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Cindy Yuan

Cindy Yuan

  • Class
    1999
  • Induction
    2002
  • Sport(s)
    Volleyball
Cindy Yuan is one of the most decorated volleyball players in Barry history. As a freshman in 1995, she was a key reserve for the Buccaneers’? national championship squad, which set numerous school and NCAA records. As a sophomore, she burst into national prominence, earning All-American honors and the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year award. She went on to claim the same awards each of the next two years as well, becoming one of just a handful of three-time All-Americans and the only three-time conference MVP in Barry athletic history.

As a junior in 1997, she carried the Bucs? to the national championship game, which was called the greatest NCAA Division II volleyball match ever played. Though the Bucs fell to West Texas A&M, Yuan earned All-Tournament honors. She was also recognized as the SSC’?s Female Athlete of the Year. As a senior, Yuan guided the Bucs back to the South Region finals, earning her third straight All-American and conference Player of the Year awards. After graduation, she became the Bucs’? second NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship award winner, recognizing her outstanding classwork.

 
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