Kaysin Crusinbery’s athletic ability on the volleyball court propelled her to be voted last month’s female Athlete of the Month.
The Mustang has been instrumental to the team’s 20 wins on the season thus far.
A junior, Crusinbery notched her 1,000th career assist at the Burlington tournament on Sept. 23. For just this season, Crusinbery has accumulated 576 assists as the team’s main setter. No other Mustang has compiled more than 100 assists.
Helping others score is reward enough, Crusinbery said.
“When I get a good pass, set it well and we get a good kill, it’s my favorite feeling,” she said. “I try to get the ball to whoever has been hitting the best. When everything falls into place, that’s good teamwork.”
Crusinbery has been playing volleyball since she was in sixth grade. She took on the role of setter in high school. She also plays for the Allen County Aces during the summer. 
“I’ve played a lot of volleyball, including two months of summer volleyball and then two or three months of the high school season,” Crusinbery said. “I feel like I’ve gotten a lot more comfortable with being a setter. I can’t see myself playing anywhere else.”
Crusinbery credits coach Amanda Holman for her development.
“I was thrown into volleyball my freshman year and coach Holman helped me ease into it,” said Crusinbery. “I feel like the group we have now have worked together a lot, even in club volleyball over the summer. We’ve created a good bond and it’s shown on the court.”
Crusinbery has played a team-high 74 sets this year and averaged 7.8 assists per set.
Two of her favorite memories from this season were Senior Night and the Burlington tournament.
At Burlington, Crusinbery recorded 24 assists in the win over Wellsville and 20 assists in their win over Burlington.
“We also played well on Senior Night. That was a good way to send the seniors off. We’ve definitely been building on our play each game.”
Coach Holman’s goal for this year’s team was to earn 20 wins after last year’s team ended the season with six.
“Our season goal was to finish over .500,” said Crusinbery. The Mustangs, 20-12, have crushed that.
