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Career Highs:

Kills: 23 vs. Mott 11/2/19
Digs: 20, 2x's last  vs. Lansing 10/1/19
Blocks: 4, 2x's last vs Muskegon 9/3/19
Aces: 4 vs Richard Bland College 10/12/19
Assists: 8 at Kellogg 9/12/19
Total points: 25.5 vs Mott 11/2/19

Ranked 3rd in all time career kills at GRCC with 716. Ranked 5th in career digs with 626

Double-Double (Digs-Kills): 17x, last vs Glen Oaks 11/9/19
Recorded 10+ Kills, 50x
Recorded 10+ digs 28x 

2019 (Sophomore):
Named Second Team NJCAA DII All-American... Played in 134 of the Raiders 139 sets, tied for the most sets played on the team... started in all 40 matches for the Raiders... Named NJCAA DII National Championship All-Tournament Team... All-Region...1st Team All-Conference... NJCAA Great Lakes District B All-Tournament Team MVP... Led the team in kills (395) and kills per set (2.95)... 2nd on the team in digs (379)... 2nd in digs per set (2.83) and 3rd in service aces (38)... Recorded a season and career high of 23 kills vs Mott on Nov. 2, 20 digs vs Lansing on Oct. 1, 4 blocks vs Richard Bland on Oct. 12 and 8 assists vs Kellogg on Sept. 12... Ranked 3rd in All-Time career kills at GRCC with 717... Ranked 5th in all-time career digs with 626... Helped team to a Western Conference Championship, MCCAA State Championship, NJCAA Great Lakes District B Championship and a 5th place finish at the NJCAA DII National Championship.

2018 (Freshman):

• Academic All-MCCAA and Western Conference
• All-Region XII
• First Team All-Conference
• NJCAA Region XII-District F All-Tournament Team
• Western Conference All-Freshman Team
• Played in all 39 matches and 124 of the Raiders 135 sets, making 28 starts
• 2nd on team in kills (322), 4th in blocks (42), 6th in digs (247)
• Averaged 2.60 kills per set, while hitting .195
• Recorded 1.99 digs per set
• Helped team to a Western Conference Championship, MCCAA Championship and District Championship
• Helped team to a 6th Place finish at Nationals 

Prep (at Comstock Park High School):
 

• 2017, MIVCA All-State Honorable Mention and Class B All-Region
• All-Conference all 4 years
• Named Meijer Scholar Athlete
• Also lettered in Softball winning a District Title and named All-Conference
• Graduated with Honors with a 3.9 GPA
• Principals Honor Roll
• Played Club Volleyball for FarOut

Personal: 
 

• Full Name: Danielle Johnston
• Parents: Dave and Maribeth Johnston
• Siblings: Sammy
• Majoring in Business
• Favorites include Chinese food, Grey's Anatomy and the color yellow
• Fun facts: She's a really good swimmer and an outstanding juggler.