley Conference rival Morehead State for the weekend, falling to the visiting Eagles Friday afternoon in a 5-0 decision at the Tech Beach Courts.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team will play host to Ohio Valley Conference rival Morehead State in the team's two lone home duals of the 2025 campaign this weekend, starting with a 3:00 p.m. CT tilt with the visiting Eagles on Friday afternoon at the Tech Beach Volleyball Courts.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team will head west for the first of two Ohio Valley Conference weekends of competition, visiting Martin, Tenn. for four sets of duals across Friday and Saturday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team continues the 2025 campaign with a unique opportunity on Wednesday, competing three times as part of the Georgia State Day of Duals in Atlanta, Ga.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team officially kicks off the 2025 campaign with a trip north for the Cincy Clash on Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22. Hosted by Eastern Kentucky, the event will be held at the Grand Sands facility in Loveland, Ohio.