Colorado State University Athletics

2017 Volleyball Roster

Thornlow
Jersey Number 4

McKenna Thornlow

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Hometown:
    Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • Position:
    Defensive Specialist
  • High School:
    Rampart HS
  • Prev School:
    North Texas
Awards & Honors:
  • Mountain West Academic All-Conference (2016, 2017)
  • Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2017)
  • C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2015)
Colorado State
2017 (Senior) [Match-by-Match]: Appeared in 28 matches, making 18 starts as a defensive specialist... Recorded 165 digs with two matches with a season-high 11 against Xavier (9/16) and at Boise State (10/5)... Had 11 service aces, including three at Utah State on Oct. 7.

2016 (Junior) [Match-by-Match]: Played in all 30 matches, appearing in 107 sets... Led the team in aces per set (0.24), totaling 26 on the year... Had a season-high 4 aces in a sweep of St. Mary's (8/27)... Posted 1.51 digs per set, reaching double-figure dig totals five times... Had a season-best 10 digs on five occasions, twice in four-set matches... Had multiple aces nine times, including three matches in a row from Oct. 20-25.

North Texas
2015 (Sophomore): Appeared in 100 sets through 32 matches... Recorded a season-best 13 digs against Winthrop, and also tied a season-high with three assists... Also had three assists against Missouri and Middle Tennessee... Registered a career-high four aces against Baylor and Louisiana Tech.

2014 (Freshman): Played in 99 sets in 31 matches... Set a career-high with 15 digs against Cleveland State.

High School: Is a 2014 graduate of Rampart High School in Colorado Springs, Colo... Led the Rams to a 21-6 finish and a Colorado Class 5A State tournament appearance... Earned Honorable Mention 5A/4A All-Area honors in Colorado Springs in both 2012 and 2013... Led Rampart in aces (44), digs (315), dps (3.9), dpm (11.7), and serve receive attempts (573) in 2013... Named to the 2013 Colorado Springs 5A Metro League First Team... Voted 2013 RHS volleyball team MVP.

Personal: Born May 15, 1996, in Omaha, Neb... Grew up in Colorado Springs, Colo... Parents are Tracy and Chris Thornlow... Has an older brother Jordan ... Graduated with a degree in Business Administration in August 2018.
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