Completed Event: Volleyball versus Pepperdine on September 18, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 2
Volleyball
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
2024 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Mykenna Nelson
- Position:
- Libero
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- HS:
- Greenway
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
Bio
Grand Canyon
2024 | Graduate Student
Utah Tech
2022 | Senior
Greenway High School
2024 | Graduate Student
- Played in all 31 matches as the Lopes’ primary libero and played in 118 sets.
- Surpassed 2,000 career digs (2,032).
- Earned WAC libero of the week on Nov. 6.
- Tallied 457 digs during the season.
- Season-high 23 digs vs Abilene Christian on 11/14.
- Serve reception percentage of .962.
- Named to CSC Academic All-District team.
Utah Tech
2022 | Senior
- Played in 23 games as the Blazers’ primary libero and played in 89 sets
- Led the team with 457 digs (5.13 digs per set) and had 96 assists and averaged 1.08 assists per set
- Reached double figures in digs in each match she competed
- Had 20 or more digs 12 times overall
- Ended her career third place all-time in the Utah Tech record book for digs with 1574.
- Played in 22 games as the Blazers’ primary libero and played in all 82 sets
- Led the team with 373 digs (4.55 digs per set) and had 65 assists and averaged 0.79 assists per set
- Reached double figures in digs in 20 matches
- Tallied a season-high 33 digs in a home match versus Weber State (9/4), and had 20 or more digs eight times overall
- Earned Academic all-WAC honors.
- Played in all 17 games as the Blazers’ primary libero and played in all 57 sets
- Led the team with 270 digs (4.74 dps) and averaged 0.72 assists per set
- Named WAC Defensive Player of the Week (2/17) after she averaged 5.71 digs over seven sets in a two-match home sweep of California Baptist (2/15-16), which included 24 digs in a four-set victory in the series opener
- Reached double figures in digs in 15 matches, and led the team in digs 15 times
- Tallied a season-high 26 digs in a road sweep at Tarleton State (3/9), and had 20 or more digs four times overall
- Finished second on the team in aces (12)
- Earned Academic all-WAC honors.
- Played in all 28 matches as the Trailblazers’ primary libero and earned all-RMAC honorable mention recognition
- Posted double figures in digs in 26 of 28 outings, including eight 20-plus dig matches
- Racked up a career-high 27 digs and three aces in a four-set win over UCCS (10/11)
- Led the team in digs in 25 of 28 matches
- Finished third on the team in aces (25) and assists (206)
- Registered her first (and only) collegiate kill vs. Black Hills State (9/20).
Greenway High School
- Was a four-year varsity letter winner at GHS and helped lead the Demons to their second Arizona 4A state championship as a senior on her way to conference and Skyline Region Player of the Year honor
- Was a multiple all-state, all-region and all-district team honoree
- Finished with more than 1,500 career digs
- GHS played to a 140-20 overall record during her four-year playing career
- Was a two-time team MVP, was voted GHS Female Athlete of the Year, and won the Outstanding Senior Award
- Also earned three varsity letters in tennis.
- Born in Phoenix, Ariz.
- Daughter of Jeff and Shannon Nelson
- Mother Shannon played volleyball collegiately at Colorado Mesa, Arizona State and Phoenix College
- Played club volleyball for the AZ Storm and Aspire VBC
- Currently pursuing her MBA in marketing.
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