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#12 Leah McNary
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Position:
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Outside Hitter
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Height:
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5'10"
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Year:
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Sophomore
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Hometown:
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Tarpon Springs, Fla.
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High School:
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Palm Harbor University
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2012: Sophomore at Creighton
• Named to MVC All-Freshman Team.
• Named to COBRA Magazine’s All-West Region Honorable-Mention squad.
• Named MVC Freshman of the Week on Oct. 3 after averaging 3.57 kills per set in wins over Illinois State and Indiana State.
• Pulled out of a possible redshirt season on Sept. 8 at No. 11 Nebraska in CU’s eighth match, delivering two kills.
• Had two kills and a solo stuff vs. Weber State (Sept. 9).
• Had 10 kills, two digs and a block in sweep of Saint Mary’s (Sept. 10), including five kills in the second set and a kill on match point.
• Had 10 kills vs. Drake on Sept. 16, then added eight kills and three blocks vs. McNeese State one day later.
• Pounded a career-high 16 kills in win over Illinois State (Sept. 30).
• Had team-best nine kills while hitting .292 in sweep of Indiana State (Oct. 1).
• Had 11 kills and hit career-high .400 in win vs. Bradley (Oct. 14).
• Had 11 kills and three blocks in win at Illinois State (Oct. 29).
• Had 11 kills vs. Wichita State (Nov. 4).
• Had four digs vs. Missouri State (Nov. 5) while tying her best with three blocks.
• Had nine kills and career-best five blocks in win at Drake (Nov. 19).
• Had nine kills and career-high five digs vs. Illinois State (Nov. 24).
• Team was 2-5 without her, but was 15-9 after she started playing.
• Played and trained in China for 17 days in May, 2012.
Palm Harbor University High School
• Team went 61-16 in her three seasons on varsity, including a 24-4 mark as a sophomore.
• Her senior year she averaged 3.4 kills, 1.3 digs and 0.8 blocks per set for the Lady Canes.
• As a junior, averaged 2.61 kills and a county-leading 1.93 blocks per set.
• Two-time, first-team all-conference pick after earning second-team accolades as a sophomore.
• Team captain as a senior.
• Won the Teammate Award.
• Named by the St. Petersburg Times as one of “five to watch” in fall 2010 fall sports preview issue.
• Played for coach Tara Kuk in high school.
• Played in the Pinellas County Senior All-Star volleyball match, where she led her team with 24 kills in four sets and was named Most Valuable Player for the Red Team.
• Father played basketball at Alabama State.
• Sister Lauren ran track at Howard and finished 19th nationally in the 400 meters in 2009 outdoor season.
• Sister Madison ran track at Florida before transferring to Ohio State, where she was a three-time Big Ten champ (60m, 200m, 4x100m relay) and an indoor All-American (60m).
Creighton Awards & Honors
2011 Cobra Magazine All-West Regional Honorable-Mention
2011 MVC All-Freshman Team
2011 MVC Freshman of the Week
2011-12 MVC Academic Honor Roll
More About Leah
Full Name: Leah Ashanti McNary
Birthday: Dec. 8, 1992
Birthplace: Dunedin, Fla.
Parents: LaVaughn and Myra McNary
Siblings: Lauren (26), Madison (22), LaVaughn (12)
Major: Psychology
Career Aspiration: Art therapist
Nicknames: Lee, Legs
Favorite Movie: A Walk To Remember
Favorite Athlete: Destinee Hooker
Favorite Vacation Spot: Cocoa Beach
Why Creighton: Academics and Volleyball
Hobbies: Art, singing
Favorite Part About Ryan Center/D.J. Sokol Arena: How loud it gets, the big fan.
Favorite Professor/Class at Creighton: Robert Bosco/Art
Team I Wish We Would Play: TCU
Best Volleyball Memory: Beating Wichita State last year
Athletic Family: Father played basketball at Alabama State, sister Lauren ran track at Howard and finished 19th nationally in the 400 meters in 2009, and sister Madison ran track at Florida before transferring to Ohio State, where she was a three-time Big Ten champ (60m, 200m, 4x100m relay) and an indoor All-American (60m)
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