Kenzie Polk

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Kenzie Polk
4 Kenzie Polk
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Hometown:
    North Platte, Neb.
  • Position:
    OH
  • Year:
    So.
  • m
    24
  • k/s
    0.03
  • h %
    .000
  • a/s
    0.00
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.31
  • d/s
    0.39
Bio

Honors and Awards

2023 Season (Sophomore): Saw action in 24 matches and 59 sets ... Fifth on the team with 18 service aces ... Recorded 26 digs on the season ... Produced a season-high three service aces in the Bruins' four-set win over 18th-ranked Central Methodist on Sept. 1 ... Tallied a season-high five digs in consecutive matches against Valley City State and Viterbo in the NSAA Tournament ... Earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and NSAA Scholar-Athlete honors.  

2022 Season (Freshman): Appeared in 13 matches and 31 sets ... Recorded nine service aces and three digs on the season ... Tallied four service aces in BU's five-set loss against No. 16 Indiana Wesleyan on Aug. 26 ... Named an NSAA Scholar-Athlete.  

High School: Prepped at North Platte High School under coach Clancy Hammond ... Earned all-state honorable mention honors in 2020 while helping NPHS to an appearance in the Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament ... Finished the 2021 season ranked seventh in the state of Nebraska (Class A) with 51 service aces ... For her career, Polk recorded 262 kills, 101 blocks, 136 digs, and 82 service aces ... A two-time Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference (GNAC) all-academic honoree ... Named to her school's Honor Roll for every quarter of her high school career ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Played club volleyball for Volleyball Club Nebraska and Nebraska Gold.

