chattanooga MOCS

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Freshman (2024)
* All-Southern Conference Freshman Team
* Chattanooga Classic All-Tournament Team
* 1x SoCon Defensive Player of the Week: (09/09)
* Her .341 hitting percentage during the 2024 season ranks fourth on the program’s single-season hitting percentage list
* Also set the program’s freshman record for single-season hitting percentage (.341)
* Marks the highest single-season hitting percentage by a Moc since 2018
* Recorded 32 solo blocks on the year, the most in a season by a Moc since 1999
* Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
* Fall Term Dean's List, AD Honor Roll & 4.0 GPA List
* Spring Term Dean's List & AD Honor Roll
- Played in 31 of the team’s 32 contests over the course of her freshman campaign, including making 30 starts for the Mocs.
- Appeared in a total of 116 sets.
- Made her UTC and collegiate debut against Oral Roberts (08/31).
- Finished the year as the team leader in blocks, logging a total of 101.
- This marks the third-most blocks by a freshman in a single season in program history, trailing only Natalie Reiniche (119 blocks in 1999) and Marcelle Baez-Carlo (112 blocks in 2021).
- Ended the year with 32 solo blocks, the most by any UTC player since 1999.
- Averaged a team-high 0.87 blocks/set on the season.
- Ranked fourth in the Southern Conference for total blocks.
- Also finished third on the team in total kills (210) and total points (276.5).
- Averaged 1.81 kills/set on the year, the fourth-highest kills/set average on the team.
- Finished with a .341 hitting percentage on the year, a mark that ranks as the fourth-best single season hitting percentage in program history.
- It also marks the UTC freshman record for single season hitting percentage.
- Tallied an additional 25 digs and one assist on the season.
- Led the team in blocks in a total of 18 matches, the most of any player on the roster.
- Recorded double-digit kills for the Mocs a total of six times in 2024.
- Notched a career-high of 12 kills twice: first against Idaho (08/31) and again against Charleston Southern (09/06).
- Had 5+ blocks in a total of nine matches on the year, the most of anyone on the team.
- Finished with a career-high nine blocks versus Jacksonville State (09/10).
- Saw her career-high for solo blocks come against Wofford (09/26), where she finished with six total blocks, five of which were solo.
- Put together her most efficient hitting performance of the year against ETSU, logging seven kills on eight attempts for a .875 hitting percentage.
- Became just the seventh Moc in program history, first since 2018, to receive a place on the All-SoCon Freshman Team.

Jenks High School (OK) 
*2023 Oklahoma Class 6A State Champion
*2021 Oklahoma Class 6A State Champion
*2023 Oklahoma All-State Large East Team selection
*PrepDig Oklahoma #3 Prospect for the Class of 2024
*Top 20 Most Underrated Middle Blocker according to SBLive's High School Sports Illustrated
*Three-time all-conference honoree
- Recorded 676 kills and 182 blocks in her three years of playing varsity volleyball.
- Helped lead the Trojans to a 98-18 record over the course of her career.
- Captured Oklahoma Class 6A titles in her senior and sophomore seasons.
- Guided her team to three consecutive state championship appearances.
- Was an all-conference selection in all three seasons she played at the varsity level.
- Also competing on the track & field team while at Jenks.
- Won the regional championship in high jump as a junior.
- A member of the super intendent honor roll all four years of high school.
- Was a DECA Nationals qualifier and finalist after finishing second in Oklahoma's DECA State competition

Personal
- Born Dec. 12, 2006
- Daughter of Chester and Heather Kirkendoll.
- Has four siblings: Dakota, Layne, Riley and CJ.
- Chester (father) played basketball at Lane College, Heather (mother) ran track at Nebraska and Kent State, and Layne (sister) runs track at South Dakota State.
- Intends on majoring in Business Marketing with a minor in Advertising.