Kenna Hanses

Height:
6-null
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Renton, Wash.
High School:
Liberty

2020 | SENIOR SEASON

HIGHLIGHTS: Did not play in any matches during the year before season was abruptly ended in early March because of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 | JUNIOR SEASON

HIGHLIGHTS: Played in 18 of 19 matches paired with Maya Watkins at No. 5 pair where they went 10-8 overall — third most wins on team ... opened season at Cactus Classic in Tucson, Ariz., going 1-1 overall and collecting a two-set win 26-24, 21-11 over Colorado Mesa’s (Feb. 23) duo of Dana Parker and Ainise Havili ... led Broncos at Pacific Northwest Invitational (March 9-10) going undefeated at 3-0 recording victories over Oregon’s Carly Wallace and Elise Ferreira 21-19, 21-19, Portland’s Kellie Hughes and Liz Reich 21-8, 21-14 and Washington’s Emma Calle and Lauren Sanders 21-16, 21-18 as Boise State defeated both Oregon and Portland at tournament ... closed season on 6-1 run starting with wins over Sacramento State’s Cianna Andrews and Hanna Chase 22-20, 21-14, Pacific’s Sarah Bethea and Jadyn Tubbs 21-14, 21-7, as well as UC Davis’ tandem of Nicole Andrade and Ally Reyes 21-14, 21-11 as Boise State went 3-0 at Sacramento State Tournament (April 5-6) ... defeated Colorado Mesa’s Magdalena Dabrowski and Kerstin Layman 21-16, 22- 20, followed by a three-set win over Utah’s Kinga Windisch and Keana Smalls 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 as Broncos won the Utah Beach Classic (April 13) ... last win came at home against Sacramento State’s (April 19) duo Paige Calvin and Sarah Falk 21-19, 21-18.

2018 | SOPHOMORE SEASON

HIGHLIGHTS: Competed in all 14 contests during campaign playing four matches with Kylee Johnson and 10 with Skye Southwick ... opened season with Johnson splitting time on courts three and four going 0-4 at the Stanford Tournament (March 9-10) ... played the rest of campaign with Southwick primarily on court five ... defeated Portland’s tandem of McKenzie Schwam and Liz Reich in straight sets 21-16, 21-11 ... went three sets twice against Washington’s No. 5 pair of Kara Bajema and Emma Calle falling on March 29 to the Husky duo 17-21, 21-12, 15-11, then again on March 30 21-14, 19-21, 15-10.

2017 | FRESHMAN SEASON

HIGHLIGHTS: Played in one regular-season match and six exhibition contests with Skye Southwick ... went three sets at Pacific (March 10) falling 23-21, 19-21, 17-15 to Olivia Petnicki and Alex Holt in season opener ... also went three sets against San Jose State (March 11) before falling 16-21, 21-14, 21-19 ... took No. 20 Stanford’s (April 15) C. Red-Horse and Jennifer DiSanto to three sets 23-25, 21-17, 15-8 ... in lone regular season contest playing at No. 5 versus Washington (April 22) in Boise they fell in two sets 21-15, 21-9.

LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL

HONORS: Was a two-time All-KingCo honoree junior and senior years, honorable mention as a sophomore ... recipient of the WIAA Sportsmanship Award junior and senior years ... team MVP in 2015 ... two-time team captain.
HIGHLIGHTS: A 2016 graduate of Liberty High School in Renton, Wash. ... was a four-year starter for the Patriots’ varsity squad coached by Trina Christensen ... helped lead Liberty High to two state tournament berths her final two seasons with a seventh place finish as a junior ... tallied 190 kills as a senior while hitting 47.1 percent to go with 49 service aces and 22 blocks ... during prep career she recorded 600 kills, 130 service aces and 101 blocks.