Shepherd University Athletics

Honors and Awards
• 2021 PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week (9/21, 11/16)

2022: Appeared in eight matches (25 sets) with four starts ... recorded 48 kills, eight digs, eight blocks (all assists), five aces, and one assist.

2021: Appeared in 28 matches (101 sets) with 26 starts ... recorded 260 kills, 295 digs, 51 blocks (8 solos), 30 aces, and nine assists ... a two-time PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week (Sept. 21, Nov. 16).

2020: No season due to COVID-19.

2019: Appeared in 11 matches (24 sets) with two starts ... recorded 44 kills, 38 digs, nine blocks (1 solo), two assists, and one ace on the season .

Prior to Shepherd: A 2019 graduate of Indian Valley High School where she played volleyball for Tera Pryor ... a four-year letterwinner in volleyball and track ... also lettered two years in basketball ... recorded 941 kills with a  .393 attack percentage with 756 digs, and 169 digs in her career.

Personal: The daughter of Richard Rakestraw and Angela Robbins ... majoring in psychology ... her twin sister, Kitanna, also plays volleyball for the Rams.

Season and Career Highs for Kiara Rakestraw
                                    Season High                                    Career High
Kills                  11 vs. CSR (9-3-22)                                      18 vs. MERCY (9-18-21)    
Assists             1 vs. ESU (9-23-22)                                       2 vs. SHIP (9-24-21) 
Points              11.5 vs. IUP (9-6-22)                                     19 vs. MERCY (9-18-21)
Aces                3 vs. Queen's (9-2-22)                                   5 vs. SHIP (10-22-21)         
Digs                 3 vs. Cal (9-7-22)                                          20 vs. KUTZ (11-2-21)  
Blocks              5 vs. KU (10-22-22)                                      5 twice