University of Tennessee Athletics
Courtside Chat with Kylann Scheidt
August 13, 2010 | Volleyball
Aug. 13, 2010
ROB PATRICK ON SCHEIDT: "The first thing we are going to do is look in our backyard for talent and in the past we just haven't had that available so we are very excited that Kylann was here in Knoxville and decided to come to Tennessee. She is going to be a little different than the setters we have had in the past in that she is going to be a force at the net. She is as athletic or more athletic than any setter we've ever had and is able to set at the net at a higher level, physically, than we've been able to do. Kylann is also a fearless setter. She will really force the ball to our middle hitters and believes she can set the ball to anybody at any time. It was great that she was able to come in and learn our system during the spring because the one thing she needed to get better at was her consistency and she really worked hard with Dani Busboom on that. Over the course of the last six months she really increased her skill level and took a lot of reps, so we are very excited about her development, as well as the physicality that she can bring to the court, especially defensively."
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: The first signee from Knoxville in Rob Patrick's 13-year tenure at Rocky Top...Prepped at Farragut High School where started for three seasons, earning captain status as a senior...Also lettered three seasons in basketball...Originally from Firth, Neb....Played her freshman campaign at Norris High, claiming all-state honorable mention and top newcomer awards..Ranked No. 21 on PrepVolleyball.com's Senior Aces chart...Joined the Tennessee program in January...Was named the District 4-AAA Newcomer of the Year and was a member of the region all-tournament team as a sophomore in 2007...Led her squad to a 48-7 record and the sectional round of the playoffs in 2008, picking up all-state accolades, earning MVP honors in the district and region tournaments and being selected as the Knoxville News Sentinel's 2008 PrepXtra Player of the Year...As a senior in 2009, she was a nominee for the Gatorade Player of the Year after guiding the Lady Ads to their third straight district title and a 41-10 record..Also took home league MVP accolades for the second consecutive season and was awarded a spot on the 2009-10 Under Armour Girls' High School All-America Watch List...Spent time with USA Volleyball's Junior National Training Team in Chula Vista, Calif., in 2008 and 2009 as well...Played club volleyball with the Smokey Mountain Juniors.
PERSONAL: Plans to major in journalism and electronic media...Lists her hobbies as reading, photography, playing basketball, four-wheeling, going to the mountains and shopping...Former teammates playing college volleyball include Lauren Burbach (Missouri Western), Michelle Burow (Northern Iowa), Cara Gregg (North Alabama), Rachael Bowlin (Carson-Newman), Amanda Mitchell (Francis Marion) and Taylor Krejci (Central Missouri)...Lists her parents as her biggest sports influences because they are her number one fans...Her mother, Amy, played collegiate volleyball at Nebraska Wesleyan...Chose to attend Tennessee over offers from LSU, Florida and Kentucky...Has two siblings, Austin, 14, and Brooklyn, 10...Kylann, Nicole Scheidt, the daughter of Michael and Amy Scheidt, was born on May 30, 1992, in Lincoln, Neb.
