Sierra Cuda Class: Senior Hometown: Napton, Mo. High School: Marshall Height: 5-11 Position: Port/Starboard Experience: 2L

Named to the Big 12 Conference Chick-fil-A Community of Champions for the fall 2010 semester for her efforts in creating Project Purple with a close friend and classmate to raise awareness and funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The goal of Project Purple was to raise $9,000 and with every $1,000 a letter on Manhattan Hill would be covered in purple fabric, and all nine letters were purple by the end of Homecoming Week.

2010-11: Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll both semesters... Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team... CRCA Scholar Athlete... raced in the 2V8 throughout the fall and spring... defeated Kansas at the Sunflower Showdown... defeated Kansas at the Kansas Cup... earned her second varsity letter.

2009-10: Named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll both semesters... honored as CRCA Scholar Athlete... rowed in the 2V and a V4 in Des Moines... raced with the 2V in Iowa City, against Alabama, and in the Longhorn Invitational... was in the 1V4 at the Kansas Cup... returned to the 2V8 for the Big 12 Championship and Regionals... earned her first varsity letter.

2008-09: Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll both semesters... debuted in a N4+ against Alabama... raced in the 2N8+ at the Longhorn Invitational... moved to the 1N8+ for the San Diego Crew Classic... helped the 1N8+ defeat Kansas in the Kansas Cup... brought home a bronze medal in the 1N8+ at SIRAs... raced in the 1N8+ for their win at Big 12 Championship... finished the season in the 1N8+ at Regionals.

High School: Graduated from Marshall High School... four-year letter-winner in volleyball, helping the team to 4 All-Conference championship titles and 3 All-District championship titles... named player of the game 2007 All-District Championship... Honor Roll all four years... four-year Academic-Athletic letter-winner...Member of NHS... Pep club president... participated in speech and debate and school plays.

Personal: Born Apr. 7, 1990... daughter of Frank Cuda and Suzette Conder... studying interior architecture.