Hall of Fame
Cindy Yuan-Suger – Barry University (Volleyball)
Cindy Yuan is one of the most decorated volleyball players in Barry history. As a freshman in 1995, she was a key reserve for the Buccaneers’ national championship squad, which set numerous school and NCAA records. As a sophomore in 1996, the native of Beijing, China, burst into national prominence, earning All-American honors and the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year award. She went on to claim the same awards each of the next two years as well, becoming one of just a handful of three-time All-Americans and the only three-time Conference Player of the Year in Barry athletic history. As a junior in 1997, she carried the Bucs’ to the national championship game. Though the Bucs fell to West Texas A&M, Yuan earned All-Tournament honors and was recognized as the SSC’s Female Athlete of the Year. As a senior, Yuan guided the Bucs back to the South Region finals, earning her third-straight All-American award and SSC Player of the Year. Yuan is the only volleyball player in SSC history to earn Player of the Year honors three times in a row. The four-time first-team All-SSC and four-time AVCA All-South Region honoree was also named the SSC Athlete of the Month four times in her career and to the SSC Commissioner’s Honor roll four times. The 1998 GTE Academic All-American graduated in 1999 with a degree in management information systems. After graduation, she became the Bucs’ second NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship award winner, recognizing her outstanding class work. In 2002, Yuan was inducted into the Barry Wall of Honor and in 2003, she gave birth to a son. The third member of Barry’s 1995 national championship team to be inducted into the SSC Hall of Fame, Yuan currently works as a system administrator for TLA Entertainment Group.