Mychael Vernon

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Pronunciation: "Michael"

CAREER HONORS

SENIOR (2024)

Played and started in all 31 matches for the Tigers
Participated in all 118 sets
Accumulated a career-high 504 kills (4.27 kills/set)
Accomplished a career-high .640 hitting percentage against LSU (09/27)
Recorded 26 kills and 11 digs against Texas A&M (9/29)
Tallied 22 kills with a .378 hitting percentage against Mississippi State (10/20)
Put up a career-high and Mizzou program-record 37 kills on 78 attacks against Arkansas (10/25)
Tallied at least a .400 hitting percentage five times during the season
Recorded three service aces against LSU (9/27) and Oklahoma (10/27)
Put up double-digit kills in 29 matches
Tallied 20 kills and a .313 hitting percentage in her first NCAA tournament match against Texas State (12/05)
Compiled 23 kills and a .308 hitting percentage in the second round of the NCAA tournament against SMU (12/06)

PRIOR TO MIZZOU (OREGON STATE / 2020-2023)

Spent four seasons at Oregon State (2020-2023)
Completed 1,065 kills and 558 digs over her career with Oregon State and became the 17th Beaver to surpass 1,000 career kills
Registered 60 double-digit kill matches
Totaled 428 kills (3.57 kills/set) on a .232 hitting percentage in the 2023 season
Posted 305 digs for second-most on OSU to go with 21 assists and 15 aces during the 2023 season
Notched 24 double-digit kill performances in 2023
Earned nine double-doubles in 2023 Pac-12 play
Registered a career-best 26 kills and 29 points at Cal Baptist (Sept. 9, 2023)
Compiled a 19-kill, 21-dig (career high) double-double against Arizona (Oct. 15, 2023)
Awarded with Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors the week of Oct. 16

HIGH SCHOOL (OSSINING)

PERSONAL

Born on June 14, 2002 in Mount Kisco, New York
Daughter of Veronica Hutchinson and Richard Vernon
Has one brother, Richard, and sister, Toni
Led Jamaica to their first senior level championship at the 2023 CZOVA Women’s Championship
Earned Most Valuable Player, Best Receiver and Best Outside Hitter at the tournament
Graduated from Oregon State in June 2024 with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science: Pre-Dentistry
Wants to be an Orthodontist
Studying Health Sciences at Mizzou