Kyle Ensing

Kyle Ensing (born March 6, 1997) is an American indoor volleyball player plays as an opposite hitter on the United States men's national volleyball team. On club level, he plays for Saint-Nazaire Volley-Ball Atlantique in France.[1]

Kyle Ensing
Personal information
Full nameKyle Ensing
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-03-06) March 6, 1997
Santa Clarita, California, United States
HometownSanta Clarita, California, United States
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Spike144 in (366 cm)
Block139 in (353 cm)
College / UniversityLong Beach State
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current clubFrance Saint-Nazaire VBA fr)
Career
YearsTeams
2016–2019United States Long Beach State
2019–2020Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys
2020–2022Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
2022–France Saint-Nazaire VBA (fr)
National team
2018– United States
Honours
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place2023 Japan
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place2022 Bologna
Bronze medal – third place2018 Lille
NORCECA Championship
Silver medal – second place2019 Winnipeg

Personal life

Ensing is from Santa Clarita, California and attended high school at Valencia High School. He primarily played basketball and football in his youth and discovered interest in volleyball in high school. For his performance on the volleyball team, he was named the 2014 All Santa Clarita Valley Player of the Year as well as the Daily News All-Area Player of the Year.[2]

His brother, Eric, also played volleyball at Long Beach State.[3]

Career

Long Beach State

Ensing played volleyball for Long Beach State, where he made the final four all four years, winning NCAA titles in 2018 and 2019.[4] While there, he played alongside fellow members of the United States men's national volleyball team TJ DeFalco and Joshua Tuaniga.

Professional clubs

National team

Ensing has participated in four major tournaments with the U.S. men's national team: 2018, 2019 and 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League and 2019 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship. In June 2021, he was named to the 12-player 2020 Summer Olympics roster.[5]

Honors and awards

Professional clubs

Individual awards
  • 2017: AVCA Second-Team All-American
  • 2018: AVCA First-Team All-American
  • 2018: All-Big West First-Team
  • 2018: NCAA National Championship – All Tournament Team
  • 2019: All-Big West First-Team (Player of the Year)
  • 2019: AVCA First-Team All-American

References
  1. "KYLE ENSING, NOUVEAU POINTU DE SAINT NAZAIRE !" (in French). snvba.net. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. Lunetta, Caleb (July 18, 2021). "Two SCV Olympians making their way to Tokyo". Santa Clarita Valley Signal. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  3. "Kyle Ensing - LBSU". LBSU. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. "LBSU men's volleyball repeats as NCAA champions". Press Telegram. May 4, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  5. "Speraw, USA Volleyball announce 12-player men's Olympic roster for Tokyo". USA Volleyball. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.


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