Molly Kreklow
Position: Setter
Height: 6-0
Weight: 145
Hometown/Residence: Delano, Minnesota/Columbia, Missouri
Birth Date: Feb. 17, 1992
High School/Grad Year: Delano High School (Delano, Minn.) / January 2010
College Status: Playing at University of Missouri
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – NORCECA Women’s Junior Continental Championship (Gold). 2008 – NORCECA Girls’ Youth Continental Championship (Gold)
USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Selected for the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team that will compete at the FIVB Women’s Junior World Championship. 2010 – Selected to U.S. Women’s Junior National Team that won the gold medal at the NORCECA Women’s Junior Continental Championship. 2008 – Helped the U.S. Girls’ Youth National Team to win gold at the NORCECA Girls’ Youth Continental Championship. 2007 – Competed on USA Select A1 Blue Team as part of USA Volleyball High Performance Championships.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Named the American Volleyball Coaches Association Central Region Freshman of the Year after providing University of Missouri 1,345 assists, 266 digs, 43 blocks and 21 aces in her first collegiate season…Named All-Big 12 honorable mention and All-Big 12 Freshman Team…Ranked second in the Big 12 Conference with 11.70 assists per set while setting the Tigers to a .231 team hitting efficiency.
CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Selected as an Under Armour High School All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association…Ranked #20 on PrepVolleyball.com’s Senior Aces…Named to USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships All-Tournament Team…Chosen as an AAU All-American…Tabbed all-state as a senior in high school. 2008 - Named to USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships All-Tournament Team… Chosen as an AAU All-American. 2005 – Began club volleyball with Burnsville Thunder.
PERSONAL: Born Molly Kreklow on Feb. 17, 1992, in St. Louis Park, Minn.… Father is Mike and Mother is Marcia… Uncle Wayne Kreklow played for the NBA’s Boston Celtics (1980-81)… Brothers are John (1986), Ben (1988), Kyle (1990), Jason (1993), Matt (1997) and Jacob (2009) and Sister is Kristin (1996)… Hobbies include hanging out with my best friend, working out, sports…Favorite food is stir fry…Favorite book is The Bible…Favorite music category is country…Favorite musicians are Carrie Underwood…Favorite movie is A Walk to Remember…Favorite Actress is Jessica Alba and Favorite Actor is Denzel Washington… Favorite athlete is Misty May-Treanor…Most admired person is her mom because “She is the best mom in the whole world and she is the reason I started playing volleyball.”…My happiest moment in life was “making U.S. Junior National Team or making it to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament."
