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Greichaly Cepero-Febres
University of Nebraska
Dorado, Puerto Rico
6-2" - Setter
Joined Team: June 2002 |
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2003 – World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)… Texas Tour. 2002 – Montreux Volley Masters… Russia Tour…Pan American Cup (training team).
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2003 - Won a bronze medal as a member of the United States’ World Grand Prix team.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2002 –American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-American…AVCA All-Central Region…Co-Big 12 Conference Player of the Year…First-team All-Big 12…Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring). 2001 – AVCA Second-Team All-American…Verizon/CoSIDA Third-Team All-American…First-Team Academic All-District VII…AVCA All-Central Region…First-Team All-Big 12…First-Team Academic All-Big 12…Big 12 Player of the Week in October…Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring and fall)…State Farm/NACWAA All-Tournament Team…US Bank/Arby’s All-Tournament Team…Led the Huskers with a 12.43 assists per game. 2000 – AVCA Player of the Year…First-Team AVCA All-American…The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament Central Regional MVP…AVCA All-Central Region…Second-Team Academic All-District VII…Big 12 Player of the Year…First-Team All-Big 12…First-Team Academic All-Big 12…Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Spring and Fall)…Big 12 Player of the Week (10/1, 11/13)…Adidas/Notre Dame Invitational MVP…US Bank/Arby’s All-Tournament Team…Averaged 11.90 assists, 2.14 digs, 1.48 blocks and 1.83 kills per game…Led Nebraska with 12 double-doubles. 1999 – AVCA District 5 Freshman of the Year…First-Team All-Big 12…Big 12 Freshman of the Year…Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall)…Started all 33 matches for the Huskers…Tied for third on the team in kills (218)...Finished the season with 205 digs and 84 total blocks.
PERSONAL: Born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, to parents Pedro Cepero and Maria Febres…Has one sister, Veronica, and three brothers, Pedro, David and Leonardo…Interests include dancing, watching TV and spending time with family…Enjoys watching basketball, volleyball, and football…Lists favorite foods as rice, beans and chicken…Happiest moment in sports was winning the 2000 NCAA National Championship…Father named her after the Puerto Rican word “Greicha” meaning Greece, hoping that his daughter would play in the Olympics one day.