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Jersey Number 3
Keana Smalls
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Northridge High School
- Hometown:
- Layton, Utah
2020
• Went 2-6 on the season playing primarily in the third or fourth pair
• Went 2-3 with Granato
• Playing in her senior year, she’s coming back to play one more season in 2021
2019
• Went 2-9 on the season
• Played in the four or five spot during the season
Prior to Utah
• Was on the Warner University beach volleyball team for the 2018 season, spending her time in the No. 2 position
• Spent two seasons at Arizona Western College playing indoor volleyball before transferring to Warner University where she played one indoor season for the Royals
• Notched a career-high 18 kills during her sole indoor season at Warner University against Coastal Georgia
High School/Club Volleyball
•Three-year letter winner at Northridge High School
•Named to the 5A All-State First Team by the Deseret News after tallying 307 kills, 38 aces, 42 blocks, and 142 digs during her senior season
•Helped lead Northridge to a 24-9 record and a fourth place finish at the Utah state tournament
•Played club volleyball for Utah Ice and Club V
Personal
•Daughter of Sumiko Anderson and Gilbert Smalls
•Has an older sister, Kamari, and a twin, Kira
•Enjoys drawing, painting, yoga, playing guitar, and gardening
•Was involved in the multi-culture club, book club, and church choir throughout high school
•Major is Family Community & Human Development/Social Work
• Went 2-6 on the season playing primarily in the third or fourth pair
• Went 2-3 with Granato
• Playing in her senior year, she’s coming back to play one more season in 2021
2019
• Went 2-9 on the season
• Played in the four or five spot during the season
Prior to Utah
• Was on the Warner University beach volleyball team for the 2018 season, spending her time in the No. 2 position
• Spent two seasons at Arizona Western College playing indoor volleyball before transferring to Warner University where she played one indoor season for the Royals
• Notched a career-high 18 kills during her sole indoor season at Warner University against Coastal Georgia
High School/Club Volleyball
•Three-year letter winner at Northridge High School
•Named to the 5A All-State First Team by the Deseret News after tallying 307 kills, 38 aces, 42 blocks, and 142 digs during her senior season
•Helped lead Northridge to a 24-9 record and a fourth place finish at the Utah state tournament
•Played club volleyball for Utah Ice and Club V
Personal
•Daughter of Sumiko Anderson and Gilbert Smalls
•Has an older sister, Kamari, and a twin, Kira
•Enjoys drawing, painting, yoga, playing guitar, and gardening
•Was involved in the multi-culture club, book club, and church choir throughout high school
•Major is Family Community & Human Development/Social Work
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