Kenzie Polk
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Hometown:
- North Platte, Neb.
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- Position:
- OH
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- m
- 22
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- k/s
- 0.85
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- h %
- .047
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- a/s
- 0.00
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- b/s
- 0.13
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- sa/s
- 0.10
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- d/s
- 0.44
Bio
Honors and Awards
- 2025, NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- 2025, Academic all-Frontier Conference
- 2024, Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- 2024, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2023, Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- 2023, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2022, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
2025 Season (Senior): Named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete and earned academic all-Frontier Conference honors ... Appeared in 39 sets and totaled 33 kills (0.85 per set) on 107 attacks, adding four service aces, 17 digs and five block assists ... Recorded a season-high eight kills at Dickinson State on Sept. 6 and opened the year with five kills in BU’s five-set match against College of Idaho on Aug. 22 ... Also finished with four kills in the Bruins’ sweep of Mayville State on Oct. 3 and three kills in BU’s three-set win over Montana State-Northern on Oct. 31.
2024 Season (Junior): Appeared in 34 matches and 100 sets in her junior campaign ... Collected 132 kills, 59 digs, and 18 service aces on the season ... Recorded a career-high 12 kills in BU's four-set win over Mount Mercy on Aug. 31 ... Pounded 11 kills and added three digs in the Bruins' five-set victory over Dakota State on Sept. 20 ... Registered a career-high four service aces in BU's 3-1 win over Texas Wesleyan in the NAIA Opening Round ...Named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and an NSAA Scholar-Athlete.
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.
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 22 | 15 |
| Sets | 39 | 27 |
| Kills | 33 | 27 |
| Kills per set | 0.85 | 1.00 |
| Errors | 28 | 22 |
| Total Attacks | 107 | 85 |
| Total Attacks per set | 2.74 | 3.15 |
| Hitting Percentage | .047 | .059 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Assists per set | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Service Total Attempts | 20 | 16 |
| Service Aces | 4 | 3 |
| Service Errors | 6 | 5 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.10 | 0.11 |
| Receptions | 69 | 38 |
| Reception Errors | 5 | 3 |
| Digs | 17 | 13 |
| Digs per set | 0.44 | 0.48 |
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 |
| Block Assist | 5 | 3 |
| Block Total | 5 | 3 |
| Blocks per set | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 39.5 | 31.5 |
| Points per set | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Matches started | - | - |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22 | vs. College of Idaho | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | .063 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Aug 22 | vs. Southern Oregon | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 23 | vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 29 | vs. Dakota Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 29 | vs. Indiana Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 5 | at Bismarck State | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .222 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 6 | at Dickinson State | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | .105 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sep 10 | Dakota State | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 12 | Rocky Mountain | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 13 | Carroll | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 19 | Montana Tech | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 20 | Montana Western | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 26 | at Providence | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 27 | at Montana State-Northern | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 2 | Valley City State | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -.067 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Oct 3 | Mayville State | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 8 | at Dakota State | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .111 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 10 | Dickinson State | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -.167 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Oct 11 | Bismarck State | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Oct 17 | at Rocky Mountain | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 18 | at Carroll | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | at Montana Western | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23 | at Montana Tech | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 31 | Montana State-Northern | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Nov 1 | Providence | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 7 | at Valley City State | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -.500 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 8 | at Mayville State | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | vs. Valley City State | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Montana State-Northern | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -.500 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Providence | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Columbia (Mo.) | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 3 | vs. Bushnell (Ore.) | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 5 | vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 6 | vs. Northwestern (Iowa) | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22 | vs. College of Idaho | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 22 | vs. Southern Oregon | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 23 | vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29 | vs. Dakota Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 29 | vs. Indiana Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at Bismarck State | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Dickinson State | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | Dakota State | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | Rocky Mountain | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Carroll | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | Montana Tech | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 20 | Montana Western | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Providence | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 27 | at Montana State-Northern | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 2 | Valley City State | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | Mayville State | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Dakota State | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | Dickinson State | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | Bismarck State | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Rocky Mountain | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 18 | at Carroll | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | at Montana Western | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23 | at Montana Tech | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | Montana State-Northern | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | Providence | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at Valley City State | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Mayville State | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | vs. Valley City State | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Montana State-Northern | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Providence | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Columbia (Mo.) | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 3 | vs. Bushnell (Ore.) | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 5 | vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 6 | vs. Northwestern (Iowa) | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22 | vs. College of Idaho | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Aug 22 | vs. Southern Oregon | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 23 | vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29 | vs. Dakota Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 29 | vs. Indiana Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at Bismarck State | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at Dickinson State | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | Dakota State | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | Rocky Mountain | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Carroll | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | Montana Tech | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 20 | Montana Western | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Providence | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 27 | at Montana State-Northern | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 2 | Valley City State | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | Mayville State | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at Dakota State | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | Dickinson State | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | Bismarck State | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Rocky Mountain | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 18 | at Carroll | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | at Montana Western | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23 | at Montana Tech | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | Montana State-Northern | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | Providence | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at Valley City State | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at Mayville State | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | vs. Valley City State | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Montana State-Northern | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Providence | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Columbia (Mo.) | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 3 | vs. Bushnell (Ore.) | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 5 | vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 6 | vs. Northwestern (Iowa) | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | 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 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 22 | 39 | 33 | 0.85 | 28 | 107 | 2.74 | .047 | 0 | 0.00 | 39.5 | 1.0 |
| Conference | 15 | 27 | 27 | 1.00 | 22 | 85 | 3.15 | .059 | 0 | 0.00 | 31.5 | 1.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 10 | 14 | 13 | 0.93 | 11 | 44 | 3.14 | .045 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.5 | 1.3 |
| Away | 5 | 13 | 14 | 1.08 | 11 | 41 | 3.15 | .073 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | 1.1 |
| Neutral | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0.50 | 6 | 22 | 1.83 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 0.7 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 18 | 27 | 20 | 0.74 | 18 | 72 | 2.67 | .028 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.0 | 0.9 |
| Losses | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 10 | 35 | 2.92 | .086 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.5 | 1.2 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| August | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 4 | 18 | 2.57 | .111 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.5 | 0.9 |
| September | 6 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 | 8 | 35 | 3.18 | .114 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | 1.3 |
| October | 7 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 | 12 | 45 | 3.46 | .067 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.5 | 1.3 |
| November | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 9 | 1.29 | -.444 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| December | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 22 | 39 | 17 | 0.44 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.13 |
| Conference | 15 | 27 | 13 | 0.48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.11 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.21 |
| Away | 5 | 13 | 6 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neutral | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0.33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.17 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 18 | 27 | 9 | 0.33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.15 |
| Losses | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0.67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| September | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| October | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0.46 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.23 |
| November | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| December | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 22 | 39 | 20 | 4 | 0.10 | 6 | 69 | 5 |
| Conference | 15 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 0.11 | 5 | 38 | 3 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 10 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0.21 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| Away | 5 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 20 | 2 |
| Neutral | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 18 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 0.11 | 4 | 34 | 3 |
| Losses | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0.08 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| September | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| October | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 20 | 1 |
| November | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.14 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| December | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
