TWIN FALLS — Twin Falls volleyball players Cierra Bohrn and Kadence Boyd visited the College of Idaho together.
They made separate decisions to go there, even though it might not seem that way.
Both want to study nursing. The best friends will live together, too.
“We’re a lot alike, for sure,” Bohrn told the Times-News.
The duo made it official Tuesday afternoon, signing to play for the NAIA school just more than 150 miles from Twin Falls in Caldwell.
The pair will keep the Twin Falls tradition in the program, as 2020 TFHS alumna Clair Hodge spent the past two years playing for the Yotes and led the team in digs this fall.
“It kind of just feels like part of home coming with me,” Boyd told the Times-News of attending college with Bohrn.
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The two may have made the same college athletic and academic choices, but there are some key differences.
Boyd is just 5-foot-3 and has been the Lady Bruins libero for the past three years, and has a feisty personality. Bohrn is 6-foot-0 and plays any type of hitter position, and is more reserved.
When the spotlight is on, however, both rise to the occasion.
Boyd boasts three All Great Basin Conference selections, including Conference Player of the Year and First Team 4A All-State as a senior. Bohrn also earned First Team All-Conference honors as a senior and a Second Team All-State selection.
19 Magic Valley volleyball players were named All-State on Monday. Kimberly led the area with three selections.
Kadence Boyd received the Player of the Year honors as a libero while the Lady Bruins coaching staff grabbed the Coach of the Year honors.
“The tougher it gets, the tighter the situation gets, the better they play,” Twin Falls head coach Jaclyn Hawkins told the Times-News. “They’re both seriously so clutch. In any high emotion or intense game, they make plays.”
For Boyd, the college decision was a stressful one. She knew she wanted to play in college since eighth grade, but struggled to find the right balance of distance from home while still being close to her family. Boyd is a triplet, and when her sister Brooklyn Boyd started crying after the ceremony, so did she.
It helps that Brooklyn Boyd will attend Boise State, which means the sisters will remain close.
Twin Falls defensive specialist Kadence Boyd won the Great Basin Conference Volleyball Player of the Year award.
“College of Idaho just feels like one big family” Kadence Boyd said. “Their volleyball program is also very good and I love the coach. Liz (Mendiola) is just amazing and it felt like the right fit.”
Bohrn spent the past two volleyball seasons doubling as a member of the golf team. She medaled at the past two state tournaments, placing fifth as a junior and ninth as a senior.
There wasn’t a lot of downtime, though she still had time to run a baking business on the side. That included bringing cupcakes with purple and black icing to the signing, as her mom’s first attempts weren’t up to Bohrn’s standards.
“Do not use box cake mix,” Bohrn said.
For Bohrn, golf is more mellow, while volleyball brings out her competitive side. When she began high school, she didn’t see herself playing college volleyball. That changed after her sophomore year, when she realized how much she would miss it.
“I’m just so excited for the next steps,” Bohrn said.
Hawkins’ first season at Twin Falls was Bohrn and Boyd’s sophomore season, and Hawkins saw the potential for both to be college volleyball players.
Hawkins also coached them in club volleyball with Idaho Crush and saw them improve skillwise while growing into their bodies. It makes Hawkins confident they are ready for the next step, which the duo will do together.
“I think they’re just gonna do so well together,” Hawkins said.