Kennedy Eschenberg
Middle Blocker 24
Ht
6'
5"
Class
Graduate
Hometown
Bountiful, 
Utah
Last School
Bountiful High School
Roster Years
2016-2021



Personal

  • Parents are Ken and Marci Redding
  • Married BYU men's volleyball player Zach Eschenberg in July 2018
  • Majoring in elementary education

High School

  • Led her team to the 4A state title as a senior
  • Helped guide her team to a 21-5, 12-1 record in her senior year
  • Added to the 2015 UHSAA Academic All-State Volleyball Team
  • Added to the Deseret News All-State Volleyball 4A First Team in 2014
  • Added to the Salt Lake Tribune All-State Volleyball 4A First Team in 2014
  • Added to the 2014 Standard-Examiner All-Area Volleyball First Team
  • Named the Davis Clipper Athlete of the Year in 2015
  • Named First-Team All-Region Volleyball Selection (Region 6) in 2014
  • Received All-State and All-Region volleyball honors each year from 2012-present
  • Received the Standard Examiner Student Athlete Award for the 2014-15 season
  • Named the Standard Examiner "Star" in 2015
  • Helped her team to regional championships in 2014 and 2015
  • A four-year varsity letterwinner
  • Also received all-state and all-region honors in basketball for four years

Club

  • Played for Club V Volleyball
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2017

  • Named the WCC Freshman of the Year
  • Added to the All-WCC Freshman Team
  • Collected 11 kills from a .550 clip and two solo blocks vs. UTRGV (8/25)
  • Added seven blocks vs. SLU (8/25)
  • Had eight kills and three blocks vs. BSU (8/31)
  • Contributed five kills and four blocks vs. UH (8/7)
  • Collected four kills and six blocks vs. UVU (9/16)
  • Added five blocks vs. USF (9/23)
  • Had a career-high nine blocks vs. PEP (9/26)
  • Contributed seven blocks and four kills vs. USD (9/30)
  • Collected nine kills and six blocks vs. SMC (10/5)
  • Added eight kills and two blocks vs. LMU (10/21)
  • Had seven kills and six blocks vs. USD (10/27)
  • Contributed 10 kills and nine blocks vs. SMC (11/4)
  • Collected five kills, three blocks and three digs vs. AU (12/1)
  • Added seven blocks and four kills vs. Kentucky (12/8)
Sophmore Year 2018

  • Helped the Cougars to a 31-2 record, the WCC title, an NCAA Final Four appearance and a No. 4 final ranking
  • AVCA All-America honorable mention
  • Pacific South All-Region honorable mention
  • WCC All-Academic Team
  • Ranked No. 31 in the nation in blocks per set (1.31) and No. 47 in total blocks (140)
  • Regular starter, playing in 107 sets with 205 kills, a .345 hitting percentage and 141 blocks (15 solo)
  • Picked up a career-high 13 kills vs. Duke (8/25) 
  • Had a career-high 11 blocks vs. Saint Mary's (9/22) 
  • Had seven kills (.500) and four blocks vs. Utah in the NCAA Second Round (12/1)
  • Added 11 kills and seven blocks vs. Florida in the Sweet 16 (12/7)
Junior Year 2019

  • AVCA Pacific South Region honorable mention
  • All-WCC First Team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team
  • WCC All-Academic Team
  • Cougar Club Memorial Award winner at the Y Awards
  • Started every match and played every set, totaling 195 kills on .353 hitting with six assists, 18 digs, and 134 blocks
  • Became the 17th BYU player all-time to reach 400 career blocks, ending the season with 425
  • Had 13 kills and five blocks in a win at Wichita State (9/12)
  • Had a season-high nine blocks against LMU (10/1) and at LMU (10/24)
  • Hit .800, tied for the second-highest hitting percentage in a four-set match in BYU rally scoring era history and seventh-highest overall in the rally scoring era, against Gonzaga (11/23) with eight kills and no errors on 10 attacks while adding four blocks
  • Played on the U.S. Collegiate National Team that participated in the World University Games in Italy during Summer 2019
Senior Year 2020

  • AVCA All-America Third Team
  • AVCA Pacific South All-Region
  • All-WCC First Team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team
  • WCC All-Academic First Team
  • Three-time WCC Defensive Player of the Week
  • Led BYU to a 17-2 season, the WCC title, an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and No. 15 final ranking
  • Started 16 matches and appeared in 52 sets
  • Ranked No. 6 in NCAA Division I with an average of 1.58 blocks per set and No. 10 nationally with a .435 hitting percentage.
  • Totaled 135 kills and only 18 errors in 269 attempts while leading the team with 82 blocks
  • Recorded double-digit kills in eight matches, including a season-high 12 kills against San Diego (3/20)
  • Recorded a season-high eight blocks five times 
Graduate Year 2021

  • Played in all 32 matches and 107 sets
  • Led the team with 136 blocks. Offensively, she tallied 208 kills and a .424 hitting percentage.
  • AVCA All-America honorable mention
  • VolleyballMag.com All-America honorable mention
  • 2021 Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American
  • 2021 NCAA Women's Volleyball Academic All-America First Team
  • AVCA Pacific South All-Region
  • All-WCC First Team
  • No. 4 in program history (rally-scoring) for career total blocks
  • No. 1 in program history (rally-scoring) for career solo blocks
  • WCC Defensive Player of the Week (10/4)
  • Had a season-high kill count of 12 against Utah (9/16)
  • Achieved a .778 clip on seven kills against Gonzaga (10/9)
  • Had a career-high of four solo blocks against San Francisco (10/2)
  • Had seven block assists against San Francisco (10/28)
Redshirt Year

  • Utilized a redshirt season
Medical Redshirt Year