2019 Volleyball Roster
Bailey Keith
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- OH
- Hometown:
- Waco, Texas
- Height:
- 6-1
- High School:
- Live Oak Classical School
- Squadron:
- Austin Juniors
- Squadron:
- 28 / Blackbirds
JUNIOR YEAR | 2020: Earned the team’s Most Valuable Player award…all-conference honoree…only Falcon to play in all 53 sets…member of the starting rotation 10 times…led the team with 130 kills...recorded a season-high 15 kills in the win over San Jose State…matched that tally against New Mexico…posted double-digit kill totals in four additional matches…led the team in kills six times…hit .224 on the year (130-51-352), including six matches over .250…also posted 62 digs, 27 blocks and seven service aces…registered a career-high 17 digs in the first match of the Utah State series…added 13 kills in that match for a double-double…tallied a season-high five blocks against Fresno State…recorded a pair of service aces in both matches at Colorado State…named Air Force Cadet-Athlete of the Week after helping Air Force defeat the Rams…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete.
SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2019: Only Falcon to play in all 114 sets...member of the starting rotation for 28 matches...led the team with 301 kills and a .206 hitting percentage (301-141-778)...accounted for a career-high 18 kills in the Falcons’ win at Oral Roberts...equaled that total in the home win over Fresno State...registered a season-best .522 hitting percentage (12-0-23) during road contest against the Bulldogs...hit over .480 in the season opener with Navy (.481, 14-1-27) and in home match against Fresno State (.482, 18-2-33)...accounted for double-digit kill totals in 13 total contests...tied for the team lead in blocks with 58 (five solo, 53 assisted)...matched career high with six blocks against both UC Irvine and Montana...registered 133 digs...tallied a career-high 16 against UC Irvine...earned first collegiate double-double against Navy (14k-10d)...added 10 service aces, backed by a career-best three aces against Little Rock...earned Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week honors after leading Air Force to back-to-back wins over Fresno State and San Diego State...became the first Falcon in two years to earn a weekly honor from the conference (12th overall)...named to the all-tournament team of the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic...academic all-conference selection.
FRESHMAN YEAR | 2018: Saw action in 56 sets...earned four starts during the conference season...accounted for 77 kills on .207 hitting (77-34-208)...posted double-digit kill totals twice, with career-best 10K outputs against Wyoming and Boise State...hit over .200 in seven contests, including a team-leading .667 performance against Colorado State (9-1-12)...also led the team in hitting during a home contest with Boise State (.304, 10-3-23) and a road match at Fresno State (.538, 7-0-13)...combined for 17 total blocks on the year, including a solo stop in first start at Utah State...registered a career-high six assisted blocks at Nevada...also accounted for 27 digs and two service aces during the season...recorded a personal-best five digs twice (McNeese State, Boise State)...accounted for both aces against Presbyterian...academic all-conference selection...MW Scholar-Athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Live Oak Classical School...four-year letterwinner in volleyball...coached by Natalie Friesen...earned Small School First-Team All-America honors by MaxPreps as a senior...named Super Centex Player of the Year that year...ranked No. 1 in the nation in kills by MaxPreps...two-time first-team all-state selection...also lettered two years in track and one year in basketball...member of the 4x400-meter relay that finished second at the state championships in 2018...also ran on the 4x200-meter relay that finished third at that meet...member of the National Honor Society, serving as the secretary during the 2016-17 academic year...member of David Smoak’s 2018 ESPN Academic All-Star Team...Live Oak Scholar-Athlete...competed at the club level for Austin Juniors 18 Molten...coached by Sarah Weiland...member of the 17 team that finished fifth.
PERSONAL: Full name is Bailey Renee Keith...daughter of Jason and Julie Keith...father played football at the University of Oklahoma...has two younger siblings...majoring in biochemistry...future plans include attending medical school and becoming a doctor…served as Academic NCOIC and PA Officer...earned Jump Wings in the summer of 2019...hobbies include cooking and hiking...great-grandfather, Clifton Pyle, was a pilot in the Air Force and grandfather, Bill Vitek, served in the Army...grandfather, Bill Keith, was a member of the football team at Colorado State University...greatest personal moment in sports came from winning the TAPPS 2A state volleyball championship as a captain and only senior...completed a Cadet Summer Research Program with the 10th Med Group during the first two summer periods…also served as an Element Leader during ILT...member of Cadet Squadron 13.
