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Full name | Nia Kai Reed [1] | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||
Born | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. [1] | June 27, 1996||||||||||||||
Hometown | Fort Lee, NJ, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
College / University | Penn State | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Opposite | ||||||||||||||
Current club | Omaha Supernovas | ||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||
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Nia Kai Reed (born June 27, 1996) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite hitter for the United States women's national volleyball team and for the Omaha Supernovas of the Pro Volleyball Federation. [2]
Reed was born in Cleveland, Ohio to parents William and JoMoree. She grew up in Fort Lee, New Jersey and attended high school at Immaculate Heart Academy. [1] At Immaculate Heart, she was a four-year starter and led her team to four straight non-public state championships. She was named Player of the Year in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and played on the USA Volleyball Girls' Youth A2 team. [1] She was the 12th ranked national recruit in her graduating class, and chose to play for Russ Rose at Penn State. [3]
While at Penn State, Reed redshirted her freshman year, with her career spanning a total of five seasons from 2014 to 2018. Penn State won the NCAA national championship in 2014 during her redshirt season, although she was unable to play in any matches. She helped lead Penn State to the 2017 Final Four during her junior season. In 2018, her final season with Penn State, she was named an AVCA honorable mention All-American after finishing the season with a team-best 3.26 kills per set, hitting .253 and scoring 385.0 points. Penn State won a Big Ten title in 2017. [4]
In May 2022, Reed made her national team playing debut when she was named to the 25-player roster for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League tournament. [5]
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