2021 Women's Volleyball Roster
Buckner, Nya
Jersey Number 3
Nya Buckner
- Position:
- Right Side
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Hamilton HS
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
Bio
AT OREGON STATE
2021
2021
- Started seven of the nine matches she played in – missed others due to injury
- Played in 25 sets her junior season
- Collected 26 kills (1.04 per set) and 21 blocks (0.84 per set)
- Tied for the most blocks on the team with seven against Houston
- Made her Oregon State debut against Oregon (Mar. 19)
- Appeared in four matches and nine sets
- Was a team captain
- Finished the season with six kills, 25 attacks, three digs, and a block
- Suffered season-ending injury during spring practice
- Did not play in 2019
- Did not play. Redshirted
- Chosen for the team’s Most Improved Award by her teammates
- Received the Coaches Award at the team banquet
- Earned three letters in volleyball for the Huskies
- Earned All-Chandler United School District first team as a senior
- First team all-state selection as a junior
- Named to the All-Premier Region Second Team
- Received the Touching Hearts Through Athletics Award
- Helped her Aspire VB club teams to fifth place finishes at the 2016 and ’17 Girls Junior National Championships tournaments
- Born March 20, 2000 in Columbia, S.C.
- Daughter of Brentson and Denise Buckner
- Has a brother, Brandon and a sister, Nia
- Father, Brentson, had a lengthy career in the NFL and currently coaches for the Oakland Raiders
- Enjoys watching movies and reading
- Member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society
- AP scholar with honors
- Member of her high school’s Black Student Union
- Was a STEM tutor
- Has been involved in community service including through Feed My Starving Children
- Chose Oregon State because “I loved the family atmosphere and the diversity on campus.”
- Majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology with a pre-med option and minors in chemistry and psychology in OSU’s Honors College
Oregon State Volleyball 2025 Highlights
Wednesday, April 02
Oregon State Volleyball: Highlights vs Oregon
Friday, September 27
Oregon State Volleyball: First Practice 2019
Saturday, August 10
2010 Spike Out Cancer
Thursday, April 11
