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ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio volleyball team welcomes Kenzie Crawford as its new assistant coach, as announced by head coach Geoff Carlston. 

"Kenzie is a tremendous coach, recruiter and person," said Carlston. "Her character, optimism and work ethic align perfectly with what our program is all about and where we are going."

Previously, Crawford was the assistant coach for the United States Military Academy. With Army, Crawford helped guide the Cadets to their first Patriot League title and NCAA Tournament birth since 2009. Crawford also helped coach four All-Patriot League performers in the historic 2020 season. 

Prior to West Point, she spent two years as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. The Lopers went 71-4 during Crawford's two seasons on the staff, reaching the winning the MIAA Championship in both seasons with two trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament. In 2019, UNK went 38-1 and reached the NCAA Division II Finals. 

The Grand Rapids, Mich. native was a defensive specialist and setter at Creighton for five years. A three-time Big East Conference All-Academic Team qualifier, she helped the Bluejays reach five NCAA Tournaments and win four Big East Tournament titles.

A member of the Dean's List and winner of the 2017 True Blue Award, Crawford amassed 528 digs and 476 assists in her career. As a junior, she had a season-best 17 digs in an NCAA Tournament win over Northern Iowa and had 13 more in a Sweet 16 win against Michigan.

"I'm overjoyed to join the Ohio volleyball program," said Crawford. "It's a privilege to be working under a coach like Geoff and I'm excited to see where we can go!"

At Northview High in Grand Rapids, Crawford was tabbed the Detroit Free Press Senior Athlete of the Year and the Ottawa-Kent Conference Female Athlete of the Year as a member of the school's volleyball and basketball teams. 

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