Colorado State University Athletics
2021 Spring Volleyball Roster
Stanford, Kennedy
Jersey Number 17
Kennedy Stanford
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-10
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Hometown:
- Grand Prairie, Texas
- High School:
- Lamar
- Major:
- Journalism and Media Communications
Bio
Awards & Honors:
2024 (Graduate Student): Started and played in all 31 matches and 121 sets as an outside hitter, ending her career second in Colorado State history with 515 sets played… recorded 235 kills… her 1.94 kills per set was accompanied by a .202 hitting percentage with nearly 700 attempts on the season… offensively from the service line, added 22 aces, setting the school record for career service aces with 108 total… on defense she recorded 220 digs, averaging out to 1.82 digs per set… in the front row, totaled 51 blocks for the second year in a row, including three solo blocks… recorded seven double-digit kills games throughout the season… game highlights include a season high 14 kills in a crucial match against San Diego State on Nov. 16, a season high three service aces at San Jose State on Nov. 16, a season high 13 digs versus Boise State on Oct. 10 and a season high four total blocks versus Nevada on Nov. 21.
2023 (Senior): Started and played in all 31 matches and 127 sets as a six-rotation outside hitter… recorded 307 kills, surpassing 1,000 career kills in her time as a Ram… her 2.42 kills per set was accompanied by a .200 hitting percentage with nearly 1,000 attempts on the season… offensively from the service line, added 27 aces… on defense she recorded 254 digs, good for second among Rams averaging out to exactly 2.00 digs per set… in the front row, totaled 51 blocks including 10 solo blocks… recorded 16 double-digit kills games including five double-doubles playing all the way around… boasted a six game double-digit kills streak from Aug. 29 through Sept. 8th… was named to her third Mountain West All-Conference team as an honorable mention honoree at the end of the regular season… game highlights include a season high 18 kills in a five set thriller against ranked Arkansas Sept. 1, a season high five service aces versus Air Force Nov. 18, a season high 15 digs at UNLV Nov. 9 and a season high five total blocks versus San Jose State Oct. 7.
2022 (Junior): Appeared in all 30 matches and played in all 114 sets at the outside position... Led the Rams with 354 kills on the season... Led the Rams and ranked tenth in the conference with 419.5 points at a 3.68 points per set average... Earned five double-doubles on the season... Was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week two times on the season... Totaled 22 double-digit kill games... Finished the year with 53 total blocks and 209 digs on defense... Ranked second on the team with 31 service aces... Took nearly 600 service targets with a reception percentage of .939... Had a career high 28 kills in a win over Fresno State Oct. 13... Recorded a season high 16 digs versus San Jose State Oct. 8... Earned Mountain West All-Conference Honors.
2021 (Sophomore) [Match-by-Match]: Started all 30 matches at outside, appeared in 107 of 112 sets... Led the Rams' offense with 348 kills for 3.27 average - seventh in the Mountain West... Finished with 413 points and a 3.69 average - eighth in the league... Added 18 service aces and 154 digs as a six-rotation player... Put up 43 total blocks (9-34)... Recorded 18 matches with double-figure kills, including a season-high 21 kills at Boise State on Nov. 20... Recorded a double-double at NC State on Sept. 4 with 16 kills and 10 digs... Posted a season-high four blocks against New Mexico on Oct. 14.
2020 (Freshman) [Match-by-Match]: Fall 2020 season was moved to spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and a Mountain West Conference only schedule was played... Appeared in 14 matches, making three starts... Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against Air Force on Feb 5... Made her first start against Boise State on March 25... Played in 46 sets, finishing third on the team with 109 kills and a 2.37 average... As an outside, recorded a season-high 15 kills at San Jose State on March 12, while hitting .500... From the service line she added a pair of matches with a season-high three aces... The second half of the season played all six rotations, receiving 126 serves with a .913 mark... Made her first collegiate appearance in the season opener against Air Force on Feb. 5... Started her first match against Boise State on March 25... Reached double-figure kills five times, including a season-high 15 at San Jose State on March 12.
High School: Graduated from Lamar HS in 2020 ... Was a three-year letter winner for Heather Woodman at Lamar HS in Grand Prairie, Texas … Was named the Blocker of the Year in the district … Two-time co-captain and Lamar HS Offensive Player of the Year … Named Texas Girls Coaches Association Third-Team All State ... In the classroom, she was named to the Honor Roll and Academic All-District ... Also named TGCA ACademic All State.
Personal: Born on Oct. 30, 2001, in Arlington, Texas ... Parents are Philisa and Leland Stanford ... Has an older sister Alexis ... Favorite athlete is Steph Curry ... Majoring in journalism and media communications.
Kennedy on CSU: "The high level of play drew and availability of my major drew me to CSU. After my visit the wonderful people and sense of community helped solidify that CSU was the right place for me."
