Grace Bliss

Photo by: Owen Main

Height:
5-10
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Colfax HS
Hometown:
Meadow Vista, CA

2020-21 -- Appeared in five games, scoring two points while going 1-3 from the field for the season ... also had an assist and two steals in five minutes played.

Prep -- Led Colfax High School to the CIF State Division IV Final Four in March of 2020, capping a season in which she averaged 20.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 3.6 steals and 1.1 blocks ... set the Falcons’ all-time scoring record with 2,272 career points in addition to graduating with 1,041 total rebounds ... netted 24 points along with 10 rebounds through three quarters of play during the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V title game as a senior ... was chosen as the back-to-back Pioneer Valley League MVP ... added 20.0 points & 8.9 boards per game as a junior ... was also named to the Sacramento Bee’s All-Decade Area Team and was a Bay Area vs. Sac. Area All-Star Game pick, alongside a Bee All-Metro First Team selection ... was a three-sport athlete also excelling in track & field; established school records for the long jump (at 17 feet & 4 inches) and 300-meter hurdles (via 45.51 seconds) ... also played volleyball for CHS, and in 2017 helped lead the team to its first section crown since 1996, prior to earning co-league MVP honors in 2019 ... earned the school’s Alpha Omega Award and participated in Leo’s Club, Link Crew, Women’s Athletic Organization Club, Student Council and Nest Club.

Personal -- Majors in Biological Sciences ... parents are each Sacramento State alumni ... chose Cal Poly “for so many reasons,” explaining: “It is a wonderful academic school that had the major I was interested in; it is in a beautiful location, and has an awesome basketball program! I know many friends and coaches that went or are currently going to Cal Poly and I have only heard great things. I am excited to go somewhere new and meet new people in a place that is a home away from home” ... has career aspirations of working in a field involving animals and wildlife.