Pepperdine University Athletics

AWARDS:
West Coast Conference Defender of the Year – 2018
AVCA All-American honorable mention – 2018
DiG Magazine All-American second team – 2019
Volleyball Magazine All-American second team – 2018
All-WCC first team – 2018, 19
WCC All-Freshman Team – 2017
All-WCC Preseason Team – 2019, 20
WCC March Pair of the Month – 2018
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete – 2020
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ‘bronze’ honors – 2020
 
PEPPERDINE CAREER: Ranks 11^th in the Pepperdine beach volleyball record books for most individual career wins with 67 … After four seasons with Pepperdine, has amassed a 67-30 (.691) overall record, including an 15-14 record from the No. 1 position, a 26-10 record from the No. 2 position and a 26-6 record from the No. 4 position … In 2018, she became the first-ever Pepperdine beach volleyball player to earn West Coast Conference Defender of the Year honors … Has helped the Waves to two-straight WCC Championship crowns and a pair of top-five finishes in the NCAA Tournament, including a runner-up finish in 2017 … In 2020, her senior campaign was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Started in all seven duals for the Waves in her senior campaign, alongside Brook Bauer … Went 3-4 overall, with all duals against top-15 nationally ranked teams … Defeated #8 Cal Poly’s Torrey Van Winden and Macy Gordon 21-17, 21-16 … Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PEPPERDINE 2019: Finished 2^nd at the USA Collegiate Beach Championships alongside Brook Bauer … Finished the season with a 16-13 overall record with multiple partners, collecting a 4-4 output in the No. 1 position and an 12-9 output in the No. 2 slot … Collected a 12-8 record alongside partner Gigi Hernandez in the No. 2 position … Clinched six matches for Pepperdine with five from the No. 2 slot and one from the No. 1 spot … Helped the Waves to a 7^th-place finish at the NCAA Championships.

PEPPERDINE 2018: Posted a 22-7 overall record alongside partner Corinne Quiggle, including a 14-1 record from the No. 2 position and an 8-6 output from the top-spot in her sophomore campaign … Marked a 47-23 record by sets, including a 29-6 record by sets from the No. 2-spot … Clinched seven matches for the Waves with five occurring from the No. 2 position … Won 14-matches by straight-set decisions including nine-consecutive from the No. 2 position during a 16-match winning streak … Helped the team to a third-straight West Coast Conference Championship title and a top-five finish at the NCAA Championships … Clinched the Waves 3-2 win over top-ranked USC early in the season to propel the Waves to a No. 1 national ranking for three weeks during the season.
 
PEPPERDINE 2017: Amassed a 26-6 overall dual record with partner Anika Wilson for a .813 winning percentage … Posted a 14-6 record against nationally ranked opponents and tabbed a 51-17 sets record … At home (stats only kept at home), averaged 5.6 kills/set, 0.95 blocks/set and 1.25 aces/set … Led the Waves to a NCAA Championship runner-up finish and a second-consecutive West Coast Conference Championship title … Earned a spot in the USAV Collegiate Beach Pairs Championship and went undefeated through pool play to advance to the elimination bracket alongside Wilson … In the NCAA Tournament final against USC, Kraft and Wilson defeated Abril Bustamante and Joy Dennis 21-14, 21-17 in the first wave of competition … The duo defeated Hawai’i’s Ari Homayun and Carly Kan 9-21, 21-15, 15-9 to clinch the semifinal match and put the Waves in the NCAA final.
 
CLUB: Member WVBA U16-18 Mizuno … Finished 3^rd at the Las Vegas US Open and 6^th in AAU’s Nationals … Garnered Emerald City Classic 16 Open All-Tournament team honors … Picked up Emerald City U18 Open All-Tournament Team honors in 2015 and was named Emerald City MVP at the U18 Open in 2016 … Earned 18U All-American status at AAU’s in 2016.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Garfield High School in Seattle, Wash. in 2016 … Lettered three seasons as an outside hitter in the Metro League under head coach Jake Putnam … Throughout her three-year career at GHS, posted 151 sets played, 772 kills, 44 blocks, 382 digs and 125 aces … Garnered All-League MVP in her senior and junior campaigns … In her senior season, totaled 403 kills on a .306 hitting percentage, while adding 65 aces, 21 blocks and 230 digs … In her junior campaign, posted 369 kills on a .276 success rate, while adding 60 aces, 20 blocks and 152 digs … Also played soccer in high school and earned Rookie of the Year honors.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Tom Kraft and Mary Kraft … Has one sister, Carolyn … Chose Pepperdine because of “the beautiful campus, the amazing beach volleyball team and incredible academics.
 
FAVORITE: Nick Lucena (pro athlete) … Zoolander (movie) … Modern Family (TV show) … Jack Johnson (musical artist) … cheeseburger (food).