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2012 Volleyball Roster
Shelby Kintzel
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Mount Vernon
- Hometown:
- Mount Vernon, Iowa
2013: First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-America selection ... honorable mention AVCA All-America pick ... first-team AVCA all-midwest region selection ... first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference ... became a three-time first-team All-MVC Scholar-Athlete as a senior ... finished her career tied for No. 6 in sets played (475) at UNI ... also ranked No. 10 in solo blocks (62) and total blocks (446) in UNI's history ... ranked second on the squad in kills (322) and blocks (113) ... recorded a season-high 19 kills in a five-set match vs. Wisconsin (9/6) ... tallied 16 double-figure kill matches ... recorded a season-high 11 blocks in a 3-2 win over Bradley (11/22).
2012: Started all 35 matches and all 124 sets… named first-team Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete with a 4.0 grade point average in elementary education… led the team with 133 total blocks (1.07/set) and finished seventh in the Missouri Valley Conference in the same category… finished third on the team with 11 solo blocks… ranked fifth on the team in kills with 284 (2.29/set)… had 13 double-figure kill games on the season… tallied a season-high 15 kills in a 3-1 win over Boston College (9/31) at the Luxe City Center Trojan Invitational… named to the Luxe City Center Trojan Invitational All-Tournament Team after helping to lead UNI to wins over Boston College and Mississippi State… tallied a career high 11 total blocks in a 3-1 win over Long Beach State (9/15)
2011: Started all 35 matches ... played in 122 of a possible 125 sets ... MVC Elite 18 Award Winner ... member of the MVC Scholar-Athlete first team with a 4.0 grade point average in elementary education ... led the team with 19 solo blocks ... ranked second on the squad with 112 blocks (0.92/set) ... ranked fifth on the team with 292 kills (2.39/set) ... tallied 11 double-figure kill efforts ... credited with a season-high 19 kills and four assists in a 3-2 win over UC Irvine (9/3) at the Asics Invitational in Newark, Del. ... named to the Asics Invitational All-Tournament Team after leading UNI to wins over No. 25 Florida State, UC Irvine and Delaware ... notched a season-high with eight blocks in a 3-2 win at Missouri State (10/28).
2010: Played in 32 matches, starting 31 ... named to the MVC all-freshman team ... ranked second on the team with .80 blocks per set ... led UNI with 16 solo blocks ... averaged 2.09 kills per set ... hit .250 on the season ... recorded career-high 15 kills against Evansville (Oct. 1) ... had three matches with 5.0 blocks ... named MVC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 20 after averaging 2.33 kills and 1.00 blocks per set in UNI's wins over Missouri State and Wichita State.
2009: Redshirted.
High School: Earned nine letters in three sports at Mount Vernon High School:volleyball, basketball and track and field ... averaged 3.0 kills and 1.00 blocks per game, while hitting .420, her senior year in volleyball ... IGCA Class 3A Volleyball Player of the Year in 2008 ... was named Linn County Female Athlete of the Year for 2008-09 ... two-time first-team all-state selection in volleyball ... twice helped MVHS to state runner-up finishes (2007, 2008) ... four-year honor roll member ... Salutatorian.
Personal: Daughter of Bob and JoAnn Kintzel ... full name is Shelby Ann Kintzel ... her sister, Courtney, was also a member of the UNI volleyball team and two were teammates from 2011-2013 ... majored in elementary education... biggest influence in her life has been her parents ... favorite movie is "The Princess Bride" ... favorite sports memory is winning the 2009 Class 3A state title in track and field ... born Aug. 1, 1991, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 19 [2] vs. Wisconsin (9/6/13)
Aces: 2 vs. Bradley (10/7/11)
Blocks: 11 vs. Bradley (11/22/13)
Digs: 5 [3] vs. Bradley (11/22/13)
Assists: 4 vs. UC Irvine (9/3/11)
Points: 23 vs. Wisconsin (9/6/13)
