2020 (Senior Year): Started in all 22 matches for the Redbirds as the team’s libero, covering 80 sets in her final season … named to the All-MVC Second Team … turned in 397 digs to average a team-best 4.96 digs per set – the 10th best average in a single season at ISU … scooped a career-high 33 digs in a win over Drake (2/15) … recorded double-digit digs in all but one match … delivered 18 service aces, including a season-high three aces against Cincinnati (1/30), Drake (2/15) and Valparaiso (2/22) … distributed 102 assists, averaging 1.27 assists per set … turned in a career-high 13 assists against Bradley (4/3) in the Valley tournament … finished her career No. 7 all-time in career digs (1,314) and digs per set (3.22), while ranking 10th in service attempts (1,238) … Fall 2020 season moved to spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 (Junior Year): Made an appearance in 24 matches, covering 85 sets for the Redbirds … earned a spot on the ORU Invitational All-Tournament Team, helping ISU go 3-0 at the event … finished second on the team with 370 digs to average a team-best 4.35 digs per set … tallied a pair of kills as a libero in a sweep of Little Rock (9/6) … recorded double-digit digs in all but five matches, including a career-high 30 digs in a five-set win at Valpo (11/15) … delivered 12 service aces, registering a season-high two aces in three matches … distributed a career-high nine assists in a setback to Dayton (9/21), finishing with 73 on the year.
2018 (Sophomore Year): Appeared in all 33 matches for the Redbirds, covering all but one set in her sophomore season … ranked third on the team in total digs (261), fourth in assists (32) and fifth in service aces (13) … registered her first career kill in the back row in ISU’s win versus McNeese (9/8) … dished out a season-high five assists against Stony Brook (9/7) … delivered a trio of service aces in back-to-back wins against Furman (8/24) and Coastal Carolina (8/25) to open the season
2017 (Freshman Year): Appeared in 35 matches with eight starts, covering all but two sets as a true freshman … ranked fourth on her team in digs per set (2.22) … made collegiate debut versus UC Santa Barbara (8/25) with her first start coming versus Dayton (9/8) … contributed her first career assist against UC Santa Barbara (8/25) … turned in a career-high four assists at Missouri State (10/21) … had 14 services aces, including a pair versus William & Mary (9/15), Indiana State (11/17) and twice against UNI (10/27, 11/24) … collected a career-high 13 digs in collegiate debut against UC Santa Barbara (8/25) and reached double-digit digs on 13 occasions.
John F. Kennedy HS: Four-year member of the volleyball team … earned first-team all-conference and all-metro honors as a senior … named an all-conference honorable mention selection as a freshman, sophomore and junior … finished prep career with 1,212 career digs … led team with totals of 473 digs and 40 aces as a senior … team won conference title and participated in the state tournament as a junior … also a member of school’s basketball team for three years … also active in the club ranks … earned an academic letter in both sports.
Personal: Kendal Janaan Meier … born May 1, 1999 … daughter of Marv Meier and Joan Tobin … has two sisters, Olivia and Madison … both sisters played basketball at Upper Iowa … majoring in exercise science.
