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Grace Cleveland Season 2019

#20
PositionOH
Height6-3
YearSophomore
HometownBloomington, Ill.
SPRING 2021 / AS A JUNIOR
  • AVCA First Team All-America
  • VolleyballMag.com First Team All-America
  • First Team All-Big Ten
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Saw action in every set after missing the first two weeks due to injury (started 19 matches)
  • The sixth Boilermaker ever to be named First Team All-American and first since Sherridan Atkinson in 2018
  • Closed out the season with 1.39 blocks per set, the sixth-highest mark in program history. The last time a Boilermaker recorded more was Stephanie (Lynch) Harpanau in 2008
  • Ranks 19th in the nation and sixth in the Big Ten in blocks per set (1.39)
  • Her 100 total blocks check in at No. 16 in the nation
  • Produced 233 kills this season and ranked No. 10 in the Big Ten with 3.24 kills per set
  • Registered the ninth-most points in the Big Ten with 4.05 points per set
  • Recorded 15 double-digit kill matches in the spring season, including a double-double at then-No. 8 Ohio State (17 kills, 11 digs, 6 block assists)
  • Was one shy of a triple double in the victory at #10 Penn State (11 kills, 10 total blocks, nine digs)
  • Second on the team with 291.5 points and kills 233
  • Led Purdue outside hitters with a .295 hitting efficiency
  • Hit two or fewer errors in 10 matches, including an errorless match vs. Indiana (2/28/21) to help Purdue win the Monon Spike
  • Hit a season-best .567 at #24 Michigan (2/14/21) with 19 kills and two errors on 30 swings
  • Recorded double-digit kills in all but four matches
  • Saw 18 receptions in the victory at #10 Penn State (3/5/21) on her way to a perfect reception rate

2019 / AS A SOPHOMORE
  • AVCA Third Team All-American
  • Unanimous All-Big Ten First Team selection
  • AVCA All-Northeast Region First Team
  • Volleyball Mag All-America Third Team
  • Named to the U.S. Collegiate National Team – Anaheim roster in March 2020
  • Big Ten Player of the Week twice (9/23 and 10/28)
  • Started all 32 matches and played in all 122 sets
  • Was one of eight Big Ten student-athletes to record at least 43 aces, including a league-best 33 through Big Ten play
  • Tallied 22 matches with double-digit kills, 10 contests with five or more block sand 10 matches with at least two aces
  • Checked in at No. 12 in the Big Ten and No. 2 among Boilermakers with 132 total blocks
  • Ranked No. 14 in the Big Ten with 3.22 kills per set.
  • Produced 394 kills, second-most on the team
  • Tallied 505.5 points (4.14 per set), good for second on the Boilermaker roster
  • Recorded a .270 hitting clip with 394 kills on 1005 attempts
  • One of two Boilermakers to tally over 500 attempts on the season (joins Newton, 1,222)
  • Added eight assists on the year
  • Third on the team with 1.08 blocks per set
  • Secured a team-best 127 block assists
  • Notched 139 digs for 1.14 digs per set on the season

2018 / AS A FRESHMAN
  • Saw action in all 33 matches with 28 starts
  • Finished second on the team with 100 blocks on the season
  • Tallied four or more blocks in 12 matches, including a season-best seven against Indiana (Nov.3)
  • Ranked fourth on the squad with 306 kills and 2.35 kills per set
  • Recorded double-digit kills in 13 matches, including a season-best 19 against Iowa (Oct.13)
  • Registered Purdue’s third-most points on the year with 371
  • Chipped in 58 digs

HIGH SCHOOL
  • Ranked No. 13 recruit in the nation by PrepVolleyball
  • Lettered in volleyball and track and field
  • AAU All-American
  • Three-time JVA All-National Team honoree
  • Competed on the USA Junior A1 Training Team
  • First Team All-Area (2016-17)
  • Four-time volleyball all-conference (2014-17)
  • Guided Normal Community volleyball to consecutive regional titles (2016-17) and a section title in 2016
  • Two-time WJBC Athlete of the Week
  • Placed second in the high jump at the 2018 Illinois State Championship
  • Recorded a sixth-place finish in the high jump at the 2016 Wisconsin State Championships
PERSONAL
  • Full name: Grace Alexis Cleveland
  • Intended Major: Retail Management
  • City Born: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Parents: Mark and Marla Cleveland
  • Siblings: Zachary and Noah (brothers)
  • Note: Father played basketball at Hanover and mother played basketball at Illinois State University
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Senior
2021

OH
6-3 / -
Grace

Junior
2020

OH
6-3 / -
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Freshman
2018

MB
6-3 / -