Colorado State University Athletics
2021 Spring Volleyball Roster
Breana Runnels
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Hometown:
- Bakersfield, Calif.
- High School:
- Independence
- Major:
- Construction Management
Awards & Honors
- Mountain West Academic All-Conference (2019. S-2021)
- Mountain West All-Conference (2017, 2018, 2019, S-2021)
- AVCA All-Pacific North Region (2019)
- Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23, 2019)
- Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 16, 2019)
- Mountain West Preseason Team (2018, 2019)
- AVCA All-Pacific North Region Honorable Mention (2018)
- Mountain West Newcomer of the Year (2017)
2019 (Redshirt Junior) [Match-by-Match]: Started all 31 matches as an outside hitter for the third consecutive season ... Led the Rams and the Mountain West with 417 kills and averaged 3.79 ... Posted a career-high 29 kills while setting the modern scoring kill record at Wyoming on Oct. 1, while also recording her 1,000th kill of her career ... Reached double-figure kills in all but five matches ... Besides her 29 at Wyoming, she finished with 24 kills in the season finale against South Carolina ... Recorded four matches with a double-double, most notable her 17k15d performance at Boise State on Oct. 17.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore) [Match-by-Match]: Started all 31 matches as an outside hitter ... Led the Rams and MW with 454 kills, which set the most in a single season in modern scoring ... Her 4.05 average also set a new record in modern scoring, betting the previous mark by .25 ... She finished the season ranked No. 55 in the nation in total kills and 43rd in kills per set ... Posted double-figure kills in all 31 matches with exception of four ... Recorded eight double-doubles during the year - all with kills/digs ... Tallied a season-high six blocks in the NCAA Tournament against No. 19 Tennessee on Nov. 30.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman) [Match-by-Match]: Had a breakout season for the Rams, playing in all 33 matches making 14 starts ... Led the team with 367 kills - most for a freshman in the modern score era and the second most all time ... Paced the team with a 3.19 kills per set average ... Had 19 matches recording double-figure kills ... Made her collegiate debut against Duke on Aug. 25 and recorded 10 kills ... Posted a career-high 20 kills at New Mexico on Oct. 21 ... Recorded a season-best seven blocks - one solo - against Idaho State on Sept. 10.
2016: Redshirted.
High School: Was named Independence High School's team MVP in 2014 and top offensive player in 2013 ... Team captain in 2014 and 2015 ... Earned AVCA National Player of the Week recognition in 2013 ... Two-time first team all-area honoree ... Led her squad to a pair of South Yosemite League championships and was named league MVP.
Personal: Born Jan. 21 1998, in Honolulu ... Grew up in Bakersfield, Calif. ... Parents are Sabrina and Vincent Runnels ... Majoring in construction management.
Hilbert on Runnels: “Breana has a fantastic arm swing and she does jump well. She’s not a big tall outside hitter, in fact we are getting a little bit smaller with this class. She gets up in the air high enough. Two things she’s going to have to learn to do, and hopefully she learns this year, is serve-receive a little better and attack the ball at a higher trajectory. She has a very impressive arm and hits extremely hard. She also has a really nice, calm demeanor as she plays. She’s kind of a sleeper in this class and I think she is going to be a contributor pretty early in her career."
