SAN DIEGO STATE 2008
A defensive specialist who was strictly a back row player in her first season as an Aztec ... Appeared in over half of the team[apos]s games in that capacity ... Set personal season high with 14 digs over three sets in the match against Texas-Arlington on Sept 5 ... Recorded her lone kill (and only hitting attempt) in that same match ... Had two other double-digit dig efforts with 11 vs. Wyoming on Oct., 16 and in the victory at TCU on Oct. 23 ... Recorded a pair of service aces both of those occasions as well ... Member of the Mountain West Conference all-Academic Team and an SDSU scholar-athlete award winner in both the fall and spring.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won a pair of varsity letters as a volleyball player at Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio ... Coached there by Mike Carter ... Honored as a first-team all-district selection at the conclusion of the 2007 season, one of only three players chosen unanimously to that squad ... Was named a Defensive Dandy by Prep Volleyball as one of the top high school defenders in the nation ... Team captain as a senior ... Selected to the all-tournament team and was the top defensive player at the 2007 Austin ISD ... Team finished with a mark of 23-3 (including a 20-match win streak), falling in the 5A Region 4 finals to the nation[apos]s second-ranked team (Austin Westlake) ... As a junior, she was a second-team all-district honoree and also picked up all-tournament accolades at the Northeast Tournament ... Led the team in digs both as a junior and senior.
CLUB
Played for the Extec Volleyball Club the past several years ... Her Extec team advanced to the USVBA Junior Olympic national tournament each of the past three seasons, finishing fifth in 2007 ... Member of the Lone Star High Performance team in Austin, Texas, in 2006.
PERSONAL
Courtney Ann Miller was born May 28, 1990, in Corpus Christi, Texas ... Daughter of Mark and Jandy Miller ... Father played football at East Texas State ... Favorite athlete is NBA standout Tim Duncan ... Planning a career as a kindergarten teacher ... A liberal studies major at San Diego State ... Also recruited by SMU and South Florida.