CAREER HONORS
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Athlete (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 19, 20, 21)
• OSU Scholar-Athlete (2018, 19, 20, 21)
• Set an all-time school record with a career-high 38 digs against Notre Dame (Sept.10, 2017), the most ever by a Buckeye in a four-set match
• 2021-22 Big Ten Medal of Honor finalist
• 2022 Woody and Anne Hayes Award recipient
• 2021 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree
YEAR-BY-YEAR
2021 (5th-Senior)
- Concludes collegiate career ranking third in program history in career digs (1,521)
- Moved up to third in career digs in program history at Michigan (10/29)
- Played in all 33 matches and 114 sets
- Second on the team in digs (302), averaging 2.65 digs per set throughout the season
- Tied for the most service aces on the team (34)
- Recorded at least 10 digs in 12 matches this season
- Totaled a season-high 19 digs in the four-set win against No. 15 Penn State (11/21)
- Also had at least 10 digs in four ranked matches – four-set win against No. 4 Washington (8/28), against Minnesota on both 10/24 and 11/4, No. 13 Georgia Tech (12/9) in the NCAA Sweet 16
2020 (Senior)
• Played in 18 matches and 71 total sets
• Totaled 205 digs, 23 assists and 16 service aces
• Had a season-high 22 digs against Purdue
• Totaled a season-high six aces against Michigan
2019 (Junior)
• Started 11 matches in 28 appearances
• Third on the team with 189 digs and 15 service aces
• Had four matches with double-digit digs, including a season-high 16 against Wisconsin
• Recorded a .950 service reception clip after handling 418 of 440 attempts successfully
• Posted 14 outings with a 1.000 serve receive, including six straight matches
2018 (Sophomore)
• Played in every match
• Tallied 369 digs and averaged 3.15 digs per set, the best marks on the team
• Contributed 81 assists and 14 service aces
• Had at least 10 digs in 17 matches
• Earned 13 contests with a perfect 1.000 service reception percentage and had a .943 rate on the season
• B1G Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 10) after averaging 6.70 digs per set and handling 48 error-free service receptions at the Towson Invitational
• Flyer Invitational all-tournament team
• Registered a season-high 27 digs, six assists and two aces against Missouri
2017 (Freshman)
• Dug 456 balls, the 10th highest total in school history
• Ranked third in the Big Ten with 4.34 digs per set
• Second among the single-season program records for digs per set (4.34)
• Recorded double-digit digs in 23 of 31 contests, including seven efforts of 20-plus and two 30-plus digs
• Totaled a career-high 38 digs versus Notre Dame
• B1G Freshman of the Week (Sept. 11)
• BYU Nike Invitational all-tournament team
PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
• AAU All-American
• Four-year starting libero set new St. Joseph Academy digs record all four seasons
• Played club ball for St. Louis CYC and the Rockwood Thunder
• Three-time Junior Nationals Open qualifier, including an all-tournament team selection in 2016
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Donn and Cindy Gruensfelder
• Three siblings – Jacob, Joshua and Sarah
• Biomedical engineering major
