Upcoming Event: Women's Volleyball versus Yellow & Blue Scrimmage on August 8, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
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11:00 a.m.
Women's Volleyball
vs Yellow & Blue Scrimmage
South Dakota State University Athletics
2026 Women's Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 4
Hannah Klein
- Position:
- Outside Hitter/Rightside
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Albany Area H.S.
- Hometown:
- Albany, Minn.
- Major:
- Human Biology (Pre-Dentistry)
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS & AWARDS
Summit League Freshman Team (2025)
2025: Played in all 28 matches as a freshman… earned a spot on the Summit League All-Freshman Team… ranked third on the team with 233 total kills and 2.24 kills per set… tallied double-digit kills 10 times this season, including a career-high 17 against Omaha in a five-set victory (9/25)… posted 13 kills against Illinois in her collegiate debut, the most by a freshman in a season opener since 2008 (8/29)… notched a season-high six digs twice - at South Dakota (10/18) and at Kansas City (11/13)… tallied four blocks on three occasions… put down five ace serves at home against Kansas City (10/9)
BEFORE SDSU: 2025 graduate of Albany Area High School... four-year varsity starter and two-time team captain at AAHS... tallied 449 kills and 4.88 kills per set at a .304 clip in her senior campaign... also posted 268 digs (2.91 digs per set), 37 ace serves, 42 block assists, 15 solo blocks and 22 assists as a senior... 2024 Sauk Valley Player of the Year... led Albany to a third-place finish at the state tournament with a 30-3 overall record in 2024... earned a spot on the all-state tournament team in 2024... honored on the all-conference and all-section teams in 2023 and 2024... MVP of the Granite Ridge Conference in 2023 and 2024... helped the Huskies to Granite Ridge conference titles in 2021, 2023 and 2024... section 6AA runner-up in 2023 and section 6AA champions in 2024... earned all-state honors from the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association as a junior and senior... tallied more than 1,000 kills, 500 digs and 200 blocks in her high school career... her 4.94 kills per set as a junior in 2023 were the third-most in a single season in school history... was also tabbed an AAU All-American in 2024... AAU National Champion and all-tournament team honoree in the summer of 2024... earned a spot on the AAU national tournament's all-tournament team... MVP of the Jordan Thompson UANext camp in July 2023... was named to the AVCA Phenom list in 2023 and 2024... Albany Area team was named Granite Ridge Conference Academic Champions in 2022 and 2024 and was a four-time winner of the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association Acaemic GOLD Award (2021-24)
PERSONAL: Daughter of Craig and Michelle Klein... was also on the honor roll all four years in high school... studying on a pre-dentistry track at SDSU.
HONORS & AWARDS
Summit League Freshman Team (2025)
2025: Played in all 28 matches as a freshman… earned a spot on the Summit League All-Freshman Team… ranked third on the team with 233 total kills and 2.24 kills per set… tallied double-digit kills 10 times this season, including a career-high 17 against Omaha in a five-set victory (9/25)… posted 13 kills against Illinois in her collegiate debut, the most by a freshman in a season opener since 2008 (8/29)… notched a season-high six digs twice - at South Dakota (10/18) and at Kansas City (11/13)… tallied four blocks on three occasions… put down five ace serves at home against Kansas City (10/9)
BEFORE SDSU: 2025 graduate of Albany Area High School... four-year varsity starter and two-time team captain at AAHS... tallied 449 kills and 4.88 kills per set at a .304 clip in her senior campaign... also posted 268 digs (2.91 digs per set), 37 ace serves, 42 block assists, 15 solo blocks and 22 assists as a senior... 2024 Sauk Valley Player of the Year... led Albany to a third-place finish at the state tournament with a 30-3 overall record in 2024... earned a spot on the all-state tournament team in 2024... honored on the all-conference and all-section teams in 2023 and 2024... MVP of the Granite Ridge Conference in 2023 and 2024... helped the Huskies to Granite Ridge conference titles in 2021, 2023 and 2024... section 6AA runner-up in 2023 and section 6AA champions in 2024... earned all-state honors from the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association as a junior and senior... tallied more than 1,000 kills, 500 digs and 200 blocks in her high school career... her 4.94 kills per set as a junior in 2023 were the third-most in a single season in school history... was also tabbed an AAU All-American in 2024... AAU National Champion and all-tournament team honoree in the summer of 2024... earned a spot on the AAU national tournament's all-tournament team... MVP of the Jordan Thompson UANext camp in July 2023... was named to the AVCA Phenom list in 2023 and 2024... Albany Area team was named Granite Ridge Conference Academic Champions in 2022 and 2024 and was a four-time winner of the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association Acaemic GOLD Award (2021-24)
PERSONAL: Daughter of Craig and Michelle Klein... was also on the honor roll all four years in high school... studying on a pre-dentistry track at SDSU.
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