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Jersey Number 1
Dani Drews
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Brighton High School
- Hometown:
- Sandy, Utah
Bio
Career Highlights
• Utah’s All-Time Leader in career kills (2,268), sets played (561), matches played (150), and attempts (5,655)
• School record holder for kills in three sets (22, 2018), four sets (30, 2x) and five sets (33, 2019)
• School record holder for kills in a single season (643)
• Sixth all-time at Utah in aces (126) and ninth in digs (1,104)
• Four-time AVCA All-American (3x first team, 1x second team)
• Four-time AVCA All-Region selection
• Four-time All-Pac-12 selection
• Three-time AVCA Pacific South Region Player of the Year
• 2020 Pac-12 Player of the Year
• Only player in Utah history to record 2,000 kills and 1,000 digs, and just the sixth player in Pac-12 history to do so
• Ranks second all-time in the Pac-12 in career kills
2021 (5th Year)
• Became Utah’s all-time kill leader against USC to pass former teammate Adora Anae’s record of 1,920 career kills
• Was named the AVCA Pacific South Region Player of the Year for the third-straight season and is the only Ute to win the award multiple times
• Earned her fourth consecutive AVCA All-American honor
• Named All-Pac-12 selection for fourth year in a row
• Finished fourth in the nation with 5.19 kills per set and first in the Pac-12
• Averaged a league-best 5.45 kills per set during Pac-12 play
• Posted 581 kills in her final year, which ranks third all-time in a single season
• Recorded a career-best .276 hitting percentage
• Posted 12 matches of 20-plus kills
• Totaled a team-high 12 double-doubles
• Led the team with 35 aces and posted the second-most digs (293)
• Named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week twice (9/13, 11/1)
• Became just the third Ute in history to be named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division I Player of the Week (9/14)
2020 (Senior)
• Became first player in program history to be named AVCA First Team All-American two times
• Named AVCA Pacific South Region Player of the Year for the second season in a row
• Earned All-Pac-12 honors for the third straight season
• Led the team in kills in every match this season
• Finished the year with 344 kills
• Led the country averaging 5.21 kills per set
• Two 30-kill matches against Arizona State (31) and Stanford (30)
• Eight matches with over 20 kills
• Hit .263 on the season with 820 attempts
• Hit over .300 in eight matches
• The 30 kills against Stanford was the second time in her career she’s had 30 kills in a four-set match
• Led the team with 20 kills hitting .341 in the NCAA Tournament against Pittsburgh
• Won Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week two times
2019 (Junior)
• Became second player in program history to be named an AVCA First Team All-American
• Named AVCA Pacific South Region Player of the Year
• Earned All-Pac-12 Team honors
• Set a single-season record and became the first player in program history to eclipse the 600-kill mark finishing with 643 for the season
• The 643 kills were the second most in the NCAA during the 2019 season
• Had 15 matches with at least 20 kills and two matches with 30-plus kills including setting a program record with 33 against USC while hitting .348 in the match
• Also had 31 kills against Washington State
• Had 10 matches in Pac-12 play with at least 20 kills
• Also led the team with 34 aces
• Never coming off the floor, Drews finished the year with 278 digs and 72.0 blocks
• Matched a Utah NCAA tournament record in kills against Illinois with 27 kills
• Named MVP at the Utah Valley Invitational
2018 (Sophomore)
• Named AVCA Second Team All-American
• AVCA All-Pacific South Region Team
• Pac-12 All-Conference Team
• Led the team with 522 kills
• Finished second in the Pac-12 with 18 double-doubles
• Broke two program records in a week having 22 kills in a three-set win over USC and 30 kills in a four-set win against Colorado
• Named Pac-12 Player of the Week after the USC and Colorado performance
• Became the second player in program history during the rally-scoring era to have at least 500 kills in a season
• Finished second on the team with 332 digs
• Led the team in kills with 14 of the 20 Pac-12 matches
• Had 24 kills and 20 digs against Saint Mary’s becoming the third player in program history to have a 20-20 match
• Named to the Utah Classic and Villanova Volleyball Invitational All-Tournament Teams
2017 (Freshman)
• Played in all 34 matches as a true freshman for the Utes
• Ranked fifth on the team with 178 kills and a 1.48 kills-per-set average
• Totaled 31 digs and 70 total blocks
• Registered new season/career-highs with 15 kills vs. BYU (9/14) and 11 total blocks at Hawaii (9/3)
• Tabbed Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Sept. 4 following her 10 kills and 11 blocks double-double performance
High School/Club Volleyball
• Four-year letterwinner at Brighton High School and played under head coach Adam Fernandez
• As a senior she helped lead her squad to a 29-3 overall record and a second-round appearance in the Utah State Championships
• 2016 Second Team Under Armour All-American selection
• Registered 339 kills with a .610 hitting percentage, 225 digs, 61 total blocks and 31 service aces during her senior campaign
• Was named the Utah Gatorade Player of the Year
• Was ranked No. 8 overall in the state of Utah with her 339 kills this past season
• Registered 15 kills or more in eight matches, which included a season-high 30 kills against Bingham High School (9/22)
• Named PrepVolleyball.com Top-100 Senior Ace, coming in at No. 41 overall and a 2016 First Team All-American honoree
• 2015 First Team All-State selection after posting 372 kills and 48 service aces for the Bengals her junior season
Personal
• Daughter of Paul and Mikki Barton, who were both two-sport student-athletes at Utah
