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Fernholz concludes K-State volleyball career on high note

Kadye Fernholz celebrates during a victory over Iowa State this past season. The former Miller standout was a key player for Kansas State throughout her college career. Photo by Lathe Cobb/K-State Sports
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kadye Fernholz is leaving volleyball in a better place than she found it. Fernholz, a Miller native and former Rustler multi-sport standout, recently wrapped up her volleyball career at Kansas State and says nothing could have fully prepared her for the ride that playing at the Division I level gave her. “At the beginning, it was a little intimidating,” Fernholz said. “The game was ten times faster, especially as a middle blocker, going pin to pin. I didn’t realize how much I didn’t know about volleyball.” Which is not to say Fernholz lacked talent or intellect. Far from it, actually. An all-state selection throughout her high school career and an Academic All-Big XII honoree every year at K-State, Fernholz had all the tools she needed to be successful. What she needed was time to put them all together. One of the biggest transitions Fernholz had to make was training her eyes to see what was coming, she said. “I had to learn to stare at th

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