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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.