8 / BROOKE SMITH
FR / S / 5-10 / WEATHERFORD, TEXAS
BEFORE NEBRASKA
• Joined the Huskers from Azle High School in Weatherford, Texas
• Lone setter in the Huskers’ 2015 signing class
• Led Azle to a 19-12 record in 2014
• Was a three-time first-team all-district selection and three-time district server of the year, as well as four-time MVP
of her varsity squad; also was the district newcomer of the year as a freshman
• Helped her Tejas Volleyball club reach the Junior Olympics in the summer of 2014
Coach Cook says: “Brooke Smith rounds out our 2015 class and will fill a much needed position at setter. She is a
great athlete and fiery competitor who we can’t wait to get in our gym and see compete. Her mother, Janine, was a
national champion volleyball player at the University of Texas and was the head coach at UT-Arlington for 10 years.
Her father, Warren, was a pole vaulter and decathlete at Texas, and Brooke is also a great pole vaulter. Brooke’s aunt
(Jill Gremmel) was also an All-Big 12 setter. So she has some tremendous bloodlines, and we’re fortunate that she
wants to be a part of our program.”
PERSONAL
» Parents are Warren and Janine Smith
» Born June 12, 1997 in Arlington, Texas
» Attended Azle HS in Weatherford, Texas
» Major is biological sciences
HIGH SCHOOL HONORS
» Three-time first-team all-district
» Three-time district server of the year
» Four-time Azle High varsity MVP
» Junior Olympics qualifier (2014)
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