Clarion Athletics

Rhianon Brady, Clarion's record setting libero, led the Golden Eagles to PSAC and NCAA Regional Championships and earned All Region and Academic All-American honors from 2008- 2011 under head coach Jennifer Herron. It started in her freshman year in 2008 when she posted 487 digs and was recognized as a 2nd team Daktronics All-Region choice as Clarion's young team posted a 16-15 mark. In 2009 the Eagles were 26-10 overall and 15-4 in the PSAC-West as Clarion qualified for the NCAA Playoffs. Brady posted a school record 729 digs and had a career high 41 digs in a win over IUP. Selected 1st team Daktronics and HM AVCA All Atlantic Region, she also was a 2nd team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic all-District choice.

The 2010 Golden Eagles had the best season in program history winning the PSAC-West, the PSAC and Atlantic Region Championship on their way to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Playoffs. Posting an overall record of 32-5 and a PSAC-West slate of 17-2, Clarion won the PSAC title with a 3-1 win over Edinboro and the Region title with a 3-0 victory over California. Brady had 37 digs in the win over Edinboro and 17 digs in the shutout of Cal. Rhi posted 798 season digs breaking her 2009 single season record, while also placing 6th in the nation averaging 6.33 digs per set. She again made 1st team Daktronics and AVCA All region teams and was an ESPN/CoSIDA 2nd team Academic All-District selection. In 2011 Clarion posted a 19-13 overall record, 14-5 in the PSAC-West and was a PSAC and NCAA Regional Qualifier. Posting 668 season digs, Brady was voted PSAC-West Defensive "Player of the Year", earned Daktronics and AVCA Region honors and was a 2nd team Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American.  

Brady set a Clarion career record with 2,682 digs and helped the Eagles to a 94-44 career record. She graduated from Clarion with a 4.0 in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Education. A 2008 graduate of Canal Winchester High in Ohio, she is currently employed as a Physical Therapist at Atrium Health/Wake Forest Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.