Newcomer Kynley Hurst Fitting Right in With Undefeated Fayetteville Volleyball

Fayette Co. Record’s Athlete of the Week

A Weekly Feature by BRIAN PIERSON

Read about our Athletes of the Week in every Friday edition and then watch their interviews on the FCR’s facebook page.

Recent Players of the Week:

Aug. 12 – Kobe Burton, Flatonia Football & Track Aug. 19 – Hailey Hill, La Grange volleyball Aug. 26 – Kynley Hurst, Fayetteville volleyball

Fayetteville senior volleyball player Kynley Hurst has emerged as the new setter for the number one ranked Lady Lions in Class 1A. The team is also undefeated and Hurst recently served up six aces along with 33 assists in a 3-0 win vs Anderson-Shiro last Tuesday. “She plays with a lot of confidence out there,” said Fayetteville head volleyball coach Clint Jaeger. “Very poised. Nothing rattles her. Just been a good asset to the team. With her, we got some really good team chemistry.” Hurst came into Fayetteville with big shoes to fill and has done just that, which has earned her a selection for this edition’s Athlete of the Week.

Question: What’s it been like to have this kind of start to the season?

Answer: “It’s been amazing. The girls are so welcoming. Couldn’t have asked for a better team.”

Question: How would you describe your role as a setter?

Answer: “It’s a lot to learn. I wasn’t always a setter, just something you got to do to help your team out.”

Question: Who’s a volleyball player you look up to and why?

Answer: “Morgan Hentz. She played for Stanford and she never let the ball hit the ground.”

Question: What are your plans after high school?

Answer: “Hopefully go to college. I want to go to into Sam Houston and go into criminal justice.”

Question: Where’s a place you’ve never been that you would like to go to?

Answer: “Definitely Bali, because why not?”

Question: When did you begin playing volleyball?

Answer: “In sixth grade. Question: If you had to choose one, which would you choose, Oreos or Chips Ahoy Then I joined club ball right after.”

and why?

Answer: “Definitely Chips Ahoy. I’m not too big on Oreos.”

Question: What’s your favorite movie and why?

Answer: “Honestly, it would be any scary movie. I just like the adrenaline rush, not knowing what’s gonna happen next.”

Question: How do you prepare for a match?

Answer: “I think my team can agree with me on this one, I listen to Cotton Eye Joe in the locker room to get hyped before the game.”

Question: What made you decide to go to Fayetteville?

Answer: “My dad moved here and it’s not really my choice. I’m glad I came.” Hurst is a great addition to a Fayetteville team that is likely to make another state title run in 2022.