Hightower signs with BCU, makes history at Hirschi The senior becomes the first Hirschi volleyball player to sign Division I Hightower signs with BCU, makes history as Hirschi By Alyssa Osterdock | April 19, 2021 at 10:50 PM CDT - Updated April 19 at 10:51 PM WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - Niara Hightower, a senior at Hirschi High School, signed her NLI on Monday to play Division I volleyball at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, FL. Hightower becomes the first Hirschi volleyball player to sign Division I. She believes she can give encouragement to future athletes trying to get recruited during the pandemic. Copyright 2021 Texoma News Network. All rights reserved.