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{{short description|American volleyball player}}
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| full_name = Kyle Ensing
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| nationality = [[Americans|American]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|3|6|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|3|6|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Santa Clarita, California]], United States
| birth_place = [[Santa Clarita, California]], U.S.
| hometown = Santa Clarita, California, United States
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| height = {{convert|2.01|m|order=flip}}
| height = {{convert|2.01|m|order=flip}}
| weight = {{convert|100|kg|order=flip}}
| weight = {{convert|100|kg|order=flip}}
| spike = {{convert|366|cm|order=flip}}
| spike = {{convert|366|cm|order=flip}}
| block = {{convert|353|cm|order=flip}}
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| college = [[Long Beach State]]
| college = [[California State University, Long Beach|CSULB]]
| position = Opposite
| position = Opposite
| currentclub = [[Warta Zawiercie (volleyball)|Warta Zawiercie]]
| currentclub = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Saint-Nazaire Volley-Ball Atlantique|Saint-Nazaire VBA]] [[:fr:Saint-Nazaire Volley-Ball Atlantique|fr]])
| currentnumber =
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| years1 = 2016–2019
| years = <small>2016–2019</small><br><small>2019–2020</small><br><small>2020–2022</small><br><small>2022–</small>
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| club1 = [[Long Beach State men's volleyball|Long Beach State]]

| years1 = 2016–2019
| years2 = 2019–2020
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| club2 = [[Berlin Recycling Volleys]]
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| club1 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball|Long Beach State]]
| years2 = 2019–2020
| years3 = 2020–2022
| club2 = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Berlin Recycling Volleys]]
| club3 = [[Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| years3 = 2020–2022
| years4 = 2022–2024
| club3 = {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| club4 = Saint-Nazaire VBA
| years4 = 2022–
| years5 = 2024–
| club5 = [[Warta Zawiercie (volleyball)|Warta Zawiercie]]
| club4 = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Saint-Nazaire Volley-Ball Atlantique|Saint-Nazaire VBA]] ([[:fr:Saint-Nazaire Volley-Ball Atlantique|fr]])
| nationalyears = 2018–
| nationalyears = 2018–
| nationalteam = {{vb|USA}}
| nationalteam = {{vb|USA}}
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'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snvba.net/kyle-ensing-nouveau-pointu-de-saint-nazaire/|title=KYLE ENSING, NOUVEAU POINTU DE SAINT NAZAIRE !|publisher=snvba.net|language=French|date=|accessdate= June 22, 2022}}</ref>
'''Kyle Ensing''' (born March 6, 1997) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite hitter for [[Warta Zawiercie (volleyball)|Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie]] and the [[United States men's national volleyball team|U.S. national team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snvba.net/kyle-ensing-nouveau-pointu-de-saint-nazaire/ |title=Kyle ENSING, nouveau pointu de Saint Nazaire |work=Saint-Nazaire VBA |language=fr |access-date=June 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://siatka.org/pokaz/zdobyl-mistrzostwo-francji-teraz-zagra-w-klubie-z-zawiercia/ |title=Zdobył mistrzostwo Francji. Teraz zagra w klubie z Zawiercia |work=siatka.org |language=pl |date=June 4, 2024 |access-date=June 19, 2024}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Ensing is from Santa Clarita, California and attended high school at [[Valencia High School (Santa Clarita, California)|Valencia High School]]. He primarily played basketball and football in his youth and discovered interest in volleyball in high school. For his performance on the volleyball team, he was named the 2014 All Santa Clarita Valley Player of the Year as well as the Daily News All-Area Player of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lunetta |first=Caleb |date=2021-07-18 |title=Two SCV Olympians making their way to Tokyo |url=https://signalscv.com/2021/07/two-scv-olympians-making-their-way-to-tokyo/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=Santa Clarita Valley Signal |language=en-US}}</ref>
Ensing is from Santa Clarita, California and attended high school at [[Valencia High School (Santa Clarita, California)|Valencia High School]]. He primarily played basketball and football in his youth and discovered interest in volleyball in high school. For his performance on the volleyball team, he was named the 2014 All Santa Clarita Valley Player of the Year as well as the Daily News All-Area Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://signalscv.com/2021/07/two-scv-olympians-making-their-way-to-tokyo/ |title=Two SCV Olympians making their way to Tokyo |work=Santa Clarita Valley Signal |date=July 18, 2021 |access-date=October 25, 2023}}</ref>


