2020 Volleyball Roster

Jersey Number 6
Kenna Sauer
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ankeny, Iowa
- High School:
- Ankeny Centennial
Bio
FRESHMAN (2019)
- Appeared in seven matches with one start in first-year campaign at Mizzou
- Finished season with three kills, one assist, one dig, two solo blocks and three total blocks
- Posted a kill and one total block in NCAA Tournament First Round contest versus Northern Iowa (Dec. 6)
- Appeared in road contest at No. 14 Kentucky (Nov. 20)
- Earned first career start versus Texas A&M (Oct. 6), tallying a solo block
- Made SEC debut at LSU (Oct. 2), earning first career assist and dig
- Tallied a kill in road matchup at No. 5 Baylor (Sept. 20)
- Made collegiate debut versus Austin Peay (Sept. 13), recording first-ever kill, solo block and total block
- 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL (ANKENY CENTENNIAL)
- 2019 Des Moines Register Iowa High School Player of the Year
- Named to 2018 PrepVolleyball Senior Aces list
- 2018 Under Armour Second-Team All-American
- Led Ankeny Centennial to three state titles (2015-16, '18) and four consecutive state tournaments overall
- 2018 Des Moines Register Elite All-CIML Volleyball team
- One of 32 selections to 2018 Iowa Senior All-Star Weekend
- 2018 Iowa First-Team All-State, First-Team All-District and First-Team CIML Central Conference selection
- 2018 Iowa Class 5A State Tournament team captain
- Over varsity career at Ankeny Centennial, posted 901 kills, 677 digs and 132 total blocks
- Recorded 379 kills on .318 hitting, 296 digs, 50 total blocks and 50 aces in senior campaign
- Tallied match-high 24 kills in 2018 Iowa Class 4A Quarterfinal
- Honored as MaxPreps / AVCA Iowa High School Player of the Week (Oct. 29 – Nov. 4, 2018), tallying 5.67 kills per set and 3.67 digs per set
- 2017 Iowa Class 5A Honorable Mention All-State
- 2017 CIML Central All-Conference and All-District selection
- 2016 Iowa Coaches Association Class 5A First-Team All-State and First-Team All-District
- Posted 345 kills and 193 digs in first year as starter, helping Jaguars to a 35-3 record
- Finished with match-high 16 kills on .406 hitting in 2016 state championship
- Named Captain of 2016 All-Tournament team
- Named to PrepVolleyball "Sophomore 79" list and an Honorable Mention All-American
- Competed with Iowa Power Plex club team
PERSONAL
- Picked Mizzou over Northern Iowa and Missouri State
- Born on Dec. 20, 2000, in Des Moines, Iowa, to father Matt and mother Mindi
- Has one older brother, Kaden, who wrestles collegiately at Iowa State University
- Currently pursuing speech-language pathology major, minor in psychology at the University of Missouri
WHY SHE CHOSE MIZZOU
- "From the second I stepped on the University of Missouri, interacted with the coaches and current players and toured campus, I knew Mizzou was the place I wanted to continue my academic and volleyball career. I loved everything about it."
COACHING STAFF ON ADDING KENNA
- "Kenna will be a great addition to our squad. She's a tremendous athlete with a great skill set. She's a dynamic attacker and blocker with outstanding explosive movement. In addition, she's a great passer and tremendous defensive player. Kenna is a great student and like Leandra (Mangual-Duran) and Claudia (Dillon), a great person and competitor. We expect all three signees to compete for playing time immediately."
Kid Captain - Luca DeVore
Tuesday, November 12
Kid Captain - Charlotte Medley
Tuesday, November 12
Kid Captain - Grayden Gatlin
Friday, September 27
Kid Captain - Andrew Schad
Tuesday, September 17