Heather Brooks
Heather Brooks

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
East Lansing, Mich.

High School:
East Lansing

Height:
6-3

Position:
Middle Hitter

Club:
EVA

Freshman Season: Appeared in 27 matches at middle blocker • Had a career-high 11 kills against Maryland Oct. 20 • Reached at least five blocks on eight occasions, including a career-high 10 blocks in the win over Miami Nov. 17 • Finished the season with 89 blocks and a 1.06 blocks per game average, good for second on the team in each category.

Prep: Named to all-district and all-region teams as a junior and a senior • Three-time all-conference team member • Earned honorable mention all-state honors as a junior and third-team honors as a senior • Earned all-state academic honors as a senior • Team made the state quarterfinals in 2005 • Also competed in basketball and track • Four-time Distinguished Scholar Award winner • Member of the Black Student Union.

Personal: Plans to major in communications at Carolina • Lists biking with her dad as her hobby • Lists chicken fried rice as her favorite food and "CSI: Miami" as her favorite TV show • Heather Allegra Brooks is the daughter of Sandra and Philip Brooks • Born Dec. 12, 1987 in Lansing, Mich.