• Has two brothers, Jackson and Cody, both play in the NFL after getting drafted in the 2019 NFL Draft
• Utah’s All-Time Leader in career kills (2,268), sets played (561), matches played (150), and attempts (5,655)
• School record holder for kills in three sets (22, 2018), four sets (30, 2x) and five sets (33, 2019)
• School record holder for kills in a single season (643)
• Sixth all-time at Utah in aces (126) and ninth in digs (1,104)
• Four-time AVCA All-American (3x first team, 1x second team)
• Four-time AVCA All-Region selection
• Four-time All-Pac-12 selection
• Three-time AVCA Pacific South Region Player of the Year
• 2020 Pac-12 Player of the Year
• Only player in Utah history to record 2,000 kills and 1,000 digs, and just the sixth player in Pac-12 history to do so
• Ranks second all-time in the Pac-12 in career kills
2021 (5th Year)
• Became Utah’s all-time kill leader against USC to pass former teammate Adora Anae’s record of 1,920 career kills
• Was named the AVCA Pacific South Region Player of the Year for the third-straight season and is the only Ute to win the award multiple times
• Earned her fourth consecutive AVCA All-American honor
• Named All-Pac-12 selection for fourth year in a row
• Finished fourth in the nation with 5.19 kills per set and first in the Pac-12
• Averaged a league-best 5.45 kills per set during Pac-12 play
• Posted 581 kills in her final year, which ranks third all-time in a single season
• Recorded a career-best .276 hitting percentage
• Posted 12 matches of 20-plus kills
• Totaled a team-high 12 double-doubles
• Led the team with 35 aces and posted the second-most digs (293)
• Named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week twice (9/13, 11/1)
• Became just the third Ute in history to be named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division I Player of the Week (9/14)
2020 (Senior)
• Became first player in program history to be named AVCA First Team All-American two times
• Named AVCA Pacific South Region Player of the Year for the second season in a row
• Earned All-Pac-12 honors for the third straight season
• Led the team in kills in every match this season
• Finished the year with 344 kills
• Led the country averaging 5.21 kills per set
• Two 30-kill matches against Arizona State (31) and Stanford (30)
• Eight matches with over 20 kills
• Hit .263 on the season with 820 attempts
• Hit over .300 in eight matches
• The 30 kills against Stanford was the second time in her career she’s had 30 kills in a four-set match
• Led the team with 20 kills hitting .341 in the NCAA Tournament against Pittsburgh
• Won Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week two times
2019 (Junior)
• Became second player in program history to be named an AVCA First Team All-American
• Named AVCA Pacific South Region Player of the Year
• Earned All-Pac-12 Team honors
• Set a single-season record and became the first player in program history to eclipse the 600-kill mark finishing with 643 for the season
• The 643 kills were the second most in the NCAA during the 2019 season
• Had 15 matches with at least 20 kills and two matches with 30-plus kills including setting a program record with 33 against USC while hitting .348 in the match
• Also had 31 kills against Washington State
• Had 10 matches in Pac-12 play with at least 20 kills
• Also led the team with 34 aces
• Never coming off the floor, Drews finished the year with 278 digs and 72.0 blocks
• Matched a Utah NCAA tournament record in kills against Illinois with 27 kills
• Named MVP at the Utah Valley Invitational
2018 (Sophomore)
• Named AVCA Second Team All-American
• AVCA All-Pacific South Region Team
• Pac-12 All-Conference Team
• Led the team with 522 kills
• Finished second in the Pac-12 with 18 double-doubles
• Broke two program records in a week having 22 kills in a three-set win over USC and 30 kills in a four-set win against Colorado
• Named Pac-12 Player of the Week after the USC and Colorado performance
• Became the second player in program history during the rally-scoring era to have at least 500 kills in a season
• Finished second on the team with 332 digs
• Led the team in kills with 14 of the 20 Pac-12 matches
• Had 24 kills and 20 digs against Saint Mary’s becoming the third player in program history to have a 20-20 match
• Named to the Utah Classic and Villanova Volleyball Invitational All-Tournament Teams
2017 (Freshman)
• Played in all 34 matches as a true freshman for the Utes
• Ranked fifth on the team with 178 kills and a 1.48 kills-per-set average
• Totaled 31 digs and 70 total blocks
• Registered new season/career-highs with 15 kills vs. BYU (9/14) and 11 total blocks at Hawaii (9/3)
• Tabbed Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Sept. 4 following her 10 kills and 11 blocks double-double performance
High School/Club Volleyball
• Four-year letterwinner at Brighton High School and played under head coach Adam Fernandez
• As a senior she helped lead her squad to a 29-3 overall record and a second-round appearance in the Utah State Championships
• 2016 Second Team Under Armour All-American selection
• Registered 339 kills with a .610 hitting percentage, 225 digs, 61 total blocks and 31 service aces during her senior campaign
• Was named the Utah Gatorade Player of the Year
• Was ranked No. 8 overall in the state of Utah with her 339 kills this past season
• Registered 15 kills or more in eight matches, which included a season-high 30 kills against Bingham High School (9/22)
• Named PrepVolleyball.com Top-100 Senior Ace, coming in at No. 41 overall and a 2016 First Team All-American honoree
• 2015 First Team All-State selection after posting 372 kills and 48 service aces for the Bengals her junior season
Personal
• Daughter of Paul and Mikki Barton, who were both two-sport student-athletes at Utah
• Has two brothers, Jackson and Cody, both play in the NFL after getting drafted in the 2019 NFL Draft
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