Nia Grant
| Nia Grant | |
| portrait | |
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| Date of birth | May 8, 1993 |
| place of birth | Warren, Ohio, United States |
| size | 1.88 m |
| position | Middle block |
| societies | |
| until 2011 2011–2014 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018– |
Howland High School / Pittsburgh Renaissance Pennsylvania State University Volley-Ball Nantes Allianz MTV Stuttgart BKS Stal Bielsko-Biała SC Potsdam |
| successes | |
| 2017 | DVV cup winner |
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As of December 4, 2018 |
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Nia Nicole Grant (born May 8, 1993 in Warren , Ohio ) is an American volleyball player .
Career
Grant comes from an athletic family. Her father, African, played American football in the NFL, and other family members were active in various sports. Nia Grant started her own career at Howland High School in Warren. In parallel, the middle blocker played in the Pittsburgh Renaissance club . From 2011 to 2014 she studied communication science at Pennsylvania State University and played on the university team during this time. The diagonal attacker won the college championship with the team in 2013 and 2014. In 2015 she took part in the Universiade in Gwangju with the USApart. In the 2015/16 season Grant played in the French league at Volley-Ball Nantes . She was then signed by the German Bundesliga club Allianz MTV Stuttgart , with whom she won the DVV Cup . In 2017 she moved to BKS Stal Bielsko-Biała in Poland . In 2018 Grant returned to the Bundesliga for SC Potsdam .
Web links
- Profile at SC Potsdam
- Profile at Penn State University (English)
- Portrait at Dozier Performance (English)
- Profile at Olimpic Sports Management (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Grant comes from deep family of athletes. Collegian, October 28, 2011, accessed December 26, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Reinforcement from the USA. Stuttgarter Zeitung , May 26, 2016, accessed on December 26, 2016 .
- ↑ Profile at Allianz MTV Stuttgart ( Memento from December 27, 2016 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Volley-ball (Ligue A féminine) Le VB Nantes recrute l'Americaine Nia Grant. Presse Ocean, May 17, 2015, accessed December 26, 2016 (French).
- ↑ Nia Grant Nowa Środkowa UCS and Bielsko-Biala. June 30, 2017, accessed October 1, 2017 .
- ↑ American Nia Grant strengthens the SC Potsdam. In: sc-potsdam.de. June 26, 2018, accessed December 5, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Grant, Nia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grant, Nia Nicole (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American volleyball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1993 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warren , Ohio , United States |