Records are meant to be broken, and so are brick walls. At least that's how Hastings College volleyball coach Alex Allard believes senior Miriam Miller approaches life. "People always say they have kids who would run through a brick wall for them," Allard said.
"I can honestly see Miriam trying to. She's that type pf player. She sacrifices her body every play and just gives it her all.
" Miller on Tuesday was named Co-Defender of the Year in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. The senior from Lincoln shared the award with Northwestern's Zavyr Metzger, a middle hitter who was also co-winner last season. Metzger is leading the NAIA in blocks per set (1.
81), while Miller ranks second in the country with 6.74 digs per set — a single-season HC program record. Miller, whose dad, Josh, quarterbacked Hastings College and was a football captain in the late 1990s, will graduate as the Broncos' leader in career digs.
She finished with 2,150, breaking the previous record of 2,102 held by 2016 and '17 NAIA libero of the year Jill Bax. Allard compared Miller's prowess as a libero to the position her father played. "If she played football, she would be a quarterback," Allard said.
"She can quickly glance at something and know what's gonna happen. Her volleyball IQ is big part of why she is as good as she is. "The other part of it is just athletic ability.
The speed she moves is unmatched in our gym, and she just reads the game better than anyone out there." Miller, who was honorable ment.
