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2014 Volleyball Roster

11 Tyler Cockrell

11 Tyler Cockrell

  • Position:
    MB
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Tulsa, Okla.

Summary

Biography

2013: Took a medical redshirt.

2012 at Gardner-Webb: Named to the 2012 NCCSIA Volleyball University Division All-State Second-Team ... Was named to the Elon Phoenix Classic All-Tournament Team and the GWU Runnin’ Bulldog Classic All-Tournament Team ... Earned a spot on the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor RollNamed the Big South Defensive Player of the Week on October 1st … Played in 108 sets … Led the team and was ninth in the Big South with 279 kills … Was eighth in the league with a .279 attack percentage on the season, which ranks fourth in GWU’s Division I single-season record books … Was also ninth in the Big South with a 2.58 kills per set average … Led the team and was eighth in the conference with 90 total blocks, which ranks fourth in GWU’s Division I single-season record books … Also ranked eighth in the Big South with an average of 0.83 blocks per set, which ranks fifth in GWU’s Division I single-season record books … Also led the team with 354 points … Was fourth on the team with 15 service aces … Also recorded 47 digs and six assists … Recorded double digit kills 13 times … Tallied double digit points in 15 different contests … Tallied five total blocks or more five different times … Posted a career-high 21 kills in the 3-2 loss to Delaware State at the GWU Runnin’ Bulldog Classic … Also recorded 18 kills and a .640 attack percentage in the win over North Carolina Central … Totaled 17 kills in the 3-1 home win over USC Upstate … Posted a season-high 25.5 points in the loss to Delaware State … Also totaled 21.5 points in the win over USC Upstate and 20 points in the win over North Carolina Central … Swatted a season-high seven total blocks in the 3-1 home win over Radford … Posted six blocks in the loss to Delaware State … Picked up a season-high five digs in the loss to Wofford … Recorded two service aces in wins over North Carolina A&T, UNC Asheville and USC Upstate.

2011 at Gardner-Webb: Earned a spot on the 2011-12 Big South Presidential Honor RollTabbed the Big South Defensive Player of the Week on October 31st ... Played in 111 sets ... Led the team and the Big South with an average of 1.35 blocks per set ... Her 1.35 blocks per set average is the highest for a player in a single-season in GWU's Division I history ... Also led the team and was second in the conference with 150 total blocks ... Her 150 total blocks set a new GWU Division I single-season record ... Her 108 block assists also set a new GWU Division I single-season record, while her 42 solo blocks is tied for second overall in GWU's DI single-season history ... Also led GWU with a team-high 367 points... Was second on the team with 250 kills ... Ranked fifth on the team with 21 service aces ... Also recorded 77 digs and 10 assists ... Totaled double digit kills in 11 different contests ... Totaled five total blocks or more in 16 different matches … Recorded a double-double of 13 kills and 11 total blocks in GWU's home win over Western Carolina on September 21st ... Also posted a double-double of 11 kills and 10 total blocks in the loss to Campbell ... Turned in a double-double of 13 kills and a season-high 12 total blocks in the regular season finale loss to Radford ... Tied a career-high with 18 kills in GWU's loss at USC Upstate ... Posted 17 kills in a loss to Charleston Southern at the Spartan Classic ... Had 15 kills in a loss at Coastal Carolina on September 9th ... Wrapped up the season with 12 kills in a first round loss to Liberty at the 2011 Big South Volleyball Championship.

2010 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 98 sets, starting 28 matches as a true freshman ... Named to the Big South All-Freshman Team ... Was named as the Big South Freshman of the Week on October 18th ... Set a new GWU single-season record with 69 block assists... Posted a team-high 105 total blocks, one shy of the single-season record in Gardner-Webb history ... Was second in the Big South with 105 total blocks ... Third on the team with 208 kills, an average of 2.12 per set ... Was also third on the team with 280 total points, an average of 2.86 per set ... Recorded 38 digs... Also had seven assists and two service aces... Posted double digit kills in 10 different contests ... Tallied a career-high and season-high 18 kills and 13 total blocks in the home loss to Winthrop ... Had 15 kills in the wins over Wofford and Weber State ... Also had 12 total blocks in the four set win over Weber State ... Posted 14 kills versus Morgan State ... Had 13 kills in the loss to Delaware State ... Spiked 12 kills versus Davidson and 11 kills at home against High Point ... Totaled 10 kills and seven total blocks in the loss at Radford ... Also had seven total blocks in the loss at Davidson ... Posted seven kills and one block in the loss to No. 1 Liberty in the first round of the 2010 Big South Volleyball Championship Tournament.

High School: Attended and played for Booker T. Washington High School and head coach Dave Hendrix in Tulsa, Oklahoma ... A four-year letterwinner ... Was named the Team MVP all four years ... Named to the All-State Team and the All-City Tournament Team her senior season ... Was named most honorable mention All-City as a junior ... Was also tabbed the Tulsa World Player of the Week during her sophomore campaign ... Also a member of the Club One 18 Black club team that finished in second-place in the Gold Division (17's) at the 2009 Lone Star National Qualifier.

Personal: Born November 2, 1991 in Tulsa, Oklahoma ... Daughter of Dion and Raye Nero ... Has two younger siblings, Taylan and Caleb ... Majoring in Marketing.

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    2010Freshman

    MB
    5'9"
    11
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    2011Sophomore

    MB
    5'9"
    11
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    2012Junior

    MB
    5'9"
    11
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    2013Senior

    MB
    5'9"
    11
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    2014Senior

    MB
    5'9"
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