East Texas Baptist University Athletics

Awards

• All-ASC East First Team (2019)
• All-ASC Honorable Mention (2018)
• ASC All-Academic (2017, 2018)

• Attacks: 39 vs. St. Thomas (TX) (8/30/19)
• Kills: 17 at Nebraska Wesleyan (9/1/18)
• Assists: 3 at Texas-Tyler (9/19/17)
• Aces: 4 at Belhaven (10/1/19)
• Digs: 10, 3 times; last at St. Thomas (10/22/19)
• Blocks: 7 vs Wheaton (9/10/16)

• 14 kills, 10 digs at St. Thomas (10/22/19)

2019 (senior)

• Played 92 sets in 28 matches
• Second in kills with 186 including 16 vs. St. Thomas (8/30/19) and at Louisiana College (9/21/19)
• Recorded seven assists, including two vs. Dallas (9/6/19)
• Recorded 12 service aces, including four at Belhaven (10/1/19)
• Recorded 113 digs, including 10 at McMurry (10/19/19) and at St. Thomas (10/29/19)
• Recorded 29 blocks, including four vs. Schreiner (11/2/19)
• Recorded a double-double at St. Thomas (10/22/19)

2018 (junior)

• Played 81 sets in 28 matches
• Second in kills with 189, including 17 at Nebraska Wesleyan (9/1/18)
• Finished with 43 digs, including five at North Central (8/31/18)
• Collected 33 blocks, including four at Hendrix College (10/27/18)
• Had a service ace vs. McMurry (9/21/18)

2017 (sophomore)

• Played 118 sets in 32 matches
• Fifth on the team with 167 kills, including 13 vs. Puget Sound (9/8/17)
• Picked up 13 assists, including three at Texas-Tyler (9/19/17)
• Led team with 61 blocks, including six vs. Agnes Scott (9/1/17)
• Third on the team with 20 service aces, including three vs. UT-Tyler (10/24/17)
• Sixth on the team with 96 digs, including 10 vs. Centenary (9/5/17)

2016 (freshman)

• Played 28 sets in nine matches
• Eighth on the team in kills with 40, including 11 vs. Pomona-Pitzer (09/09/16)
• Sixth on the team in blocks with 21, including seven vs. Wheaton (10/29/16)
• Collected 28 digs, featuring eight vs. Texas Lutheran (09/03/16)

Lutheran South Academy High School

• Played Middle, Outside, Rightside under head coach Geoff Stresman
• (2012-2013) All District Honorable Mention, Pioneer Award
• (2013-2014) First Team All District, Second Team All State, All Tournament Player, MVP
• (2014-2015) Captain, First Team All District, First Team All State, MVP
• (2015-2016) Captain, First Team All District, Second Team All State, MVP
• Led team to third round of playoffs
• Led team to first place at Baytown Christian Tournament
• Peer Assistant Leadership, Yearbook
• National Honor Society, Honor Roll

Club/AAU

• Houston Stellar Volleyball Club
• Played under head coach Sharon Nelson
• Stand Out Award for 18 Elite
• 14s- Jr. Nationals-American Bid, 1st Place Big South Qualifier (2012), 2nd Place Lone Star Classic (2012)
• 15s- Jr. Nationals-American Bid
• 16s-- 5th place MEQ #2 (USA), 1st Houston Shootout Power League, 2nd Place LSC #S (American), AAUs Nationals
• 17s- 19th out of 96 teams at AAUs in Premier Division.
• 18s- 1st place out of 64 at tour qualifier

Personal

• Beverly and Tracy Byas
• Born on October 31, 1997
• Majoring in Business at ETBU

Favorites

• SPORTS TEAM: Houston Rockets, Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks
• FOODS: Mexican Food, Seafood
• BOOK: The Great Gatsby
• PERSON: My Parents
• SPORTS EXPERIENCE: Going to Nationals and getting to travel all over the country for club volleyball
• VACATION PLACE: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
• NUMBER: 13
• MOST PRIZED POSSESSION: My Car
• TV SHOW: The Office, Friends
• MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR LIFE: My parents
• ATHLETE: Kerri Walsh Jennings