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9 Alex Kratzenstein
Alex Kratzenstein
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Littleton, Colo.
  • High School:
    Heritage HS
  • Position:
    MH
  • m
    26
  • k/s
    1.76
  • h %
    .284
  • a/s
    0.02
  • b/s
    0.81
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.32

Bio

2024 (Senior): 

  • Appeared in 26 matches 
  • Collected 158 kills on the season, third highest on the team 
  • Defensively, contributed 73 blocks (9 solo)
  • Recorded a season high of 16 kills on February 26 vs Judson
  • NAIA Scholar Athlete

2023 (Junior):

  • Second on the team with 125 kills
  • Led the team with 65 blocks, 16 solo
  • Played in all 26 matches

2022 (Sophomore):

  • Did not participate

2021 (Freshman):

  • Appeared in 68 sets on the season
  • Collected 54 kills for the year
  • Defensively, contributed 46 blocks on the season
  • Had a personal-best 6 kills on March 16th vs Maranatha Baptist

High School

  • Played Basketball at Hertitage High School (Volleyball was only ever an intramural sport)
  • Captain of the Basketball team- 1 year
  • Started all 3 years on the volleyball team
  • National Honors Society Member
  • Honor Roll

Personal

  • James and Dondi Kratzenstein
  • Majoring in Engineering
  • Why Viterbo? "I was given the opportunity to continue to pursue my passion for sports while studying Engineering and living in a cool city with friendly people."

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 23 vs. Siena Heights L, 3-0
Mar 28 UW-Stevens Point W, 3-1
Apr 5 at Judson (IL) L, 3-0
Apr 6 at #7 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 3-0
Apr 6 vs. (RV) Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-1
Apr 9 St. Ambrose (IA) L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 26 10
Sets 90 37
Kills 158 63
Kills per set 1.76 1.70
Errors 50 16
Total Attacks 380 141
Total Attacks per set 4.22 3.81
Hitting Percentage .284 .333
Assists 2 2
Assists per set 0.02 0.05
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 2 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 29 8
Digs per set 0.32 0.22
Block Solo 9 5
Block Assist 64 28
Block Total 73 33
Blocks per set 0.81 0.89
Block Errors 8 2
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 199.0 82.0
Points per set 2.2 2.2
Matches started 26 10
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Jan 26 vs. Brescia W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 11 .091 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 6.0
Jan 26 vs. Missouri S&T L, 3-0 1 2 4 2 8 .250 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Jan 27 vs. Rio Grande W, 3-1 1 4 7 3 20 .200 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 8.5
Jan 27 vs. Westcliff (CA) L, 3-0 1 2 5 1 6 .667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Feb 3 at Clarke (IA) W, 3-1 1 4 7 1 11 .545 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Feb 3 vs. Roosevelt (IL) W, 3-1 1 3 4 3 9 .111 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
Feb 6 at #15 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 1 3 6 1 12 .417 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 3 0 7.5
Feb 9 #7 Jamestown L, 3-0 1 3 3 6 15 -.200 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 5 0 5.5
Feb 10 #13 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 3-1 1 4 2 3 13 -.077 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 3.5
Feb 14 #15 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 1 3 5 1 8 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6.0
Feb 16 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-1 1 4 8 3 26 .192 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 9.5
Feb 17 at Morningside W, 3-1 1 4 7 2 19 .263 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Feb 20 at Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Edgewood L, 3-2 1 5 14 3 32 .344 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 16.0
Feb 24 at UW-Stevens Point L, 3-0 1 3 4 2 16 .125 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
Feb 26 Judson (IL) L, 3-2 1 5 16 2 30 .467 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 5 0 18.5
Mar 1 Roosevelt (IL) W, 3-2 1 5 7 1 19 .316 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 8 0 11.5
Mar 1 Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 10 .300 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6.5
Mar 9 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 3-1 1 4 12 5 29 .241 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 14.5
Mar 9 Dordt (IA) W, 3-1 1 3 9 3 19 .316 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 11.5
Mar 22 at Trinity Christian (IL) L, 3-0 1 3 3 1 10 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 4.5
Mar 23 at Calumet (IN) L, 3-0 1 3 6 1 10 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Mar 23 vs. Siena Heights L, 3-0 1 3 5 1 13 .308 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Mar 28 UW-Stevens Point W, 3-1 1 4 4 0 14 .286 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 3 0 5.5
Apr 5 at Judson (IL) L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 8 .750 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Apr 6 at #7 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 .333 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Apr 6 vs. (RV) Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 St. Ambrose (IA) L, 3-1 1 4 5 1 9 .444 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 2 6 0 9.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2020-21 14 48 34 0.71 25 115 .078 1 0.02 0 0.00 1 0 7 0.15 2 29 31 0.65 50.5 1.1
2021-22 1 1 0 0.00 0 1 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
2022-23 26 90 125 1.39 69 323 .173 4 0.04 0 0.00 18 3 22 0.24 16 49 65 0.72 165.5 1.8
2023-24 26 90 158 1.76 50 380 .284 2 0.02 0 0.00 2 0 29 0.32 9 64 73 0.81 199.0 2.2
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 67 229 317 1.38 144 819 .211 7 0.03 0 0.00 21 3 58 0.25 27 142 169 0.74 415.0 1.8
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 26 90 158 1.76 50 380 .284 2 0.02 0 0.00 2 0 29 0.32 9 64 73 0.81 199.0 2.2
Conference 10 37 63 1.70 16 141 .333 2 0.05 0 0.00 1 0 8 0.22 5 28 33 0.89 82.0 2.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 40 77 1.93 25 188 .277 1 0.03 0 0.00 1 0 13 0.33 4 41 45 1.13 101.5 2.5
Away 10 33 53 1.61 13 125 .320 1 0.03 0 0.00 0 0 11 0.33 2 16 18 0.55 63.0 1.9
Neutral 6 17 28 1.65 12 67 .239 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0 5 0.29 3 7 10 0.59 34.5 2.0
Result Wins 9 33 53 1.61 17 132 .273 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 8 0.24 5 25 30 0.91 70.5 2.1
Losses 17 57 105 1.84 33 248 .290 2 0.04 0 0.00 2 0 21 0.37 4 39 43 0.75 128.5 2.3
Month January 4 11 19 1.73 8 45 .244 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 3 0.27 3 4 7 0.64 24.0 2.2
February 11 41 76 1.85 27 191 .257 1 0.02 0 0.00 0 0 19 0.46 1 31 32 0.78 92.5 2.3
March 8 28 51 1.82 14 124 .298 1 0.04 0 0.00 1 0 3 0.11 3 24 27 0.96 66.0 2.4
April 3 10 12 1.20 1 20 .550 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0 4 0.40 2 5 7 0.70 16.5 1.6

