Long Beach State junior outside hitter Kyle Ensing tallied his 1,000th career kill in the 49ers Saturday road match with No. 4 Hawaii.
Ensing’s career tally now stands at 1,001, making him just the eighth active Division I player to reach the 1,000-kill milestone.
With his 13th kill of the match, Kyle Ensing now has 1,000 in his career #GoBeach #LBNation pic.twitter.com/lDhuVKf7Ao
— LBSU Mens Volleyball (@LBSU_MVB) April 15, 2018
Ensing also becomes the second LBSU player this season to join the elite group, following fellow junior TJ DeFalco.
Of the eight players on the list, five are seniors, while Hawaii’s Stijn van Tilburg is the third junior alongside Ensing and DeFalco.
Two more players are within striking distance of the 1,000 kill milestone.
- Jake Arnitz, UCLA – currently has 991
- Robert Poole, Mount Olive – currently has 974
Current Division I Players with 1,000 Career Kills
| Name, School | Sets Played | Kills |
| Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State | 428 | 1,599 |
| TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State | 309 | 1,244 |
| Tanner Syftestad, UC San Diego | 336 | 1,202 |
| Stephen Braswell, Saint Francis | 427 | 1,194 |
| Jeff Sprayberry, King | 352 | 1,189 |
| Brenden Sander, BYU | 360 | 1,079 |
| Stijn van Tilburg, Hawaii | 272 | 1,042 |
| Kyle Ensing | 304 | 1,001 |
Including the Division III ranks, there are 19 total players nationwide with 1,000 career kills. Of the 11 Division III players, three are juniors: Quinn Peterson (Juniata), Landon Shorts (Stevenson) and Jon Smallpage (Marian WI).
Current Division III Players with 1,000 Career Kills
| Name, School | Sets Played | Kills |
| TJ Wiechecki, Marmount (VA) | 377 | 1,439 |
| Gabe Shankweiler, Stevens | 439 | 1,343 |
| Brannon Perdicho, Wells | 382 | 1,312 |
| Matthew Knigge, Vassar | 427 | 1,278 |
| Lake Merchen, UC Santa Cruz | 351 | 1,133 |
| Ryan Guyton, Sage | 381 | 1,117 |
| Bailey Cecchi, Sage | 386 | 1,106 |
| Luke Spicer, Dominican (IL) | 359 | 1,099 |
| Quinn Peterson, Juniata | 297 | 1,054 |
| Landon Shorts, Stevenson | 318 | 1,034 |
| Jon Smallpage, Maian (WI) | 281 | 1,001 |
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