A four-year varsity lettermen and All-CIF outside hitter at La Jolla High School, Lauren Engle earned a full scholarship to continue her volleyball career at Hofstra University. A four-year starter at Hofstra, Engle’s team won the Colonial Athletic Association Conference Championship her sophomore year and reached the second round of the NCAA Division 1 tournament. She was voted team captain her senior season and was chosen as the Female Student-Athlete to represent Hofstra on the NCAA 2009 Accreditation Committee. In addition, Engle was on the Dean’s List from 2005-09, the Provost List in 2008-09 and was an Academic Presidential Scholar. Capping a stellar 4-year career, Lauren was selected the 2009 Hofstra Student-Athlete of the Year and the ’09 Colonial Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in May, 2009, with a 3.85 GPA and a BA in Psychology.

Engle has been involved with volleyball clinics for local children and is a member of the first graduating class from the Wave VBC. In 2010, Engle's Wave 16's placed 9th at the AAU National Championships in Orlando. In her second season at the Wave, her 17's team finished 3rd at the Las Vegas Invitational and earned a bid to the Junior Olympics by reaching the finals in the SoCal Qualifier. Lauren is excited to return for her third year coaching at the WAVE. She is currently employed as the Business Operations & Marketing Associate for Power Ten, Inc.