Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Head coach Marci Byers announced Monday the signings of three student-athletes who have committed to the Hokies and will join Virginia Tech for the 2020-21 campaign. The three will be a part of a class of six, including Emily Campe, Kirah Johnson and Brie Postema.
Natasha Vipond from Iowa will join as a graduate student, while Cierra Huntley from North Carolina will come on as a freshman and Mara Perry from Indiana will add to the Hokies roster as a freshman.
Natasha Vipond
6'2" - MB/RS
Ankeny, Iowa
Ankeny Centennial High School
Lafayette College, four years (Graduate May 2020)
High School/Lafayette College: Three-year letterwinner at Ankeny Centennial high school … Coached by Jessica Rinehart … Two-time State Champion … All-CIML Elite Team (Des Moines Register) … First Team All-State (Des Moines Register) … First Team All-Central Iowa Conference (IGCA) … All-District West Team (IGCA) … All-Star Game Participant (IGCA) … Led the state of Iowa in blocks with 159 in 2014 and 156 in 2015 … Set a school record for career blocks (391), averaging 1.31 blocks per set.
Personal: Natasha Vipond … Born Nov. 6, 1997 … Daughter of Bill and Carolyn Vipond … Sister of Jimmy Vipond … Earned Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (from Lafayette College) ... Pursuing Master of Science in Civil Engineering … Career aspirations of becoming a Design engineer … Four-year letterwinner at Lafayette College playing basketball.
Cierra Huntley
5'10" - OH
Huntersville, North Carolina
Davidson Day School
Carolina Union Volleyball Club
High School: Four-year letterwinner … Coached by Catherine Fulton … Four-time all-state … 2019 All-Conference team … 2019 Conference Champions … Two-time State Champion (2016, 2019) … 2019 Foothills Athletic Conference Player of the Year … Record for most kills and aces at Davidson Day School … Played one season for Carolina Union Volleyball Club … Coached by John Brannon … Honorable mention for the Prep Volleyball 2019 All-American list.
Personal: Cierra Huntley… Born Jan. 6, 2002 … Daughter of Chris & Andrea Huntley … Sister to CJ Huntley … Planning on majoring in Human, Nutrition, Food, Exercise (HNFE) … Hopes to become a Pediatric Dentist or getting into Sports Medicine.
Mara Perry
5'8" - DS
Muncie, Indiana
Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and
Humanities
Munciana Volleyball Club
High School: Two-year varsity letterwinner … Coached by Wes Lyon, Randy Gardner … 2020 First team All-Academic … 2020 All-State second team … 2018 Student-Athlete of the month … 2018 All-Conference … 2019 Conference Player of the Year … Three-time player of the match awards … Played five years for the Munciana Volleyball Club and was coached by Jim Craig, Trey Butz, Josh Collins … 2016 AAU All-American … 2016 Rosenthall Inspiration Award recipient … 2018 AAU All-American.
Personal: Mara Perry … Born July 15, 2002 … Daughter of Brent and Misty Perry … Sister to McKenna Perry … Planning on majoring in Criminology and Sociology with the hopes of becoming a Prosecuting Attorney or Forensic Specialist.