Norfolk State University Athletics

At Western Texas College (Sophomore Year – 2020): Appeared in 71 sets over 20 matches … Averaged 1.44 kills and 0.68 blocks per set … Finished the season with 102 kills, 64 digs, 48 blocks and three assists … Had a season-high 14 kills with four blocks and three digs in a win over Cisco College on Feb. 6 … Tallied nine kills, four digs and two blocks against Midland College on Feb. 24 … Posted seven kills, four blocks and three digs in a win over Vernon College on Jan. 30 … Added seven kills and a season-high six blocks in a victory versus Frank Phillips College on March 26 … Also had six blocks with six kills in a win over Clarendon College on Feb. 10 … Posted a season-high seven digs with six kills and two blocks against Victoria College on Jan. 22.
 
At New Mexico Junior College (Freshman Year – 2019): Played in 122 sets over 35 matches … Averaged 1.19 kills and 0.61 blocks per set … Totaled 145 kills, 75 blocks, 16 digs, one assist and one service ace on the year … Had a season-high eight kills three times, including against Barton CC on Aug. 30 (with a season-high four digs), Western Nebraska CC on Sept. 13 and Odessa College on Oct. 9 … Posted a season-best seven blocks with six kills in a win over Eastern Wyoming College on Sept. 13 … Added five kills and five blocks at New Mexico Military Institute on Sept. 18 … Member of the President’s List and Phi Theta Kappa.
 
High School: Played on the varsity volleyball team at Red Oak her junior and senior seasons … Was named second-team All-District 14-5A her senior year in 2018 … Totaled 179 kills and 151 blocks that season … Team captain as a senior … Competed on the JV volleyball and track teams her freshman and sophomore years … A member of the all-district academic team her senior year … Member of the school’s A/B honor roll all four years … Earned the school’s Perfect Attendance award as a freshman and sophomore … Member of the National Honor Society as a sophomore and was a peer coach for freshmen algebra during her junior year … Secretary of the Family Career Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) her freshman year.
 
Personal: Full name is Kendra Nicole McRuffin … Born on July 23, 2001 … Daughter of Demetria and Tobian McRuffin … Has an older brother and sister, Kendrick and Kennedy, and one younger sister, Keniah … Sister Kennedy played volleyball at Arkansas Pine-Bluff, New Mexico JC (with Kendra) and is now at the University of the Southwest … Sister Keniah plays volleyball at New Mexico JC … Majoring in accounting … Wants to become an accountant … Enjoys traveling, swimming and trying new foods.