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Lilly Gunter/Shania Cromartie

LILLY GUNTER FR. | DS | 5-8 OVIEDO, FLA. OVIEDO HS

Prior to College

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High School: Lettered four seasons at Oviedo High School under head coach Jen Darty Dennis… Led Lions to three district championships and two region titles between 2016-18…Set school records for digs (1,882) and aces (149)…Three-time first team Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-State selection…Named first team all-conference three times…Served as team captain her final two seasons…As a senior, was named AVCA All-Region…FACA Senior All-Star…Set single-season school marks for digs (594) and aces (62)…Tallied 39 digs against Bartram Trail (Oct. 23) to set Oviedo’s single-match record…Led Oviedo to Florida High School Athletic Association 9A State Championship as a junior…Lions rose to No. 8 national ranking by MaxPreps…Named first team all-state by PrepVolleyball.com…Helped Oviedo to conference title as a sophomore…Part of runner-up finish in state tournament as a freshman…Earned second team all-conference selection. FR. | OH | 5-9 TALLAHASSEE, FLA. LEON HS

Prior to College

High School: Lettered four seasons at Leon High School under head coach Angie Strickland… Led Lions to Class 6A state championship as a senior to cap four straight state final four appearances…Tallied 1,229 kills, 1,038 digs and 141 aces in her career…Named a first-team All-Big Bend performer her first three seasons…As a senior, was selected All-Big Bend Player of the Year and Florida Dairy Farmers Class 6A Player of the Year…Earned Under Armour/AVCA and PrepVolleyball.com All-America honors following outstanding senior season…Led Big Bend area in kills (394), finished No. 4 in digs (304) and No. 10 in aces (45)…Boasted a .352 hitting percentage…Collected 18 kills in 2019 state championship match…Helped Lions to a No. 25 national ranking by MaxPreps…Was named a Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com ahead of her final season…As a sophomore, was named Leon’s offensive and defensive player of the year, respectively…Also earned team’s defensive player of the year award as a freshman…Was

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Club: Played for Oviedo Volleyball Academy under head coach Jen Darty…Was a three-time AAU Open national champion between 2015-17 and three-time USA Volleyball Open National Champion in 2014, 2016 and 2018…Named 2015 AAU 13 Open Most Valuable Player and AllAmerican selection…In 2016, selected an AAU 14 Open All-American. Beach: Won three straight conference championships between 2017-19…Three-time first team all-conference selection.

Personal

Born Lillian Paige Gunter on November 5, 2001 in Winter Park, Florida…Daughter of Glenn and Linda Gunter…Has two older sisters, Grace and Emily…Father, Glenn, lettered in football at San

SHANIA CROMARTIE

Jose State University...Majoring in food science.

4a decorated track & field athlete at LHS…Won high jump state championship as a junior and senior…Helped 4x400m relay team set school records three straight years from 2016-18, and finished fourth in the state in 2016.

Club: Played for Tallahassee Juniors Volleyball Club under head coach Angie Strickland…Helped club qualify for nationals in 2013, 2014 and 2018.

Personal

Born Shania Rickaela Cromartie on October 17, 2001 in Tallahassee, Florida…Daughter of Ricky and Sylvia Cromartie…Has two older sisters, Shaunbria and Shamiria…Uncle, Antonio Cromartie, played 11 seasons in the NFL and was a four-time Pro Bowl selection...Majoring in kinesiology.