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Brooklyn DeLeye

Outside hitter
WASHBURN RURAL HS
TOPEKA, KANSAS
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

586

Kills

259

Digs

133

Service Aces

26

Blocks
“Brooklyn DeLeye is the best all-around player in the state, hands down. Playing their team is like playing a game of keep-away from Brooklyn.”
Nancy Dorsey
Head Coach - head coach of St. James Academy
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2 junior outside hitter compiled 586 kills and 259 digs this past season, leading the Junior Blues (41-2) to the Class 6A state semifinals. DeLeye also tallied 133 service aces, 38 assists and 26 blocks while posting a .563 kill percentage and a .438 hitting percentage. The Class 6A Player of the Year, DeLeye is a three-time First Team All-State selection and is ranked as the nation’s No. 29 recruit in the Class of 2023 by PrepVolleyball.com. She concluded her junior year with a school-record for career kills with 1,633.

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Academic Achievement

DeLeye has maintained a weighted 4.18 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play volleyball on scholarship at the University of Kentucky beginning in the fall of 2023.

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Exemplary Character

DeLeye works in the Washburn Rural High coffee shop and is the secretary of the school’s National Technical Honor Society. She has volunteered locally as a youth volleyball and basketball coach.