McKenzie Adams

McKenzie Adams
McKenzie Adams
	Adams in 2022
Personal information
Full name	McKenzie Elise Adams
Nationality	American
Born	February 13, 1992 (age 32)
Hometown	Schertz, Texas
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Spike	303 cm (119 in)
Block	285 cm (112 in)
College / University	Virginia/UTSA
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Hisamitsu Springs
Number	3
Career
2010	Virginia
2011–2013	UTSA
2014–2015	Indias de Mayagüez
2016–2018	Ladies in Black Aachen
2018–2020	SSC Schwerin
2020–2021	Imoco Volley Conegliano
2021–2022	Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
2022–2023	Igor Gorgonzola Novara
2023-	Hisamitsu Springs

McKenzie Elise Adams (born February 13, 1992) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Division 1 team Hisamitsu Springs. She played collegiately at the Virginia for one season before transferring and finishing her career out at UTSA, where she became the first ever All-American in the program's history.

Personal life

Adams originates from Schertz, Texas and attended high school at Steele High School. She was a first-team all-state honoree and ranked as the national No. 24 recruit in her graduating class.^[1]

Career

College

Adams played one season of college volleyball at Virginia. She earned accolades such as NCAA East Region, Atlantic Coast Conference and Virginia Sports Information Directors Freshman of the Year. She posted 265 kills and had over 100 digs on the season.^[1] She completed her final three seasons at the University of Texas, San Antonio. In her first season with UTSA, she was named the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and first-team All-Southland. During her junior season in 2012, she became the first All-American in program history after earning honorable mention All-America honor. She was also named to AVCA All-West Region, was the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and first-team All-WAC. She ranked second in the conference and 24th in the nation with 4.33 kills per set, and was fourth in the league with 3.84 assists per set. She finished the season as the 30th ranked national player in points per set (4.85).^[1]