Makena Ehlert

Class:
Senior
Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Orange County, Calif.
High School:
Tesoro

2019: Earned Friar Classic Tournament MVP honors … Gained a spot on the Holly Young Invitational All-Tournament Team … Served team as a captain … Ranked third in the Ivy League in kills per set (3.37) and second in points per set (3.82) … Stood fifth in kills per set (3.19), fifth in points per set (3.76), and third in service aces per set (0.36) in Ivy play … Appeared in all 23 matches and all 87 sets, one of three Bears to do so … Totaled 293 kills, 241 digs (2.77 per set), 33 blocks (0.38 per set), 33 assists (0.38 per set), and 23 aces (0.26 per set) on the year … Posted 139 kills, 125 digs (2.84 per set), 18 blocks (0.41 per set), 16 aces (0.36 per set), and 14 assists (0.32 per set) in Ivy play … Landed double-figure kills in each of 21 matches … Notched 11 double-doubles on the season … Closed the year with five straight double-doubles … Compiled 19 kills and 16 digs vs. Holy Cross (Sept. 7) … Posted 16 kills and 15 digs at Providence (Sept. 14) … Finished with 19 kills and eight digs vs. Columbia (Oct. 19) … Tallied 16 kills and 12 digs at Columbia (Nov. 8).

2018: Played in all 99 sets, one of four Bears to do so … Tallied 1.76 kills per set and 2.84 digs per set on the year … Totaled 174 kills and 281 digs … Led the team with 2.45 kills per set in Ivy League play alongside 2.74 digs per set … Posted double-figure kills in each of 10 matches, including nine of her last 10 outings of the year … Notched double-figure digs in each of 17 matches … Registered eight double-doubles on the year … Landed a season-high 22 kills with eight digs vs. Cornell (Nov. 10) … Posted 15 kills and 19 digs vs. Columbia (Nov. 9) … Finished with 16 kills and 14 digs vs. Penn (Oct. 26).

2017: Appeared in 20 matches and 46 sets … Averaged 1.75 kills, 1.73 digs, 0.27 blocks, and 0.24 service aces per set … Tallied double-figure kills in each of four matches … Posted three double-doubles … Compiled double-figure digs four times … Notched 12 kills and 20 digs vs. Dartmouth (Nov. 3) … Registered 12 kills and 16 digs vs. Columbia (Oct. 7) … Recorded 10 kills and 10 digs at Harvard (Oct. 13).

2016: Played in all 92 sets, one of four Bears to do so … Started all 24 matches, the only Bear to do so … Ranked second on the team in kills per set (2.09), digs per set (2.38), and service aces (23) … Added 24 assists and 25 blocks on the year … Hit .135 … Tallied five double-doubles on the year … Posted 10 or more kills in each of six matches … Notched double-figure dig totals in each of 11 matches … Landed a season-high 20 kills with 15 digs at Holy Cross (Sept. 2) … Registered 18 kills and 16 digs vs. Central Connecticut (Sept. 17) … Made a season-best 21 digs at Dartmouth (Nov. 11).

Before Brown: Earned Scholar-Athlete accolades all four years … Played for head coach Richard Polk at Tesoro … Competed on the club level for Tstreet Volleyball Club … Selected as member of the Junior Honor Guard.

Personal: Makena is the daughter of Melissa Ehlert-Traub and Kurt Ehlert … Has one older brother, Brandon … Born on October 13, 1998 … Business, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations concentrator … Has visited 120 countries.

Why Brown? “I fell in love with the campus after my first visit to Brown, and the school has a perfect balance of academics and athletics.”

CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 22, vs. Cornell (Nov. 10, 2018)
Assists: 6, vs. Seattle (Sept. 6, 2019)
Digs: 21, at Dartmouth (Nov. 11, 2016)
Blocks: 5, at Harvard (Nov. 1, 2019)
Service Aces: 5, vs. Harvard (Oct. 7, 2016)