Celena Kanagin

Oakland

Sep 17 (Wed)

6 p.m.

Photo by: Alex Streff

Position:
Right Side
Height:
6-0
Class:
Junior
High School:
Richmond Burton
Hometown:
Spring Grove, Ill.

2018: Appeared in 21 matches and played in 56 sets … reached triple-digit kills with 108; averaged .206 in hitting efficiency (316 total attempts) … reached a season high of 15 kills versus Northern Illinois on Nov. 3 … put up averages of over .300 in hitting efficiency in five matches, over .400 in three matches … ended the season with 25 total blocks … set a career high for total digs in a single season with 20.

2017: Appeared in 26 of the Falcons 29 matches, as well as 87 sets on the season … named Academic All-MAC … named to the NKU All-Tournament Team after marking 35 kills through three matches played … tallied 180 kills while hitting .213 on the season … marked double-digit kills on 10 occasions, including a season-high of 15 twice (vs. Seton Hall, Sept. 16 and vs. Eastern Michigan Oct. 13) … posted 19 total digs with a match-high of five at Miami (Sept. 21) … marked 52.0 total blocks on the season by one solo and 51 block assists … earned a season-high of 8.0 blocks in the 3-1 win at Northern Illinois (Sept. 23) … also earned a match-high hitting percentage of .409 vs. Sacramento State (Sept. 8) while totaling 11 kills.

2016: Played in 10 matches, starting in three … Appeared in 17 sets … Recorded 13 kills … Posted a career-high five kills and hit .400 vs. UMass-Lowell (Sept. 16) … Posted three kills versus VCU (Aug. 26) and at Northern Illinois (Sept. 24) … Hit a career-high .667 at Eastern Michigan (2-0-3) on Oct. 14.

High School: A three-year letter award winner at Richmond-Burton High School … Led the Rockets to the regional championship title in 2015 as a senior, the school’s first since 2012 … Posted the match-winning kill to win the 2015 3A Chicago Northside Regional title … A two-time Big Northern Conference East Division All-Conference Team selection in both 2014 and 2015 … Helped to guide her team to a 23-14 overall record and an 11-1 conference record in 2014 as a junior … Two-time team captain.

Personal: Full name is Celena Nicole Kanagin … Daughter of Nik and Linda Kanagin … Has three older brothers – Alexander, Andrew and Louie … Undecided on her area of study … Was a member of the Club Fusion club team … Played for both the Fusion's select program and the national program.