Kelly Horning

Kelly Horning, Madi Chuhlantseff instrasquad scrimmage - 11/10/20

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Montana celebration at Montana State - 10/29/19

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Kelly Horning vs. North Dakota - 8-23-19

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Class:
Freshman
Position:
MB
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Post Falls, Idaho
High School:
Coeur d'Alene H.S.

Spring 2021 (Sophomore): Played in one match, taking two swings against Idaho State (Jan. 25).

2019 (Freshman): Played in 74 sets across 22 matches, earning 19 starts… Recorded 64 kills (0.86 per set), 49 blocks (0.66 per set), 22 digs (0.30 per set) and nine service aces (0.12 per set)… Led Montana for blocking in five matches, for service aces four times and kills once… Started 19 of Montana’s first 21 matches at middle blocker, including 12 in a row from Sept. 13-Oct. 17… Made her collegiate debut at UC Davis, recording five kills and zero errors on .516 hitting… The following day, vs. San Jose State (Aug. 31), she again recorded five kills and zero errors (.417 hitting)… Served an ace in her first three matches, and in eight matches overall… Tallied two service aces in a five-set win at Air Force (Sept. 20)… Recorded a career-high seven kills at Northern Arizona (Oct. 12) in addition to a career-best seven digs… Six times recorded five or more kills… Totaled multiple blocks in seven consecutive matches from Oct. 4-26, including a career-high-tying six at Sacramento State (Oct. 24)… Also had six blocks at Air Force (Sept. 20), and recorded five at Northern Arizona (Oct. 12).

Career Highs
Kills: 7, at Northern Arizona (Oct. 12, 2019)
Attacks: 18, at Northern Arizona (Oct. 12, 2019)
Hitting Percentage: .571 (5-1-7), at Southern Utah (Oct. 10, 2019)
Assists: 2, at Northern Colorado (Sept. 26, 2019)
Service Aces: 2, at Air Force (Sept. 20, 2019)
Digs: 7, at Northern Arizona (Oct. 12, 2019)
Blocks: 6, two times
Points: 9.5, at Northern Arizona (Oct. 12, 2019)

High School: Is a 2019 graduate of Coeur d'Alene High School in Idaho… Earned All-Empire League honors four times, in addition to being the league's Freshman of the Year in 2015… Team captain as a senior in 2018… Finished in the top five at the Idaho 5A state tournament twice (2015 and 2018), and won an Empire League championship as a freshman in 2015… Also garnered three letters in both basketball and track & field, earning all-league recognition as a sophomore in basketball… Head volleyball coaches were Dee Pottenger and Carly Curtis… Played club volleyball for the Renovators Volleyball Club (RVC).

Personal: Born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho… Hometown is nearby Post Falls… Parents are Loren and Kate Horning… Mother (Kate Faha) played volleyball at Montana from 1989-91, and was part of the school's first conference championship and NCAA tournament berth… Has two younger brothers, Alex and Lars... Did not return to the program following the Spring 2021 season.