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Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Volleyball - Arkansas

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VOLLEYBALL

Kennedy Phelan

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

Peak Performance

217

Kills

227

S

977

Assists
“Kennedy is a rare player: composed, efficient, intelligent and lethal. She brings the whole package to the setting position. Not only can she defend, run an offense and attack, but she leads well and controls the floor with ease.”
Natalie Throneberry
Head Coach - head coach of Fort Smith Southside High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-8 senior setter led the Bulldogs to a 36-2 record and a third-straight Class 6A state championship this past season. Phelan amassed 977 assists, 227 digs and 217 kills while posting a kill percentage of .453 and a hitting percentage of .334. A MaxPreps.com First Team All-American selection, Phelan also recorded 80 service aces and 31 blocks. A four-time Class 6A First Team All-State honoree, she concluded her prep volleyball career with 3,972 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Phelan has maintained a 3.98 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball on scholarship at Florida State University this fall.

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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, a philanthropic organization that connects communities across socioeconomic and cultural lines.