Sierra Patrick

Southeastern Louisiana

Sep 18 (Thu)

6:00 PM

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Lake Travis
Hometown:
Austin, Texas

A two-sport athlete from an accomplished athletic family...Has won at the state and national levels, proving that she can find ways to win and can lead her team to victory...The versatile athlete is equally capable of playing both the left and right side hitter positions...Uses her exceptional athleticism to create valuable options, including the ability to attack from anywhere along the net to get the sideout...Although only 5-10, she also excels at blocking...Soars high above the net and gets excellent penetration to prevent the attack and record the block...Is a confident yet humble competitor whose calm demeanor adds a quality intangible...Is a fun player to watch as she continues to grow and develop into a top outside hitter.

PATRICK'S HONORS

2013
UTSA Classic All-Tournament Team
UND Classic All-Tournament Team

2013 (SOPHOMORE)

Named to the all-tournament teams at both the UND Classic and the UTSA Classic...Made her first career start in the season opener against South Dakota State...Made 19 total starts and played in 30 of 31 matches and 101 of 111 sets overall, seeing action on both the left and right sides...Ranked second on the team and 18th in the SEC with 2.89 kills per set for the full season...Posted a team-leading four 20-plus kill performances, including 20 kills while hitting .514 against No. 15 Iowa State...Had a career-high 21 kills and hit .348 in a 3-1 victory at UTSA (Sept. 6), helping the Aggies clinch the tournament title...Also tallied 20 kills against North Dakota (Aug. 31) and Arkansas (Oct. 25) and hit a combined .394 in the four matches in which she had 20 or more kills...Reached double figures in kills 16 times, tying for the team lead... Took team-high honors in kills in 10 matches, second most on the team...Also led the team in points in a team-leading 10 matches...Finished the season third on the team and 20th in the SEC with 3.25 points per set for the full season...Recorded the first double-double of her career with 13 kills and 14 digs in a three-set victory against Georgia on Sept. 29 and finished the season with three double-doubles overall...Had a career-high seven blocks against UTSA (Dec. 5) in the Aggies’ 3-0 NCAA first round victory...Competed in the high jump for the Texas A&M track and field team...Tied for fourth and scored 4.5 points with a 5-10 effort at the 2014 SEC Indoor Championship, where the Aggie women placed second.

2012 (FRESHMAN)

Appeared in 20 matches and 46 sets, seeing action on both the left and right sides...Averaged 1.30 kills and 1.59 points per set for the full season...In SEC matches only, averaged 1.41 kills and 1.75 points per set, having seen action in 13 of 20 conference matches...Played in every set in back-to-back matches for the first time in her career against Alabama (Nov. 2) and Arkansas (Nov. 4) and set career highs in kills, attempts and points in consecutive matches...After tallying eight kills in 18 attempts against the Crimson Tide, posted double figures in kills for the first time with 12 kills in 30 attempts in the crucial 3-1 victory against Arkansas...Finished with 13.5 points against the Razorbacks and also reached double figures in points with 10.5 in a 3-2 victory at Tennessee (Nov. 21)...Trained as a high jumper with the Texas A&M track and field team in the spring of 2013...Competed in four indoor meets, producing a best of 5-7 (1.70) against Arkansas and LSU during the Texas A&M Triangular, where she placed fourth...Finished second in the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge with a clearance of 5-6 ? (1.69)...Outdoors, competed twice for the Aggies...Placed second with a 5-5 (1.65) at Arizona State’s Castillo Invitational...Finished third with a 5-3 ? (1.62) at Oregon Pepsi Team Invitational as A&M earned a rare defeat of the host Ducks in the team-scored meet...Named to the 2013 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE

