University of Delaware Athletics
2024 Volleyball Roster
Johnson, Kirah
Jersey Number 14
Kirah Johnson
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Westfield
- Hometown:
- Centreville, Va.
- Prev School:
- Virginia Tech
- Major:
- Psychology
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
2024 SEASON
2023 SEASON
2022 SEASON
2021 SEASON
2020 SEASON AT VIRGINIA TECH
Bio: Kirah (keer-uh) Erin Johnson... Born Oct. 12... Parents are Christie and Michael Johnson and Carrie and Pete Schourek... Has six siblings... Father, Michael, played basketball at Chowan University and stepmother Christie was an all-conference volleyball player at Florida Southern... Stepdad Pete played professional baseball in the Mets, Reds, Red Sox, Astros and Pirates organizations... Hopes to become an entrepreneur... Four-year varsity letterwinner... Coached by Christie Johnson at Westfield High School... Played club for the Virginia Juniors and was coached by Elizabeth Bottorf Yu... Four-time first-team all-district... Three-time all-region and one-time honorable mention all-region... Virginia Showcase all-tournament team... Two-time Loudoun Valley Invitational all-tournament team selection... Three-time team MVP and 2018 second-team all-state... Prep Volleyball Player of the Week honoree... Second-team all-Met... 2019 District Player of the Year... Concorde district champion and Region Player of the Year... Also was a two-year letterwinner on the girls' basketball team, earning second-team all-conference and all-conference honorable mention... For the Virginia Juniors, led them to USAV national championship match
- 2024 First-Team All-CAA
- 2024 Second-Team All-ECAC
- 2024 CAA All-Tournament Team
- 2024 Michigan Nike Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2024 CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28, Nov. 4)
- 2024 CAA Preseason All-Conference
- 2024 CSC Academic All-District
- 2023 All-CAA Second-Team
- 2023 Blue Hen Invitational All-Tournament Team
- 2023 CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16)
2024 SEASON
- Played in all 111 sets in the season, starting all 27 matches
- Averaged 2.98 kills per set, 0.29 aces per set, and 1.15 blocks per set
- Recorded 400th career block on Nov. 2 vs Stony Brook, and finished career ranked fourth in program history with 431 career blocks and third in blocks per set a 1.03
- Finished career fifth in program history in hitting percentage at .306
- Tied program CAA Championship Match record in kills with 21 against No. 1 College of Charleston
- Ranked second in the CAA and 96th in NCAA in blocks per set (1.15) and fourth in CAA in hitting percentage (.331)
- Had 18 double-digit kill games and 24 matches with at least three blocks, including eight matches with at least five blocks
- Recorded the sixth game in program history with at least double-digit kills and an .800 hitting percentage, and had the ninth best hitting percentage ever in program history in a single-match on Nov. 10 against Hampton
- Had five service aces against Marist on Sept. 13
- Had 10 total blocks against William & Mary on Oct. 12
- First-Team All-CAA
- Second-Team All-ECAC
- CAA All-Tournament Team
- Michigan Nike Classic All-Tournament Team
- CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28, Nov. 4)
- CAA Preseason All-Conference
- CSC Academic All-District
2023 SEASON
- Played in all 111 sets in the season, starting all 29 matches
- Recorded 260 kills, .352 hitting percentage, and 114 blocks
- Had 13 double-digit kill games, including a career-high tying 14 kills on Sept. 1 with a .407 hitting percentage and nine blocks
- Also had 14 kills against Hofstra on Oct. 21 wth a .300 hitting percentage
- Had seven games with at least double-digit kills and a .400 hitting percentage, including three where she hit at least. 500
- Had 13 kills and hit .571 in a win over Towson on Sept. 22
- Had 13 blocks against Stony Brook on Oct. 15, tied for the fourth most in a game in program history, and added 11 kills with a .355 hitting percentage
- 2023 All-CAA Second-Team
- 2023 Blue Hen Invitational All-Tournament Team
- CAA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 16
2022 SEASON
- Started in 27 of her 28 appearances (107 sets played) during her second year in the Blue Hens uniform
- Finished the year ranking first among the team with a career-best 107 blocks (1.00 blk/per set) and nailed down a career-best 199 kills (1.86 p/set)
- Record a career best 14 kills against William & Mary (Nov. 18) and 12 blocks at UMBC (Sept. 4)
- Recorded double-digit kills seven times this season
2021 SEASON
- Started in all 28 matches (101 sets played) during her first year in the Blue Hens uniform and finished the year ranking second among the team with 94 blocks (.93 blk/per set)
- Buried career-best 12 kills twice this season (vs. Kent State, Sept. 10; at UNCW, Oct. 9) and sent away a career-high eight blocks (vs. JMU, Sept. 19)
- Recorded double-digit kills five times this season including a career-high attacking percentage of .786 (11 kills vs. Northeastern, Nov. 18)
2020 SEASON AT VIRGINIA TECH
- Appeared in one match as a rookie against Boston College in 2020
- Tallied three kills and one assist for 4.5 points
- Ended the match with two blocks
Bio: Kirah (keer-uh) Erin Johnson... Born Oct. 12... Parents are Christie and Michael Johnson and Carrie and Pete Schourek... Has six siblings... Father, Michael, played basketball at Chowan University and stepmother Christie was an all-conference volleyball player at Florida Southern... Stepdad Pete played professional baseball in the Mets, Reds, Red Sox, Astros and Pirates organizations... Hopes to become an entrepreneur... Four-year varsity letterwinner... Coached by Christie Johnson at Westfield High School... Played club for the Virginia Juniors and was coached by Elizabeth Bottorf Yu... Four-time first-team all-district... Three-time all-region and one-time honorable mention all-region... Virginia Showcase all-tournament team... Two-time Loudoun Valley Invitational all-tournament team selection... Three-time team MVP and 2018 second-team all-state... Prep Volleyball Player of the Week honoree... Second-team all-Met... 2019 District Player of the Year... Concorde district champion and Region Player of the Year... Also was a two-year letterwinner on the girls' basketball team, earning second-team all-conference and all-conference honorable mention... For the Virginia Juniors, led them to USAV national championship match
Highlight: VB CAA Champions - 11/18/23
Sunday, November 19
Highlight: VB vs. Hofstra - 10/22/23
Sunday, October 22
Highlight: VB vs. Hofstra - 10-21-23
Saturday, October 21
Highlight: VB vs. Charleston - 10/1/23
Monday, October 16
