Greichaly Cepero (born June 11, 1981) is a volleyball player who played collegiately for Nebraska.
| Greichaly Cepero | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Nationality |  Puerto Rico |
| Born | June 11, 1981 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Volleyball information | |
| Position | Setter |
Early life
editCepero was born June 11, 1981, to Pedro Cepero and Maria Juan Febres in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Her name came from "Greicha," which means Greece in Puerto Rican, because her father hoped she would one day play in the Olympics. She played both basketball and volleyball at McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Maryland.[1] In volleyball she helped lead McDonogh to an undefeated season, which resulted in a No. 25 national ranking by USA Today.[1]
College
editSeveral schools, including Rice, Connecticut, UCLA and Nebraska recruited Cepero; she chose Nebraska.[1] She played volleyball all four years and basketball for three years.[2] She was a setter in volleyball, but at 6′2″, she was able to block as well, not normally done by setters.[3] She won the AVCA player of the year in 2000, was a two time All-American.[3] She helped lead the team to the National Championship in 2000, where she was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.[4] In 2001, she was the winner of the Honda Sports Award, given to the nation's top female collegiate volleyball player.[5]
Honors and awards
edit- Gatorade Circle of Champions Maryland High School Volleyball Player-of-the-Year Award[1]
- American Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Year (2000)[6]
- Honda Sports Award for volleyball (2001)[7]
See also
editReferences/Notes and references
edit- ^ a b c d "Greichaly Cepero - 2002 - Volleyball". University of Nebraska. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ KOLNKGIN. "2019 Nebraska Athletic Hall of Fame Class announced". www.1011now.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ a b correspondent, Lincoln Arneal World-Herald. "Greichaly Cepero, setter on Nebraska's 2000 national title team, joins school's hall of fame". Omaha.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Sports, N. T. V. (August 28, 2019). "Volleyball season opens on Friday for Nebraska". KHGI. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Stiles Named Athlete of Year". Los Angeles Times. June 12, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "ESPN.com: NCAA - Nebraska's Cepero named player of the year". www.espn.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Volleyball". CWSA. Retrieved April 2, 2020.