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2023 Beach Volleyball Roster

Mara Brown
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CMU Athletics
Alan Cisneros, GCU Athletics

7 Rianne Brown

  • Position Utility
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Pleasant View, Utah
  • High School Weber
  • Club RPM Sand

Biography

2023 (Junior): Played with Izzy Burns, Lizzy Hood and Sydney Leffler in exhibition and tournament matches… Was 7-5 overall in those matches… Went 2-0 with Leffler to win Pool 8 at the AVCA Small College Championships Pairs Challenge.

2022 (Sophomore): Posted a 6-1 cumulative record in extra and exhibition matches throughout the season… Went 2-0 with partner Sydney Leffler to win Pool 6 of the Pairs Challenge at the AVCA Small College Championships…   Had played with Paige Gwaltney and Izzy Burns earlier in the season… Also had two other split-set matches that did not have a final outcome.

2021 (Freshman): Posted an overall record of 6-4 and an official record of 4-3 with partner Mary McGinnis... Won their preliminary pool at the AVCA Small College Beach Championships Pairs Challenge before advancing to the quarterfinals of that 24-pair tournament... Also went 1-1 in the Cactus Classic Pairs Challenge while going 1-2 in exhibition matches... Lost their only team dual match against Arizona State, ranked 20th nationally.

Prep: Was the team captain for the Weber HS Warriors, coached by Jeff Barrows… Helped the team win a 6A Academic state championship… Enjoyed her membership in DECA and being a part of the school seminary council.
 
Club: Played for the RPM Sand, coached by Ryan Mariano and Nick Bowling… Was named as the Utah Defender of the Year for beach volleyball… Helped RPM place fifth in Division 1 at the BVCA in January of 2020… Had 30 top five finishes in her beach career.
 
Personal: Is planning to major in marketing with aspirations of a career in marketing with something to do with advertising or public relations… Daughter of Brant and Jana Brown… Has three younger siblings (Heath, Bennett, Bowman)… Enjoys watching movies.
 
Why I Chose CMU: "I came for a tour and loved the campus.  Everything was so close and the people are so nice. I love the community in Grand Junction and at CMU. And of course CMU provides the greatest sport in the world, beach volleyball. They have amazing coaches and a great team and players."

Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2021Freshman

    Utility
    5'7"
    7
  • 7

    2022Sophomore

    Utility
    5'7"
    7
  • 7

    2023Junior

    Utility
    5'7"
    7