| Height: | 5-10 |
| Year: | So |
| Hometown: | Wichita, Kan. |
| High School: | Kapaun Mt. Carmel |
| Position: | OH |
Outlook
Ciarra Valadez in an athletic, quick and versatile player ... Explosive and strong at the net ... Can also play great defense and will contribute to the success of the team this season …Tallied 499 career kills which ranks her 25th on JCCC’s career chart.
Sophomore Year 2018
Played in 34 matches and 126 sets on the season ... Earned NJCAA All-Region VI/District M second-team honors ... Produced 325 kills and attack percentage of .196 ... Also had 143 digs, 62 blocks and 19 service aces ... Reached double digits in kills 14 times and twice in digs ... Had a career high 19 kills in a win over McCook and a attack percentage of .680 (9-1-18) .... Had 15 kills in wins over Central (8-25-18) and Des Moines Area (9-29-18) ... Also had a career high 12 digs against Central ... Was key performer for JCCC at the District M Tournament, posting 13 kills in the semifinal win over Neosho County and matched that effort in the championship win over Kansas City Kansas (11-3-18) … Came up big at the NJCAA D-II National Tournament, leading the team with a total of 56 kills over the four matches … Led with 17 kills in the opening win against Oakland (11-15-18) … In the third place win over Kirkwood, she again the led the team with 18 kills, her second highest match total of the season and career (11-17-18).
Freshman Year 2017
Played in 30 of 32 matches, and 90 of 119 sets … Registered 174 kills and kills-per-set of 1.78 … Her kills-per-set ratio was fourth-best on the team, and her attack percentage of .248 was third … That total also ranked 24th in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference standings … Also finished third on the team with 62 blocks … Topped double digits in kills in six matches … Had a season best 15 kills and a .500 attack percentage in a 3-2 win over McHenry County College (9-9-17) … Posted a season high five blocks along with 12 kills in a 3-1 win over nationally ranked Central Community College (9-30-17) … Tallied a season high 11 digs in a 3-2 loss to Sauk Valley Community College (9-8-17) … Registered 11 kills, seven digs and four blocks in a 3-2 loss to Neosho County Community College in the semifinals of the District Tournament (11-4-17).
High School
Was a three-year starter for coaches Terri Hessman and Amanda Neppl at Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School, Wichita, Kan. … Graduated 2017 … Earned honorable mention City League as a junior, and second-team honors her senior year … Helped the Crusaders capture the Greater Wichita Athletic League title as a senior … Also was a four-time letter winner in track and field … Ran a leg on Kapaun’s 4x100 relay that placed third at the 2014 5A State Meet … Their performance helped Kapaun to a third place team finish … She also qualified for State in the 4x100 2015 and 2016, and the 4x400 in 2016 … Was an individual State qualifier in the 100-meters her sophomore year … Posted a personal-best time of 13.09 in the preliminary round … Played club volleyball for the Shockwave Volleyball Academy, Heartland Volleyball Club and Wichita Volleyball Academy … Honor roll student.
Personal
Born Ciarra Cecilia Valadez on Dec. 16, 1988, in Wichita, Kan. … Nickname is Ci … Daughter of Jin Yon and Natalie Yon … Has two siblings, Mark and Liam … Majoring in physical therapy … Also recruited by Friends University, Ottawa University, Fort Scott Community College and Hesston College … Favorite athlete is Kerri Walsh Jennings … Favorite sports team is the University of Nebraska volleyball team.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | vs. Neosho County Community College | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Kansas City Kansas Community College | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Oakland Community College | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Lincoln Land Community College | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Parkland College | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Kirkwood Community College | W, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 34 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 126 | 27 | ||
| Kills | 325 | 60 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.58 | 2.22 | ||
| Errors | 133 | 27 | ||
| Total Attacks | 978 | 195 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .196 | .169 | ||
| Assists | 20 | 4 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.16 | 0.15 | ||
| Service Aces | 19 | 5 | ||
| Service Errors | 27 | 11 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.15 | 0.19 | ||
| Receptions | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reception Errors | 3 | 1 | ||
| Digs | 143 | 29 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.13 | 1.07 | ||
| Block Solo | 4 | 1 | ||
| Block Assist | 58 | 13 | ||
| Block Total | 62 | 14 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.49 | 0.52 | ||
| Block Errors | 4 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 2 | 1 | ||
| Points | 377.0 | 72.5 | ||
| Points per set | 3.0 | 2.7 | ||
| Matches started | 29 | 8 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | Baker University JV | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Aug 24 | vs. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 39 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Aug 25 | vs. Central Community College-Columbus | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 36 | .278 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20.5 |
| Aug 25 | Ottawa University JV | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | .263 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Aug 29 | at Neosho County Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 32 | .094 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Sep 1 | vs. Ranger College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 25 | .040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. McCook Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 25 | .680 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21.0 |
