| Cierra Grubbs |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Gladewater, Texas
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| High School:
Union Grove
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| Height:
5-9
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| Position:
D
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| Experience:
So.-1L
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HONORS & AWARDS
· 2012 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
SOPHOMORE (2012)
Experienced action in nine matches and started first six of career ... accumulated 403 minutes of action and 31 versus Big 12 Conference foes ... made first start in season opener versus Dayton (Aug. 17) ... in addition to contest against the Flyers, in the initial lineup for games against Arkansas (Aug. 19), Toledo (Aug. 26), No. 10 Virginia (Aug. 31), New Mexico (Sept. 2) and BYU (Sept. 6) ... recorded initial shot of career against the Flyers and attempted first versus a league foe at Iowa State (Sept. 21) ... played a career-high 87 minutes at BYU and logged 81 versus New Mexico ... experienced action in league games at Iowa State and TCU (Oct. 21).
FRESHMAN (2011)
Earned 80 minutes during six games ... played a year-best 19 minutes against Texas Tech (Nov. 2) while entering for more than 10 minutes versus Cal State Northridge (Aug. 28/15), Seattle (Oct. 23/17) and Oklahoma State (Nov. 4/18) ... logged 11 minutes in a pair of Big 12 regular-season matches (Oct. 2/Missouri/nine; Oct. 16/Texas Tech/two).
CLUB
Played for the Dallas Sting 94 under head coach Kenny Medina (2007-11) ... club ranked 27th nationally in its age group in February 2011 but finished ninth in Elite Club National League, a league consisting of 52 top teams around the country ... before joining the Sting, played for the Freedom Soccer Club, East Texas Spirit and Sting East Texas ... Spirit was the 2007-08 Division II champion of the Lake Highlands Classic League ... member of the North Texas Olympic Development Program (ODP) state pool as well as being selected to the state team and regional camp in 2009 ... repeated as a state team member in 2010.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-sport standout at Union Grove who ran cross country and track in addition to playing basketball as the Lions did not have a soccer program ... excelled in the classroom, graduating as the valedictorian ... named First-Team All-East Texas in basketball as a sophomore, junior and senior ... earned a place on the First Team District 19-2A Team as well as the Academic All-District squad as a senior ... averaged 10.1, 8.8 and 11.7 points per game, respectively, in final three campaigns ... an aggressive rebounder who secured 6.5 a contest in last year ... proved to be a defensive force, averaging 3.1 steals and 1.0 blocks per game as a senior ... earned basketball's newcomer of the year award following freshman year ... as a track athlete, came in second at the state meet in the 800-meter race as a sophomore and senior ... during track career, claimed district championships in the 800-meter run, 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and mile relay ... was a regional qualifier in the triple jump ... a KTBB AM600 Scholastic All-Star for the 2010-11 school year ... a National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars member .... took part in the 2009 Texas University Interscholastic League Band Solo-Ensemble contest.
PERSONAL
Born on Aug. 26, 1993, to Gregg and Barbara Grubbs in Seattle, Wash. ... a biology/pre-med major ... three-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection (Fall 2011 - Fall 2012) ... 2013 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Award recipient ... involved in community service projects at the Truman Smith Children's Care Center in Gladewater.