Teamed with then-future Texas A&M teammates Jazzmin Babers and Angela Lowak on an Austin Juniors club team that won the 17 Open Division at the 2011 USAV Girls' Junior National Championship...Coached by Glen Lietzke, her Austin Juniors teams placed in the top five in the open division at Junior Nationals every year since they were 15, including a fifth-place finish in the 18 open division in 2012...Competed at the 2010 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships and took third place in the Women's International Junior Gold Division with her USA Youth A2 Red Team...Was a member of the 2009 A1 USA Youth National team at the High Performance Camp in Fort Lauderdale, Fla...Competed for the USA Girls' Select Red Team in the Girls' International Junior Youth Division at the 2008 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships in Tucson, Ariz., and was a member of the 2006 USA Volleyball Girls Select Holiday Camp Roster...Was a four-year letterwinner in both volleyball and track and field, competing at Westwood High School her first two years and at Lake Travis High School as a junior and senior...The starting right-side hitter was a two-time 4A state all-tournament selection at Lake Travis after leading the Cavaliers to back-to-back state championship titles to close out her career...Coached by former Aggie volleyball player Jennifer (Wells) Kazmierski as a senior, helped Lake Travis go 50-0 to become the first team in UIL history to win 50 games in a season...Was on the 2011 AVCA Under Armour All-American Watch List and was ranked No. 64 in PrepVolleyball.com's Senior Aces...Named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association 2011 Class 4A all-state team as a senior...Was a member of the Collin Street Bakery Texas Sports Writers Association all-state second team as a senior after receiving all-state honorable mention as a junior... A three-time all-district first team selection...Was named to Austin American-Statesman's Central Texas Top 10 Players to Watch in 2011 and went on to be named to the All-Central Texas first team...Was on the AAS All-Central Texas second team as a junior...Also competed in track and field, was the runner-up in the high jump at the 2011 UIL State Track and Field Championship, jumping 5-7 to place second behind future Texas A&M teammate Darby Graff...Also reached the state finals in the 4x200 meter relay...Most memorable athletic moment of high school career is defeating Richardson Pearce, 3-2, in the 2010 high school 4A state semifinals en route to the first of back-to-back championship titles.

PERSONAL

Sierra Patrick is the daughter of David Patrick and Sandra Farmer-Patrick...Has a younger brother, David-Marquis Patrick...Her mother is a three-time Olympian, winning a silver medal for USA in the 400m hurdles at the 1992 Olympics, and was ranked No. 1 in the world by Track & Field News in 1989, 1991 and 1992 and ranked in the top five in the world for seven consecutive years...Her father was a 1982 NCAA champion and a 1992 Olympian in the 400m hurdles, and both parents won gold at the 1989 IAAF World Cup in Barcelona, Spain, becoming the first husband and wife to both win a national championship at the same event in international competition...Sierra began playing volleyball when she was 10...Chose to pursue a career in volleyball because “I love being part of a team, and I like how unlike other sports, the winning team in volleyball has full control of the game”...Texas A&M was the only school where she made an official recruiting visit...Decided to sign with the Aggies because A&M is close to home and has a great balance between athletics and academics...In addition to volleyball, she also competes for the Texas A&M track and field team as a high jumper...Is a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and assists in the video department at 12th Man Productions...Serves as a volunteer at Residence Hall Move-In Assistance Day, helping new and returning Aggies move into their dorms...Hobbies including eating, online shopping, sleeping, traveling and watching YouTube...Is majoring in communication...Career ambition is to be a talk show host...Born July 29, 1994, in Austin, Texas.

FAVORITES

Favorite class subject: speech
Favorite quote: “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.” ?Master Oogway
Favorite volleyball player: Megan Hodge
Favorite athlete (any sport): Erin Aldrich
Favorite professional sports team (any sport): Seattle Supersonics
Favorite social media site: TWITTER
Favorite app: Keek
Favorite food: cheese pizza
Favorite TV show: anything on E!
Favorite book: any Chelsea Handler
Favorite movies: Meet the Robinsons/(500) Days of Summer
Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: the reaction someone has after they are blocked
Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: track & field
Favorite Kardashian (why): WOW? My favorite Kardashian? That is such a hard question because I have so much love and respect for the entire family. If I absolutely had to choose, I would for sure say Kylie Jenner. Although she is only 15, I really enjoy living vicariously through her life via Twitter, Instagram and ESPECIALLY Keek. Kylie lives her life to the fullest and is just a great role model for young women everywhere.

UP CLOSE

My nickname is: CC, C
One word to describe me when I’m on the court: calm
The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: winning the 17 Open National Championship
The person I would most like to meet: ANY Kardashian
People have told me that I look like (name of celebrity): Miley Cyrus
The song title that best describes me: That Girl -Teenage Drama Queen Soundtrack
Song played most on my iPod: I don’t have an iPod
When I was little, I dreamed of being a: talk show host
If you could be a super hero, who would you be: Chase Wolfle
What Duck Dynasty character are you most like: Si.
Early bird or night owl: night owl
The reality show I would most like to participate in is: Keeping Up With the Kardashians
I can’t believe I watch this show: I watch everything on Disney Channel and Nickelodeon but I am not at all ashamed
Few people know that I: would not put something on my bio that few people know
My hidden talent(s): they are hidden
My most prized possession: my ballin’ brother
My pet peeve(s): when people don’t understand me
My superstitions: not letting my purse be on the ground
After I graduate, I plan to: be a talk show host
My dream job is: talk show host