| Sep 5 | at Highland Community College - Kansas | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 29 | .207 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Parkland College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 36 | -.028 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 7 | vs. McHenry County College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 28 | .321 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.5 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Sauk Valley Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | -.231 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Lincoln Land Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 33 | .091 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Sep 14 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 27 | .296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 19 | Cloud County Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 23 | .217 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 26 | Labette Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 21 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 28 | North Platte Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | .238 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Sep 28 | Iowa Western Community College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | .048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Sep 29 | Des Moines Area Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 39 | .179 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Central Community College-Columbus | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 34 | -.029 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 3 | at Fort Scott Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 24 | .125 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Ellsworth Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Iowa Central Community College | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 47 | .106 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. North Dakota State College of Science | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 31 | .355 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Kirkwood Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 26 | .462 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Oct 9 | at Hesston College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 27 | .111 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Northeast Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 38 | .184 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Colby Community College | L, 3-2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 22 | .182 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Iowa Lakes Community College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 13 | at Iowa Western Community College | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | at Coffeyville Community College | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | Allen County Community College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | Cowley County Community College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Neosho County Community College | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 13 | 9 | 51 | .078 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Kansas City Kansas Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 25 | .440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Oakland Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 17 | 3 | 37 | .378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Lincoln Land Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 14 | 3 | 35 | .314 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Parkland College | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 6 | 31 | .032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Kirkwood Community College | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 18 | 6 | 53 | .226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.5 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 30 | 98 | 174 | 1.78 | 65 | 439 | .248 | 2 | 0.02 | 3 | 0.03 | 0 | 20 | 70 | 0.71 | 1 | 61 | 62 | 0.63 | 208.5 | 2.1 |
| 2018-19 | 34 | 126 | 325 | 2.58 | 133 | 978 | .196 | 20 | 0.16 | 19 | 0.15 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 1.13 | 4 | 58 | 62 | 0.49 | 377.0 | 3.0 |
| Total | 64 | 224 | 499 | 2.23 | 198 | 1417 | .212 | 22 | 0.10 | 22 | 0.10 | 0 | 23 | 213 | 0.95 | 5 | 119 | 124 | 0.55 | 585.5 | 2.6 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 34 | 126 | 325 | 2.58 | 133 | 978 | .196 | 20 | 0.16 | 19 | 0.15 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 1.13 | 4 | 58 | 62 | 0.49 | 377.0 | 3.0 |
| Conference | 8 | 27 | 60 | 2.22 | 27 | 195 | .169 | 4 | 0.15 | 5 | 0.19 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1.07 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.52 | 72.5 | 2.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 9 | 29 | 67 | 2.31 | 28 | 191 | .204 | 2 | 0.07 | 7 | 0.24 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1.03 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.52 | 82.0 | 2.8 |
| Away | 4 | 15 | 33 | 2.20 | 18 | 112 | .134 | 3 | 0.20 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1.13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.67 | 40.5 | 2.7 |
| Neutral | 21 | 82 | 225 | 2.74 | 87 | 675 | .204 | 15 | 0.18 | 10 | 0.12 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 1.17 | 2 | 35 | 37 | 0.45 | 254.5 | 3.1 |
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| Wins | 28 | 106 | 287 | 2.71 | 109 | 820 | .217 | 16 | 0.15 | 17 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 1.04 | 4 | 51 | 55 | 0.52 | 333.5 | 3.1 |
| Losses | 6 | 20 | 38 | 1.90 | 24 | 158 | .089 | 4 | 0.20 | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 1.65 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.35 | 43.5 | 2.2 |
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| August | 5 | 18 | 46 | 2.56 | 19 | 134 | .201 | 2 | 0.11 | 8 | 0.44 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 1.94 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.44 | 58.5 | 3.3 |
| September | 14 | 50 | 117 | 2.34 | 57 | 375 | .160 | 7 | 0.14 | 3 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0.86 | 1 | 32 | 33 | 0.66 | 137.0 | 2.7 |
| October | 9 | 34 | 80 | 2.35 | 28 | 237 | .219 | 8 | 0.24 | 8 | 0.24 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 1.32 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 0.50 | 97.0 | 2.9 |
| November | 6 | 24 | 82 | 3.42 | 29 | 232 | .228 | 3 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.83 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.17 | 84.5 | 3.5 |
