Sarah Wilhite Parsons

Sarah Grace Wilhite Parsons (born July 30, 1995) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Japan professional club NEC Red Rockets and the United States women's national volleyball team.

Personal life

Wilhite Parsons is from Eden Prairie, Minnesota and attended Eden Prairie High School. She was the Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012 and was the number 14 nationally ranked recruit coming out of high school.

She is married to Jameson Parsons.

Career College

Wilhite Parsons played college volleyball for Minnesota. In her sophomore season in 2014, she was 2nd on the team in kills with 309 kills. With having won no major awards her entire career, she had a breakout season during her final season in 2016. She worked on her all-around volleyball skills and ended up averaging 4.20 kills per set and helped Minnesota to its second straight NCAA Final Four appearance in 2016. She was named Minnesota's Female Athlete of the Year and Breakthrough Athlete of the Year in 2017. She finished her career with 1,182 kills.

She was named an alternate for the 2020 Olympic Games, but did not travel with the team to Tokyo.

Professional clubs

Busto (2017–2018) Allianz MTV Stuttgart (2018–2019) Sesi Vôlei Bauru (2019–2020) NEC Red Rockets (2020–2022) Omaha Supernovas (2026–)

Awards and honors

Clubs

2021–2022 Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship – Image:Med 1.png Gold Medal, with NEC Red Rockets 2021–2022 Kurowashiki Tournament – Image:Med 3.png Bronze Medal, with NEC Red Rockets 2019–2020 Brazilian Cup – Image:Med 3.png Bronze Medal, with Sesi Vôlei Bauru 2019–2020 Paulista Championship – Image:Med 3.png Bronze Medal, with Sesi Vôlei Bauru 2018–2019 German Bundesliga – Image:Med 1.png Gold Medal, with Allianz MTV Stuttgart 2018–2019 German Cup – Image:Med 2.png Silver Medal, with Allianz MTV Stuttgart 2017–2018 Italian Cup – Image:Med 3.png Bronze Medal, with Busto

College

AVCA First Team All-American (2016) ESPNW National Player of the Year (2016) Big Ten Player of the Year (2016)

International

2019 NORCECA Champions Cup – Most Valuable Player