2  Dana Cranston Class: Junior Hometown: Fort St. John, B.C. High School: North Peace Height: 6-3 Position: Opposite Hitter Experience: 2V Club: FSJ ICE

Awards & Honors:

• Competed with the Canadian A national team (2011)
• CoSIDA/ESPN Academic District VII all-district second team (2010)
• Academic all-Mountain West (2010)
• Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2010)
• Trained with the Canadian B national team (2010)

2010 (Sophomore): Started 21 matches for the Rams, and appeared in all but one during sophomore season...Ranked seventh on the team with 62 kills (0.58 per set)...At UNLV (Oct. 9), recorded a double-digit kills total for the first time in her career with 10...That night was a career night for her, as she finished with a .346 hitting percentage, 11.5 total points and her first career double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs...Her 46 assists ranked second on the squad...Recorded 25 service aces (0.24 per set) and a 199 digs (1.88 per set), both second on the team...Overall, led the Rams in aces 11 times, the second highest total...Tallied 10 or more digs six times, including a career-high-tying 12 at BYU (Sept. 24)...Was the team-leader in digs three times...Was in on 25 total blocks on the season, including three solos...Honored for her 3.93 GPA by being selected as a 2010 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete and to the Academic All-Mountain West and CoSIDA/ESPN Academic District VII All-District teams...Spent the summer after her sophomore season competing with the Canadian national team.

2009 (Freshman): Played in 27 matches, appearing in 83 total sets as a true freshman...Showed her versatility by averaging 0.39 kills, 0.49 assists, 1.53 digs and 0.23 blocks per set...Notched a season-high nine kills, while adding three blocks and tying a season-high with 12 digs, vs. Wyoming (Oct. 30)...Also posted 12 digs vs. Ohio State on Sept. 4, her first of three double-figure digs matches on the season...Recorded a season-best four blocks vs. Marshall (Sept. 11)...Recorded a season-best six assists in CSU's victory over No. 6 Washington (Dec. 4) in the second round of the NCAA tournament...Also posted a personal-best three service aces against the Huskies...Overall, led the team in aces three times, and blocks once...Trained with the Canadian B national team during the summer following her freshman season.

High School: Captain of high school team for three years (2007-09)...Selected as the North Peace High School Athlete of the Year her senior year...Second-team Provincial All-Star in British Columbia...Played for Team British Columbia in the 18-Under Nationals in Canada...Was named National MVP for Team BC in 2009...Also named National Team Challenge Cup MVP in 2009...Honor roll athlete at North Peace High School...Also participated in track & field.

Personal: Born Dec. 5, 1991, in Fort St. John, B.C. ...Daughter of Karen and Arley Cranston...Has one brother and one sister...Full Name is Dana Margaret Cranston...Is a business administration major at CSU.