Personal: The daughter of Lance and Jamie Polk ... Born on Oct. 27, 2003 ... Majoring in Graphic Design. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 24 8
Sets 59 19
Kills 2 0
Kills per set 0.03 0.00
Errors 2 2
Total Attacks 8 3
Total Attacks per set 0.14 0.16
Hitting Percentage .000 -.667
Assists 0 0
Assists per set 0.00 0.00
Service Total Attempts 168 50
Service Aces 18 4
Service Errors 35 10
Service Aces per set 0.31 0.21
Receptions 3 2
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 23 6
Digs per set 0.39 0.32
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 20.0 4.0
Points per set 0.3 0.2
Matches started - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Nov 9 vs. Waldorf W, 3-0
Nov 10 vs. (RV) Valley City State W, 3-1
Nov 11 vs. #5 Viterbo L, 3-0
Nov 18 (RV) Indiana East W, 3-1
Nov 30 vs. St. Ambrose W, 3-2
Dec 1 vs. #1 Northwestern L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 17 at Our Lady of the Lake W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 18 vs. #23 Texas Wesleyan W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 18 vs. Loyola W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Aug 19 vs. #1 Jamestown W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 25 at St. Francis (Ill.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 26 vs. Cumberlands (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 2.0
Aug 26 vs. (RV) Indiana Tech L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 2.0
Aug 31 Doane W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 1 Missouri Valley W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 5 .400 0 2.0
Sep 1 #18 Central Methodist W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 3.0
Sep 2 (RV) IU Kokomo W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at McPherson W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 13 Dakota State W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 15 vs. Hastings W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 16 vs. Kansas Wesleyan L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 16 vs. (RV) MidAmerica Nazarene L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #6 Viterbo L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 22 Waldorf W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 29 at Mayville State W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Dickinson State W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Oct 6 (RV) Valley City State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Dakota State L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 #21 Ottawa W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 #10 Montana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Grand View W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Oct 19 at Waldorf W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 2.0
Oct 20 at #5 Viterbo L, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Oct 27 at Dickinson State W, 3-0 - 1 0 2 3 -.667 0 0.0
Oct 28 at (RV) Valley City State W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 3 Mayville State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 vs. Waldorf W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 10 vs. (RV) Valley City State W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Nov 11 vs. #5 Viterbo L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Nov 18 (RV) Indiana East W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 2.0
Nov 30 vs. St. Ambrose W, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Dec 1 vs. #1 Northwestern L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 17 at Our Lady of the Lake W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 18 vs. #23 Texas Wesleyan W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 18 vs. Loyola W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 19 vs. #1 Jamestown W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 25 at St. Francis (Ill.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 26 vs. Cumberlands (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 26 vs. (RV) Indiana Tech L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 Doane W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 1 Missouri Valley W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 1 #18 Central Methodist W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 (RV) IU Kokomo W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at McPherson W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Dakota State W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 vs. Hastings W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 vs. Kansas Wesleyan L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 vs. (RV) MidAmerica Nazarene L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #6 Viterbo L, 3-2 - 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 22 Waldorf W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 29 at Mayville State W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Dickinson State W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 (RV) Valley City State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Dakota State L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 #21 Ottawa W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 #10 Montana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Grand View W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Waldorf W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 20 at #5 Viterbo L, 3-1 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 27 at Dickinson State W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 28 at (RV) Valley City State W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 Mayville State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 vs. Waldorf W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 10 vs. (RV) Valley City State W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 vs. #5 Viterbo L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 18 (RV) Indiana East W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 vs. St. Ambrose W, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 1 vs. #1 Northwestern L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 17 at Our Lady of the Lake W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Aug 18 vs. #23 Texas Wesleyan W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Aug 18 vs. Loyola W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 1 0 0
Aug 19 vs. #1 Jamestown W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 25 at St. Francis (Ill.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 26 vs. Cumberlands (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 2 8 2 1 0 0
Aug 26 vs. (RV) Indiana Tech L, 3-2 - 5 12 2 3 0 0
Aug 31 Doane W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 3 0 0
Sep 1 Missouri Valley W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 1 #18 Central Methodist W, 3-1 - 1 6 3 1 0 0
Sep 2 (RV) IU Kokomo W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at McPherson W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 0 0
Sep 13 Dakota State W, 3-1 - 2 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 vs. Hastings W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 1 0 0
Sep 16 vs. Kansas Wesleyan L, 3-1 - 1 2 0 1 0 0
Sep 16 vs. (RV) MidAmerica Nazarene L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #6 Viterbo L, 3-2 - 5 13 0 3 0 0
Sep 22 Waldorf W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 0 0
Sep 29 at Mayville State W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Dickinson State W, 3-0 - 2 6 1 2 0 0
Oct 6 (RV) Valley City State L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Dakota State L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 #21 Ottawa W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 #10 Montana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Grand View W, 3-0 - 3 12 1 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Waldorf W, 3-0 - 3 9 2 2 0 0
Oct 20 at #5 Viterbo L, 3-1 - 3 11 1 1 0 0
Oct 27 at Dickinson State W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 2 0
Oct 28 at (RV) Valley City State W, 3-0 - 2 7 0 1 0 0
Nov 3 Mayville State W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 vs. Waldorf W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 10 vs. (RV) Valley City State W, 3-1 - 4 13 1 2 0 0
Nov 11 vs. #5 Viterbo L, 3-0 - 3 10 1 0 0 0
Nov 18 (RV) Indiana East W, 3-1 - 4 17 2 2 0 0
Nov 30 vs. St. Ambrose W, 3-2 - 2 8 1 4 0 0
Dec 1 vs. #1 Northwestern L, 3-0 - 3 10 1 3 0 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2022-23 13 31 1 0.03 4 11 0.35 -.273 0 0.00 10.0 0.3
2023-24 24 59 2 0.03 2 8 0.14 .000 0 0.00 20.0 0.3
2024-25 34 100 132 1.32 90 441 4.41 .095 4 0.04 158.5 1.6
2025-26 22 39 33 0.85 28 107 2.74 .047 0 0.00 39.5 1.0
Total 93 229 168 0.73 124 567 2.48 .078 4 0.02 228.0 1.0
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2022-23 13 31 3 0.10 0 0 0 0.00
2023-24 24 59 23 0.39 0 0 0 0.00
2024-25 34 100 59 0.59 3 11 14 0.14
2025-26 22 39 17 0.44 0 5 5 0.13
Total 93 229 102 0.45 3 16 19 0.08
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2022-23 13 31 83 9 0.29 19 4 0
2023-24 24 59 168 18 0.31 35 3 0
2024-25 34 100 135 18 0.18 29 218 11
2025-26 22 39 20 4 0.10 6 69 5
Total 93 229 406 49 0.21 89 294 16
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 24 59 2 0.03 2 8 0.14 .000 0 0.00 20.0 0.3
Conference 8 19 0 0.00 2 3 0.16 -.667 0 0.00 4.0 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 22 2 0.09 0 5 0.23 .400 0 0.00 9.0 0.4
Away 5 12 0 0.00 2 3 0.25 -.667 0 0.00 3.0 0.3
Neutral 10 25 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 0 0.00 8.0 0.3
Result
Wins 18 39 2 0.05 2 8 0.21 .000 0 0.00 15.0 0.4
Losses 6 20 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 0 0.00 5.0 0.3
Month
August 4 11 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 0 0.00 4.0 0.4
September 8 16 2 0.13 0 5 0.31 .400 0 0.00 5.0 0.3
October 6 14 0 0.00 2 3 0.21 -.667 0 0.00 5.0 0.4
November 5 15 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 0 0.00 5.0 0.3
December 1 3 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 0 0.00 1.0 0.3
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 24 59 23 0.39 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 8 19 6 0.32 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 22 9 0.41 0 0 0 0.00
Away 5 12 3 0.25 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 10 25 11 0.44 0 0 0 0.00
Result
Wins 18 39 13 0.33 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 6 20 10 0.50 0 0 0 0.00
Month
August 4 11 2 0.18 0 0 0 0.00
September 8 16 4 0.25 0 0 0 0.00
October 6 14 5 0.36 0 0 0 0.00
November 5 15 11 0.73 0 0 0 0.00
December 1 3 1 0.33 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 24 59 168 18 0.31 35 3 0
Conference 8 19 50 4 0.21 10 2 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 22 70 7 0.32 12 1 0
Away 5 12 27 3 0.25 7 2 0
Neutral 10 25 71 8 0.32 16 0 0
Result
Wins 18 39 110 13 0.33 24 3 0
Losses 6 20 58 5 0.25 11 0 0
Month
August 4 11 34 4 0.36 8 0 0
September 8 16 28 3 0.19 10 1 0
October 6 14 45 5 0.36 6 2 0
November 5 15 51 5 0.33 8 0 0
December 1 3 10 1 0.33 3 0 0
News mentions
No. 1 Northwestern ends BU season with sweep
  • Article
  • December 01, 2023
No. 1 Northwestern ends BU season with sweep

