| Height: | 5-4 |
| Hometown: | Hermann, Mo. |
| Position: | DS/L |
| Year: | Fr |
| High School: | Hermann |
Outlook
Kennedie Witthaus (WITT-house) makes some amazing defensive reads … Is a player who truly believes she can touch any ball … Her defensive effort elevates JCCC’s game and her hustle is contagious to all her teammates around her.
Freshman Year 2025
Helped Johnson County to a 25-9 record, a Region 6/District title and berth to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament … Played in 31 matches and 94 sets … Finished with 206 digs, fifth-most on the team, a 2.19 digs-per-set average, third-best on the team and 17 service aces … Posed double-digits in digs seven times … Had 13 digs in a 3-1 loss to No. 6 Gulf Coast State (8-23-25) … The next day tallied nine digs in a sweep over Southeastern and eight in a sweep over Danville Area (8-24-25) … Picked up 10 digs in a sweep over No. 15 Des Moines Area and eight in a sweep over NEO A&M (8-29-25) … Reached double-digits for a third time with 11 digs in a sweep over Sauk Valley (9-5-25) … Collected 15 digs in a 3-0 victory over Labette (9-10-25) … Had eight digs in a hard-fought five-set loss to No. 6 Parkland (10-11-25) … Tallied 11 digs in a sweep over Fort Scott in the final conference match of the season (10-29-25) … Credited with 10 digs to help JCCC rally for a thrilling five-set victory over No. 4 Cowley to win the District Championship and advance to the NJCAA D-II National Tournament (11-5-25) … Opened the National Tournament with 17 digs in a five-set loss to No. 10 Pensacola State (11-19-25) … Followed with nine digs in a sweep over No. 13 Grand Rapids (11-20-25) … Finished the tournament with 29 total digs.
High School
Was a three-year starter for Tess Schannuth at Hermann High School, Hermann, Mo. ... Graduated 2025 … Was a two-time Missouri Class 2A All-State selection … Was a three-time All-Area first-team performer … Named second-team All-Four Rivers Conference as a junior and first-team her senior year … Helped the Bearcats win three District and Sectional titles, place runner-up at state her junior and place fourth her senior season … Also helped her team win a conference championship her sophomore year … Closed out her career as the program’s all-time digs leader with 1,398 … Tallied 312 as a sophomore, a season-high 630 her junior year and 456 as a senior … Also had 145 career aces with a season-high 64 her senior season … Earned four varsity letters in basketball … Was a two-time All Four Rivers Conference and All-Area selection … Named first-team All-District her senior year … Selected to the South Callaway All-Tournament Team her junior and senior years … Se the single season record with 51made 3-point baskets her junior year and owns the all-time career record with 141 made 3-pointers … Averaged 4.4 points as a freshman, 6.0 points as a sophomore, 9.6 her junior year and 9.3 points per game as a senior … Helped the Bearcats win a conference championship her senior season … Played cub volleyball for Mid-State Force coached by Tess Schannuth and FC United coached by Emma Walde … Four-year honor roll student … Four-time Academic All-Conference and All-State in basketball, three-time Academic All-Conference and All-State in volleyball and four-year National Honor Society member.
