The Orlando Valkyries signed outside hitter Cheridyn Leverette during Major League Volleyball free agency on June 8, 2026. Leverette enters her professional career as a rookie after playing at UCLA from 2022 through 2025. She is listed at 6 feet and is from Hampton, Georgia.
Leverette finished her UCLA career with 1,225 kills, ranking No. 24 on the school’s all-time list. She earned First Team All-Big Ten honors in 2024 and 2025. Leverette also received AVCA All-American honorable mention recognition in 2024.
In 2024, Leverette led UCLA in points, points per set, kills, kills per set and total attempts. She recorded 464 points, 4.42 points per set, 435 kills, 4.14 kills per set and 1,100 total attempts. Leverette also became the fifth Bruin in school history to record 20 consecutive matches with double-digit kills.
Leverette was the Georgia Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year for 2021-22. As a high school senior, she recorded 564 kills, 370 digs and 72 service aces. Her other honors included Second Team Under Armour All-American and Class 1A Private Player of the Year recognition.
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