- 2018 AVCA All-America honorable mention
- 2018 AVCA All-South Central Region first team
- 2018 RMAC all-tournament team
- 2018 All-RMAC first team
- 2018 Colorado Premier Challenge all-tournament
- 2018 Preseason All-RMAC
- 2017 AVCA All-America second team
- 2017 AVCA All-South Central Region, first team
- 2017 D2CCA All-South Central Region
- 2017 NCAA South Central Regional all-tournament
- 2017 All-RMAC first team
- 2016 NCAA South Central Regional all-tournament
- 2016 RMAC all-tournament
- 2016 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
- 2016 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2015 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
2018: AVCA All-American second team (2017) and honorable mention (2018)...Two-time AVCA all-region (2017, 2018)...Two-time All-RMAC first team (2017, 2018), and two-time RMAC All-Tournament (2016, 2018)...Finished career with 1,185 kills and 1,161 digs, just outside of program’s all-time top 10 in both categories...One of six players in program history to have at least 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs (others are Becky Kofoed, 1988-89, Jessy Roy 2000-03, Dana Stright, 1990-92, Stacey Hoyt, 1994-96 and Diane Dibble, 1989-92)...Finished her career seventh in MSU Denver history in career attack attempts (3,470) and 10th in service attempts (1,359). Also finished her career 12th in kills and reception percentage (.959), 13th in attack percentage (.224), 13th in digs, 15th in points (1,314) and 16th in kills per set (3.19)...As a senior, finished second on the team in kills (332) and kills per set (3.0)...Second on the team in digs (339) and digs per set (3.1)...Shared the team lead in service aces (31) and aces per set (0.28). Tied for ninth in the RMAC in aces per set...Recorded 10th double-double of the season (and 42nd of her career) with a 20-kill, 11-dig performance in a thrilling comeback in the RMAC Tournament semifinal at Colorado Mines (Nov. 9)...Picked up a season-high 20 digs Oct. 23 in a three-set loss at Regis...Had 14 kills and 19 digs in a four-set win over UCCS on Oct. 20...Had 10 kills and hit .529 in three-set sweep of Black Hills State on Sept. 29...Recorded her 1,000th career kill to clinch a third-set win against No. 21 Regis (posted 19 kills, 13 digs and a career-best four blocks in a five-set loss) on Sept. 15....Had 55 kills (4.2 per set) in three matches from Sept. 8 through Sept. 15...Named to the Colorado Premier Challenge All-Tournament Team after totaling 44 kills and 43 digs in four matches...Had a season-high 22 kills and added 17 digs in a come-from-behind, five-set win at Seattle Pacific on Aug. 25...Named to the 2018 Preseason All-RMAC Team.
2017: En route to earning AVCA All-America second team, all-region and All-RMAC honors, had a team-high 459 kills while finishing second in the RMAC with 4.0 kills per set, the 20th-best single-season average in school history...Finished second on the team in digs with 399 (3.5 per set)...Recorded at least nine kills in all 31 matches, with double-figures in all but three...Recorded 20 double-doubles...Had 21 kills on .294 hitting and added 16 digs in NCAA Tournament win against Texas A&M-Commerce on Nov. 30...Had 94 kills in five matches (4.5 per set) from Oct. 17 through Oct. 28...Banged 24 kills and added 16 assists on Oct. 20 against Colorado Christian.....Had 19 kills and career-high 25 digs against Regis on Oct. 17...Career high of 25 kills came against Regis on Sept. 15...Had 21 kills and 24 digs against Florida Southern on Sept. 8.
2016: Averaged 2.7 kills and 2.9 digs per set, with 330 kills and 361 digs...Ranked third on the team in kills and kills per set, second in digs and digs per set...Recorded 12 double-doubles...Had 15 kills on .282 hitting in first-round NCAA Tournament win over Tarleton State (Texas)...Averaged 2.8 kills and 3.6 digs in three NCAA Tournament matches...Led the Roadrunners with 20 kills against Regis on Nov. 18... Hit a season high in attack percentage of .444 (13 kills, one error, 27 attacks) against Chadron State on Sept. 17...Had a career-high 22 digs against Western Oregon on Sept. 3, and followed it up with 20 digs Sept. 9 against Angelo State (Texas).
2015: Averaged 2.7 kills and 2.6 digs per set while playing in 14 matches and 24 sets...Hammered 10 kills with a .389 hitting percentage Nov. 7 against CSU-Pueblo...Had a season-best .545 attack percentage (seven kills, one error, 11 attacks) while playing only the third set on Oct. 3 against South Dakota Mines...Led the Roadrunners with nine kills in addition to 10 digs against West Florida on Sept. 12
High School: Regis Jesuit High School Class of 2015...Two-time Class 5A all-state, including first team as a senior...Three-time All-Continental League...Led Raiders to a third-place finish at the Class 5A state tournament as a senior...Named team’s most valuable player each of the last three years of her career...Averaged 4.5 kills and 3.3 digs per set while hitting .277 as a senior...Four-year letterwinner...Academic all-state honorable mention as a junior...Coached by Laura Dunston.
Club Team: Played for Colorado Juniors...Led the team to a USAV Junior national championship in 2014 and was named to the all-tournament team...Named to the Rocky Mountain Region 17U all-state team in 2014...Coached by Kevin Marquis.
Personal: Born Santaisha Claraissa Elizabeth Sturges on March 1, 1997...Daughter of Jerry and Jennifer Sturges...Older brother Nate ran track at MSU Denver...Has a younger sister, Kasandra...Business management major.