Personal
Born Kennedie Morgan Witthaus on July 19, 2006, in Jefferson City, Mo. … Nickname is Ken … Daughter of Jason and Summer Witthaus … Has two siblings: Macie and Kohlt … Her father played football, and her mother played softball at Southeastern Oklahoma State University … Major is nursing … Career ambition is to be a pediatric nurse … Also recruited by Central Christian College, East Central College, University of Massachusetts and University of Saint Mary … Favorite foods are Chinese and seafood … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Wingz-A-Blazin … Favorite TV show is 1963 … Favorite movies are Legally Blonde, The Notebook and Teen Beach Move … Favorite actor is Tom Holland … Favorite book is It Ends With Us … Favorite music entertainers are Lainey Wilson, Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum and Megan Moroney … Favorite cartoon character is. The Grinch … Favorite athletes are Lexi Rodriguez and Caitlin Clark … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Royals and University of Nebraska volleyball team … Her greatest sports moment was winning a state championship her junior year … Has a superstition of getting a new pair of knee pads every season then not washing them all year because it would be bad luck … Best player she has played against is Texas Longhorns setter Ella Swindle … A notable alumnus from her school is Ken Boyer, former St. Louis Cardinals third baseman and manager.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | at Fort Scott Community College | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 5 | at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 9 | at Cowley County Community College | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Pensacola State College | L, 3-2 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Grand Rapids Community College | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Parkland College | L, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 31 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 94 | 19 | ||
| Kills | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Errors | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total Attacks | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 0.13 | 0.11 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | -.500 | .000 | ||
| Assists | 9 | 0 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.10 | 0.00 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 30 | 0 | ||
| Service Aces | 17 | 4 | ||
| Service Errors | 13 | 0 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.18 | 0.21 | ||
| Receptions | 362 | 64 | ||
| Reception Errors | 23 | 5 | ||
| Digs | 206 | 45 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.19 | 2.37 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Total | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 2 | 1 | ||
| Points | 17.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Matches started | 4 | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 15 | Iowa Western Community College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 15 | Benedictine College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 19 | Central Methodist University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 19 | Pittsburg State University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 22 | vs. Waubonsee Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 22 | vs. Grand Rapids Community College | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 23 | vs. Pensacola State College | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 23 | vs. Gulf Coast State College | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Aug 24 | vs. Southeastern Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 24 | vs. Danville Area Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 29 | Des Moines Area Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 29 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 3 | at Neosho County Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Sauk Valley Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Southeastern Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 6 | at Kirkwood Community College | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 10 | Labette Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 17 | Cowley County Community College | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Central Community College | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 20 | Lincoln Land Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 20 | Northeast Community College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | at Allen County Community College | L, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 1 | Coffeyville Community College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | Highland Community College - Kansas | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 7 | at Independence Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Illinois Central College | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. McHenry County College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Heartland Community College | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Parkland College | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 15 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 22 | MidAmerica Nazarene University JV | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -.667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 25 | Central Methodist University JV | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 29 | at Fort Scott Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Nov 5 | at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Nov 9 | at Cowley County Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Pensacola State College | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Grand Rapids Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Parkland College | L, 3-2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 14 | at Spike and Serve | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 16 | at Spike and Serve | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 2 | Baker University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 2 | Missouri Western State University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene University JV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 9 | University of Central Missouri | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 9 | Rockhurst Unversity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 9 | Emporia State University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 16 | at Pittsburg State University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 16 | vs. Missouri State University - West Plains | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 16 | at Pittsburg State University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 31 | 94 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 12 | -.500 | 9 | 0.10 | 17 | 0.18 | 362 | 23 | 206 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.0 | 0.2 |
| Total | 31 | 94 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 12 | -.500 | 9 | 0.10 | 17 | 0.18 | 362 | 23 | 206 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.0 | 0.2 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 31 | 94 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 12 | -.500 | 9 | 0.10 | 17 | 0.18 | 362 | 23 | 206 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.0 | 0.2 |
| Conference | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.21 | 64 | 5 | 45 | 2.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 5 | -.400 | 4 | 0.17 | 8 | 0.33 | 105 | 4 | 57 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
| Away | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.10 | 4 | 0.20 | 61 | 5 | 46 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Neutral | 15 | 50 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 6 | -.667 | 3 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.10 | 196 | 14 | 103 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
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| Wins | 22 | 65 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 4 | -.750 | 7 | 0.11 | 13 | 0.20 | 222 | 12 | 149 | 2.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13.0 | 0.2 |
| Losses | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 8 | -.375 | 2 | 0.07 | 4 | 0.14 | 140 | 11 | 57 | 1.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
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| August | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 3 | 0.12 | 2 | 0.08 | 125 | 6 | 61 | 2.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| September | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.00 | 81 | 7 | 41 | 2.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| October | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 6 | -.833 | 2 | 0.07 | 11 | 0.39 | 81 | 2 | 59 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.0 | 0.4 |
| November | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 0.10 | 4 | 0.19 | 75 | 8 | 45 | 2.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.2 |






