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Kailea Carrier
Position
Middle Blocker / Right-Side Hitter
Height
6'5''
Class
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown
Olathe, Kan.
High School
Olathe East HS
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
- Played in 18 matches with three starts and appeared in 43 sets
- Recorded 39 kills and 33 blocks, averaging 0.91 kills per set and 0.77 blocks per set
- Finished with a season-high six kills twice vs. South Carolina Sept. 7, 2019 and at UNLV (Sept. 21)
- Tallied a season-high six blocks twice at UCF (Sept. 8) and at UNLV (Sept. 21)
2018 (FRESHMAN)
- Will not play during the 2018 season due to injury
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB
- Attended Olathe East High School in Olathe, Kansas
- Played club for Mid-America Volleyball (MAVS) in Kansas City
- No. 80 on PrepVolleyball.com’s Senior Aces of 2018
- Graduated owning the single-season and career records for blocks at Olathe East
ACADEMICS
- Undecided on a major at the University of Kansas.
PERSONAL
- Born and raised in Olathe, Kansas
- Daughter of Andrew and Debbie Carrier
- Is the youngest of three siblings to sister, Skylar, and brother, Drew
- Father, Andrew, played basketball and golf at Bethany College and was later the head men’s basketball coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, for 25 years
- Mother, Debbie, was a three-sport student-athlete at Emporia State and later the head women’s basketball coach at Johnson County Community College in Olathe, Kansas, for 12 years
- Both her parents are in the hall of fame of their respective athletic departments where they coached — Ottawa and JCCC
- Sister, Skylar, played soccer at Baker