Lauren Graybeal

Sport: Volleyball
Year: Senior
Position: Middle Blocker
Height: 6-0
Hometown: Olathe, Kan.
High School: Olathe South

Junior Season (2008): Was one of just two non-seniors to play in more than 100 sets by seeing action in 37 matches and 115 sets … was the team’s third-most efficient hitter by averaging a .271 hitting percentage on more than 650 total attempts … ranked fourth on the squad in kills (255 total, 2.22 per set), assists (55, 0.48 per set), and total blocks (69, 0.60 per set) … recorded 15 10+ kill matches and finished with the team-high six times … picked up a kill/dig double-double against Pittsburg State on Nov. 1 by finishing with 14 kills and 11 digs … hit a blistering .538 (16-2-26) and put down four blocks in squad’s regional semifinal win against Central Missouri … opened the season with a fast start, picking up two double-digit kill matches in a pair of five-set wins at the Missouri S&T Invitational … enters the 2009 season just two kills shy of 500 and two block assists short of 100 for her career.

Sophomore Season (2007) - Hit .432 and put down a career-high 19 kills against Dallas Baptist at Washburn Tournament ... saw action in 88 games and 37 matches, averaging 2.25 kills and 1.93 digs per game ... nearly accomplished first career triple-double against Cameron (Okla.) by recording 13 kills, 14 digs and eight assists ... was only one of three squad members with more than one kill/dig double-double, finishing with four.

Freshman Season (2006) - Played in 11 matches and 16 games as a true freshman ... averaged 2.81 kills per game and had 45 total kills ... in first collegiate match on Aug. 25, hit .714 and had five kills against Nova-Southeastern ... had best match of the season in the first round of the NCAA tournament, putting down 12 kills in only 17 attempts ... had a season-high seven digs vs. Southwest Baptist.

High School: Named all-state after her senior season ... earned all-metro, all-county, and all-league honors ... helped team win the 2005 6A state championship and the conference championship ... Prep Volleyball Top 250 player ... honorable mention all-league in basketball.

Personal: Born Feb. 7, 1988, in Olathe, Kan ... the daughter of Terri and Lee Graybeal ... a Mathematics major.