Norfolk State University Athletics

2023 (Junior): Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters and MEAC All-Academic Team … Appeared in 10 dual matches, all at the No. 6 singles position and all but one at the No. 2 doubles position.

2022 (Sophomore): Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters and MEAC All-Academic Team … Appeared in 12 dual matches … Earned a singles victory over Elon’s Alison O’Dea at the No. 6 position.

2021 (Freshman): Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters … Also named an ITA Scholar-Athlete … Did not compete.
 
High School: Competed on the varsity tennis team all four years … Started off at No. 5 singles as a freshman … Played No. 4 singles her sophomore year, No. 3 singles her junior year and No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles her senior season … Was named to the All-Central Piedmont Conference team her junior and senior years … Led the team to the CPC Championship, an undefeated regular season and to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs as a senior … Was the CPC doubles champion and finished the year undefeated in doubles … Advanced to the state tournament for doubles … Led the team to the state playoffs her junior year as well … Also competed on the JV basketball team her first two year and the varsity team her last two … Was named the Homecoming queen as a senior and the Junior Prom queen as a junior … As a sophomore, was named the Student of the Year, the female student-athlete representative, and garnered the Dance Student Choreographers Award … Earned the Reagan High School Straight ‘A’ Award her freshman year and was named a Sports Entertainment Marketing Superstar.
 
Personal: Full name is Niya Lauren Grant … Born on March 20, 2002 … First name is pronounced NYE-ah … Daughter of Vicki and Timothy Grant … Has one older sister, Aja … Has one uncle, Bernard McKie, who played football at NSU in the 1970’s … Also has a pair of cousins, BJ (1996-99) and Justin McKie (2014-17), who played basketball at South Carolina … Majoring in business marketing with a minor in photography … Wants to become a professional photographer … Member of the NSU Honors College … Enjoys of course photography along with working out, listening to music, traveling and spending time with family and friends.