CAREER BESTS
| Event | Score | Date | Site/Opponent |
| 1-meter | 268.15 | 1/16/21 | Ohio State/Rutgers |
| 3-meter | 303.05 | 1/16/21 | Ohio State/Rutgers |
| Platform | 223.35 | 1/19/20 | Navy Diving Invitational |
Career Accolades
- CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2020).
- Scored in Big Ten Championships in the Platform in 2021.
2020-21 (Junior Year)
- Big Ten Championships (2/23-27): Placed 15th and scored in the Platform (203.25). Placed in the top 25 in both the 1-meter and 3-meter.
- Ohio State/Rutgers (1/16): Placed fourth in the 3-meter (303.05) and sixth in the 1-meter (268.15), both for personal bests.
- Northwestern/Iowa (1/22-23): Finished sixth in the 1-meter (246.80).
2019-20 (Sophomore Year)
- Awards: CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention.
- NCAA Zone A Championships (3/9-11): Placed 10th in the platform dive with a 12-dive score of 410.40. Also competed in the 3-meter (240.50) and 1-meter (223.20).
- Big Ten Championships (2/19-22): Placed 19th in the platform (193.50) to become one of the first Penn State divers to score in the platform at Big Ten Championships. Also competed in the 1-meter (228.55) and 3-meter (246.35).
- Princeton Invitational (12/6-8): Placed fifth in the platform dive (189.25) and ninth in the 3-meter (240.75).
- Buffalo Invitational (1/11-12): Placed third in the platform (216.80) and eighth in 1-meter (241.30).
- Navy Invitational (1/17-19): Scored two personal bests while placing second in the platform (223.35) and third in the 3-meter (286.25). Also placed fourth in the 1-meter (237.35).
- Villanova (1/31): Scored a personal best for second place in the 1-meter (258.15) and 3-meter (268.80).
2018-19 (Freshman Year - Tulane)
- The American Championships (2/27-3/2): Scored in all three dives, posting season-bests in the 3-meter (12th, 243.35) and platform (10th, 175.70) and placing 14th in the 1-meter (227.75).
- Houston (10/6): Opened the year with two second-place finishes on the 3-meter (224.55) and 1-meter springboard (242.48).
- Georgia Southern (11/3): Finished first in the 1-meter springboard (249.45) and third in the 3-meter springboard (237.23).
- West Florida (1/26): Finished third in the 3-meter springboard (241.65) against West Florida (Jan. 26).
High School
- Dove for Tualatin Hills Dive Club starting in 2011 under Coaches Roland King and Crystal Hayes.
- Seven-time qualifier and two-time national medalist in the Junior Olympics.
- Attended Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon.
Personal
- Full name is Sierra Michelle Shurts.
- Father is a software architect and mother is a freight specialist.
- Has an older sister, Chynna.
- Majoring in biobehavioral health (BBH).
- Aspires to be either a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or nurse anesthetist.
- Born June 15, 2000 in Portland, Oregon.