OVERVIEW

Torey Burkhardt is a two-sport athlete at JCCC, competing in volleyball and softball ... Will see most of time in the middle infield ... Possesses great range and communication skills on the field ... Leads by example … Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in 2018 and 2019, and second-team NJCAA All-Acadmeic honors with a 3.89 GPA in 2019.

SOPHOMORE YEAR SOFTBALL

Earned second-team All-Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference at second base ... Played in 29 games … Batted .283 (15-for-53) with five doubles, 10 runs scored and six driven in … Also had three stolen bases … Ripped a double and scored a run in a 4-1 season-opening win over Ranger at the Cowtown Classic in Fort Worth (2-15-19) … Had a season-high six assists in an 8-4 loss to Blinn at the Cowtown Classic (2-15-19) … Had a single and a double, scored twice and drove in two in a 10-0 win at Fort Scott (4-26-19) … Also drew a walk and stole a base … Drove in two runs with a single in a 9-1 win over Murray State in the first game at the Region VI/District D Tournament (5-11-19) ... Hit .438 (7-for-16) at the NJCAA D-II National Tournament, with three doubles, three runs scoreda and an RBI ... Her. 438 aveage was second-best on the team at nationals, and her three doubled led the team ... Opened the tournament with a singel and a double and scored a run in a 6-3 win over Madison (5-22-19) ... Established new career high in hits with three, and doubles with two, scored a run and drovein a run in an 11-0 win over Illinois Central (5-23-19).

FRESHMAN YEAR SOFTBALL

Played in 33 games, all as a starter, but only made seven plate appearances, serving a JCCC’s flex player ... Batted .286 (2-for-7) with a double, four runs and a run driven in ... Has a fielding percentage of .789 ... Got her first hit, a double, and first RBI in a 3-1 win at Kansas City Kansas (3-8-18) ... Ripped a single and scored a run in a 5-1 win over Hesston (3-24-18) ... Also stole a base in that game.

SOPHOMORE YEAR VOLLEYBALL

Played in 38 matches and 137 sets ... Ranked second on the team with 355 digs and a digs per set ratio of 2.59 ... Reached double figures in digs 17 times, and had 20 or more three times ... Had 20 digs in a win over nationally ranked Lincoln Land (9-8-18) ... Also had 20 digs in JCCC's semifinal win over Neosho County at the District M Tournament (11-3-18) ... Had double-digit dig totals in three of the four matches at the NJCAA D-II Tournament … Registered 16 digs in the third place match win over Kirkwood (11-17-18) … Also has 15 services aces.

FRESHMAN YEAR VOLLEYBALL

Played in all 32 matches and 118 of the 119 sets on the season at libero … Led the team and ranked 12th in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference with 463 digs … Averaged 3.92 digs per set, which ranked 13th in the conference … Recorded 25 multiple-dig matches, and topped 20 or more four times all against nationally ranked teams … Her first multi-dig match proved to be her season high of 28 against No. 2 ranked Lincoln Land (8-25-17) … Had 21 digs against No. 9 Central (8-26-17) and followed with 22 against No. 10 Cowley (8-30-18) … Registered 24 digs against No. 6 Coffeyville for her fourth 20-dig match of the season (9-20-17) … Tallied 63 digs to help the Lady Cavaliers go 4-0 at the JCCC Challenge, an average of 5.25 per set.

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a three-year starter in softball for coach Mark Workman at Silver Lake High School, Silver Lake, Kan. … Graduated 2017 … Helped the Silver Lake softball team win a state championship and finish 23-2 her sophomore year … Scored one of Silver Lake’s five runs in the 5-0 title win over Hillsboro … Garnered all-league honorable mention honors in softball her junior year … Also earned three varsity letters in volleyball and one in basketball … Earned All-Mid East League first-team honors in volleyball her senior year … Tallied 432 digs her senior season, an average of 4.4 per set … Helped Silver Lake go undefeated to win a league title, and cap the year by winning the Kansas 3A State Championship … The team finished 39-6 overall …  Helped the Eagles to a state title her sophomore season and a runner-up finish her junior year with a 43-2 mark … Earned all-league honorable mention honors in basketball as a senior … National Honor Society member and earned academic all-league honors.

PERSONAL

Born Torey Elaine Burkhardt on Nov. 7, 1998, in Topeka, Kan. … Nickname is T … Daughter of Vincent and Nancy Burkhardt … Has two siblings, Taylor and Taryn … Major is undecided … Also recruited by McPherson College, Allen Community College and Dodge City Community College … Favorite foods are spaghetti, pickles and steak … Favorite fast food restaurants are Chick-fil-A and Qdoba … Favorite restaurant is Buffalo Wild Wings … Favorite TV shows are One Tree Hill and Vampire Diaries … Favorite movie is Creed … Favorite actor is Scott Eastwood … Favorite music entertainer is Florida Georgia Line … Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athlete is Lorenzo Cain … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Royals … Best player she has competed against former Sliver Lake standout and Kansas State outside hitter Alyssa Schultejans … A notable alumnus from her school is Oklahoma basketball coach Lon Kruger.