His brother, Eric, also played volleyball at [[California State University, Long Beach|Long Beach State]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://longbeachstate.com/sports/mens-volleyball/roster/kyle-ensing/3662|title=Kyle Ensing - LBSU|publisher=LBSU|language=English|date=|accessdate= June 24, 2021}}</ref>
His brother, Eric, also played volleyball at [[California State University, Long Beach|Long Beach State]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://longbeachstate.com/sports/mens-volleyball/roster/kyle-ensing/3662 |title=Kyle Ensing |work=Long Beach State |access-date=June 24, 2021}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
===Long Beach State===
===Long Beach State===
Ensing played volleyball for [[Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball|Long Beach State]], where he made the final four all four years, winning NCAA titles in 2018 and 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2019/05/04/lbsu-mens-volleyball-repeats-as-ncaa-champion/|title=LBSU men's volleyball repeats as NCAA champions|publisher=Press Telegram|language=English|date=May 4, 2019|accessdate= June 24, 2021}}</ref> While there, he played alongside fellow members of the United States men's national volleyball team [[Torey DeFalco|TJ DeFalco]] and [[Joshua Tuaniga]].
Ensing played volleyball for [[Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball|Long Beach State]], where he made the final four all four years, winning NCAA titles in 2018 and 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2019/05/04/lbsu-mens-volleyball-repeats-as-ncaa-champion/ |title=LBSU men's volleyball repeats as NCAA champions |work=Press Telegram |date=May 4, 2019 |access-date=June 24, 2021}}</ref> While there, he played alongside fellow members of the U.S. national team, [[Torey DeFalco|TJ DeFalco]] and [[Joshua Tuaniga]].

===Professional clubs===

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* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Berlin Recycling Volleys]] (2019–2020)
* {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv]] (2020–2022)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Saint-Nazaire Volley-Ball Atlantique|Saint-Nazaire VBA]] (2022–)


===National team===
===National team===
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Ensing has participated in four major tournaments with the U.S. men's national team: 2018, 2019 and 2021 [[FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League|Nations League]] and 2019 [[Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship|NORCECA Championship]]. In June 2021, he was named to the 12-player [[2020 Summer Olympics]] roster.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://volleyballmag.com/usa-volleyball-mens-roster-061421/ |title=Speraw, USA Volleyball announce 12-player men’s Olympic roster for Tokyo |work=Volleyballmag |date=June 14, 2021 |access-date=June 24, 2021}}</ref>


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==Honors==
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Ensing has participated in four major tournaments with the U.S. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://volleyballmag.com/usa-volleyball-mens-roster-061421/|title=Speraw, USA Volleyball announce 12-player men’s Olympic roster for Tokyo|publisher=USA Volleyball|language=English|date=June 14, 2021|accessdate=June 24, 2021}}</ref>
===Club===

* '''Domestic'''
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==Honors and awards==
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** '''2019–20''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] German SuperCup, with [[Berlin Recycling Volleys]]

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** '''2019–20''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] German Cup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
===Professional clubs===
** '''2020–21''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] Israeli Championship, with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv]]

*2021–2022 [[Israeli Men's Volleyball League|Israeli Premier League]] – [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champions, with Maccabi Tel Aviv
** '''2021–22''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Israeli Cup, with Maccabi Tel Aviv
*2021–2022 Israeli Cup – [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champions, with Maccabi Tel Aviv
** '''2021–22''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] Israeli Championship, with Maccabi Tel Aviv
** '''2023–24''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] French Championship, with Saint-Nazaire VBA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Volley-ball/Actualites/Saint-nazaire-est-champion-de-france-pour-la-premiere-fois-de-l-histoire/1464067 |title=Saint-Nazaire sacré champion de France pour la première fois de l'histoire |work=L'Équipe |language=fr |date=April 28, 2024 |access-date=June 19, 2024}}</ref>
*2020–2021 [[Israeli Men's Volleyball League|Israeli Premier League]] – [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champions, with Maccabi Tel Aviv
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*2019–2020 [[German Volleyball Cup]] – [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champions, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
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*2019–2020 [[German Men's Volleyball Super Cup|German Super Cup]] – [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champions, with Berlin Recycling Volleys


