McKenzie Elise Adams (born February 13, 1992) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Division 1 team Hisamitsu Springs. She played collegiately at the Virginia for one season before transferring and finishing her career out at UTSA, where she became the first ever All-American in the program's history.

McKenzie Adams
Adams in 2022
Personal information
Full nameMcKenzie Elise Adams
NationalityAmerican
Born (1992-02-13) February 13, 1992 (age 32)
HometownSchertz, Texas
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Spike303 cm (119 in)
Block285 cm (112 in)
College / UniversityVirginia/UTSA
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubJapan Hisamitsu Springs
Number3
Career
YearsTeams
2010United States Virginia
2011–2013United States UTSA
2014–2015Puerto Rico Indias de Mayagüez
2016–2018Germany Ladies in Black Aachen
2018–2020Germany SSC Schwerin
2020–2021Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano
2021–2022Turkey Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
2022–2023Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara
2023-Japan Hisamitsu Springs

Personal life

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Adams originates from Schertz, Texas and attended high school at Steele High School. She was a first-team all-state honoree and ranked as the national No. 24 recruit in her graduating class.[1]

Career

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College

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Adams played one season of college volleyball at Virginia. She earned accolades such as NCAA East Region, Atlantic Coast Conference and Virginia Sports Information Directors Freshman of the Year. She posted 265 kills and had over 100 digs on the season.[1] She completed her final three seasons at the University of Texas, San Antonio. In her first season with UTSA, she was named the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and first-team All-Southland. During her junior season in 2012, she became the first All-American in program history after earning honorable mention All-America honor. She was also named to AVCA All-West Region, was the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and first-team All-WAC. She ranked second in the conference and 24th in the nation with 4.33 kills per set, and was fourth in the league with 3.84 assists per set. She finished the season as the 30th ranked national player in points per set (4.85).[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bio". Retrieved November 21, 2022.