5 Sierra Athen
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Red Oak, Iowa
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- Position:
- OH
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- Previous School(s):
- Red Oak HS
Honors and Awards
- 2022, Second team NAIA All-American
- 2022, First team AVCA all-North Central Region
- 2022, Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- 2022, First team all-NSAA
- 2022, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2022, First team Omaha World-Herald NAIA all-Nebraska
- 2022, NSAA Attacker of the Week (Sept. 12)
- 2021, Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- 2021, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2021, Third team NAIA All-American
- 2021, First team AVCA all-North Central Region
- 2021, First team all-NSAA
- 2021, Honorable mention, Omaha World-Herald NAIA all-Nebraska
- 2020, Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- 2020, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2020, First team AVCA all-North Central Region
- 2020, First team all-NSAA
- 2019-20, Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- 2019, Second team NAIA All-American
- 2019, First team AVCA all-North Central Region
- 2019, First team all-NSAA
- 2019, NSAA Attacker of the Week (Sept. 2)
- 2019, First team Omaha World-Herald NAIA all-Nebraska
- 2019, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2018, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2018, Honorable mention Omaha World-Herald NAIA all-Nebraska
2022 Season (Senior): Earned second-team NAIA All-American honors and was named to the AVCA all-North Central Region and all-NSAA first team for the fourth-straight year ... Led the Bruins with 382 kills and 432 digs and was second with 31 service aces ... Recorded 15 double-doubles on the season and was named the NSAA Attacker of the Week on Sept. 12 after averaging 3.53 kills and 4.13 digs per set in BU's four matches in the Aquinas/Cornerstone Invitational ... Registered a season-high 20 kills on .487 hitting while adding 17 digs in BU's five-set win over No. 6-ranked Dakota Wesleyan on Sept. 1 ... Finished her BU career as the program's all-time leader in career kills with 1,886 kills ... She ranked seventh with 1,733 career digs, and 13th with 122 career service aces ... Earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and NSAA Scholar-Athlete honors.
2021 Season (Junior): Named a third-team NAIA All-American, while also garnering first-team AVCA all-North Central Region and first-team all-NSAA accolades for a third-consecutive season ... Starting outside hitter in all 34 matches ... Second on the team with 359 kills and third with 319 digs ... Led the Bruins with 30 service aces ... Compiled 55 total aces on the season ... Third on the team with nine double-doubles ... Became the eighth player in school history to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career ... Registered 21 matches with double-figure kill totals, including a season-high 17 kills in a five-set loss at No. 2-ranked Viterbo on Nov. 5 ... Produced a career-high five service aces in the Bruins' 3-0 sweep over Dickinson State on Oct. 1.
2020 Season (Junior - COVID season): Earned first-team AVCA all-North Central Region and first-team all-NSAA honors for the second-straight season ... Started all 24 matches as a pin hitter ... Played as a rightside hitter during the fall portion of the season, before returning to the outside in the spring ... Second on the team with 243 kills and third with 261 digs ... Recorded 32 blocks, 24 assists, and 14 service aces on the season ... Second on the squad with 12 double-doubles ... Registered a season-high 20 kills in BU's five-set win over Texas Wesleyan in the NAIA Opening Round match on April 17 ... Produced a career-high 32 digs along with 14 kills in the Bruins' five-set loss at Mayville State on March 26 ... Tallied double-figure kill totals in 15 matches and double-figure digs in 15 matches.
2019 Season (Sophomore): Earned second-team All-American honors as well as being named first-team AVCA all-North Central Region and first-team all-NSAA ... Led the team with 490 kills and 23 double-doubles ... Second on the squad with 422 digs and third with 30 service aces ... Her 490 kills ranked 15th nationally and second in the NSAA ... Played in all 38 matches, with 37 starts ... Registered double-figure kill totals in 31 matches ... Tied a career-high with 23 kills on .333 hitting in Bellevue's four-set upset victory over No. 4-ranked Viterbo University on Oct. 4 ... Named the NSAA Attacker of the Week on Sept. 2 after recording four-straight double-doubles as BU went 4-0 in the Sarpy.com Labor Day Classic ... Collected 15 kills and 12 digs in BU's four-set win over No. 2-ranked Westmont College on Aug. 30 ... Earned NSAA Scholar-Athlete honors.
2018 Season (Freshman): Started 33 of 35 matches in her freshman campaign ... Led the team and the conference with 412 kills ... Second on the squad with 302 digs ... Tied for third on the team with 17 service aces ... Recorded a team second-best 10 double-doubles on the season ... Notched double-figure kill totals on 24 occasions and had double figures in digs 13 times ... Registered a season-high 21 kills in BU's four-set win at Waldorf on Oct. 6 ... Produced a season-high 22 digs, along with 13 kills in BU's five-set loss to No. 6-ranked Rocky Mountain on Sept. 1 ... Earned NSAA Scholar-Athlete honors.
