Carli Dale Lehr, Juniata College
Volleyball – Class of 2005
Carli (Dale) Lehr led Juniata to an NCAA Division III National Championship in 2004, and was then named the AVCA Division III National Player of the Year. Lehr was a two-time AVCA First Team All-American (2003-04) and a second-team honoree in 2002. Lehr earned AVCA Division III Regional Freshman of the Year honors in 2001, and was a four-time AVCA all-region selection. Lehr was a four-time all-conference selection (three-time first team from 2002-04; second team in 2001) and a two-time Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year (2003-04). She led Juniata to four-straight Commonwealth Conference titles from 2001-04, including four-straight 7-0 regular-season conference records. Juniata made four-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament and had a combined overall record of 136-18 over those four years. Juniata made three national semifinals, finishing as the national champion in 2004, third place in 2001 and fourth-place in 2002. The team advanced to the quarterfinals in 2003, where it suffered its lone loss of the season for a 38-1 record. Lehr has the most career assists (6,385) in program history, seventh-most digs (1,565) and fifth-most assists in a single-game (78). Lehr was inducted into the Juniata College Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.
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