Completed Event: Volleyball at Texas State on August 28, 2026 , Win , 3, to, 0
Final
Volleyball
3
at Texas State
0
University of Oklahoma Athletics
2025 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 9
Kelli Jo Burgess
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Prev School:
- Utah
- Hometown:
- Lehi, Utah
RS-Sophomore (2024)
Appeared in 21 matches with 17 starts…tallied 78 kills along with 82 blocks…set a career high with eight blocks on three different occasions…tied her career high with three solo blocks against Omaha (Sept. 7)
Prior to Oklahoma
Pacific South Region Freshman of the Year…All-Pac-12 Freshman Team…Led all Pac-12 freshmen in hitting percentage (.376) and blocks per set (1.20), while ranking in the top-six nationally among freshmen in each category…Hit above .400 in 16 matches with a season-best .800 hitting vs. USC (9 kills, 1 error, 10 attempts)…Tallied a season-high seven blocks in three different matches…Led Utah in blocks in 16 matches…Posted a season-high 13 kills against California on .650 hitting with no errors…Posted 109 total blocks (19 solo, 90 assists) and 162 kills…Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll…Dean's List
High School
Three-time state champion at Lone Peak HS…2021 Second Team AVCA High School All-American…2021 Deseret News 6A Player of the Year …Two-time First Team All-State selection (2020-21)…Honorable Mention All-State as a sophomore…Recorded 183 kills with a .375 hitting percentage, and 105 blocks during senior season…Posted 215 kills on a .367 hitting percentage in 2020, along with 97 blocks…Played for Club V Volleyball
Personal
Daughter of Chris and Lesa Burgess, who were both student-athletes at Utah…Father Chris is an assistant coach at BYU... he played at Duke for two seasons before transferring to Utah for his final two seasons…Mother Lesa played soccer at Utah…Was an honor roll student at Lone Peak HS…Has four younger siblings: Zoey, Ava, Beckham, Zachary…Graduated high school early and joined the Utes for the 2022 spring semester
Appeared in 21 matches with 17 starts…tallied 78 kills along with 82 blocks…set a career high with eight blocks on three different occasions…tied her career high with three solo blocks against Omaha (Sept. 7)
Prior to Oklahoma
Pacific South Region Freshman of the Year…All-Pac-12 Freshman Team…Led all Pac-12 freshmen in hitting percentage (.376) and blocks per set (1.20), while ranking in the top-six nationally among freshmen in each category…Hit above .400 in 16 matches with a season-best .800 hitting vs. USC (9 kills, 1 error, 10 attempts)…Tallied a season-high seven blocks in three different matches…Led Utah in blocks in 16 matches…Posted a season-high 13 kills against California on .650 hitting with no errors…Posted 109 total blocks (19 solo, 90 assists) and 162 kills…Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll…Dean's List
High School
Three-time state champion at Lone Peak HS…2021 Second Team AVCA High School All-American…2021 Deseret News 6A Player of the Year …Two-time First Team All-State selection (2020-21)…Honorable Mention All-State as a sophomore…Recorded 183 kills with a .375 hitting percentage, and 105 blocks during senior season…Posted 215 kills on a .367 hitting percentage in 2020, along with 97 blocks…Played for Club V Volleyball
Personal
Daughter of Chris and Lesa Burgess, who were both student-athletes at Utah…Father Chris is an assistant coach at BYU... he played at Duke for two seasons before transferring to Utah for his final two seasons…Mother Lesa played soccer at Utah…Was an honor roll student at Lone Peak HS…Has four younger siblings: Zoey, Ava, Beckham, Zachary…Graduated high school early and joined the Utes for the 2022 spring semester
Thursday, September 03
Friday, August 28
Friday, November 21
Friday, November 07