High School: Earned first-team all-state honors while leading her 2017 Red Oak HS squad to an appearance in the Iowa Class 3A State Tournament under coach Angela Montgomery ... Paced the Tigers with 382 kills on .307 hitting, while adding a team-high 45 service aces and 356 digs ...Earned second-team Class 3-A all-state honors as a junior in 2016 ... Two-time all-Hawkeye Ten Conference honoree ... In her junior season, led the conference in kills with 431 and was third in digs with 402 ... Two-time team captain ... Recorded over 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs ... As a freshman, helped her team to a semifinal appearance in the 2014 Iowa State Tournament ... Captain of the USA Iowa High Performance National team in 2016, helping lead her team to a silver medal at the USA HP National Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... Played club volleyball for Attack Volleyball under coach Scott Huttmann ... Qualified for USA Junior Nationals in 2014, 2015, and 2016 ... Four-time letterwinner in basketball, earning first-team all-state honors in 2018, leading her team to the Iowa State Basketball Tournament ... Twice earned first-team all-conference and all-District honors in basketball ... Named the MVP of the 2018 IGCA/Larry Niemeyer Senior All-Star Basketball Game after scoring 26 points and grabbing 11 rebounds ... Qualified for the 2017 Iowa State Track & Field Championships in the sprint medley relay ... An excellent student, she was a four-time recipient of the Iowa Girls Athletic Union Academic Award and was on the High Honor Roll 14 quarters.
Personal: The daughter of Debbie Pappas and Jim Athen ... Has a younger brother, Jacob ... Born on Jan. 19, 2000 ... Majoring in biology.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | #7 Viterbo | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Presentation | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. #9 Viterbo | L, 3-1 |
| Nov 19 | (RV) John Brown | W, 3-0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. #25 Westmont | W, 3-1 |
| Dec 2 | vs. #3 Midland | L, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 35 | 14 | ||
| Sets | 124 | 47 | ||
| Kills | 382 | 149 | ||
| Kills per set | 3.08 | 3.17 | ||
| Errors | 145 | 66 | ||
| Total Attacks | 1041 | 415 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .228 | .200 | ||
| Assists | 43 | 15 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.35 | 0.32 | ||
| Service Aces | 31 | 10 | ||
| Service Errors | 39 | 18 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.25 | 0.21 | ||
| Receptions | 649 | 193 | ||
| Reception Errors | 22 | 4 | ||
| Digs | 432 | 143 | ||
| Digs per set | 3.48 | 3.04 | ||
| Block Solo | 5 | 2 | ||
| Block Assist | 54 | 24 | ||
| Block Total | 59 | 26 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.48 | 0.55 | ||
| Block Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 445.0 | 173.0 | ||
| Points per set | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| Matches started | 34 | 14 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18 | vs. Montana Western | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | .214 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Aug 19 | vs. #7 Corban | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 28 | .286 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Aug 19 | at College of Idaho (ID) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 | .087 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Aug 26 | vs. #16 Indiana Wesleyan | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 42 | .238 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Aug 26 | vs. (RV) Evangel | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 1 | #17 Dakota Wesleyan | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 39 | .487 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22.5 |
| Sep 2 | #15 Central Methodist | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 39 | .154 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Sep 3 | (RV) Columbia International | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 37 | .216 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 19.0 |
| Sep 3 | (RV) Westmont | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | .158 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Judson | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 22 | .318 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Sep 9 | at Aquinas (MI) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 35 | .286 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. (RV) Saint Xavier | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 32 | .344 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Sep 10 | at (RV) Cornerstone | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 36 | .278 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Sep 14 | at (RV) Dakota State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 34 | .176 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Sep 17 | McPherson | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | Mayville State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 26 | .269 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Sep 24 | Presentation | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | .111 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 30 | at Dickinson State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 30 | .433 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Oct 1 | at Valley City State | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 61 | .098 