2023 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Kai Norman
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Highlands Ranch, Colo.
- High School:
- Florida Virtual High School
- Prev School:
- Tampa
- Letters:
- 2
- Major:
- Computer Science
2022 (Junior): Appeared in 34 matches, winning 15 … Posted best winning percentage on the 2022 team … Opened season with 27 consecutive games with Valeria Siakidou Papakyriakou … Pair would go 13-14, the most wins as a pair in the 2022 season and second most by a pair in a season … The duo would spend time at the third and fourth position, but the majority of the season was from the fifth … At the third flight, Norman/Siakidou Papakyriakou were 1-0 … The duo would split their two matches at the fourth pair, falling to No. 12 Cal Poly and defeating Chattanooga … In 24 matches at the fifth position, the pair was 11-13 … Took wins over North Florida and Santa Clara … Finished 6-2 at home … Would complete the remainder of the season with Carmen Sanchez Delgado, playing seven matches … Would go 2-5 with wins over No. 11 Long Beach State and (7) ULM in the C-USA Tournament, both in losing efforts … Finished season with 60 career matches played, eighth all-time and fourth among returning players … Named to C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2021 (Sophomore): Went 6-12 with Valeria Siakidou Papakyriakou and 4-5 with Hallie Phelan, splitting time on No. 4 and 5 ... After facing four ranked teams to begin her tenure, earned back-to-back wins on No. 4 against Central Arkansas and UAB ... Competed with Papakyriakou the first 13 matches, then Phelan with a few exhibitions alongside Melanie Miller, before finishing season with seven-straight with Papakyriakou ... Earned a 21-19, 21-14 win in CCSA elimination match against ULM ... Also picked up 21-19, 13-21, 15-7 exhibition victory with Phelan over No. 18 South Carolina.
2020 (Freshman): Played for University of Tampa's beach volleyball team, playing and winning the first exhibition team match on March 10 before the season ended due to COVID-19.
Prep/High School: Qualified for USAV Beach Volleyball Nationals with top 3 finishes in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019...1st place in 14U in Vail King of the Mountain tournament…USAV Regional (RMR) High Performance Beach Team 2016, 2017...Competed in USAV Beach Volleyball Nationals 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 … 2nd place in Beach Volleyball Clubs of America (BVCA) 2017, bronze bracket ... Placed 9th and 5th in Gold Bracket for BVNE 2018, 2019…Competed in AVPFirst Junior Beach Nationals 2017…AAU Junior Beach Nationals 2016, 2017 … Played setter/outside hitter for NVL Academy 15Red, final state ranking 6th in Florida out of 164 teams and NVL Academy 16Red final ranking, 16th out of 137 ... Competed in over 100 beach volleyball tournaments before college ... Homeschool student through Florida Virtual School ... Honors student … Vero Beach Volleyball team captain in 2019 under coach Wes Hawkins...Played club volleyball at Vero Beach Volleyball Club for head coach Matt Heath 2016-2019
Personal: Full name is Julianne Kai Norman ... Daughter of Erika and David Norman ... Has two siblings who play beach and indoor volleyball, Ashlee and Josh ... Volunteered at Saddle Up! Therapeutic riding center ... Volunteered for the Salvation Army … Coached junior 14U-18U beach volleyball players for a summer Flourish Beach Volleyball club, 2020 … Hobbies include cooking, watching crime television shows and going to the beach ... Majoring in Computer Science.
