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A former Pella standout basketball player earned All-American honors as her collegiate career came to a close.

Kiara Bradley was named to the All-America Honorable Mention team by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. She becomes the first All-American for William Jewell women’s basketball since joining Division II in the fall of 2011.

Bradley led the Great Lakes Valley Conference in double-doubles and ranked fifth in Division II with 13, field goal attempts with over 360 and minutes played, covering more than 800. Additionally, the senior was second in the league and 15th nationally in total rebounds while scoring 19 points a game which was third in the GLVC.

In her final season she was in the top-10 in the conference in 17 statistical categories and set five new Jewell NCAA era records, including becoming the Cardinals scoring leader with 1,269 points.

Kiara was a first team All-State selection in her senior season at Pella High School and a third team All-State honoree as a junior, as she was a key member of the back-to-back state qualifying teams in 2016 and 2017. Bradley finished with 726 career points and 463 rebounds for the Lady Dutch.