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Oct 4 | at Doane | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 12 | 6 | 34 | .176 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 7 | at #8 Viterbo | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 32 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Oct 8 | at Waldorf | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 27 | .370 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Rocky Mountain | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 37 | .270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Oct 14 | at Grand View | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 27 | .185 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 19 | Dakota State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 22 | .227 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 21 | Valley City State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 20 | .150 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 22 | Dickinson State | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 37 | .108 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Oct 28 | at Presentation | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 36 | .278 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Oct 29 | at Mayville State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 25 | .040 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Nov 4 | Waldorf | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | .158 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Nov 5 | #7 Viterbo | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 28 | .179 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Presentation | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 29 | .276 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Nov 12 | vs. #9 Viterbo | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 36 | .083 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Nov 19 | (RV) John Brown | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 24 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. #25 Westmont | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 38 | .237 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19.0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. #3 Midland | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 17 | .353 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
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| 2018-19 | 35 | 129 | 412 | 3.19 | 202 | 1166 | .180 | 23 | 0.18 | 17 | 0.13 | 444 | 25 | 302 | 2.34 | 6 | 50 | 56 | 0.43 | 460.0 | 3.6 |
| 2019-20 | 38 | 139 | 490 | 3.53 | 216 | 1382 | .198 | 34 | 0.24 | 30 | 0.22 | 602 | 24 | 422 | 3.04 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 0.42 | 553.0 | 4.0 |
| 2020-21 | 24 | 89 | 243 | 2.73 | 131 | 746 | .150 | 24 | 0.27 | 14 | 0.16 | 329 | 8 | 261 | 2.93 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 0.36 | 275.0 | 3.1 |
| 2021-22 | 34 | 120 | 359 | 2.99 | 154 | 1016 | .202 | 36 | 0.30 | 30 | 0.25 | 575 | 26 | 318 | 2.65 | 2 | 53 | 55 | 0.46 | 417.5 | 3.5 |
| 2022-23 | 35 | 124 | 382 | 3.08 | 145 | 1041 | .228 | 43 | 0.35 | 31 | 0.25 | 649 | 22 | 432 | 3.48 | 5 | 54 | 59 | 0.48 | 445.0 | 3.6 |
| Total | 166 | 601 | 1886 | 3.14 | 848 | 5351 | .194 | 160 | 0.27 | 122 | 0.20 | 2599 | 105 | 1735 | 2.89 | 25 | 235 | 260 | 0.43 | 2150.5 | 3.6 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
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| Total | 35 | 124 | 382 | 3.08 | 145 | 1041 | .228 | 43 | 0.35 | 31 | 0.25 | 649 | 22 | 432 | 3.48 | 5 | 54 | 59 | 0.48 | 445.0 | 3.6 |
| Conference | 14 | 47 | 149 | 3.17 | 66 | 415 | .200 | 15 | 0.32 | 10 | 0.21 | 193 | 4 | 143 | 3.04 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 0.55 | 173.0 | 3.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 12 | 44 | 121 | 2.75 | 48 | 328 | .223 | 14 | 0.32 | 7 | 0.16 | 238 | 5 | 148 | 3.36 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 0.59 | 141.5 | 3.2 |
| Away | 12 | 42 | 142 | 3.38 | 55 | 400 | .217 | 13 | 0.31 | 15 | 0.36 | 208 | 8 | 143 | 3.40 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.36 | 165.0 | 3.9 |
| Neutral | 11 | 38 | 119 | 3.13 | 42 | 313 | .246 | 16 | 0.42 | 9 | 0.24 | 203 | 9 | 141 | 3.71 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0.47 | 138.5 | 3.6 |
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| Wins | 27 | 94 | 295 | 3.14 | 112 | 792 | .231 | 34 | 0.36 | 24 | 0.26 | 476 | 12 | 318 | 3.38 | 4 | 44 | 48 | 0.51 | 345.0 | 3.7 |
| Losses | 8 | 30 | 87 | 2.90 | 33 | 249 | .217 | 9 | 0.30 | 7 | 0.23 | 173 | 10 | 114 | 3.80 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.37 | 100.0 | 3.3 |
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| August | 5 | 18 | 43 | 2.39 | 18 | 125 | .200 | 12 | 0.67 | 6 | 0.33 | 121 | 4 | 55 | 3.06 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.39 | 52.5 | 2.9 |
| September | 12 | 44 | 150 | 3.41 | 48 | 367 | .278 | 15 | 0.34 | 11 | 0.25 | 283 | 7 | 160 | 3.64 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0.43 | 170.5 | 3.9 |
| October | 11 | 38 | 124 | 3.26 | 56 | 358 | .190 | 10 | 0.26 | 9 | 0.24 | 148 | 5 | 134 | 3.53 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 0.47 | 143.0 | 3.8 |
| November | 5 | 17 | 43 | 2.53 | 16 | 136 | .199 | 3 | 0.18 | 4 | 0.24 | 64 | 3 | 53 | 3.12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.53 | 51.5 | 3.0 |
| December | 2 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 7 | 55 | .273 | 3 | 0.43 | 1 | 0.14 | 33 | 3 | 30 | 4.29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.86 | 27.5 | 3.9 |
