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Jennah DeVries

Jennah DeVries

  • Class
    2011
  • Induction
    2024
  • Sport(s)
    Volleyball
Jennah DeVries joined the Aggie program as a true freshman in 2008 and would go on to have an incredible four-year career which included being one of only two Aggies to be named an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American three times. During her career with NM State, DeVries was also named First Team All-WAC three times and is one just five players in the history of the program to achieve this feat.
 
She remains one of the best setters in program history and currently ranks fourth all-time in career assists – totaling 4,052 during her time with the Crimson and White. Devries also served as a key member of the 2008 team which is still the only Aggie team in program history to win an NCAA Tournament game.
 
On the tournament-bound team in 2008, the setter from Sedalia, Colo., played in 120 of the Aggies' 121 sets on her way to earning WAC All-Freshman Team honors. In her first season, DeVries ranked second on the team in both assists (584) and service aces (29). In her collegiate debut, she posted a season-high 25 assists against a nationally-ranked Oregon squad. She would later contribute 17 assists and two aces to help the Aggies knock off Saint Mary's in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament before posting 19 assists against No. 8 California in the Second Round.
 
As a sophomore, DeVries would blossom into the Aggies' top setter as she played in all 103 sets and earned AVCA All-American honors after leading the Aggies with 10.14 assists per set. Her efforts would also earn her AVCA All-West Region Team honors, First Team All-WAC honors, WAC All-Tournament team honors and Academic All-WAC honors. In her second season, she would mark at least 25 assists in 24 matches and turned in 40 assists nine times during the Aggies' 20-win season.
 
DeVries returned for her junior season in 2010 and once again earned AVCA All-American honors as she was named to the honorable mention team after averaging 11.06 assists per set to finish second in the WAC and 31st in the nation. With 1,205 total assists in her third season with the Aggies, she collected her second consecutive First Team All-WAC distinction.
 
In her final season with the program, DeVries tallied 1,219 total assists to move her into fourth all-time in career assists. Averaging 10.79 assists per match, DeVries secured her third straight AVCA All-American honorable mention selection and third straight First Team All-WAC selection. As a senior, she also secured her first WAC Player of the Week honor after guiding the Aggies to an undefeated week at the CenturyLink Premier hosted by Texas State.
 
Following her career with the Aggies, DeVries moved to Lubbock, Texas, to serve as the director of volleyball operations for Texas Tech volleyball. In 2015, She would earn a promotion to assistant coach for the Red Raiders while also serving as the program's recruiting coordinator.
 
She currently resides in Castle Rock, Colo., with her husband Jay Kearney and two children – Brooklyn and Callum. She is a director at Children's Ministry and Communications at Castle Oak Church.
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