2019 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Kenzie Michalek
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Papillion-La Vista
- Hometown:
- Papillion, Neb.
Honors and Awards
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2018-19, 2019-20)
Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2019-20)
As a Sophomore (2019)
Appeared in 28 matches as a defensive specialist with 27 starts… Appeared in 104 sets and helped her team to The Summit League Championship Final… Averaged 1.83 digs per set on 190 total digs with 30 aces on the season for 0.29 per set… Had a career-high 20 digs in The Summit League Semifinal round win over South Dakota (Nov. 23) … Also had three other matches with double-digit digs on the season… Finished with 18 assists for the season... Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
As a Freshman (2018)
Appeared in 28 matches with 11 starts… Averaged 1.82 digs, 0.25 kills and 0.15 service aces per set… Started her first-career match against Murray State (Aug. 25)… Tallied a career-best of 13 digs twice against South Dakota (Oct. 12) and North Dakota State (Oct. 21)… Had four matches of double-digit digs… Recorded 27 assists with a season-best of four at South Dakota (Oct. 12)… Recorded three service aces twice against Oral Roberts (Oct. 14) and at Western Illinois (Nov. 6)... Helped her team achieve the best regular season finish in three years... Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
Papillion–La Vista High School
Four-year letterwinner in volleyball… earned Academic All-State honors three times as a sophomore, junior and senior… Winner of the KU Team Camp… Helped her team to a third-place finish in the state tournament as a junior and senior… Finished third in Class A as a sophomore and second as a freshman… Also named to the Defensive Dandies as a freshman… Earned PrepVolleyball Honorable Mention honors as a senior… Totaled 219 digs, 26 assists and three kills as a senior helping her team to a 26-12 overall record… Tallied 382 sets, 1024 digs, 2.7 digs per set and 96 aces over her high school career as a defensive specialist.
Club Volleyball
Played for head coaches Rick Welch and Shannon Smolinski at Premier Volleyball… Finished first and the Northern Lights and second at the Show Me tournaments.
Personal
Born Oct. 22, 1999… Parents are Mark and Janice Michalek, Has a sister, Michaela, and a brother, Matt…. Majoring in business administration… Hobbies include traveling, volleyball, shopping and hanging out with her friends.
