Kleespies joined the coaching staff in Spring of 2023 and helped the team earn the inaugural Sun Belt Championship and a ninth place finish at the NCAA Tournament. after helping lead the team to the C-USA Conference Championship in 2022 and NCAA National Championship run in 2022. As the volunteer coach, she helped prepared scouting reports and As a student-athlete at GSU, Kleespies partnered with Becky Tresham in flights three through five for the 2022 season. The duo earned the Pair of the Tournament award at the C-USA Championship and a 2022 AVCA Top Flight Award at flight 5. Prior to joining the Sandy Panthers, Kleespies had an incredible indoor career at Toledo.
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Athletic Honors
2022 AVCA Top Flight Award
2022 Conference USA All-Tournament Team, Pair of the Tournament
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2022
Kleespies charted a 19-13 record for the season at flights No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5... Posted a 19-10 finish pairing with Becky Tresham... Earned AVCA Top Flight Award honors for the spring... Downed eight nationally-ranked opponents including No. 1 UCLA in Gulf Shores on March 19... Reeled off 12 consecutive dual match victories, capped off with a ranked win over No. 13 FIU in the inaugural Conference USA Beach Volleyball Championship title match while partnering with Tresham at the fifth flight... Earned C-USA All-Tournament Team honors following a 4-0 performance at the conference championship tournament in Huntsville, Ala. ... Secured a ranked victory over top-seeded No. 10 FAU in the C-USA Championship semifinals... Notched top-20 wins over Florida Gulf Coast, Pepperdine, South Carolina and Stetson... Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team for 2022...
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Personal
Daughter of Melissa Mclinden and Chris Kleespies...Has three older sisters, Cassie, Haley, Kenzie and ...All four sisters played Division I volleyball...earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology...Also competed for the Toledo Rockets' Track & Field program in shot put, discus, and weight throw.
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