Julia Kakkis

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Setter
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Huntington Beach, Calif.
High School:
Mater Dei

2024: Was named Honorable Mention All-Ivy ... Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week three times (Oct. 21, Nov. 4, Nov. 11) ... Led Brown and finished fourth in the Ivy League with 8.87 assists per set, collecting 594 assists ... Finished hte year with 125 digs (1.87/set), 35 kills, 29 blocks and 10 service aces ... Finished the year with 15-straight matches of double-figure assists and had five double-doubles ... Picked up her first double-digit assist match with 29 at DePaul (Sept. 13) ... Posted 31 assists and 11 digs against High Point (Oct. 8) ... Had 24 assists, eight digs and six kills against Columbia (Oct. 11) ... Had a stretch of four-straight 30-assist matches from Oct. 18 to Nov. 1 with double-doubles against Dartmouth (37 assists, 15 digs) and at Yale (38 assists, 13 digs) ... Posted a season-best 53 assists against Princeton (Nov. 3) ... Had 49 assists and 16 digs against Dartmouth (Nov. 9) and 43 assists and 10 digs at Cornell (Nov. 15) as part of a four-match stretch with at least 40-assists.

Before Brown: Played both indoor and beach volleyball ... Named High School All-American by AVCA, MaxPreps, Volleyball Magazine and Prep Volleyball ... Was Awarded California Player of the Year by MaxPreps ... Was on of four finalists for Prep Volleyball Player of the Year ... One of the Fab 50 Top 50 volleyball recruits in 2024 class named by Volleyball Magazine ... Named All-CIF and CIFSS D1 ... Team was CIFSS champions, Open Division State Champions and National Champions ... Was the Team MVP in her senior year ... Was named All-Trinity League First Team ... Played for Momentous Volleyball Club ... Was named to the Dean's honor roll and member of the National Honors Society.

Why Brown?: "I wanted a high level of education and the ability to also play at a high level (D1) for volleyball."