Outlook

Gracie LaForge is a versatile player who can play any position in the front row ... Extremely athletic and quick off the ground ... Might be smaller but she jumps well and her quickness is undeniable ... Will help the team as an attacker and blocker this year.

Freshman Year 2019 

Received the team's Cavalier award winner for 2019-20 ... Played in 35 matches and 122 sets … Earned second-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College D-II … Finished with 248 kills and a 2.03 kills-per-set average, both third-best on the team … Also recorded 83 digs, 70 blocks, 14 assists and 13 aces … Posted double figures in kills in six matches … First reached double digits with 10 kills in a 3-2 loss at Central (8-24-19) … Had another 10-kill effort in a 3-0 win over Hesston (9-18-19) … Recorded 15 kills and a .480 attack percentage in a 3-0 win at Labette (10-4-19) … Had 12 kills and a season-high nine digs in a 3-1 win at Palm Beach State (10-12-19) … Followed with 11 kills and seven digs in a 3-1 win over Pasco-Hernando State (10-12-19) … Has a season-best 16 kills and hit a season-best .560 in a 3-0 win at Allen (10-16-19) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester with a 4.0 GPA ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a grade point aveage between 3.80-3.99.

High School 

Was a three-year starter for coach Keri Peterson at Grain Valley High School, Oak Grove, Mo. … Graduated 2019 … Was a two-time All-District first-team selection … Earned first-team All-Suburban Conference Blue Division her senior year … Also voted her team’s MVP and Offensive Player of the Year … Registered 170 kills, hit .337 her and had 43 digs as a senior year … Had 88 kills, hit .279, had 39 blocks and 19 digs as a junior … Produced 84 kills and 41 blocks as a sophomore … Competed in track and field her freshman and junior years … Ran a leg on the 4x400 relay team that set a school record and placed seventh at the state championship meet her freshman … Was also a state qualifier her junior year in the 4x400 … That same relay won the MRVC Conference and Missouri Class 3-4, District Championships, and finished runner-up at the Missouri Class 4, Sectional 4 Championships with a season-best time of 4:07.22 … Placed third in the 400-meters and second in the triple jump at the MRVC Conference Championship in 2018, and was fourth in both events at the Missouri Class 3-4, District 7 Championships while posting a season-best time of 1:03.19 in the 400-meters and a person-best mark of 33-feet, 6-inches in the triple jump  … Competed in cross country as a freshman and qualified for state … Played one season of club volleyball with Invasion in 2016 and Summit coached by Erin Wilson in 2017 … That team qualified for the AAU Nationals … 4.0 student and National Honor Society member.

Personal 

Born Gracelyn Marie LaForge on Oct. 16, 2000 in Kansas City, Mo. … Nicknames are Gracie and Grace … Daughter of Scott and Sheri LaForge … Has two sisters, Faith and Finley … Her father played football and her mother played volleyball at Independence Community College … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Washburn University and Colby Community College … Favorite foods are mashed potatoes and green bean casserole … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Kobe Steak House … Favorite TV show is The Voice … Favorite movie is The Longest Ride … Favorite sports movie is The Blind Side … Favorite actress is Melissa McCarthy … Favorite book is Delirium … Favorite music entertainer is Sam Smith … Favorite athlete is Kerri Walsh Jennings … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Royals … Her greatest athletic moment was running at state her freshman year … A notable alumna from her school is USA Gymnastics team member Kara Eaker.