Junior Cecilia Agraz was named a 2011 Capital One second-team Academic All-American - the first honor for a Fresno State volleyball student-athlete in school history.
Three members of the Bulldog volleyball team blazed through the Fresno Grass Volleyball Association's Inferno Tournament this past weekend as undefeated champions.
Accolades
• 2011 Capital One Second-Team Academic All-American
• 2011 Capital One First-Team Academic All-District VIII
• 2010 CoSIDA/ESPN Second-Team Academic All-District VIII
• Two-time Academic All-WAC (2009 & '10)
• Perfect 4.0 Cumulative GPA
• Four-time President's List (Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010 and Spring 2011)
• Four-time Dean's List (Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010 and Spring 2011)
2010 (Sophomore): Became the Bulldog volleyball program''s first Academic All-District honoree as a second-team selection ... appeared in 96 sets and all 28 matches as a sophomore outside hitter ... led the team with 21 aces and recorded 75 kills, 10 assists, 71 digs, and 41 blocks on the year... posted a career-high nine kills in five-set win at Cal State Bakersfield (10/20/10) ... delivered a season-best .400 hitting percentage at Utah State (9/30/10) ... notched a season-high eight digs versus Boise State (10/25/10).
2009 (Freshman): Appeared in 14 matches as a freshman, starting in seven ... had 25 kills, four assists, four service aces and 61 blocks on the year ... posted a career and season-high eight kills and a .207 hitting percentage at Boise State on Oct. 1 ... had seven kills with a season-high 40 attempts and season-high 3.0 blocks and 9.5 points at Idaho on Oct. 3 ... posted 10 digs in two separate matches ... had a season-best two service aces vs. Utah State on Oct. 8.
Hanford HS: A four-year letterwinner in volleyball ... co-captain her senior year ... WYL League Champions her junior and senior seasons ... Valley Division III Champions her junior year ... WYL first-team selection in 2007 and 2008 ... two-time MVP at HHS in 2007 and 2008 ... named to the Molten Improvement first-team by prepvolleyball.com in 2007 ... named one of the top 150 seniors by prepvolleyball.com in 2008 ... second team Under Armour High School All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in 2008 ... a Fresno Bee first team selection in 2007 and 2008 ... the 2009 Hanford High School Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... the 2009 HHS class Salutatorian.
Personal: Born January 29, 1991 ... Parents are Agustin and Rocio Agraz ... has one sister Diana, who is a member of the Stanford University crew team ... lists hobbies as acting, playing piano, arts and crafts and reading ... lists her favorite athlete as Misty May-Treanor because she is a fighter, very intense, is always focused and is an all-around amazing player ... lists her biggest athletic thrill as winning the Division III Valley Championship her junior year at Hanford High ... admires her family the most ... was also recruited by Gonzaga, San Francisco, West Point, Colorado State, Loyola Marymount and Portland ... chose to attend Fresno State because it's close to home, the support the athletic program gets, the coaching staff and the Smittcamp Family honors program.
