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Gracie Van Driel
Position
Middle Blocker
Height
6'1''
Class
Senior
Hometown
Rose Hill, Kan.
High School
Rose Hill HS
AWARDS & HONORS
- 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2021 (JUNIOR)
- Played in 11 matches with 1 start against Baylor (Oct. 15)
- Recorded 13 kills and 9 blocks
- Season-high 4 kills at Baylor (Oct. 14)
- Career-high 3 blocks at Baylor (Oct. 15)
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)
- Played in 10 matches with two starts
- Recorded 13 kills, with six blocks
- Logged a season-high three kills against Xavier (Feb. 26) and at TCU (March 12)
- Made starts against West Virginia (Oct. 10) and Xavier (Feb. 26)
2019 (FRESHMAN)
- Played in 19 matches with four starts and appeared in 47 sets
- Recorded double-digit kills three times and registered a season-high 14 kills in the season opener at Kansas City (Aug. 30)
- Registered a season-high five digs against South Carolina (Sept. 7)
- Tallied a season-high three blocks at then-No. 1 Texas (Nov. 23)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Four-year letter winner in volleyball at Rose Hill High School in Rose Hill, Kan., and was a three-time letter winner in track & field
- Led the Rose Hill Rockets to the 2016 and 2017 4A State Championships
- Named the Kansas 4A Volleyball Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017
- 2018 All-Metro Volleyball Team selection
- Named VolleyballMag.com Girls Fab 50
- One of 18 invited to the 2019 United States Women’s National Team Open Tryouts with four-years of collegiate eligibility remaining
- Played club volleyball for the Fight Club
ACADEMICS
- Plans on majoring in sports management at the University of Kansas and enrolled at KU in the spring 2019 semester
PERSONAL
- Born Gracie Van Driel
- Daughter of Doug and Susan Van Driel
- Has one sister, Anna Van Driel, who is a member of the Kansas rowing team