Kaeli Crews
- height 6-0
- class Senior
- Hometown Winter Garden, Fla.
- Major Sport and Entertainment Management
- High school West Orange
- height 6-0
- class Senior
- Hometown Winter Garden, Fla.
- Major Sport and Entertainment Management
- High school West Orange
Kaeli Crews Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2019-20 American Volleyball Coaches Association’s High School Beach All-America team
- 2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- 2021, 2022, 2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2022 CCSA Academic All-Conference
2023
- Won 17 matches in her final season with the team, with 11 wins coming on court two.
- Went 13-7 with teammate Hannah Mackenhausen, the duo finished their careers together with 32 wins, the third-most in program history.
2022
- Enjoyed a breakout season, posting an overall record of 24-8, playing at the No. 2, 3, 4, and 5 spots. Her 24 wins are tied for the eighth most in a single season in program history.
- Teamed with Hannah Mackenhausen for a 19-5 record as a pair, the fourth highest single-season win percentage ever by a Gamecock pair.
- Compiled an 8-6 record versus ranked opponents including wins over No. 11 FAU, No. 15 Pepperdine, and No. 19 Georgia State.
2021
- Earned her first collegiate win with a victory over College of Charleston in the fifth flight (3/6).
- Held a 5-1 record in the exhibition pairing.
2020
- Played in the fives pair with Whitley Ballard against No. 16 TCU, falling in three sets at the Seminole Beach Bash (Feb. 23).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Spent time at West Orange High School and Montverde Academy, earning four letters as an indoor volleyball player and three letters for beach volleyball.
- Two-time All-District honoree, and won the 2016 District Player of the Year.
- Led West Orange indoor to the 2017 9A FHSAA state championship.
- Also helped the Warriors take home the 2018 SSAC Division AA Beach Volleyball State Championship.
- Made the AVCA Phenom Watch List four times.
- Played club for Cape Coast Beach Volleyball, which finished as the runners-up at the 2017 HP Zonal Championship.
- Earned AVCA High School Beach second-team All-America honors in the summer of 2019.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Roger and Bryan Crews
- Has one brother, Jake.
- Her mother rowed crew at UMass.
- Plans to major in sport and entertainment management.
