Kellan Kennedy of King Named OTB National Middle Attacker of the Week
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Off the Block announced on Monday the recipients of the National Position Player of the Week Awards and Kellan Kennedy of King earned Middle Attacker of the Week honors.
Kennedy, a 6-foot-6 middle blocker from Clifton Park, New York, had both a match-high 15 kills on a .619 attack percentage and seven blocks in a five-game victory against North Greenville on Wednesday. The middle attacker added eight kills and three blocks in a four set win over Emmanuel on Friday before posting 14 kills (.435 pct) with two blocks in a five set win over Erskine on Saturday.
This is the first national men’s volleyball honor for Conference Carolinas this season.
The National Position Player of the Week Awards recognizes the libero, middle attacker, opposite, outside attacker and setter who had the best performances in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the week. In addition, the National Player of the Week is presented to the top freshman from the week in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball.
The Off the Block staff determines each award recipient. The winners are announced every week during the regular season on the Off the Block website, offtheblockblog.com.
While there are other weekly national awards in college men’s volleyball, these are the only position-based weekly awards.
Off the Block is a national award-winning website that launched in 2011 and is the nation’s leader in college men’s volleyball coverage.
The complete release can be found here.