Outlook

Gracie LaForge is a middle hitter who is very versatile and extremely powerful … Athletic, explosive off the floor and highly competitive … Has gained strength and quickness in the off season … Provides a strong block and is an offensive threat … Has tremendous leadership, work ethic, high volleyball IQ and always is looks to score a point … Driven student in the classroom and is always there for her teammates .. Selected team captain … Expected to be a key player in the team’s success this year.

Career

Closed out her career with 538 kills and an attack percentage of .324 … Also tallied 171 digs and 151 blocks. 

Sophomore Year 2020-21

Named first-team NJCAA Division II All-American ... Earned first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference and first-team All-Region VI/Plains District A honors … Played in 29 matches and 108 sets … Ranked 2^nd in  KJCCC D-II and 17^th in the NJCAA with a kill percentage of .359 … Ranked 7^th in the conference and 18^th  in the NJCAA with 280 kills … Registered double figures kills in 11 matches over the season … Hit .400 or better in 11 matches, with a season-best percentage of .750 in a win over Cloud County (2-6-21) …Recorded a career-high 22 kills in a loss at Fort Scott (2-11-21) … Had 13 kills and a career high six blocks I a 3-1 win at Neosho County (3-20-210 …  Hit .714 with 11 kills in the Region VI Championship match (4-2-21) … Tallied 37 kills in the NJCAA D-II National Tournament … Opened the tournament with nine kills and six digs in a 3-2 win over Pima (4-13-21) … Followed with 11 kills, an attack percentage of .500 and six digs in a 3-2 win over Kirkwood in the national quarterfinals (4-13-21) … Tallied nine kills and team-high seven blocks in the 3-1 win over Parkland in the national championship match (4-15-21)  … Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a grade point average between 3.60 and 3.79.

Freshman Year 2019-20 

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.