Outlook

Belle Hedke (HEAD-key) is extremely athletic who can take over a match on the front row ... Possesses versatility to swing from any position ... Can hit any set and worked hard in the spring to add new shots to her arsenal ... Was a steady presence at the net offensively and defensively over her career.

Career

Etched her name in the all-time career annuals with 284 total blocks and 258 block assists which rank tied for 10^th and seventh all-time respectively ..

Sophomore Year 2024

Helped JCCC to a 30-7 record, a runner-up finish in the conference, a district championship and a runner-up finish at the NJCAA Division II National Championship … Named NJCAA Division II All-America second-team … Became the 34^th player to be selected NJCAA All-American and the 29^th in Division II … Selected All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II second-team … Played in 37 matches and 122 sets … Was one of the biggest defensive presences in the conference and nation in 2024 … Led the conference in block assists (138), total blocks (152) and blocks per set (1.25) … Nationally ranked fifth in the block assists, seventh in total blocks and seventh in blocks per set … Also tallied 268 kills, averaging 2.20 kills per set … Hit .268 offensively … Ranked 15^th in the conference in total kills and sixth in kill percentage … Also ranked 11^th in the conference in total points with 351 … Registered double figures in kills nine times and in blocks one time … First hit double digits in kills with 12 in a 3-2 win over No. 6-ranked Illinois Central (8-24-24) … Recorded a double-double with 15 kills and 14 blocks in a 3-2 win over No. 4 Heartland (9-6-24) … Her 14 blocks rank as the third-most posted in a match in team history … In the next match again tallied 15 kills along with five blocks in a sweep over Lincoln Land (9-6-24) … The next day posted eight kills and five blocks in a 3-1 win over No. 3 Parkland and nine kills and seven blocks in a 3-1 win over No. 14 Sauk Valley (9-7-24) … Finished the four-match weekend with 47 kills and 31 blocks … Picked up 14 kills in a 3-1 win over Des Moines Area (9-13-24) … Posted back-to-back matches with 13 kills and six blocks in a 3-0 win over Northeast (9-20-24) and 3-1 win over No. 4 Kirkwood (9-21-24) … Tallied 11 kills  and hit .375 in a 3-1 win at Metropolitan (10-9-24) … Opened the national tournament with seven kills and six blocks in a 3-2 win over No. 8 Iowa Central (11-20-24) … Picked up seven kills and eight blocks in a 3-1 win over No. 2 Parkland in the quarterfinals (11-21-24) … Her eight blocks tied the second-most recorded in a match by a JCCC player in national tournament play … Posted six kills and six blocks in the 3-1 win over No. 5 Gulf Coast State in the semifinals (11-22-24), and capped the tournament with six kills and six blocks against No. 1 Cowley in the National Championship (11-23-24) … Finished the tournament with 26 kills and 26 blocks … Her 26 blocks rank as the seventh most recorded in national tournament in team history.

Freshman Year 2023
Named All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II honorable mention …  Played in 40 matches and 119 sets … Tallied 186 kills and a kill percentage of .296… Her .296 kill percentage would be the fifth best in the conference but she was shy of the minimum number of attacks per set needed to be ranked …  Led the team and the conference with 132 blocks … Also had 41 digs … Reached double figures in kills three times  … Tallied 10 kills and hit .412 in a 3-0win over North Dakota State College of Science (8-19-23) … Credited with 11 kills and a .786 kill percentage in a sweep over Hesston (8-30-23) … Recorded a season-high 12 kills and hit .857 in a 3-0 win over North Platte (9-30-23) …Had a season-high 7 blocks in a sweep over NEO A&M (8-26-23) and matched that effort in a 3-2 loss to No. 3 Cowley (10-11-23) … Had seven kills and five blocks in a 3-0 win over Coffeyville in the semifinals of the District Playoffs (11-1-23) … Led JCCC with nine kills in a 3-0 win over Neosho County in the District Championship, helping the Cavaliers punch their ticket to the 2023 NJCAA D-II National Tournament (11-4-23) … Recorded five blocks along with five kills in JCCC’s national tournament opening round win over No. 12 Gulf Coast State (11-15-23) … Her five blocks tie for ninth-best in a match at nationals … Had nine kills and four blocks in a 3-1 win over No. 17 Wallace State (11-17-23) … Finished the tournament with 23 kills and 17 blocks … Her 17 total blocks rank 11^th in JCCC tournament history.

High School
Started one season and earned three varsity letters for coach Courtney Kroeger at Marysville High School, Marysville, Kan. … Graduated 2023 … Earned first-team All-North Central Kansas League as a senior and honorable mention All-NCKL her junior year … Tallied 344 kills, 82 blocks and 83 digs her senior season … Registered 174 kills, 85 blocks and 88 digs as a junior and 137 kills, 60 blocks and 78 digs as a sophomore … Closed out her career with 655 kills, 227 blocks and 249 digs … Played club volleyball NEK Story from 2019-20 coached by Jessica Cook and Shannon Bussman, NEK Riot in 2021 coached by Carry Bausch and Topeka Elite in 2021-23 coached by Gabby Muzzy and Kyle Lewis … Also competed in track and field … Ran a leg on Marysville’s 4x400 relay team that placed third at the 3A-4A State Championships her sophomore year … Also set a school record in the 4x400 with at time of 4:05 … National Honors Society member … Honor roll student and invited to the Kiwanis Banquet all four years.

Personal

Born Bella Katherine Hedke on May 4, 2005, in Kansas City, Mo. … Nicknames are Bell, Bella Bean and Dalila … Daughter of Bryce and Kate Hedke … Has three siblings: Jack, Charley and Layla … Her brother Jack competes in power lifting at Concordia University … Majoring in elementary education … Favorite foods are pasta and sweets … Favorite fast food restaurant is Five Guys … Favorite restaurants are Texas Roadhouse and Umis … Favorite TV show is Mike and Molly … Favorite movie is Marley and Me … Favorite sports movies is McFarland … Favorite actor and actress are Jason Momoa and Melissa McCarthy … Favorite book is Because of Winn Dixie … Favorite music entertainer is Taylor Swift … Favorite cartoon character is Blue from Blues Clues … Favorite athlete is Allyson Felix … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Best player she have compete against is Camryn Turner, a setter on the Kansas Jayhawk volleyball team … Greatest sports moment was running at the Junior Olympics four times … A notal alumnus from her school is former WNBA and Kansas State basketball player Kendra Wecker.