Academic Notes: Majoring in mechanical engineering...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2022...Named to the 2022 Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team.

2022 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in 23 matches with 20 starts as a redshirt freshman...Played 91 sets...Lead the team with 26 service aces...Ranked fourth on the team with 16 assists...Averaged 1.62 digs per set on 147 total digs...Recorded career-high five service aces in win against conference champion Northern Colorado on Oct. 8...Recorded multiple service aces in five matches...Career-highs in kills (8) and digs (16) at Montana on Oct. 13.

2021 (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: Three-year letter winner and starter and one-year team captain at Redlands East Valley HS...Averaged 2.8 kills and 3.5 digs per set as a junior...Senior season was canceled due to COVID-19...Recorded 447 kills, 502 digs and 82 service aces in three seasons...Helped team win the league championship during sophomore year...Earned Citrus Belt League Second Team honors as a sophomore and junior...Citrus Belt League Honorable Mention as a freshman...Also played for Rancho Valley Volleyball club team...Club team placed second at Junior Olympics...4.0 high school GPA.

Personal: Jordan Sue Cherniss was born May 4 in Fontana, Calif...Daughter of Kim and Peter Cherniss...Father, Pete, played volleyball at Cal State San Bernardino...Mother, Kim, played volleyball at UC Riverside and currently is the head coach at Cal State San Bernardino...Enjoys weightlifting, swimming and baking...Most exciting event was watching her mother win her first National Championship...Chose NAU because of the high academic level and the environment built within the volleyball community.