SPRING 2021 / AS A JUNIOR
2019 / AS A SOPHOMORE
2018 / AS A FRESHMAN
HIGH SCHOOL
- 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
- 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