Former volleyball star Oldenburger joins Eagle Club staff
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Former three-time All-SAC volleyball star Megan Oldenburger has joined Carson-Newman's athletic department and the Eagle Club as a Corporate Relations Coordinator.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Former three-time All-SAC volleyball star Megan Oldenburger has joined Carson-Newman's athletic department and the Eagle Club as a Corporate Relations Coordinator.
"We're thrilled to welcome Megan to our corporate relations team," Carson-Newman Director of Eagle Club Sam Savell said. "She showed exceptional work ethic, drive and enthusiasm as a member of our volleyball team over the last four years. We expect she will will bring those same qualities to this position as we grow our corporate portfolio."
An All-SAC first teamer in the spring of 2021, Oldenburger produced her 1,000th career kill behind a team-high 20 smashes in a five-set win over Lincoln Memorial on March 26, 2021. She became the 14th player in history to hit quadruple digits. The senior is the fourth player to cross 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. Jenna Rust is second in kills and fifth in digs, Kendra Rickersten is sixth and seventh while Melissa Miller ranks ninth and eight on the all-time list.
On the program's all-time ledger, she has tallied 1,045 smashes needing five more to move in 13th. The outside hitter has 1,237 scoops to rank ninth while her 121 service aces put her two behind of the No. 8 position.
The two-time SAC Player of the Week has five double-doubles this season and 41 for her career with 51 double-digit kill night and 53 efforts with at least 10 digs. She has led the team in kills on 43 occasions including eight times in 10 affairs as a senior.
With 3.54 kills per set in 2021, she ranks third in the conference in the category producing the second-most total kills with 138. She is second in the league with 17 service aces while her 132 total digs are good for 14th.
In a five-set victory over Queens in the second match of the season, Oldenburger tallied a career-high 24 kills posting a .300 hitting percentage with 14 digs. It was one of two night with 20-plus smashes adding 20 and 18 scoops in a five-set win at Lincoln Memorial on March 26.
