Courtesy LaRosas's
Bryn Kehoe could well be the finest volleyball player in Greater Cincinnati history. That's saying a lot given the nationally regarded strength of Cincinnati volleyball, but Bryn's credentials are second to none.
A four-year starter at St. Ursula Academy, Kehoe led the Bulldogs to two Ohio Division I state championships (2001 and 2003) and a state runner-up finish in 2002. Twice named the Ohio Division I Player of the Year, Kehoe was a two-time PrepVolleyball.com All-American, which also named her the No. 1 volleyball player in the nation in 2003. She was the inaugural recipient of the Andi Collins Award (2003), emblematic of the Best Setter in the United States.
Kehoe was the Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year (2003), The Cincinnati Enquirer Player of the Year and the recipient of the 2003 Southwest Ohio Officials Association Lifetime Achievement Award. She was the LaRosa's Female Athlete of the Year in 2004, and is one of only 15 in the Hall of Fame to be inducted on the first ballot.
Kehoe continued her athletic excellence at Stanford University. A four-year starter, she was the only starting freshman to win an NCAA team championship (2004). She went on to play in two other national championship games. She was a three-time NCAA All-American. As a senior, she was a two-time 1st team All-American and was named the CVU.com Setter of the Year. She set numerous single-game and single-season records, and finished as Stanford's No. 1 all-time assists leader with 5,956, which was also third-best in Pac-10 history and one of the top 25 Best in NCAA history.
In addition to her college career, Kehoe played for Team USA - competing for the U.S. Women's National Team in 2005 at the Montreux Masters. She was the starting setter for the U.S. Women's Junior National Team that competed in 2005 at the FIVB World Championship in Turkey and was a member of the 2004 U.S. Women's Junior National Team that won the gold medal at the NORCECA Continental Championship. She also played on Team USA in China in 2010.
As a professional, Kehoe played three seasons for Sagres NUC in Switzerland, where she was team captain in 2013.
Kehoe came by her talents naturally as both her father, Steve, and mother, Amy - a two-time collegiate All-American -- played collegiate volleyball. Currently, Bryn Kehoe is the assistant volleyball coach at the University of Alabama.