Top-ranked Northwestern (Iowa) College ended the Bellevue University volleyball squad's 2023 season with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-10, 26-24) sweep Friday morning in the NAIA Volleyball National Championship at the Tyson Events Center. 

  • December 01, 2023
Six Bruins named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes
  • Article
  • November 28, 2023
Six Bruins named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced today that 1,206 volleyball student-athletes, including Bellevue University's Taylan Keefer, Sidney Sledge, Haley Fleischman, Audrey Sandfort, Kenzie Polk, and Eve Fountain, have been named 2023 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

  • November 28, 2023
Haley Fleischman led the Bruins with a season-high 11 kills on .625 hitting.
  • Article
  • November 11, 2023
Viterbo sweeps Bruins to earn NSAA Tournament title

Led by Kenzie Winker and Grace Rhode, the top-seeded Viterbo University volleyball team earned a 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-22) sweep over Bellevue University in the championship match of the North Star Athletic Association Tournament played Saturday afternoon at the Watertown Civic Arena.

  • November 11, 2023
Eve Fountain became the 20th player in school history to record 1,000 career kills.
  • Article
  • October 19, 2023
Fountain gets 1,000th kill as BU sweeps Waldorf

With her 10th kill, redshirt sophomore outside hitter Eve Fountain became the 20th player in school history to record 1,000 career kills as the 18th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team swept Waldorf University 3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-17) Thursday night in North Star Athletic Association action at the Hanson Fieldhouse. 

  • October 19, 2023
Kealy Kiviniemi led the Bruins with 13 kills on .600 hitting.
  • Article
  • October 14, 2023
Kiviniemi powers BU past GV; Siedlik picks up 500th win at BU

Sophomore rightside hitter Kealy Kiviniemi pounded 13 kills on .600 hitting to lead the 18th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-20) over visiting Grand View University in the final match of the Marvel Classic played at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.

  • October 14, 2023
Kerns, Kiviniemi lead BU to sweep over Blue Hawks
  • Article
  • October 05, 2023
Kerns, Kiviniemi lead BU to sweep over Blue Hawks

Senior outside hitter Allie Kerns and sophomore rightside hitter Kealy Kiviniemi posted 12 kills apiece to lead the 15th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-17) sweep over Dickinson State University Thursday night in North Star Athletic Association action at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center. 

  • October 05, 2023
Kealy Kiviniemi led the Bruins with 16 kills on .324 hitting.
  • Article
  • September 20, 2023
Bruins fall in hard-fought 5-setter to No. 6 Viterbo

The 12th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team battled back from an 0-2 deficit to force a fifth set before falling to No. 6-ranked Viterbo University 21-25, 23-25, 25-22, 26-24, 13-15 in North Star Athletic Association action Wednesday night at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center. 

  • September 20, 2023
BU sweeps MVC, upends No. 18 CMU in four sets
  • Article
  • September 01, 2023
BU sweeps MVC, upends No. 18 CMU in four sets

The 13th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team won a pair of matches on Friday at the GoSarpy.com Labor Day Classic, sweeping Missouri Valley College 3-0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-11) in the opener before outlasting No. 18 Central Methodist 3-1 (25-17, 18-25, 29-27, 25-17) in the nightcap. 

  • September 01, 2023
Senior Allie Kerns had 24 kills on the day.
  • Article
  • August 26, 2023
BU splits matches at Big Dogs Classic

The 17th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team split a pair of matches on Saturday in the Big Dogs Classic being played at the Pat Sullivan Center on the University of St. Francis campus. BU defeated the University of Cumberlands (3-0) 25-17, 25-16, 25-12 in the opener before concluding the tournament with a 3-2 (16-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-13) loss to Indiana Tech University in the nightcap. 

  • August 26, 2023
BU Volleyball earns USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award
  • Article
  • July 13, 2023
BU Volleyball earns USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award

For the 10th time in school history, the Bellevue University volleyball team has earned the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2022-23 academic year, the USMC/AVCA announced today.

  • July 13, 2023
Photos
Kenzie Polk action photo 1
Kenzie Polk action photo 2
Indiana East vs. Bellevue (NE)

11/18/2023 12:00 PM CST