Kendall Beshear

Photo by: Meaghan Frazier

Photo by: Chris Mitchell - Sport Shot Photo

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Position:
OH
Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Palos Verdes HS
Hometown:
Palos Verdes, CA

2024 (Freshman)
Found time in a six-hitter rotation with 18 matches played for 54 total sets … smaller size but excelled as a swing hitter that was also athletic enough to assist the defense on the back row … totaled 126 kills for third-best per-set rate (2.33) on team … also tallied 139 digs for the second-best per-set rate (2.57) … seven double-digit kill efforts, including a pair against 2023 NCAA Tournament participants Auburn and Florida State on Sept. 5-6 … season-high 17 kills at Wichita State on Sept. 19 during a stretch of three consecutive double-doubles … tallied kills-digs double-doubles four times, against North Texas (9/13), Wichita State (9/19), Omaha (9/20), and UC Riverside (10/5).

Prep
Four-year indoor and beach volleyball dual-sport athlete at Palos Verdes HS … Valedictorian AP Scholar with Distinction and Science Department Student of the Year … back-to-back CIF Southern Section Division 1 champions from 2022-2023 … CIF State Division 1 runner-up in both 2022 and 2023 with high school team … 2024 Palos Verdes HS Female Athlete of the Year as CIF Southern Section Division 1/2 kills (600 kills) and kills per set (5.4) leader … 2023 Bay League Most Outstanding Player … 2023 All-First Team Bay League … 2022 and 2023 All-CIF First-Team … 2024 AVCA First Team All-American … 2023 AVCA First Team Best and Brightest … 2024 Under Armour All-American … played club volleyball with SCVC … 17s Open Division National Champions … 2023 USAV Girls Junior National Championship 17’s Open Division Most Valuable Player … 2023 USAV Girls Junior National Championship … highly touted 3-star recruit according to vballrecruiter.com

Personal
Daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth Beshear … has brother Grant and sister Cameron … mother played softball at Central Michigan from 1995-1999 and was inducted to CMU Athletic Hall of Game in 2012 as Chippewas' all-time games played leader and second all-time for RBI … father coached her from 2nd to 5th grade and “instilled the passion to get better every day, compete and lead by example” … majoring in Agricultural Science … chose Cal Poly because “In terms of volleyball, I loved the coaching staff. I knew from the first phone call how much passion they had for their program and how dedicated they were to me and the team. In terms of education, the 'Learn by Doing' motto really resonated with me. I believe having a hands-on learning experience will set me up for real life success after graduation” … aspires to play professionally or help create sustainable farming with the chance to also teach or coach at the high school/college level.