===Individual awards===
===Individual awards===
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* '''2018:''' AVCA First-Team All-American
* '''2018:''' AVCA First-Team All-American
* '''2018:''' All-Big West First-Team
* '''2018:''' All-Big West First-Team
* '''2018:''' [[2018 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament#All-Tournament Team|NCAA National Championship]] – All Tournament Team
* '''2018:''' [[2018 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament#All-Tournament Team|NCAA National Championship]] – All- tournament team
* '''2019:''' All-Big West First-Team (Player of the Year)
* '''2019:''' All-Big West First-Team (Player of the Year)
* '''2019:''' AVCA First-Team All-American
* '''2019:''' AVCA First-Team All-American


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
* {{CEV player|81356|Player profile}}
* [https://volleybox.net/kyle-ensing-p11623 Player profile] at ''Volleybox.net''
* {{Olympics.com profile|kyle-ensing|Player profile}}
* {{Olympedia|147490|Player profile}}


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[[Category:Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball players]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:American expatriate volleyball players in Germany]]
[[Category:Olympic volleyball players for the United States]]
[[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Israel]]
[[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Israel]]
[[Category:Expatriate volleyball players in Israel]]
[[Category:Expatriate volleyball players in Israel]]
[[Category:American expatriate volleyball players in Germany]]
[[Category:American expatriate volleyball players in France]]
[[Category:American expatriate volleyball players in France]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:American expatriate volleyball players in Poland]]
[[Category:Olympic volleyball players for the United States]]
[[Category:Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball players]]
[[Category:Warta Zawiercie (volleyball) players]]

[[Category:Opposite hitters]]

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Revision as of 13:39, 19 June 2024

Kyle Ensing
Personal information
Born (1997-03-06) March 6, 1997 (age 27)
Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Spike144 in (366 cm)
Block139 in (353 cm)
College / UniversityCSULB
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current clubWarta Zawiercie
Career
YearsTeams
2016–2019Long Beach State
2019–2020Berlin Recycling Volleys
2020–2022Maccabi Tel Aviv
2022–2024Saint-Nazaire VBA
2024–Warta Zawiercie
National team
2018– United States
Honours
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Japan
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bologna
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lille
NORCECA Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Winnipeg

Kyle Ensing (born March 6, 1997) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite hitter for Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie and the U.S. national team.[1][2]

Personal life

Ensing is from Santa Clarita, California and attended high school at Valencia High School. He primarily played basketball and football in his youth and discovered interest in volleyball in high school. For his performance on the volleyball team, he was named the 2014 All Santa Clarita Valley Player of the Year as well as the Daily News All-Area Player of the Year.[3]

His brother, Eric, also played volleyball at Long Beach State.[4]

Career

Long Beach State

Ensing played volleyball for Long Beach State, where he made the final four all four years, winning NCAA titles in 2018 and 2019.[5] While there, he played alongside fellow members of the U.S. national team, TJ DeFalco and Joshua Tuaniga.

National team

Ensing has participated in four major tournaments with the U.S. men's national team: 2018, 2019 and 2021 Nations League and 2019 NORCECA Championship. In June 2021, he was named to the 12-player 2020 Summer Olympics roster.[6]

Honors

Club

  • Domestic
    • 2019–20 German SuperCup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
    • 2019–20 German Cup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
    • 2020–21 Israeli Championship, with Maccabi Tel Aviv
    • 2021–22 Israeli Cup, with Maccabi Tel Aviv
    • 2021–22 Israeli Championship, with Maccabi Tel Aviv
    • 2023–24 French Championship, with Saint-Nazaire VBA[7]

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". Saint-Nazaire VBA (in French). Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Zdobył mistrzostwo Francji. Teraz zagra w klubie z Zawiercia". siatka.org (in Polish). June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Two SCV Olympians making their way to Tokyo". Santa Clarita Valley Signal. July 18, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Kyle Ensing". Long Beach State. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "LBSU men's volleyball repeats as NCAA champions". Press Telegram. May 4, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Speraw, USA Volleyball announce 12-player men's Olympic roster for Tokyo". Volleyballmag. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "Saint-Nazaire sacré champion de France pour la première fois de l'histoire". L'Équipe (in French). April 28, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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