Ryan Czerniak

Bio

2019 at Taylor: Put together an efficient sophomore season, compiling 268 kills with a .289 hitting percentage, which ranked third in the Crossroads League … Played in 32 matches and 118 sets with four starts on the way to a First-Team All-Crossroads League selection … Tallied 11 assists, 47 digs, three solo blocks and 38 total blocks … Led the Taylor squad with 2.3 kills per set … Named Siena Heights Tournament Most Valuable Player, after posting 38 kills and a .357 hitting percentage in four TU victories … Completed 11 double-digit kill outings … Finished the 2019 campaign with four-straight double-digit kill efforts and a .331 hitting percentage … Landed a career-high 21 kills against Mount Vernon Nazarene on November 1 … Picked up four assists against Benedictine for a personal-best.

2018 at Taylor: Made an immediate impact in her freshman campaign, playing in 121 sets and all 34 matches … Dominated at the net with 278 kills, while averaging 2.3 kills per set … Opened her collegiate career with five-straight double-digit kill efforts … Slammed a season-high 20 kills and a .405 hitting percentage against Bethel on October 24 … Stepped up in Odle Arena, leading the team with 102 kills through nine home matches … Compiled 57 total blocks, ranking third on the team … Posted a personal-best seven total blocks twice on the season … Added 55 digs on the defensive end … Selected to All-Crossroads League Second-Team and Crossroads League All-Freshmen Team.

Prep: Played at Covenant Christian High under coach Brooke Behnke in Indianapolis, Indiana … Earned three varsity letters for volleyball … Competed in club volleyball for Circle City led by coach Anthony Dickerson … Named to 2018 AAU Girls Junior National All-American Team … 2018 IHSAA 1A/2A South All-Star Team participant … 2018 NCSAA Northeast Super Region Team selection … Named 2018 IHSVCA 2A All-Indiana Second-Team … 2018 IHSVCA 2A Central Region All-District Team standout … Helped CCH to 2A State Finals in 2017 … Earned 2018 IHSVCA Academic All-State Award … Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Paul and Andrea Czerniak ... Uncle, Todd Lewinski, played football at Taylor … Majoring in human physiology and preventative medicine … Minoring in Spanish.