News Mentions

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V-Hawks Season Ends on Senior Night

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team saw their season come to an end on Tuesday night, following a 3-1...

April 9, 2024

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V-Hawks Fall to a Pair of Nationally Ranked Foes

CHICAGO, Ill. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team dropped a pair of matches at #7 Saint Xavier University’s (Ill.)...

April 6, 2024

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Eagles Overpower V-Hawks

ELGIN, Ill. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team dropped a CCAC matchup to Judson University (Ill.), 0-3 (15-25, 20-25,...

April 5, 2024

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V-Hawks Snap Three-Game Skid at Home

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team snapped a three game skid on Thursday night with a 3-1 (21-25, 25-19,...

March 29, 2024

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Trolls Sweep V-Hawks

PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team fell on the road to Trinity Christian College (Ill.), 3-0 (19-25,...

March 23, 2024

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V-Hawks Suffer a Pair of Setbacks

WHITING, Ind. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team dropped a pair of matches at a Tri-Match hosted by Calumet College (Ind.)...

March 23, 2024

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V-Hawks Split Matches at Home

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team split a pair of home matches on Saturday, falling to Olivet Nazarene...

March 10, 2024

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V-Hawks Sweep Bees in Conference Match

DAVENPORT, Iowa – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team swept St. Ambrose University (Iowa), 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-16) in a...

March 3, 2024

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Home Rally Falls Short

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team lost a CCAC conference match to Judson University (Ill.) on Monday...

February 27, 2024

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V-Hawks Swept by Pointers

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team traveled to US-Stevens Point on Saturday afternoon, but lost 0-3...

February 25, 2024

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Eagles Outlast V-Hawks in Nailbiter

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball dropped a home non-conference matchup with Edgewood College on Thursday...

February 23, 2024

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Kerkman's Double-Double Fuels V-Hawks Win

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon with a 3-1 (27-29,...

February 18, 2024

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Defenders Defeat V-Hawks

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team fell on the road to Dordt University (Iowa), 3-1 (26-24, 25-16,...

February 17, 2024

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V-Hawks Fall to Mount Mercy

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team hosted #15 ranked Mount Mercy University (Iowa) on Wednesday, falling...

February 15, 2024

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V-Hawks Fall in Home Opener

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team dropped a home match to #7 University of Jamestown (ND) on Friday...

February 10, 2024

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Ranked Mustangs Sweep V-Hawks

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team dropped a match 0-3 (16-25, 11-25, 22-25) on the road at #15 Mount...

February 6, 2024

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V-Hawks Collect Two Wins at Clarke

DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team collected a pair of victories this weekend at a tri-match at Clarke...

February 4, 2024

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V-Hawks Split Matches at Pirate Invitational

 PARKVILLE, Mo. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team split a pair of games at the Park University (Mo.) Pirate...

January 27, 2024

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V-Hawks Secure a Win in First Match of the Seaosn

PARKVILLE, Mo. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team started their 2024 season by splitting a pair of matches at the Park...

January 26, 2024