Cianna Tejada Season 2023-24

PositionMiddle Blocker

Height6-1

ClassSophomore

HometownFort Lauderdale, Fla.

Played 54/113 sets and started 13/30 matches
Tallied 53 kills and 0.98 kills per set
Earned 48.0 blocks (three solo and 45 block assists) and 0.89 blocks per set
Claimed seven digs, two service aces and one assist
Collected 80.5 points and averaged 1.49 points per set
Earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week after setting two career-highs in blocks in back-to-back matches (Duke & UNC), eight total kills and 15 points
Ranked fifth all-time for highest season hitting percentage (.363)
Season highs: kills (10); attacks (17); blocks (8); digs (3)

Four-year varsity letter-winner as an outside hitter
Three-time Miami Herald All-Broward County honoree
Sun Sentinel 2019 Player of the Year
Served as a team captain
Posted 363 kills, 119 digs, 43 blocks and 27 aces as a senior, hitting .238 and leading her team to a 21-6 record
Totaled 803 kills in her prep career
Won a district title
Competed on the track & field team as a senior
Principal’s honor roll and Spanish Honor Society member
Played for Tribe Elite Volleyball on the club circuit.

Intends to major in biology
Career goal is to be a doctor
Parents are Luis and Marti Tejada
Enjoys going to the beach and spending time with friends and family
Chose Miami because of the weather, her fit with the players and staff and the challenge it poses both athletically and academically.

Outside Hitter

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