Name: Kaltrina Lecaj

School: Rock Falls

Sport: Volleyball

Year: Junior

Why she was selected: She had 13 kills, eight digs and three aces in an 18-25, 25-14, 25-12 Big Northern Conference win at Stillman Valley. She leads the Rockets with 189 kills (3 per set) this season and is second with 203 digs (3.2 per set) and 33 aces in 63 sets played. She also earned a spot on the all-tournament team at Eastland this past Saturday.

Lecaj is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week after an online vote. She responded to a Q&A below.

Who drew you to volleyball and how did you first get into it?

Lecaj: Myself honestly. Once I watched one video on Texas player Madisen Skinner. I got up and trained as a little girl doing the things I believed Madisen would be doing in her free time to help me o

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