University of Utah senior Adora Anae has become the program’s all-time leader in kills. During the team’s 3-1 win over Washington State on Sunday, which ran the Utes’ record to 14-3 this season, Anae had 20 kills, which ran her season total to 262. That pushes her career number to 1,635, which surpassed Kim Turner’s 1,620 kills from 2000-2003. Turner was the program’s first-ever All-American.
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Season-by-Season Kill Counts
- 2014 (freshman): 280 kills/114 sets = 2.46 kills/set
- 2015 (sophomore): 501 kills/118 sets = 4.25 kills/set
- 2016 (junior): 592 kills/126 sets = 4.70 kills/set
- 2017 (senior): 262 kills/60 sets = 4.37 kills/set*
*Through October 8th.
Anae ended the game with 4,141 total attacks, which is 835 more than Turner took in her record-setting career. Turner was a middle blocker, who generally have higher hitting percentages than do outside hitters like Anae.
Anae started the season 4th in the Utes’ all-time rankings in kills (1,373), and previously passed Chelsey Schofield-Olsen (1,379) and Brenda Barton-Whicker (1,565).
The team’s next-highest active player on the list is senior Carly Trueman, who has 856 kills.
While Anae was chasing down the mark, the students kept a countdown board in the arena where they’d cross off a kill as she got closer-and-closer to the record.
Utah’s All-Time Leaders in Kills (Through October 8th):
- Adora Anae (2014-present) – 1,635
- Kim Turner (2000-2003) – 1,620
- Brenda Barton-Whicker (1994-1996) – 1,565
- Chelsey Schofield-Olsen (2011-2014) – 1,379
- Morgan Odale (2010-2013) – 1,322
- Sara Shakula (1995-1998) – 1,306
- McKelle Stilson (1998-2001) – 1,283
- Sharman Grant (1992-1994) – 1,252
- Shelly Summerfeldt (2002-2005) – 1,245
- Lori Baird (2005-2008) – 1,236
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