Claire Grawburg
9 Claire Grawburg
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Rochester Hills, Mich.
  • High School:
    Rochester
  • Position:
    Middle Hitter

Bio

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2013 Season (Junior): Member of team that captured the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Championship to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight . . . Played in 15 matches . . . Appeared in 24 total sets . . . Netted 18 kills on the year with 11 blocks, nine digs and five service aces in a reserve role.

2012 Season (Sophomore):  
Saw action in four total sets . . . Registered two total kills . . . Helped Ferris State to a number two finish in the conference . . . Helped lead the Bulldogs to the NCAA Regional Semifinals . . . Made the 2012 GLIAC All Academic Excellence Team.

2011 Season (Freshman): Played in 11 matches with one start . . . Totaled action in 14 sets as FSU won the GLIAC North Division title and reached the NCAA Tournament . . . Totaled three kills and two blocks . . . Also had an assist.

High School: A two-time (2009 and 2010) All-Oakland Athletic Association Honorable Mention selection at Rochester (Mich.) High School . . . A 2011 graduate . . . Coached by Shana Poll . . . Served as a team captain in her senior year and registered 216 kills, 40 service aces, 216 digs, and 140 block solos in 116 sets . . . Named among Oakland County's Top 25 Players for the 2010 season . . . Finished senior campaign ranked fourth on Oakland County's leaders list for blocking efficiency . . . Earn conference's Scholar-Athlete recognition all four years . . . Achieved team's Most Improved Player Award laurels as a senior after helping guide the Falcons to not only a 28-19-3 record but also their second consecutive City Cup Championship title (2009 and 2010) . . . Posted 92 kills, 41 digs, and 95 block solos in 103 sets in 2009 as a junior as RHS compiled a 28-14-3 record . . . Lettered twice (2009 and 2010) in volleyball and also played one season apiece on the freshmen and junior varsity squads . . . Two-year member of the National Honor Society and school's Mentor program.

Club Team: Competed for the Michigan Elite Nationals Club Team at middle blocker . . . Coached by Todd Stamm.

Personal: Born 10/11/93 in Rochester, Mich. . . . Daughter of Jim and Joan Grawburg . . . Her mother played women's volleyball at Central Michigan for one season while a cousin was a member of Florida's baseball team and is currently playing minor league baseball . . . Has an older brother and sister along with a twin sister (Chrissy) . . . Enjoys reading . . . Recipient of a FSU Founder's Scholarship and accepted into the university's honors program.