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Right Side Hitter Clara Bednarek (14) during the Memphis vs. UAB volleyball match on 10142023.

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Right Side Hitter Clara Bednarek (14) during the Memphis vs. Rice volleyball match on 10062023.

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Right Side Hitter Clara Bednarek (14) during the Memphis vs. USF volleyball match on 09232023.

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Right Side Hitter Clara Bednarek (14) during the Memphis vs. Arizona State volleyball match on 09142023.

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Right Side Hitter Clara Bednarek (14) during the Memphis vs. Miami Ohio volleyball match on 08262023.

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Right Side Hitter Clara Bednarek (14) during the Memphis vs. Alcorn State volleyball match on 08252023.

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Clara Bednarek

Position:
Middle Blocker/Right Side
Height:
6-1
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Coolidge, Ariz.
Prev School:
Georgia State University

Honors

2024-25 American All-Academic Team
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team

2023 (Senior)

Played in 31 matches
Led Tigers with 244 kills and 99 blocks on the season
Season high 15 kill against Temple (11/18)
Recorded 15 matches hitting over .300
AAC Team of the Week Honoree (10/16)

Prior to Memphis/Personal

Academic Honors
Spring 2022 President's List
Fall 2021 President's List
Spring 2021 President's List
Fall 2020 Dean's List

Athletic Honors
Sun Belt Freshman Player of the Week (October 27, 2020)

2021 (Sophomore)

Competed in 71 sets over 21 matches, including 17 starts
Accumulated 134 kills, becoming one of seven players to notch 100+ kills on the season
Tallied double-digit kills in three contests
Accounted for 1.89 kills per set
Notched 33 blocks, which tied for fifth on the team
Logged seven kills while hitting .636 on Sept. 15 against Clemson

2020 (Freshman)

Saw action in 55 sets over 16 matches; making 13 starts
Finished the season with 122 kills, the fourth most on the team
Accounted for 2.22 kills per set
Added 32 blocks
Posted double-digit kills on six occasions, including a career high 20 on Oct. 24 against Appalachian State
Earned Sun Belt Freshman of the Week Honors on Oct. 27 after recording three double-digit kill performances over the Mountaineers
Registered a career high five blocks on October 30 against Georgia Southern
Accounted for 138.5 points, the fourth most on the team

Prior to Memphis/Personal