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Gracie Van Driel
Position
Middle Blocker
Height
6'1"
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Rose Hill, Kan.
High School
Rose Hill HS
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