Cierra Chavez

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
High School:
Ballard

2024-25: Competed in the Music City Head Race and the Head of the Hooch in the fall as well as the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, the Sarasota 2K, the SIRA Championship Regatta, the Lake Wheeler Invitational and the ACC Championship in the spring… At the Music City Head Race, rowed at the No. 8 seat in the Varsity 8B boat that finished third and the No. 4 seat to help Varsity 4D boat to a fifth place finish (out of 20 boats)… At the Head of the Hooch, rowed at the No. 8 seat in the Varsity 8C boat that finished third and at the No. 4 seat in the Varsity 4E boat that finished fifth in the Women’s Championship 4+ race… At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, rowed at the No. 7 seat in the 2V8 boat for a third-place finish in its heat against Duke and Notre Dame on Saturday and at the No. 7 seat to help the 2V8 boat to a third-place showing against North Carolina and Alabama on Sunday… At the Sarasota 2K, rowed in the No. 7 seat in the 2V8 boat to a fourth-place finish in its heat against UCF, Alabama, Kansas, Old Dominion, and High Point and in the No. 7 seat in the 2V8 boat to a fourth-place finish on Sunday… At the SIRA Championship Regatta, rowed at the No.3 seat for the 2V8 boat in the Second Varsity 8 time trials and semifinals, finishing in first in both races with times of 6:16.102 and 7:15.092 beating teams such as Stetson and Vanderbilt… Rowed in the Second Varsity 8 Final at the No.3 season in the 2V8 boat, finishing first at the SIRA… At the Lake Wheeler Invitational, rowed at the No. 4 seat to help 2V8 boat to a second-place finish in its heat and a third-place showing in Friday’s second round… Helped the 2V8 to a time of 6:44.565 to finish third in Saturday’s third round at Lake Wheeler… In the ACC Championship, rowed at the No. 3 seat in the Varsity 4 boat which finished sixth in its heat on Friday and Saturday’s Petite Final… Named to the All-ACC Academic Rowing Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2023-24: At Alabama’s Head of the Black Warrior River, rowed with the 4V4 boat that finished 12^th with a time of 19:38.4 for 12^th … At the Rivanna Romp, helped the 2V8 boat finish with a time of 15:01.7 and the 4V4 boat that turned in a time of 16:50.7… At Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, aboard the 2V8 boat that finished third (6:51.897) in Saturday’s morning session and again in the evening session (6:56.14); on Sunday, helped the 2V8 boat that finished in finished third while clocking in at 6:49.602… At the Sunshine State Invitational, aboard the 2V8 boat that finished fifth with a time of 7:12.10 to reach the Grand Final where they placed eighth with a time of 6:52.24… At the SIRA Championship, help the 2V8 boat that placed first in the semifinals with a time of 6:56.911 on Saturday and won the ‘A’ final with a time of 6:48.097… At the Lake Wheeler Invitational – 2V8 boat finished third in the morning heat with a time of 7:07.338 – under a second behind second place Iowa - and fourth in the afternoon heat (7:23.554) on Friday; on Saturday, the 2V8 boat placed second in its heat with a time of 6:53.938… At the ACC Rowing Championship, helped the 2V8 boat to a sixth-place showing in the grand final with a time of 6:41.380… Named to ACC All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll

2022-23: On Saturday morning at ORCI, she rowed in the 3V8 boat that finished third with a 7:08.263. In the afternoon session at the ORCI, she rowed in the 3V8 boat that finished third with a time of 7:04.226. Against Michigan, she was aboard the 2V4 boat that turned in the third-place time of 8:13.41. In the prelims of the ACC Championship in Raleigh, she rowed the 3V8 boat to a third-place finish in 7:11.992 to advance to the grand final. In the grand final of the ACC Championships, she rowed the 3V8 boat to a sixth-place finish with a time of 7:25.658.

Prep: Cierra comes to Louisville from Las Vegas, Nev. as a novice. While attending Ballard High School, she was a member of the volleyball team. She was a District 28 Champion and Region 7 Runner-Up during her time on the volleyball team.

Personal: Daughter of Oscar and Beverly Chavez. Born on June 10. Major is biology.