Outlook

Torey Burkhardt is a two-sport athlete at JCCC, competing volleyball in the fall and softball in the spring … Coach Ei describes as small, but mighty ... Full of energy and quick to the ball ... Has worked on her ball control and will help defensively.

Sophomore Year 2018 - 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 ... Was the team's top academic performer for 2018-19 ... Earned second-team NJCAA All-Academic honors with a 3.88 GPA.

Freshman Year 2017 - 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 … That total ranks as the 15th-best single season in JCCC history ...  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.

Freshman Year 2018 - Softball

Played and started 33 games ... Registered 41 putouts and 56 assists for a .789 fielding percentage ... Had only seven plate appearances with a single and a double for a .286 average ... Scored four runs and stole two bases ... Her first base hit was an RBI double in a 3-1 win at Kansas City Kansas (3-8-18) ... Had a single, stole a base and scored a run in a 5-1 win over Hesston (3-24-18).

High School 

Was a starter her senior year, and a three-time letter winner for coach Sarah Johnson at Silver Lake High School, Silver Lake, Kan. … Graduated 2017 … Earned All-Mid East League first-team honors 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 championship as a sophomore and runner-up finish her junior year with a 43-2 mark … Also earned three letters softball and one in basketball, and was a member of the dance team … Helped the Silver Lake softball win state championships in 2014 and 2015 … Scored one of Silver Lake’s five runs in the 5-0 title win over Hillsboro in 2014 … Garnered all-league honorable mention honors in softball her junior year, and in basketball as a senior ... Helped the basketball team win state in 2016 ...  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 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.