Volleyball is a sport where the blessing of height is an advantage – in fact, the average stature for a Division I college volleyball player is about six feet tall according to MaxPreps. Yet, at just 5’ 1,” senior defensive specialist Kristen Castellanos never seems to come up short.
Castellanos began playing volleyball at around 8 years old and joined her first club team shortly afterwards. She was a member of Sunshine Volleyball Club, where she was a four year All-Sunshine League selection. She also played for her high school team at Notre Dame Academy for four years as a varsity letterwinner and was selected as the All-CIF her freshman, sophomore and junior year.