Nicole Vranesh (2015) - CU Athletic Hall of Fame - University of Colorado Athletics

Nicole Vranesh

Induction:
2015
Class:
1993

A two-time first-team All-Mideast Region selection by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, though under present rules, she would be a two-time honorable mention All-American using the exact same selection process. Vranesh was largely considered by head coach Brad Saindon as the key to the Buffaloes reaching the national stage in volleyball: she was a first-team All-Big Eight setter in 1992 and ’93 and led the Buffs to the 1992 and ’93 Big Eight Tournament Championships and the outright 1993 Big Eight title. She left CU as the Big Eight’s all-time leading setter, and led the NCAA in assists in 1991, still the only CU player to lead the NCAA in a statistical category. The Buffs were 47-19, including 20-4 in the Big Eight, in her final two seasons, winning one conference championship and two conference tournaments.