“Kenzie Knuckles might be undersized, but she's not under-hearted. The kid is a melding of desire and physical ability. If you single blocked her, she scored. If you doubled her, she still scored, and if you tripled, then they'd set someone else with a wide open net. We tried to attack anywhere she wasn't, then added 15 feet to that.”

Mike Dodrill

Head Coach Head coach at Burris High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior outside hitter led the Tigers to a 34-0 record, the Class 4A state championship and a No. 3 national ranking according to PrepVolleyball.com. Knuckles recorded 396 kills, 363 digs, 32 blocks and 30 service aces. The MaxPreps and FloVolleyball National Player of the Year, she was a four-time First Team All-State selection and a 2018-19 Under Armour First Team All-American.

Academic Achievement

Knuckles has maintained a 3.76 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball on scholarship at the University of Nebraska this fall.

Exemplary Character

A member of her school's Student Council, Knuckles has volunteered locally on behalf of Project US, which supports students with special needs.