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Courtney Nix
Location: Charrlote , NC
Joined: Jan 26th, 2026

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Delaware State University class of 2027

Undergrad Major: Communication

Claim To Fame:

I have competed at the Division I level with three schools. At Clemson University in the ACC, I helped the team advance to the Fab 8 in the 2023 NIVC tournament and played internationally in the Clemson foreign tour for two weeks in Bosnia, Croatia, a n d Paris. At t h e University of Memphis in the AAC, she earned player of t h e game after tallying a career-high 21 digs in a four-set win over UTSA, setting a DS record. While a t Memphis, I recorded 146 digs, 11 assists, 7 aces, and more than a handleful of double-digit digs. Also was part of the SAAC leadership t e a m and t h e University of Memphis Athletics Diversity a n d Inclusion efforts group, along with being selected as a University Representative for the 2025 AAC Conference Academic Symposium a s o n e of 4 Memphis athletes. She was also one of four student-athletes selected t o represent Memphis a t the Black Student Athlete Summit. She was awarded a scholarship for being one of the 100 students a t the University of Memphis to b e selected into the Rising Leaders program a t Memphis. I recently committed t o Delaware State University, t h e 2024 and 2022 MEAC champions and NCAA tournament participants, in January 2026. ACADEMICALLY I am a multi-time All-Academic honoree, including t h e ACC All-Academic Team in 2023 a n d AAC All-Academic Team in 2024 and 2025. Was on t h e dean's list a t Clemson University and a 4 - time member of the Dean's List at the University of Memphis. My coursework in visual media, media writing, and communications, along with my growing fluency in Mandarin Chinese, supports her long-term goal of working in sports media and leadership-focused storytelling.

Most Memorable Moment:

My most memorable college was when I first moved into my dorm my freshman year and watched my family drive away. Everything really hit me that my childhood was over and I was being my journey in the world.