Maia Rackel

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-10
Class:
Graduate Student
Prev School:
Chattanooga
Hometown:
Signal Mountain, Tenn.
Major:
Higher Education

CHATTANOOGA:

Senior (2021)
*All-Southern Conference Second Team
*SoCon Offensive Player of the Week (9/6)
- Played in 30 matches with 28 starts... began the season as a middle blocker and transitioned to the outside, playing all six rotations.
- Led the team with 359 kills, 3.09 per set...recorded 10+ kills in her last eight matches in a row and 21 throughout the season, 20+ in two matches including tying her career high with 25 vs. Western Illinois (9/4).
- Ranked second on the team with a .217 hitting percentage. Added 12 aces, 207 digs and 68 blocks (second on the team).
- Entered the season without a double-double in her career and posted five this season.
- Set a career high with 19 digs in the final match of the year vs. Furman in the SoCon Tournament.
- Hit a career-best .418 with 25 kills on 55 swings vs. Western Illinois (9/4).
- Her 359 kills, 207 digs, 12 aces and 68 blocks were all career highs.

Junior (2020-21)
*Dean's List & Athletic Director's Honor Roll
*Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
*Southern Conference All-Academic Team
- Started in all 18 of the team’s matches throughout the season.
- Totaled a team-best 187 kills in 69 sets, averaging 2.71 kills per set, which ranked second on the squad.
- Led the team in blocks (54), solo blocks (12), block assists (42), and was second on the squad with 0.78 blocks/set…ended the season with 150 career blocks.
- Averaged 3.35 points per set, registering 231 on the season, both led the squad.
- Posted 10+ kills in 10 matches and set a season high with 21 vs Samford (3/22).

Sophomore (2019)
*Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
*Athletic Director's Honor Roll
- Played in all 30 matches while appearing in 107 sets... one of six Mocs to play in 100 or more sets.
- Ranked second on the team with 266 kills... third with 2.49 kills per set average... finished with .191 attack percentage... third-best mark on the team.
- Posted 10+ kills in 11 matches... two matches with 20+... career-high 25 kills at a .314 hitting percentage at Furman (11/8)... six matches with 10+ total attacks and .300+ percentage.
- Led team with 77.0 total blocks... 18 solo blocks and 59 assists... 0.72 blocks per set average... posted at least one block in all but four matches... career-high 8.0 total blocks at Wofford (10/18).

Freshman (2018)
*Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
*Dean's List & Athletic Director's Honor Roll
- Appeared in 27 starts over nine matches .. made six starts.
- Finished with 15 kills & 19.0 blocks during the season.
- Season-high 6.0 blocks and five kills in win over Tennessee State (9/1).
- Recorded a kill and block in all but three matches .. two kills, three blocks and two digs at #18 Kentucky (9/16).

Signal Mountain High School (TN)
- Named All-Tennessee in 2016 and 17.
- Finished runner-up in the state championships in two out of four years.
- Led team in numerous offensive categories over her junior and senior seasons.
- Named to Chattanooga Best of Preps list.
- Enrolled at UTC in January 2018.

Personal
- Graduated in May 2020 with a bachelor's of science in biology
- Born May 23, 2000
- Daughter of Blaine & Kimberly Rackel
- Has two brothers, Evan and Max
- One sister .. Audrey