2021 RETURNING LETTERMEN CLAIRE BULLINGTON 5-10 • Junior DS/OH Fort Worth, Texas
UNA SPRING 2021: Bullington played in all 14 matches during the Spring 2021 season...she averaged 1.69 digs per set while adding 10 service aces on the year...added 11 kills and four assists...reached double figures in digs twice, including a season-high 11 during the season-opener against Chattanooga. UNA 2019: She played in 26 matches, including 82 sets for the Lions as a true freshman in 2019...recorded 84 kills on the year and added 148 digs, 16 service aces, 15 total blocks and 13 assists...reached double figures four times on the year, including a season-high 10 kills on Sept. 29 against NJIT...ended the year with a season-high 15 digs against North Florida.
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HIGH SCHOOL: She prepped for coach Prentice Lewis at Grace Preparatory Academy in Arlington, Texas...helped lead the Lions to a 2018 state championship...was named to the all-tournament team as a senior at the 4A championships...also helped lead Grace Prep to a state semi-final run in 2015 and consecutive regional finalist runs in 2016 and 2017...finished her career with a school-record 1,666 kills and 343 service aces...also recorded 1,161 career digs...was a four-time first team all-district selection and two-time district MVP...earned first team all-state honors as a junior and senior after getting second-team honors as a sophomore and and all-state honorable mention as a freshman in 2015...also lettered in tennis for the Lions. PERSONAL: Her full name is Claire Marie Bullington. She is the daughter of Paul and Lisa Bullington. She was born on March 22, 2001 and has two brothers and one sister. She is majoring in nursing at UNA.
NCAA ELITE EIGHT 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2003 • 2006 • NATIONAL CHAMPS 2003
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