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Graduate
Hometown
Bountiful,
Utah
Last School
Bountiful High School
Roster Years
2016-2021
Personal
- Parents are Ken and Marci Redding
- Married BYU men's volleyball player Zach Eschenberg in July 2018
- Majoring in elementary education
High School
- Led her team to the 4A state title as a senior
- Helped guide her team to a 21-5, 12-1 record in her senior year
- Added to the 2015 UHSAA Academic All-State Volleyball Team
- Added to the Deseret News All-State Volleyball 4A First Team in 2014
- Added to the Salt Lake Tribune All-State Volleyball 4A First Team in 2014
- Added to the 2014 Standard-Examiner All-Area Volleyball First Team
- Named the Davis Clipper Athlete of the Year in 2015
- Named First-Team All-Region Volleyball Selection (Region 6) in 2014
- Received All-State and All-Region volleyball honors each year from 2012-present
- Received the Standard Examiner Student Athlete Award for the 2014-15 season
- Named the Standard Examiner "Star" in 2015
- Helped her team to regional championships in 2014 and 2015
- A four-year varsity letterwinner
- Also received all-state and all-region honors in basketball for four years
Club
- Played for Club V Volleyball
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2017
- Named the WCC Freshman of the Year
- Added to the All-WCC Freshman Team
- Collected 11 kills from a .550 clip and two solo blocks vs. UTRGV (8/25)
- Added seven blocks vs. SLU (8/25)
- Had eight kills and three blocks vs. BSU (8/31)
- Contributed five kills and four blocks vs. UH (8/7)
- Collected four kills and six blocks vs. UVU (9/16)
- Added five blocks vs. USF (9/23)
- Had a career-high nine blocks vs. PEP (9/26)
- Contributed seven blocks and four kills vs. USD (9/30)
- Collected nine kills and six blocks vs. SMC (10/5)
- Added eight kills and two blocks vs. LMU (10/21)
- Had seven kills and six blocks vs. USD (10/27)
- Contributed 10 kills and nine blocks vs. SMC (11/4)
- Collected five kills, three blocks and three digs vs. AU (12/1)
- Added seven blocks and four kills vs. Kentucky (12/8)
Sophmore Year
2018
- Helped the Cougars to a 31-2 record, the WCC title, an NCAA Final Four appearance and a No. 4 final ranking
- AVCA All-America honorable mention
- Pacific South All-Region honorable mention
- WCC All-Academic Team
- Ranked No. 31 in the nation in blocks per set (1.31) and No. 47 in total blocks (140)
- Regular starter, playing in 107 sets with 205 kills, a .345 hitting percentage and 141 blocks (15 solo)
- Picked up a career-high 13 kills vs. Duke (8/25)
- Had a career-high 11 blocks vs. Saint Mary's (9/22)
- Had seven kills (.500) and four blocks vs. Utah in the NCAA Second Round (12/1)
- Added 11 kills and seven blocks vs. Florida in the Sweet 16 (12/7)
Junior Year
2019
- AVCA Pacific South Region honorable mention
- All-WCC First Team
- CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team
- WCC All-Academic Team
- Cougar Club Memorial Award winner at the Y Awards
- Started every match and played every set, totaling 195 kills on .353 hitting with six assists, 18 digs, and 134 blocks
- Became the 17th BYU player all-time to reach 400 career blocks, ending the season with 425
- Had 13 kills and five blocks in a win at Wichita State (9/12)
- Had a season-high nine blocks against LMU (10/1) and at LMU (10/24)
- Hit .800, tied for the second-highest hitting percentage in a four-set match in BYU rally scoring era history and seventh-highest overall in the rally scoring era, against Gonzaga (11/23) with eight kills and no errors on 10 attacks while adding four blocks
- Played on the U.S. Collegiate National Team that participated in the World University Games in Italy during Summer 2019
Senior Year
2020
- AVCA All-America Third Team
- AVCA Pacific South All-Region
- All-WCC First Team
- CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
- CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team
- WCC All-Academic First Team
- Three-time WCC Defensive Player of the Week
- Led BYU to a 17-2 season, the WCC title, an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and No. 15 final ranking
- Started 16 matches and appeared in 52 sets
- Ranked No. 6 in NCAA Division I with an average of 1.58 blocks per set and No. 10 nationally with a .435 hitting percentage.
