Bryna Vogel

Photo by: Scott D. Weaver / K-State Athletics

K-State's Bryna Vogel (Scott D. Weaver/K-State Athletics)

Position:
Opposite
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
High School:
Clearwater
Hometown:
Clearwater, Kan.

Honors
All-Big 12 Second Team (2017)
All-Big 12 Second Team (2016)
Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2015-17)
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 19, 2016)
K-State Invitational All-Tournament Team (2017)
Georgia Tech Invitational All-Tournament Team (2017)
Omaha Challenge All-Tournament Team (2017)
Arkansas Invitational MVP (2016)
Arkansas Invitational All-Tournament Team (2016)
K-State Invitational All-Tournament Team (2016)
Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Team (2016)
Middle Tennessee Invitational All-Tournament Team (2015)
Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team (2014-15)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2015)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2015)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2016)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2016)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2017)

2017 (Senior)
All-Big 12 Second Team … Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Preseason All-Big 12 Selection ... Named to all-tournament team at K-State Invitational, Georgia Tech Invitational and Omaha Challenge ... Finished the season second on the team in total kills (242), kills per set (2.42), hitting percentage (.259), digs (310) and digs per set (3.10) ... Senior season cut short with a knee injury suffered on Nov. 8 at Kansas ... She ended her career with 851 kills and 970 digs ... Career-high 29 digs at Texas Tech on Oct. 28, the highest output but a non-libero in program history during the rally-scoring era ... Second on the team with nine double-doubles ... Hit over .300 in 10 matches and led team in kills four times ... Finished with 56 total blocks (0.56 per set) ... Season-high 16 kills in back-to-back matches at TCU (Oct. 4) and Texas Tech (Oct. 7) ... Recorded season-best nine blocks vs. Texas Tech on Oct. 7 ... Picked up 16 aces with three multiple-ace matches ... Third straight season with at least 300 digs and 240 kills ... Reached 200 career blocks and 1,000 career points in her final season.

2016 (Junior)
All-Big 12 Second Team … Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Arkansas Invitational MVP and named all-tournament teams at Arkansas Invitational, K-State Invitational and Wildcat Classic … Named Big 12's Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 19 ... Career-high 324 kills, 2.75 kills/set, .284 hitting percentage, 28 service aces and 81 blocks in her junior season ... Career-high 21 kills with a .704 hitting percentage (27ta, 2e) vs. Southern Miss at Arkansas Invitational ... Posted 11 double-doubles, 17 double-figure kill and 14 double-digit dig matches ... 16 times she hit .300 or better in a match ... Career-best 11 blocks in second round of NCAA Tournament vs. Ohio State ... Matched her career-best dig output with 23 in a five-set match vs. No. 4 KU and had four matches with at least 20 digs ... Finished top five on team in kills, kills/set, hitting percentage, aces, digs, blocks and points.

2015 (Sophomore)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Middle Tennessee Invitational All-Tournament … After playing in just 25 sets as a freshman, she played in all 107 sets as a sophomore, tallying career-highs in kills (263), digs (329), aces (17), blocks (52), and points (307.0) … Third on the team in kills, digs and points … Second in aces … Fourth in blocks … Had a .226 hitting efficiency on 747 swings … 11 double-doubles … In overall matches, she finished 10th in digs/set among Big 12 players … In Big 12-only contests, she was eighth in digs/set (3.17) … Paired up with teammate Brooke Sassin (378 kills, 324 digs) as the first pair of Wildcats to have 250+ kills and digs in the same season since 2001 … Her 329 digs were the most by a K-State outside hitter since 2001 (Lisa Mimick, 382; Jennifer Pollard, 342) … First Wildcat to have a 200+ improvement in kill production from freshman to sophomore years since 2011 (Lilla Porubek, 94 to 417) … 10+ kills in 13 matches … Season-high 16 kills at Miami while also adding 14 digs (five sets) … Also had a season-high 19.0 points in five-set match against the Hurricanes … 15 kills and 14 digs vs. Oklahoma on 11/11 for her Big 12 season-high … 10+ digs in 17 matches … 20+ digs in 2 matches … 6 consecutive matches with double-digit digs to close out the season … Season-high 23 digs on 8/29 vs. Illinois State, the most digs by a K-State outside hitter since 2001 … Also had 13 kills in the Illinois State match, her first career double-double … 20 digs at KU on 9/23 … Hit .300+ in 12 matches and .400+ in 5 … Hit .300+ in 4 straight matches from 9/11-9/12 … 10 kills, 9 digs and a season-high 6 blocks on 9/20 at Creighton (five sets) … 2+ aces in 4 matches.

2014 (Freshman)
Had 22 kills, 13 digs and 12 blocks in 25 sets played (14 matches) ... Made her K-State debut on Aug. 30 vs. South Dakota ... Season-high 10 kills and a .500 hitting percentage in five-set comeback win vs. Texas Tech on Nov. 1 ... Also had 4 blocks vs. Texas Tech on Nov. 1, matching her season-high first set on Oct. 4 at Texas Tech ... Played in 8 Big 12 matches ... Had 3 kills and 2 digs vs. Utah in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.

High School
Attended Clearwater High School in Clearwater, Kansas ... Four-year letterwinner in volleyball, playing for head coach Trista Bailey in the final three seasons ... 2013 Class 4A Division II Player of the Year ... Two-time Class 4A First Team honoree ... Two-time Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League (AVCTL) Division V MVP ... Three-time AVCTL Division V First Team selection ... Also named AVCTL Division V Honorable Mention as a freshman ... Named to the Wichita Eagle All-Metro team as a junior and senior ... Helped lead Clearwater to a league championship and runner-up finish in sub-state tournament in 2013 ... In her high school career, she had 1,330 kills, 686 digs, 167 blocks, and 75 aces ... As a senior, she had 529 kills, 237 digs, 55 blocks (33 solo), and 25 aces ... Also lettered in softball and basketball ... Named to the Class 4A All-State First Team in basketball in 2013 and 2014; also named Class 4A Division II MVP in 2014 ... First Team All-AVCTL honoree in softball in 2013 and 2014 as well as AVCTL MVP in 2014 ... First athlete chosen to the Wichita Eagle All Metro Team in all three sports - volleyball, basketball, and softball ... Named the 2014 Lynette Woodard High School Female Athlete of the Year by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission ... Her sister, Tricia, also won the award in 2010.

USA Volleyball
Trained with the U.S. Collegiate National Team program in Indianapolis, Indiana in June 2016.

Club
Heartland Juniors VBC

Personal
Born on March 10, 1996 in Wichita, Kansas ... Parents are Randy and Nancy Vogel ... Has a sister, Tricia, and a brother, Ryan ... Father and uncle, Elmer Schmitz, played football at K-State ... Sister played softball at Emporia State ... Both parents attended Kansas State ... Honor roll student in high school ... Graduated first in her class ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Member of the marching band's drumline for three years ... Volunteered at her church and Clearwater City Clean Up Crew ... Aspires to be a zoo owner, wildlife artist, and/or animal trainer for movies ... Major is Animal Sciences and Industry/Production Management.