Morgan State University Athletics

Shayna Hunt-Colon Video

2014 (Junior): Received the Elijah Rowe Award for Academic Excellence, which is awarded to the Morgan State female with the highest grade point average, for the second consecutive year…Named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team…Was a first-team Morgan State All-Academic Team honoree…Played in 13 matches and a total of 21 sets…Recorded 23 digs, eight kills, two blocks and an assist…Set a career-high 12 digs and added an assist at Delaware State (10/5)…Had a block to go with four digs and a kill against Norfolk State (10/3)…Finished with four digs and a kill in the title match of the Friar Classic against Fairleigh Dickinson (9/13)…Had two kills and a dig against UNC Wilmington (9/5) at the East Carolina Invitational…Began the season setting a career-high .667 hitting percentage, finishing with two kills on three attempts at Charlotte (8/29) during the Charlotte Invitational.
 
2013 (Sophomore): Received the Elijah Rowe Award for Academic Excellence, which is awarded to the Morgan State female with the highest grade point average…Named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team…Was a first-team Morgan State All-Academic Team honoree…Played in 10 matches, recording 25 digs, five kills, two assists and two blocks…Tallied six digs at Lehigh (9/13)…Set a career-high 11 digs, while adding a kill and an assist in a win over The Citadel (9/7) in the finale of the East Carolina Classic…Notched a season-high three kills, two blocks and a dig against Loyola Chicago (9/6) in the opener of the East Carolina Classic…Finished with six digs and an assist in a match against No. 20 Kansas at the Arizona Invitational (8/31).
 
2012 (Freshman): Was a first-team Morgan State All-Academic Team honoree…Totaled 10 kills, 37 digs, five blocks, three assists and one service ace in 41 sets played…Recorded a season-high four kills with a hitting percentage of .571 and added a career-high eight digs, had an assist and had one block in the season finale at Howard (11/9)…Recorded seven digs and an assist against Delaware State (11/4)…Tallied three kills, three digs, an assist and a block against Charleston Southern (9/7) in the Marriot Greyhound Challenge…Finished with a career-high three blocks and had two digs against the University of Maryland Baltimore County (8/24) in the Battle at the Bay…Made her first appearance as a Lady Bear against in the season- and home-opener against St. John’s (8/24) in the Battle at the Bay, recording two kills, two digs and one service ace.
 
High School: Was a three-year in volleyball at Clearview High…Helped the Clippers to two Patriot Athletic Conference titles and a sectional championship…Is the school’s all-time career kills leader with 590 and holds the record for most kills in a season (232)…Also ranks second in blocks (146) and solo blocks (101)…Was a rookie of the year selection in 2009, earned second-team all-county honors and was a three-time all-conference selection…A three-time all-district scholastic team selection…2011 first-team all-district team and 2011 al-district all-star team…Named to the Lorain County all-star team…Was an All-Ohio nominee…Coached by Dave Dorinski…Was the salutatorian of her graduating class at Clearview…A member of the National Honor Society, student council and a Blue Crew member…Received the State Board of Education award of merit.
 
Personal: Born on April 19, 1994 in Elyria, Ohio....Daughter of Chris and Trisha Colon...Major is accounting...Career ambition is to obtain her certified public accountant (CPA) license, move to New York City and work for a major corporation…Is a member of the National Association of Black Accountants at Morgan State…Hobbies include working out, hanging with friends and enjoying time with family…Has a strong interest in interior design…Is an admissions office student ambassador at Morgan State.
 
SHAYNA’S CAREER HIGHS
Attack Percentage     .667 at Charlotte, 8/29/14       
Kills                             4 at Howard, 11/9/12
Total Attempts             9 vs. Loyola Chicago, 9/6/13
Assists                         1 six times; last at Delaware State, 10/5/14
Digs                             12 at Delaware State, 10/5/14
Aces                            1 vs. St. John’s, 8/24/12
Blocks                         3 vs. UMBC, 8/25/12