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2021 Washburn Ichabod Volleyball Roster

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14 Kelsey Gordon

  • Position Middle Hitter
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Emporia, Kan.
  • High School Emporia

Biography

Honors & Awards
• AVCA All-American honorable mention (2021)
• AVCA All-Central Region First Team (2021)
• NCAA National Championship All-Tournament team (2021)
• NCAA Central Region All-Tournament team (2021)
• MIAA All-Tournament team (2021)
• All-MIAA First Team (2021)
• All-MIAA Second Team (2019)
• MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• MIAA Scholar Athlete (2019, spring 2021, 2021)

In 2021: Named an AVCA All-American honorable mention ... selected to the all-MIAA first team ... voted to the NCAA National Championship NCAA Central Region, and MIAA All-Tournament teams ... played in all 37 matches and made 24 starts ... finished third on the team with 328 kills and in blocks with 106 total blocks ... ranked fifth in the MIAA and 25th in Division II with a .363 hitting percentage ... recorded 17 double-figure kill matches ... also had 16 matches hitting above .400 ... in the NCAA National semifinal against Western Washington, hammered down 14 kills and committed just one error to finish with a .565 attacking percentage ... earned a place on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and received MIAA Scholar Athlete honors.

In 2020: The fall 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and received MIAA Scholar Athlete honors.

In 2019: Started 28 of 31 matches, playing in 104 sets ... finished fifth in the MIAA in total blocks and blocks per set (96, 0.92) as well as 10th in the conference in hitting percentage (.292) ... team leader in blocks, making 96 total with 13 solo stops ... knocked down 252 kills for an average of 2.42 per set ... also contributed 47 digs, five service aces, and three assists ... finished with an .846 hitting percentage against Newman (10/4) with 11 kills on 13 attemps and no errors ... landed a season-high 18 kills in the NCAA Central Region Quarterfinal match against Concordia-St. Paul (12/5) ... selected to the all-MIAA second team ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and received MIAA Scholar Athlete honors.

In 2018: Started 14 of 38 matches ... in 97 sets tallied 162 kills on 399 swings for .256 hitting ... collected 33 digs ... registered 57 blocks including five solos ... posted a career-best 14 kills against No. 6 Northern State in the quarterfinal of the NCAA Regional Championship (11/15) ... hit .391 against Missouri-St. Louis (9/2) after tallying 12 kills on 23 attacks with three errors ... had a career-best nine-block effort against No. 3 Nebraska-Kearney in the MIAA Championship (11/10) ... registered the fifth-most solo blocks in a single match at Central Missouri (9/22) with four ... posted a combined 40 kills and 18 blocks during the NCAA regional and national tournaments ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2017: Started seven matches in eight appearances before earning a medical redshirt … in 26 sets tallied 35 kills and 21 total blocks … finished sixth on the team with 1.35 kills per set, and third with .81 blocks per set … against Missouri-St. Louis on Sept. 2, had 12 kills, two solo blocks and two block assists for 15 total points, a season high ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Two-time Centennial League All-Team selection including first team honors as a senior … as a junior was named 5A All-State Honorable Mention by the Kansas Volleyball Association … helped EHS earn first top four finish in 21 years as a senior … also lettered in softball, volleyball, basketball and track … set two school records in track (4x100 relay, 4x200 relay) … was a member of the National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, the EHS orchestra and served as student council President … four-year member of the Principal's Honor Roll and a Kansas Honors Scholar.
 
Personal: Daughter to Rhonda and Scott Gordon … has two siblings, Austin (brother) and Megan (sister) … brother played baseball at Bethany College … majoring in biology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2017Freshman

    Middle Hitter
    5'11"
    14
  • 14

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Middle Hitter
    5'11"
    14
  • 14

    2019Sophomore

    Middle Hitter
    5'11"
    14
  • 14

    2020Junior

    Middle Hitter
    5'11"
    14
  • 14

    2021Senior

    Middle Hitter
    5'11"
    14
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