Trinity University

2022 Team Captain

Career Highs

Match

• Assists: 8 (10/9/21 against Tufts, 9/2/22 against Berry)
• Digs: 37 (09/24/23 against Texas Lutheran)
• Aces:7 (10/23/22 against Colorado College)

Season

• Total Assists: 127 (2023)
• Assists/Set: .93 (2021)
• Total Digs: 514 (2023)
• Digs/Set: 4.18 (2023)
• Total Aces: 58 (2021)
• Aces/Set: .57 (2021)

Collegiate Honors

• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022, 2023)
• All-SCAC (2023)
• SCAC Defensive Player of the Week (2023)
• SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team (2022)
• SCAC Tournament MVP (2023)
• Trinity National Invitational All-Tournament (2022)
• Trinity Fall Classic All-Tournament (2023)
• Trinity Fall Classic MVP (2023)
• NCAA Mount Berry Regional MVP (2023)
• 5-time SCAC Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023)
• 2-time Trinity Dean's List (Fall 2021, Spring 2023)

Trinity Team Honors:

• NCAA Runner-up (2022)
• NCAA 3rd Place (2019)
• 4-time NCAA Quarterfinalists (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• 3-time SCAC Tournament Champions (2019, 2021, 2023)
• 4-time SCAC Regular Season Champions (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)

High School

• Named Outstanding Varsity Volleyball Athlete and Student of the Year (2019) at Montwood High School
• First-Team All-District (2019, 2017)
• Bi-District Champion (2019)
• Monahanns All-Tournament (2018)
• Americas All-Tournament (2018)
• El Dorado All-Tournament (2018)
• Member of National Honor Society

Club History

• 915 United Volleyball Club (El Paso, TX), 2013-19
• Sun Country Regional Champions (2018, 2015, 2014), earning three USAV National bids
• Fifth place in USAV National division (2018, 2013)

Personal

• Daughter of Brian and Sonja Kern
• Has one younger sister: Hanna
• Dad played football at University of Texas at El Paso
• Interests include art and painting
• Favorite spot on campus is Starbucks at the Library
• Considers five-time Olympic Gold-Medal Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci as her favorite athlete 

Intended Major/Minor/Career Path

• Environmental Studies & Communication/ - /Higher Education

Why Trinity?

• "I chose Trinity because I felt more welcomed and belonging on my first visit than I did at any other school I went to. I had no idea Trinity existed until the beginning of my senior year, and I found out about it through a silly college match maker quiz that I had to take for a grade. I only had one match, so I had no choice but to research it for the class project. I came to realize that it was a perfect match, so it just came down to seeing it in person before making any major decisions. After being greeted at the Office of Admissions, meeting Coach Jenkins and the team, as well as talking with actual students, I knew it was the college I would attend the following year."

Favorite Class at Trinity

• "I thoroughly enjoyed my FYE course, Climate Changed, since I had great professors, made great friends, and the subject help me find my path as an Environmental Studies major."

Favorite Professor

• "Dr. Ribble is the professor I most admire, and as my FYE professor as well as my advisor, he has made a significant impact in deciding what I want to do with both my major and career."

Before Volleyball...

• "I was a gymnast before I was a volleyball player, and I have met gold medalist Nastia Liukin as well as her coaches Bela & Martha Karolyi."

Extracurriculars

• InterVarsity (Bible Study)