IRVING, Texas — BYU women's volleyball middle blocker Kelli Jo Burgess was named to the Big 12 Starting Seven, the league announced Tuesday.
The Starting Seven recognizes the conference's four weekly award winners — Offensive, Defensive, Setter and Rookie of the Week — along with the three other top vote-getters.
Burgess led the Cougars and the Big 12 with 2.33 blocks per set last week, recording a match-high seven blocks against both Houston and West Virginia.
The fifth-year middle blocker helped BYU hold both opponents to hitting percentages of .094 or lower en route to a pair of sweeps in conference play.
She also added four kills, two digs and one assist across the Cougars' six sets.
Burgess' selection brings BYU's total to five weekly Big 12 honors in 2026:
- Kelli Jo Burgess (Defensive: Week 3, Sept. 15)
- Kelli Jo Burgess (Defensive: Week 4, Sept. 22)
- Elli Mortensen (Offensive: Week 6, Oct. 6)
- Kelli Jo Burgess (Defensive: Week 6, Oct. 6)
- Kelli Jo Burgess (Starting Seven: Week 7, Oct. 13)
View the full release on the Big 12 website.