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2022 Volleyball Roster
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Burgess, KJ
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Jersey Number 9
KJ Burgess
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Lone Peak HS
- Hometown:
- Lehi, Utah
Bio
2022 Season (Freshman)
• Pacific South Region Freshman of the Year; Utah's third region freshman of the year in program history
• All-Pac-12 Freshman Team
• Led all Pac-12 freshmen in hitting percentage (.376) and blocks per set (1.20), while ranking in the top-six nationally among freshmen in each category
• Hitting percentage of .376 ranks second all-time at Utah in single season
• Ranked 37th nationally in hitting percentage and 60th in blocks per set at the end of the season, and in the top-five in the Pac-12
• Hit above .400 in 16 matches with a season-best .800 hitting vs. USC (9 kills, 1 error, 10 attempts)
• Tallied a season-high seven blocks in three different matches
• Led Utah in blocks in 16 matches
• Posted a season-high 13 kills against California on .650 hitting with no errors
• Recorded 10 kills against Stanford on .625 hitting
• Posted 109 total blocks (19 solo, 90 assists) and 162 kills
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Dean's List
High School
• Three-time state champion at Lone Peak HS
• 2021 Second Team AVCA High School All-American
• 2021 Deseret News 6A Player of the Year
• Two-time First Team All-State selection (2020-21)
• Honorable Mention All-State as a sophomore
• Recorded 183 kills with a .375 hitting percentage, and 105 blocks during senior season
• Posted 215 kills on a .367 hitting percentage in 2020, along wit 97 blocks
• Played for Club V Volleyball
Personal
• Daughter of Chris and Lesa Burgess, who were both student-athletes at Utah
• Father Chris returned to the U as the assistant coach of the Runnin' Utes in May of 2022 after previously coaching at BYU... he played at Duke for two seasons before transferring to Utah for his final two seasons.
• Mother Lesa played soccer at Utah
• Was an honor roll student at Lone Peak HS
• Has four younger siblings: Zoey, Ava, Beckham, Zachary
• Graduated high school early and joined the Utes for the 2022 spring semester
• Pacific South Region Freshman of the Year; Utah's third region freshman of the year in program history
• All-Pac-12 Freshman Team
• Led all Pac-12 freshmen in hitting percentage (.376) and blocks per set (1.20), while ranking in the top-six nationally among freshmen in each category
• Hitting percentage of .376 ranks second all-time at Utah in single season
• Ranked 37th nationally in hitting percentage and 60th in blocks per set at the end of the season, and in the top-five in the Pac-12
• Hit above .400 in 16 matches with a season-best .800 hitting vs. USC (9 kills, 1 error, 10 attempts)
• Tallied a season-high seven blocks in three different matches
• Led Utah in blocks in 16 matches
• Posted a season-high 13 kills against California on .650 hitting with no errors
• Recorded 10 kills against Stanford on .625 hitting
• Posted 109 total blocks (19 solo, 90 assists) and 162 kills
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Dean's List
High School
• Three-time state champion at Lone Peak HS
• 2021 Second Team AVCA High School All-American
• 2021 Deseret News 6A Player of the Year
• Two-time First Team All-State selection (2020-21)
• Honorable Mention All-State as a sophomore
• Recorded 183 kills with a .375 hitting percentage, and 105 blocks during senior season
• Posted 215 kills on a .367 hitting percentage in 2020, along wit 97 blocks
• Played for Club V Volleyball
Personal
• Daughter of Chris and Lesa Burgess, who were both student-athletes at Utah
• Father Chris returned to the U as the assistant coach of the Runnin' Utes in May of 2022 after previously coaching at BYU... he played at Duke for two seasons before transferring to Utah for his final two seasons.
• Mother Lesa played soccer at Utah
• Was an honor roll student at Lone Peak HS
• Has four younger siblings: Zoey, Ava, Beckham, Zachary
• Graduated high school early and joined the Utes for the 2022 spring semester
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