Last year Kiera won the Player of the Year award in the National District for Annandale. The Atoms finished second in the National District. The National District may be one of the weakest Districts in Northern Virginia. In the Regional Playoffs Annadale was swept by Alexandria City. Kiera was the offensive punch for the Atoms. Not a lot of recognition followed.

This season she will transfer to Bishop O’Connell. The Knights are loaded with pins this coming year. Kiera will stand out as part of that load. While she may not lead the team in Kills or win the MVP in the WCAC she will test her skills against some of the best players in the DMV area. She will also join her Metro 15 teammates Carolyn Maria Carolyn Maria 6'1" | S/RS Bishop O'Connell | 2029 State VA , Charlotte Nelson Charlotte Nelson 5'7" | DS/L Bishop O'Connell | 2028 State VA and Claire Kennedy Claire Kennedy DS/L National Cathedral | 2029 State VA in a quest to win both the WCAC title and the VISAA state championship.

It is not unusual for a frosh to earn a spot on the first team for her District. However, getting selected as the MVP is rare. Kiera stood out as the offensive presence for her Annandale high school team that finished second in their division. She clearly stood out as the most dominate player in their District.

It appears she has grown a couple inches since last year to reach 6’1. Her approach jump hits 9’10”. For Annandale she hit mostly left side. For Metro she bangs the ball from the right side. Either side she strikes the ball with the kind of velocity you expect from an MVP.

Kierra bumped up two spots in our 2029 rankings, from #10 to #8. Her Metro team will play in the Open in Junior Nationals.