Kianna Young

Georgia's Kianna Young (17) during the Bulldogs' volleyball match against Mississppi State at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga., on Friday, Nov. 3 2017. (Photo by Steffenie Burns)

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-2
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Flour Bluff HS
Hometown:
Corpus Christi, Texas

2019: Played in all 30 matches, starting all but one… Finished the season with 269 kills and a 2.45 kills per set clip… Hit a team-best .266… Finished second on the team with 63 blocks… Had 14 double-digit kill matches… Picked up 19 service aces aces and 69 digs… Recorded 13 kills with five blocks against Cal Poly (12/6) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament… Set a career-best 16 kills at Long Beach State (9/6)… Had a career-high 37 attempts in big win #12 Kentucky (10/11)… Recorded three aces, a career-best, against Kennesaw State (8/31)… Season-high six blocks was set twice… Picked up Mizuno Classic and Blue Devil Classic All-Tournament Team honors.

2018: Appeared in 17 matches, playing in 55 sets in 2018… Finished her redshirt-sophomore season with 58 kills and 31 blocks, along with 13 digs… Recorded three career-highs against #11 Florida (10/7) with 28 attacks, 12 kills, and four digs… Picked up eight blocks at #24 Missouri (11/11).

2017: Earned more time on the court throughout conference play… Led the Bulldogs in total blocks in nine different SEC matches, including a string of four straight against Missouri, Mississippi State, Alabama and Ole Miss… Posted career blocks in win against Tennessee with five block assists… Recorded a career-high eight kills on nine attempts at Missouri… Matched career-high in kills against Kentucky, adding a pair of block assists.

2016: Redshirted… Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

High School/Club: Four-year starter at Flour Bluff High School in Texas… Earned such honors as TSWA All-State, First-Team All-South, All-South Texas Newcomer of the Year and First-Team All-District… Guided the Hornets to multiple District and Bi-District championships while moving on to Area Finals, going 104-40 in her career… Accumulated 662 kills during her varsity career, hitting at a .388 clip… Her senior season was the best offensively, tabbing 278 kills and a .461 hitting mark… The last two seasons was named Outstanding Blocker of the Year, as she had 203 career blocks, including 135 solo stops, good for an average of 2.7 per set… Helped club team Corpus Christi Crossfire qualify for USAV Nationals and finish ninth at the AAU Championships… Named to Top 79 Sophomore Honorable Mention List, Top Junior Recruit List and Top 150 Senior Aces while garnering a spot on the AVCA’s Phenom List.

Personal: Daughter of Benjamin and Brandy Huwel… Has a sister, Abby… Born January 8… Majoring in Biological Engineering with a biomedical emphasis.