Nicholls State University

A two-year player for the Nicholls volleyball squad (2015-16)

2018 (Senior): In the indoor season, top finish in the 400m came from a career-best time of 1:13.31 at the Southland Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 21-22) … Recorded a personal-best (2:03.70) in the 600m at the LSU Bayou Bengal (Feb. 2) … Best time in the 800m came on a finish of 2:54.88 at the Samford January Open (Jan. 19-20) … In the outdoor season, posted a career-best 2:45.71 in the 800m at the 2018 Louisiana Classics (March 16) … Top finish in the 1500m came on a personal-best 5:39.80 at the Southern Miss Invitational (March 30) … Recorded a top finish in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 13:35.34 at the LSU Alumni Gold (April 30).

2017 Cross Country (Graduate Student): Improved her time in each of the first four 5k meets … Finished in 25:17 at the UNO 5k, 24:17.4 at the LSU Invitational 5k, 23:41.1 at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede 5k and a 23:40.1 at the Mississippi College Invitational 5k … Ran a 28:13.4 at the SLC Champs 6k and concluded the season on a 32:52.8 at the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Champs 6k.

2016 (Senior): Played in 32 matches with 15 starts over her final campaign, taking the court in 99 sets on the year... Finished the season with 390 assists, 164 digs and a team-high 30 service aces ... Season-high 40 assists versus HBU (Oct. 22), 15 digs at Samford (Aug. 26) and five aces at UL-Lafayette (Sept. 3).

2015 (Junior): Played in 22 matches with eight starts, taking the court in 56 sets on the year... Finished the season with 176 assists, 76 digs, 15 service aces and five kills... Had a season-high 20 assists against both Houston Baptist (Oct. 24) and Southeastern La. (Oct. 29)... Had a season-high 13 digs against Abilene Christian (Oct. 26) and a season-high four service aces against both Southern (Aug. 28) and Abilene Christian (Nov. 7).

At Jefferson College: Spent the first two years of her collegiate career as a setter and defensive specialist with Jefferson College in Hillsboror, Missouri... Started every game for the Vikings during the 2013 and 2014 seasons before suffering a year-ending injury.

At Opca Gimnazija Dubrovnik: Took first place at the U16 Croatian Championship and first place at the U16 Croatian Open (Sportske Igre Mladih) in 2008... Named her school's Top Female Athlete in 2009... Took first place at the U19 Regional Croatian Open (Sportske Igre Mladih) in 2010... Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player at the Kinder Maxi King Adria Super Cup Beach Volleyball Tournament... Took first place at the 2011 Dubrovnik County Championships (Sportske Igre Mladih).

Personal: Daughter of Ana Ivanisin Barac M.D., Lucija has one brother, Vjekoslav... Her uncle played basketball for the U18 National Team and her brother plays basketball in the Croatian capital of Zagreb... Barac will major in Business at Nicholls and hopes to own her own business in the future, while continuing to stay involved in athletics.