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At Tech:
Emotional and talented athlete who finished her career as the most decorated player in Georgia Tech history. . . Named 1st team AVCA all-American, becoming the first player in school and ACC history to earn the award . . . Also named to the CSTV inaugural all-American team . . . Named ACC Player of the Year, the third player from Georgia Tech to receive the distinction . . . Also named 1st team all-ACC . . . Was team captain every year . . . Received the Captain's Captain Award presented by the Georgia Tech Letterwinner's Club in 2002 . . . Second-team all-ACC in 2002 and 2001 . . . 2000 ACC Rookie of the Year, the first player from Georgia Tech to earn the award . . . Also named to the ACC all-Freshman squad in '00 . . . Named to the District III all-Region squad in 2003, `02 and '01 . . . Also earned District III all-Region Rookie of the Year accolades following the '00 season . . . Finished her career ranked fourth on the NCAA career assist list with 6,464 which places her first on the career assist list at Tech and in the ACC . . . Finished her career ranked 6th on the career dig list with 1,275 . . . Also ended her career ranked 7th on the career block assist list and 8th on the career total block list . . . Broke the school record for assists in a season (1,905) in 2002, a record previously held by Andrea Nachtrieb . . . Set the school record for assists in a match when she tallied 93 against North Carolina on Nov. 11, 2001 . . . Named the team's Most Valuable Player in '00 . . . Excellent student who was named to District III third team Academic all-American in 2003 and second team all-district in `02 . . . Also named to the Georgia Tech all-Academic Team in 2002 and 2003 . . . Dean's list student majoring in management who was named to the ACC Honor Roll in '01, '02 and '03.
2003:
Starting setter for a team that advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight before falling to No. 2 Hawaii . . . Led the nation in assists per game (14.93) her senior year and ran an offense which finished the year ranked first in kills per game (18.26), and assists per game (17.05) and was fifth in the nation in hitting percentage (.331) . . . Recorded only the second triple-double in school history when she tallied 11 kills, 52 assists and 12 digs against No. 8 California in the NCAA Tournament . . . Notched a season-high 78 assists in Tech's loss at Maryland . . . Was named the AVCA National Player of the Week after leading Tech to wins over No. 17 Michigan State, No. 10 Santa Clara and No. 5 Nebraska . . . Earned MVP honors at the US Bank/Arby's Invitational . . . Also named to the Courtyard by Marriott Classic all-tournament team . . . Named to the all-Region team at the NCAA Tournament . . .Notched 10 "double-doubles" . . . Had a season-high 16 digs in loss to Maryland in the ACC Tournament finals . . . Had 18 matches with 50 or more assists . . . Notched a career high 11 kills and seven block assists in win over California.
2002:
Starting setter for a team that ranked first in the ACC in kills (16.71), assists per game (15.35) and hitting percentage (.283) . . . Directed an offense which was ranked nationally in kills, assists per game and hitting percentage . . . Finished the year ranked 14th in the nation in assists per game (13.23) . . . Ranked second in the ACC in assists per game . . . Earned all-tournament honors at the Courtyard by Marriott Classic . . . Named MVP of the Georgia Tech Invitational . . . Also earned ACC all-Tournament honors . . . Recorded a season high 72 assists against North Carolina on Nov. 11 . . . Tallied a career high four service aces against Alabama on Sept. 20 . . . Matched her career high for solo blocks (2) two times during the season . . . Second on the team with 297 digs . . . Notched 19 digs against Duke on Oct. 19 . . . Had 20 matches in which she recorded 50 or more assists . . . Led the Jackets in digs on seven occassions . . . Finished with double-figure digs on 19 occassions.
2001:
Led an offense which ranked first in the ACC in kills (16.15) and assists (14.55) per game, and second in hitting percentage (.254) . . . Ranked third in the ACC in assists per game (12.17) . . . Notched a season-high 67 assists in match against North Carolina on Nov. 12 . . . Led the Jackets in digs in seven matches . . . Second on the team with 278 digs . . . Matched her career high for block assists (5) three times during the season . . . Finished with double-figure digs on 10 occassions.
2000:
ACC Rookie of the Year . . . Started the entire season for the Jackets at the setter position and had a steller season . . . Her assist total was the third highest total recorded in a single season in school history . . . Second on the team with 313 digs . . . Led an offense which was ranked 13th in the nation with 17.45 kills per game, 12th in the nation with 15.79 assists per game, and 25th in the nation in hitting percentage with a .259 average . . . Led the team in digs nine times . . . Recorded a career-high 25 digs against North Carolina and 93 assists on Nov. 11, 2000 . . . Finished the year ranked second in the ACC with 13.01 assists per game . . . Named ACC Rookie of the Week five times during the season . . . Was a key factor in helping the Yellow Jackets lead the conference in hitting percentage, kills per game, and assists per game.
High School/Personal:
Decorated student-athlete at East Kentwood who excelled in volleyball and basketball during high school . . . Earned four letters at the setter position helping her team win the state championship in '00 . . . Was named all-state in '99 and '00 and all-area and all-district in '98 . . . Played for the Dead Frog USVBA volleyball program, earning all-America honors in '99 . . . Also earned three letters and all-conference honors for her basketball team, helping them reach the state semi-finals in '99 . . . Competed in the all-state all-star volleyball game and the Ta-Wa-Si all-star basketball game . . . Named to the Grand Rapids Press Dream Team for basketball . . . Valedictorian of her class . . . Also named homecoming queen her senior year . . . From a long lineage of athletes in her family, including her father who played rugby, mother who played volleyball at Central Michigan, sister Mya who played volleyball at George Washington University from '95-'99, sister Breanna, who competes in the pole vault at Kansas State, and sister Ki who has committed to play volleyball at Kentucky . . . Daughter of Jack and Jay Eveland . . . Full name is Kele Drew Eveland . . . Born on January 22, 1982 . . . Also enjoys shooting basketball, attending college athletic events and spending time with kids.
Eveland's Career Statistics
Total 483/137 498 1.03 171 1,233 .265 91 27 259 6,464 13.38 1,275 2.64
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