Northwestern University Athletics
2024 Women's Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 3
Cleo Hardin
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- First-Year
- High School:
- Menlo School
- Hometown:
- Menlo Park, Calif.
- Major:
- Undeclared
2024: Did not see action.
High School: Four-year letter-winner and captain her senior season... ranked a top-7 recruit out of California by PrepDig... helped lead Menlo to their most successful season in program history, culminating in a trip to the CIF-State Open Norcal Semifinals in 2021... part of two league championship teams (2021, 2023) with the Knights... totaled 840 kills over three high school seasons... finished third highest in kill percentage in the state senior season... named to the WBAL First Team in 2023 and the 2021 WBAL All-League Team in 2021... PrepDig 2024 Watchlist... competed with Vision Volleyball Club for her final three seasons of club play, winning the league each year... tied for eighth in the country in 2022 and finished top-20 in 2023.
Personal: Four-year honor roll student... step-mother Sarah Russel played college basketball at Harvard, where she was part of the first 16-seed to beat a 1-seed in NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament history... anticipated major is undecided.
High School: Four-year letter-winner and captain her senior season... ranked a top-7 recruit out of California by PrepDig... helped lead Menlo to their most successful season in program history, culminating in a trip to the CIF-State Open Norcal Semifinals in 2021... part of two league championship teams (2021, 2023) with the Knights... totaled 840 kills over three high school seasons... finished third highest in kill percentage in the state senior season... named to the WBAL First Team in 2023 and the 2021 WBAL All-League Team in 2021... PrepDig 2024 Watchlist... competed with Vision Volleyball Club for her final three seasons of club play, winning the league each year... tied for eighth in the country in 2022 and finished top-20 in 2023.
Personal: Four-year honor roll student... step-mother Sarah Russel played college basketball at Harvard, where she was part of the first 16-seed to beat a 1-seed in NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament history... anticipated major is undecided.
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