Kelsey Black
Position: Outside Hitter/Libero
Height: 6-0
Weight: 155
Hometown/Residence: College Station, Texas / Amarillo, Texas
Birth Date: April 27, 1990
High School/Grad Year: Amarillo High School (Amarillo, Texas) / 2007
College Status: Playing for Texas A&M University
USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Selected to the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team. 2008 – Chosen for the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team but was unable to compete due to illness. 2007 – Attended USA Volleyball Holiday Camp. 2006 – Selected to the USA Volleyball Girls’ Youth High Performance Team and helped the squad to the silver medal in the International Junior Division…Attended USA Volleyball Holiday Camp. 2005 – Attended USA Volleyball Holiday Camp. 2004 – Attended USA Volleyball Holiday Camp. 2003 – Attended USA Volleyball Holiday Camp.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 – As a freshman at Texas A&M University, played as an outside hitter, libero and middle blocker and competing in every match during the season…Led the team with four 20-plus dig matches and finished the season with a team-high 3.0 digs per set average in Big 12 Conference matches only…Earned team’s Most Improved Player award…Contributed 45 kills (0.51 average), 446 digs (2.70) and nine blocks (0.10) for the entire season.
CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 – Ranked No. 42 in PrepVolleyball.com’s Top 100 Senior Aces…Selected All-American. 2007 – Led Amarillo High School to the Texas State Tournament Class 5A championship, marking the first Class 5A school to repeat as state champions in 20 years…Helped Amarillo High School to a 129-5 record in her three years as a starter…Selected as Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State…Played final season of club volleyball with AEV 171…Chosen to Volleyball Magazine’s “Fab 50” List…Named to PrepVolleyball.com’s Top 50 Juniors and Seniors to Watch…Selected All-American. 2006 – Led Amarillo High School to the Texas State Tournament Class 5A championship… Selected as Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State…Selected All-American by PrepVolleyball.com…Tabbed as a Top 25 Underclassmen to Watch by Volleyball Magazine. 2005 – Led AEV 151s to a bronze finish at the USA Junior Olympic Girls’ Volleyball Championships 15 Open Division…Named to the USA Volleyball High Performance A2 Team…Selected as Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State…Selected All-American…Named to PrepVolleyball.com’s Soph 79 list. 2004 – Named to the USA High Performance A2 Program. 1999 – Began playing club volleyball with High Plains Blitzz.
PERSONAL: Born Kelsey Danae Black on April 27, 1990, in Amarillo, Texas… Parents are Victor and Machelle Black… Brother is Victor Jr. (1988) and sisters are Erin (1986) and Sarah (1993)…Brother Victor plays baseball at Dallas Baptist University and was on the USA Select Baseball Team…Sister Erin plays volleyball at Dallas Baptist University… Majoring in University Studies at Texas A&M University…Hobby is dancing…Favorite foods are steak and potatoes…Favorite book is Redeeming Love…Favorite musical category is country…Favorite musical group is Zac Brown Band…Favorite professional team is Dallas Cowboys…Favorite athlete is Jason Witten…Most admired person is Tara Cross Battle because “she pushed through her short size to be an Olympian.”…Happiest moment in life was “winning state high school tournament in my senior year.”…Career ambition is to become a sports psychologist for a major baseball organization…Began playing volleyball as a third grader.
