After a successful playing career with the Knights, Dani Harrison was named UCF's director of volleyball operations in the summer of 2013. Harrison will help monitor the academic progress of student-athletes, assist with the organization of team travel, help manage the program's budget, coordinate community service initiatives and provide support to the direction of UCF's camps.
"It's always a special privilege anytime we can move a former player into an administrative or coaching role," head coach Todd Dagenais said. "Dani has been such an important part of UCF Volleyball for the past 4 years, now she will have the opportunity to contribute to our success in a completely different manner. She will assume the day to day operational tasks of travel, administrative paperwork, marketing, community relations, and budgeting. I have complete and total trust in her ability to help manage our program."
CAREER ACCOLADES
• C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal (2010, 2011, 2012)
• C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
2012 - SENIOR SEASON
• Dug out 10 attacks in the season-opener against Creighton (8/24)
• Chipped in 14 digs against Wisconsin (8/25)
• Recorded 17 digs and one service ace against Liberty (9/1)
• Posted a season-high 20 digs and one service ace vs. Fairfield (9/8)
• Tallied one kill, two service aces and 14 digs in the sweep against ECU (9/30)
• Notched 13 digs and three service aces against SMU (10/5)
• Dug out 15 attacks against Southern Miss (10/19)
• Chipped in seven digs with a career-high five service aces against East Carolina (10/26)
2011 - JUNIOR SEASON
• Earned the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Played in all 31 matches with 11 starts and appeared in all 115 sets for the Knights in 2011
• Totaled 275 digs, third on the team, and 2.39 digs per set
• Served up 23 service aces and dished out 13 assists on the season
• First double-digit dig effort (10) came against UNF (8/27)
• Recorded a season-high 15 digs against Pitt (9/09)
• Served up two aces and dug out nine attacks against FAU (9/11)
• Chipped in with 14 digs against Tulsa (9/25)
• Dug out 10 attacks at Southern Miss (10/23)
• Recorded 15 digs and two service aces against Houston (10/28)
• Posted a season-best 19 digs against Rice (10/30)
• Notched double-digit digs against both Marshall (11/11) and ECU (11/13) in UCF's final home stand
2010 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Earned the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Played in all 32 matches with 11 starts and was the only Knight to play in all 119 sets in 2010
• Ranked second on the squad in service aces (23)
• Was third in digs (283) and fourth in assists (22)
• Had 12 double-digit dig performances on the season
• Totaled 13 digs in the match vs. Baylor (9/10)
• Tallied 15 digs and two service aces against Jacksonville (9/11)
• Recorded 12 digs vs. James Madison (9/17)
• Posted a career-high 21 digs at Chattanooga (9/18)
• Had 18 digs and a service ace at Southern Miss (10/15)
• Had 10 digs and two assists vs. No. 25 Tulsa (11/12)
• Tallied 11 digs and a service ace vs. SMU (11/14)
• Had 14 digs, a service ace and an assist at UAB (11/21)
2009-FRESHMAN SEASON
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Saw action in 25 matches with 1 start for the Knights
• Was seventh on the team with 54 digs
• Made her UCF debut vs. Jacksonville (8/28)
• Posted her first-career dig against Florida Atlantic (8/29)
• Recorded five digs in the C-USA opener vs. Southern Miss (9/18)
• Posted six digs and a service ace vs. FIU (9/19)
• Had five digs vs. Florida A&M (9/20)
• Posted six digs vs. SMU (11/8) and at Southern Miss (11/13)
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
• Played for head coach Rita Crockett
• Was a Wendy's Heisman High School Athlete nominee in 2008
• Three-time All-Big Bend selection, earning first team accolades as a senior
• Set a school record with 527 digs her senior year and added 48 service aces
• Named her team's Defensive MVP for the second-straight year in 2008
• Also earned the Scholar-Athlete award for the fourth-straight year as a senior
• Posted 494 digs and 36 service aces as a junior
• Was honored with the Heart of a Champion award in her sophomore season
• Tallied 398 digs and 29 service aces in 2006
• Earned her team's Sparkplug Award in her rookie campaign
• Was her class Valedictorian and was also President of the National Honor Society, yearbook editor and a Best and Brightest nominee for math
• Earned the Principal's Award and the Stan Dietrich Award (Academic/Athletic/Character/Leadership)
• Was named Who's Who Among American High School Students
PERSONAL
• Born in Tallahassee, Fla.
• Daughter of Philip and Gail Harrison
• Majoring in marketing
• Brother, Chris, plays baseball at LaGrange College