Anna Church

Position Libero/Defensive Specialist

Height 5'8''

Class Senior

Hometown Fairway, Kan.

High School Bishop Miege HS

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Transfer Overview
Joins the Jayhawks after three years at Saint Louis University. In her time with the Billikens, Church tallied 1,073 career digs and 75 career aces. Last fall, she recorded a career-best 465 digs and 4.04 average for the season to rank third in the Atlantic-10 Conference.

2014: Junior Season (at Saint Louis University)
Played in all 31 matches for the Billikens in 2014, helping them to a 21-10 record… Posted 20 or more digs eight different times on her way to a personal season-best 465 total… Her 4.04 dig average ranked third in the A-10.

2013: Sophomore Season (at Saint Louis University)
Played in 110 sets as a sophomore and led the team with 346 digs… Set a career-best against UNI with 30 digs, a record in SLU’s Chaifetz Pavilion… Posted 24 service aces on the year, recording two aces in a match six different times.

2012: Freshman Season (at Saint Louis University)
Played in 103 sets as a freshman… Led the Billikens with 24 aces… Totaled a career-best 20 digs against Bradley on Sept. 4… Recorded double-doubles against Butler on Oct. 6 (13 kills and 12 digs), Temple on Nov. 2 (16 kills and 18 digs) and La Salle (12 kills and 11 digs)… One of the most versatile players for SLU, was fifth on team in kills per set (1.39) and fourth in digs per set (2.54).

Bishop Miege High School
Played for a Bishop Miege program that claimed four consecutive Kansas 5A state championships and won three Eastern Kansas League crowns… Highly-decorated high school star as she was selected to the 2010 and 2011 All-State Tournament team, the 2011 All-Conference First Team, the 2010 All-Conference Second Team and the 2011 Large Class Missouri-Kansas Tournament All-Star Team… Voted a Bishop Miege co-captain as a senior… An Under Armour All-America nominee and an Evelyn Gates Award nominee… Member of the 2010 USA Volleyball A2 team… Also excelled in track and field… Captured the Class 5A 800-meters state title in 2008 and 2010… Set the Bishop Miege pole vault record… Earned first-team Johnson County All-Star laurels in 2008 and 2009 and was named All-Metro honorable mention in 2008 and 2010… An excellent student, being named an Eastern Kansas Scholar-Athlete, Academic Excellence Award recipient and a first honors student her first three years at Bishop Miege… Selected to the National Honor Society and was a Kansas Volleyball Association All-Academic choice her last two years.

Personal
Daughter of Dan and Diane Church… Twin brother Gabe also attends KU… Sister, Jackie, played volleyball for Wichita State University (2008-12)… Majoring in business marketing.