- Mountain West All-Conference: 2023, 2022, 2021
- Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 27, 2021, Sept. 26, 2022, Oct. 17, 2022)
- Mountain West Academic All-Conference: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
- Mountain West Scholar-Athlete: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
2024 (Graduate Student): Started and played in all 31 matches and 121 sets as an outside hitter, ending her career second in Colorado State history with 515 sets played… recorded 235 kills… her 1.94 kills per set was accompanied by a .202 hitting percentage with nearly 700 attempts on the season… offensively from the service line, added 22 aces, setting the school record for career service aces with 108 total… on defense she recorded 220 digs, averaging out to 1.82 digs per set… in the front row, totaled 51 blocks for the second year in a row, including three solo blocks… recorded seven double-digit kills games throughout the season… game highlights include a season high 14 kills in a crucial match against San Diego State on Nov. 16, a season high three service aces at San Jose State on Nov. 16, a season high 13 digs versus Boise State on Oct. 10 and a season high four total blocks versus Nevada on Nov. 21.
2023 (Senior): Started and played in all 31 matches and 127 sets as a six-rotation outside hitter… recorded 307 kills, surpassing 1,000 career kills in her time as a Ram… her 2.42 kills per set was accompanied by a .200 hitting percentage with nearly 1,000 attempts on the season… offensively from the service line, added 27 aces… on defense she recorded 254 digs, good for second among Rams averaging out to exactly 2.00 digs per set… in the front row, totaled 51 blocks including 10 solo blocks… recorded 16 double-digit kills games including five double-doubles playing all the way around… boasted a six game double-digit kills streak from Aug. 29 through Sept. 8th… was named to her third Mountain West All-Conference team as an honorable mention honoree at the end of the regular season… game highlights include a season high 18 kills in a five set thriller against ranked Arkansas Sept. 1, a season high five service aces versus Air Force Nov. 18, a season high 15 digs at UNLV Nov. 9 and a season high five total blocks versus San Jose State Oct. 7.
2022 (Junior): Appeared in all 30 matches and played in all 114 sets at the outside position... Led the Rams with 354 kills on the season... Led the Rams and ranked tenth in the conference with 419.5 points at a 3.68 points per set average... Earned five double-doubles on the season... Was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week two times on the season... Totaled 22 double-digit kill games... Finished the year with 53 total blocks and 209 digs on defense... Ranked second on the team with 31 service aces... Took nearly 600 service targets with a reception percentage of .939... Had a career high 28 kills in a win over Fresno State Oct. 13... Recorded a season high 16 digs versus San Jose State Oct. 8... Earned Mountain West All-Conference Honors.
2021 (Sophomore) [Match-by-Match]: Started all 30 matches at outside, appeared in 107 of 112 sets... Led the Rams' offense with 348 kills for 3.27 average - seventh in the Mountain West... Finished with 413 points and a 3.69 average - eighth in the league... Added 18 service aces and 154 digs as a six-rotation player... Put up 43 total blocks (9-34)... Recorded 18 matches with double-figure kills, including a season-high 21 kills at Boise State on Nov. 20... Recorded a double-double at NC State on Sept. 4 with 16 kills and 10 digs... Posted a season-high four blocks against New Mexico on Oct. 14.
2020 (Freshman) [Match-by-Match]: Fall 2020 season was moved to spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and a Mountain West Conference only schedule was played... Appeared in 14 matches, making three starts... Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against Air Force on Feb 5... Made her first start against Boise State on March 25... Played in 46 sets, finishing third on the team with 109 kills and a 2.37 average... As an outside, recorded a season-high 15 kills at San Jose State on March 12, while hitting .500... From the service line she added a pair of matches with a season-high three aces... The second half of the season played all six rotations, receiving 126 serves with a .913 mark... Made her first collegiate appearance in the season opener against Air Force on Feb. 5... Started her first match against Boise State on March 25... Reached double-figure kills five times, including a season-high 15 at San Jose State on March 12.
High School: Graduated from Lamar HS in 2020 ... Was a three-year letter winner for Heather Woodman at Lamar HS in Grand Prairie, Texas … Was named the Blocker of the Year in the district … Two-time co-captain and Lamar HS Offensive Player of the Year … Named Texas Girls Coaches Association Third-Team All State ... In the classroom, she was named to the Honor Roll and Academic All-District ... Also named TGCA ACademic All State.
Personal: Born on Oct. 30, 2001, in Arlington, Texas ... Parents are Philisa and Leland Stanford ... Has an older sister Alexis ... Favorite athlete is Steph Curry ... Majoring in journalism and media communications.
Kennedy on CSU: "The high level of play drew and availability of my major drew me to CSU. After my visit the wonderful people and sense of community helped solidify that CSU was the right place for me."
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