Kyle Ensing

Kyle Ensing (born March 6, 1997) is an American indoor volleyball player plays as an opposite hitter on the United States men's national volleyball team. On club level, he plays for Saint-Nazaire Volley-Ball Atlantique in France.[1]

Kyle Ensing
Personal information
Full nameKyle Ensing
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1997-03-06) March 6, 1997
Santa Clarita, CA, USA
HometownSanta Clarita, CA
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Spike366 cm (144 in)
Block353 cm (139 in)
College / UniversityLong Beach State
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current clubFrance Saint-Nazaire VBA fr)
Career
YearsTeams
2015–2019United States Long Beach State
2019–2020Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys
2020–2022Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
2022–France Saint-Nazaire VBA (fr)
National team
2018– United States
Honours
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place2022 Bologna
Bronze medal – third place2018 Lille
NORCECA Championship
Silver medal – second place2019 Winnipeg

Personal life

Ensing is from Santa Clarita, California and attended high school at Valencia High School. His brother, Eric, also played volleyball at Long Beach State.[2]

Career

Long Beach State

Ensing played at Long Beach State, where he made the final four all four years, winning NCAA titles in 2018 and 2019.[3]

Professional clubs

National team

Ensing has participated in four major tournaments with the USA men's national team: 2018, 2019 and 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League and 2019 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship. In June 2021, he was named to the 12-player 2020 Summer Olympics roster.[4]

Honors and awards

Professional clubs

Individual awards
  • 2017: AVCA Second-Team All-American
  • 2018: AVCA First-Team All-American
  • 2018: All-Big West First-Team
  • 2018: NCAA National Championship – All Tournament Team
  • 2019: All-Big West First-Team (Player of the Year)
  • 2019: AVCA First-Team All-American

References
  1. "KYLE ENSING, NOUVEAU POINTU DE SAINT NAZAIRE !" (in French). snvba.net. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. "Kyle Ensing - LBSU". LBSU. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. "LBSU men's volleyball repeats as NCAA champions". Press Telegram. May 4, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. "Speraw, USA Volleyball announce 12-player men's Olympic roster for Tokyo". USA Volleyball. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.


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