UC Santa Barbara
2021 Big West All-Academic Team
2x AD Honor Roll (2018-19)
2021: Played 28 matches during the season totaling 101 sets... first in the team and eighth in the Big West with 624 assists(6.18 A/set)... fourth on the team for digs with 186(1.84 D/set) and for service aces(21)... had double-double performances for four matches... reached a season-high with 35 assists in a 5-set match against Wyoming on Sept. 10... reached a match-high for digs(14) against UC Irvine on Oct. 29
2019: Made her collegiate debut during the 2019 season appearing in seven matches and 11 sets for the Gauchos...Collected four digs and a service ace.
2018: Redshirted the season.
High School: Earned three varsity letters as a libero and defensive specialist at Waubonsie Valley High School under head coach Kari Galen ... In 2017, was named to the Dupage Valley Second Team and an All-Conference Special Mention, helping lead the team to a Regional Final championship, a sectional semifinal appearance, and a third-place finish at the Autumnfest Volleyball Tournament ... In 2016, she was named to the Warrior Blast All-Tournament Team ... She was also a three-time Academic-All Conference honoree, an Illinois-State Scholar, Indian Prairie Scholar, and was on her high school's honor roll for four consecutive years ... While playing libero during her junior season, she helped make the Warriors the only team in the state to beat Geneva in a set ...
Club: Competed with Sports Performance Volleyball Club from ages 11 to 18 under coach Rick Butler ... Served as captain for five years ... In 2018, won the AAU Open Nationals and was named an AAU All-American ... Also in 2018, won the Presidents Day Challenge Championship, earning an All-Tournament Team nod, and finished as a champion in the Showcase and Power League tournaments ... Also traveled to Japan and played with the national champion college and high school teams, as well as the pro team Ageo Medics ... In 2016, finished in third-place in the JVA World Challenge ... In 2014, won the Badger State AAU Super Regional Championships, and finished as Bluegrass runner-ups ...
Personal: Grace Elizabeth Kloss was born on Aug. 24, 2000 in Barrington, Ill. ... Names Naperville, Ill. as her hometown ... She has two older siblings, Victor and Sam, and two younger siblings, Analy and Paul ... Lists hearing UCSB's name called for the 2019 NCAA Tournament as her most memorable sports moment ... Currently majors in pre-biology ... Aspires to become a doctor.
