Inside Conroe High School’s gymnasium in Conroe, Texas, Ariana Brown makes her presence known, and the brand new member of the Tigers is already earning her stripes with 53 sets under her belt this season.
Brown is a 5-foot-11 outside hitter with a formidable arm — she’s earned the nickname “Texas Hammer” from her hometown crowd — and she can’t help but smile.
After all, the senior leads the team in kills with 278, including 34 on Thursday alone when the Tigers won three matches to extend their record to 25-0 on the year. In all, Brown racked up 83 kills over the week, an impressive span that’s earned her Just Women’s Sports Player of the Week honors.
While Brown is new to Conroe High, she’s no stranger to success. As a junior at Klein, she led the team with 481 kills and 67 aces, securing a second team spot on the All-Greater Houston postseason list. During the summer, she left to join Conroe, a 45-minute drive from home, in part to play under the guidance of her mother, coach Charvette Brown.
“From Day 1, they welcomed her with open arms,” coach Brown said. “They embraced her joining the program. I couldn’t ask for anything better.”
