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Volleyball - Arkansas

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VOLLEYBALL

Kennedy Phelan

Setter
FAYETTEVILLE HS
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

1123

Assists

274

Digs

31

Blocks

112

Service Aces
“Kennedy is a total package threat. The service line, back-row defense, setting accuracy, and—her biggest area of growth—on the front row, with better blocking and an ability to dump really coming on this season. With a game on the line, I’d want the ball in Kennedy’s hands.”
Natalie Throneberry
Head Coach - head coach of Southside High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 junior setter led the Bulldogs to a 32-4 record and a second-straight Class 6A state championship this past season. Phelan amassed 1,123 assists in addition to compiling 274 digs, 112 service aces, 88 kills and 31 blocks, including 41 assists and 14 digs in a three-set sweep of Har-Ber High in the state final. A three-time Class 6A First Team All-State selection, Phelan was the 2021 6A state tournament MVP and the All-Arkansas Preps Player of the Year. She concluded her junior year with 2,995 assists in her prep volleyball career.

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Academic Achievement

Phelan has maintained a 3.91 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play volleyball on scholarship at Florida State University beginning in the fall of 2023.

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Exemplary Character

Phelan has volunteered locally with special education students at Fayetteville High, and she has donated her time at Potter’s House of Northwest Arkansas, which empowers the needy.