- Totaled 135 kills and only 18 errors in 269 attempts while leading the team with 82 blocks
- Recorded double-digit kills in eight matches, including a season-high 12 kills against San Diego (3/20)
- Recorded a season-high eight blocks five times
Graduate Year
2021
- All-WCC First Team
- Nominated for the Senior CLASS Award
- No. 4 in program history (rally-scoring) for career total blocks
- No. 1 in program history (rally-scoring) for career solo blocks
- WCC Defensive Player of the Week (10/4)
- Had a season-high kill count of 12 against Utah (9/16)
- Achieved a .778 clip on seven kills against Gonzaga (10/9)
- Had a career-high of four solo blocks against San Francisco (10/2)
- Had seven block assists against San Francisco (10/28)
Redshirt Year
- Utilized a redshirt season
Medical Redshirt Year
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Kennedy Eschenberg vs Loyola Marymount 2019
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Kennedy Eschenberg - LMU 2-16-21
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Kennedy Eschenberg - SD 3-20-21
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Eschenberg named Senior CLASS Award finalist
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ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 23
No. 11 BYU takes first conference win in sweep against Pacific
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ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 27
Cougars sweep SUU Thunderbirds in 2021 season opener
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ImageAthletics | Jul, 30
Y-Awards Close out Successful BYU Seasons
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ImageW Volleyball | Jun, 22
Eschenberg named Academic All-District
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ImageW Volleyball | Apr, 21
Three Cougars named AVCA All-Americans
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ImageW Volleyball | Apr, 13
Olmstead named Pacific South Region Coach of the Year, four Cougars claim All-Region honors
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ImageW Volleyball | Apr, 06
Bower named WCC Player and Setter of the Year; Olmstead receives WCC Coach of the Year
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ImageW Volleyball | Apr, 05
Eschenberg wins third straight WCC Defensive Player of the Week
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ImageW Volleyball | Mar, 29
Eschenberg repeats as WCC Defensive Player of the Week
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ImageW Volleyball | Mar, 22
Bower, Eschenberg sweep WCC weekly honors
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ImageW Volleyball | Jan, 27
Cougars Complete Road Sweep Over Portland
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ImageW Volleyball | Jan, 20
WCC Names Three Cougars to Preseason Team, BYU No. 2
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ImageAthletics | May, 29
Y Awards Cap Successful Seasons
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ImageW Volleyball | Apr, 15
BYUtv Recaps Historic Season with Two Specials
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ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 11
Cougars Named WCC All-Academic
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ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 10
Four Cougars Claim All-Region Honors
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ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 02
Miller, Lake Headline BYU's Nine WCC Honors
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ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 23
Solid Attack Gives No. 13 BYU Win Over Gonzaga
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ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 14
Trio Named Academic All-District
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ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 02
BYU Downs Pacific 3-1 Behind Stellar Hitting
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ImageW Volleyball | Oct, 01
No. 9 BYU defeats LMU in WCC home opener
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ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 11
Eschenberg making most of BYU volleyball career
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ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 31
Cougars Come up Short Against #16 Marquette
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ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 09
WCC Names Four to Preseason Team, BYU No. 1
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ImageW Volleyball | Jul, 21
Embrace Every Moment
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ImageW Volleyball | Mar, 13
Eschenberg Named to U.S. World University Games Roster
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ImageW Volleyball | Feb, 25
Four to Compete at USA Volleyball Tryout
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ImageW Volleyball | Jan, 23
2018 Season Review
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ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 13
Cougars' Run Ends in Final Four
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ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 12
Gneiting Selected National Freshman of the Year, Six Named All-Americans
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ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 07
BYU Advances to Elite Eight
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ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 04
Cougars Dominate All-Region Awards
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ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 01
No. 4 BYU Propels Past Rival Utah Into Sweet 16
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ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 27
Six Cougars Named WCC All-Academic
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ImageW Volleyball | Oct, 18
Haddock-Eppich, No. 1 BYU sweep Loyola Marymount
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ImageW Volleyball | Oct, 13
Balanced effort helps No. 1 BYU sweep Santa Clara to remain undefeated
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ImageW Volleyball | Oct, 05
Jones-Perry helps No. 1 BYU to four-set win over rival San Diego
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ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 27
No. 1 BYU volleyball defeats Gonzaga to stay unbeaten
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ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 25
Jones-Perry and No. 1 Cougars take down Waves in three
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ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 22
Eschenberg's career high in blocks leads No. 1 BYU in sweep over Saint Mary's
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ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 15
Balanced attack leads No. 1 BYU to sweep of Weber State
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ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 13
No. 1 BYU sweeps No. 24 Utah in front of record crowd
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ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 08
Jones-Perry and No. 3 BYU beat No. 25 Marquette in four
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ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 07
Pin hitters help No. 3 BYU sweep past Syracuse
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ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 01
Jones-Perry and No. 9 Cougars win BYU Nike Invitational with sweep of Wichita State
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ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 31
Jones-Perry pushes No. 9 BYU to victory against No. 1 Stanford
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ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 30
Jones-Perry, No. 9 BYU sweep West Virginia in first match of BYU Nike Invitational
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ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 25
Eschenberg and Robinson aide No. 8 Cougars in 3-1 win over Blue Devils
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ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 24
Miller and Gneiting help No. 8 BYU sweep Duke in season opener