Missouri State

Honors & Awards

• American Volleyball Coaches Association Top Flight Award: 2025
• Conference USA Beach Volleyball All-Academic Team: 2025
• Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal: 2023-24, 2024-25
• Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: 2024-25
• MSU Athletics Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

2025
Played all 28 matches…Posted a 17-8 record with one match not starting and two matches going unfinished…Played all matches at Flight No. 2 with MacKenzie Steele…Started season on 10-match winning streak while only dropping two sets in that span…Went undefeated in both Missouri State home tournaments…Broke record for most wins by a Missouri State pair in program history with MacKenzie Steele to total 37 across two seasons…Went 1-0 in CUSA Tournament with win over UAB’s Isabel Day and Azmabeth Infante at Flight No. 2…Earned AVCA Top Flight Award…Earned spot on CUSA Beach Volleyball All-Academic Team…Made CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal and Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2024
Played all 33 matches…Posted a 20-11 record with two matches going unfinished…Played all matches at Flight No. 2 with MacKenzie Steele…Was only pair to play every match at same flight…Started season 8-2 and went on seven-match winning streak across three different tournaments…Earned CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal.

2023
Played three matches...Posted a 0-3 record plus a 1-1 record on extra flights... Had a straight-set win over Florida International paired with Claudia Wala on the extra flight in the TCU Tournament on 3/25/2023.

Background
Cleary joins the Bears from Barrington, Ill., where she attended Barrington High School and started on her indoor team for three years...Was named Conference Player of the Year her senior year after recording 416 digs during the indoor season...Helped her team to a third-place state finish that same year...Played on the Sky High Volleyball team in addition to her high school team. 

Personal
Amanda Cleary was born on 12/1/2003 in Barrington, Ill...Daughter of Michael and Susan...Has one brother, Logan...Plans to pursue Nursing at Missouri State.  

Updated: 5/23/2025