LeTourneau University Athletics

Honors:

• SCAC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8, 2025)
• (Track & Field) SCAC Academic Honor Roll (2024-25)
• ASC Academic All-Conference (2024)
• ASC Academic All-Conference (2023)

JUNIOR (2025): Appeared in 27 matches and 95 sets on the year... Garnered 475 digs for 5.00 digs per set (fifth in SCAC), both seventh in program history... collected 80 assists and 23 service aces... Named SCAC DPOTW (Sept. 8) for averaging 7.09 digs per set over three matches... Recorded a career-high 31 digs versus Covenant (Sept. 6)... Notched 10 20+ dig performances

SOPHOMORE (2024):  Appeared in 28 matches, starting in four of them... Tallied 151 digs in 81 sets for an average of 1.76 per set... Notched 33 assists... Set career-high in digs with 14 against Austin College (Sept. 21)... Named ASC Academic All-Conference for a second time... Also competed on track and field squad... Competed in seven events, four indoor and three outdoor... Established indoor best in the 55m with an 8.38 (Jan. 30-31)... Ran an 8.81 to establish benchmark in the 60m dash, while adding a 29.51 benchmark in the 200m dash at FasTrak Last Chance (Feb. 8)... Ran outdoor-best 13.62 in 100m dash at SCAC Championships (April 25-27)... Named to SCAC Academic Honor Roll for track and field

FRESHMAN (2023): Played in 23 matches and 67 sets on the year... Averaged 1.60 digs per set and totaled 107 on the year... Had a season-high 10 digs in a win over Austin College (Nov. 4)... Made collegiate debut and had one dig at St. Thomas (Sept. 2)... Earned ASC Academic All-Conference honors

Prior to LeTourneau: Attended Lake Dallas High School... Notched over 1,000 career digs... Two-time All-District... Academic All-District all four years

Personal: Parents are Bart and Robyn Hirneise... Favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 3:5-6... Majoring in aviation management, professional pilot

Pronunciation: Hirneise (HER-niece)