Hall of Fame
ZUZANA CERNIANSKA
Hometown: Prague, Czech Republic
Sport: Volleyball
Years: 2002-05
One of 11 volleyball players in school history to earn All-America honors, Zuzana Cernianska was a four-year starter for Utah State, helping the Aggies to the 2005 NCAA Tournament. Following her senior season, Cernianska was named an honorable mention All-American and to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-West Region Team. Overall, she was a three-time first-team all-conference selection in both the Western Athletic Conference (2005) and Big West (2003, 2004), and was the Big West Conference Co-Freshman of the Year in 2002. Off the court, she was a three-time academic all-conference honoree. During her four-year career, Cernianska set school records for kills (1,813) and attempts (4,423). She also ranks second all-time in school history with 137 career service aces and sixth with 1,053 career digs. Overall, Cernianska hit .226 (1,813-815-4,423) during her career and recorded double-figure kills in 86 matches, while reaching the 20-kill mark 32 times. She finished her time at USU with 38 double-doubles and four triple-doubles. As a senior in 2005, she averaged 4.5 kills, 2.5 digs, 0.7 blocks and 0.3 service aces per set, while recording double-digit kills 25 times, including 15 matches where she tallied 20 or more. Her 585 kills as a senior rank first all-time in school history, while her 1,421 attempts rank second all-time. As a junior, Cernianska averaged 4.5 assists, 3.6 kills, 2.5 digs and 0.6 blocks per set. Her 40 service aces that year are the eighth-most in school history. Cernianska still holds the fifth-place spot on the single-season kills record list, recording 471 as a sophomore in 2003, while her 1,179 attempts that season ranks eighth. As a sophomore, she averaged 4.5 kills, 2.2 digs and 0.4 blocks per set. Cernianska made an immediate impact on the court for the Aggies as a freshman, leading the team in digs (242) and service aces (36), while finishing second in kills (385), assists (412) and blocks (83). As a hitter, she averaged 3.9 assists, 3.6 kills, 2.3 digs and 0.8 blocks per set. Following her collegiate career, she played professionally for nine years in France.
