Calissa Minatee

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Class:
Junior
Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-1
High School:
North Kansas City
Hometown:
Kansas City, Mo.
Major:
Undecided

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS & AWARDS:
Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2024)
Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament Team (2024)
Golden Gopher Invitational All-Tournament Team (2025)

FEATURE STORIES
Get to Know Calissa

2025 • JUNIOR SEASON:
Golden Gopher Invitational All-Tournament Team • tallied 10 kills on .500 vs. No. 9 Texas A&M (Aug. 25) • had 10 kills on .667 vs. Cal Poly (Aug. 29) • went for seven kills on .455 vs. Ball State (Aug. 29) • tallied seven kills and five blocks vs. UST (Aug. 31) • went for six blocks at Lipscomb (Sept. 6) • totaled a season-high seven blocks vs. South Fla. (Sept. 12) • had four kills and a pair of blocks vs. Dayton (Sept. 13) • suffered a lower body injury vs. South Dakota State that will force her to miss the rest of the season (Sept. 14).

2024 • SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament Team • played in all 32 matches, recording 1.52 kills, 0.98 blocks and 0.25 digs per set • tallied three double-dit kill matches • had seven blocks in the season-opener against No. 5 Stanford (Sept. 1) • totaled nine kills and six blocks in an upset of No. 1 Texas (Sept. 2) • went for a career-high 11 kills with four blocks at Baylor (Sept. 6) • tallied eight kills and three blocks vs. TCU (Sept. 7) • posted a career-high eight blocks vs. UST (Sept. 10) • had eight kills on .636 vs. LIU (Sept. 12) • totaled eight kills vs. Auburn (Sept. 13) • tallied 14 blocks in three matches at the Capital Credit Union Classic in Green Bay (Sept. 19-21) • tied her career-best with 11 kills vs. Wisconsin (Sept. 25) • went for 11 kills at UCLA (Oct. 4) • tallied eight kills and two blocks vs. Indiana (Oct. 11) • totaled five kills, three blocks vs. NU (Oct. 23) • had eight kills and five blocks at Ohio State (Oct. 27) • tallied four kills, four blocks at MSU (Nov. 1) • went for three kills and four blocks at NU (Nov. 14) • three kills, four blocks vs. UM (Nov. 17) • six kills with four blocks at Wisconsin (Nov. 20) • seven kills vs. Iowa (Nov. 23) • nine kills, six blocks at Illinois (Nov. 27) • seven kills against OSU (Nov. 29) • posted four kills and three digs in her first NCAA Tournament match vs. WKU (Dec. 5) • had three kills and six blocks at Kentucky (Dec. 6).

2023 • FRESHMAN SEASON:
Played in 15 matches, tallying 0.63 kills, 0.75 blocks and 0.13 digs per set • Minatee made her debut at Florida, going for two kills and two blocks in her first start (Sept. 3) • had a career-high five blocks (two solo) in a win over No. 6 Oregon (Sep. 8) • went for three kills and two blocks against No. 5 Stanford (Sept. 9) • had a block and a kill vs. HPU (Sept. 14) • had career-highs in kills (3), digs (4) and block assists (4) at Iowa (Sept. 21) • totaled three kills at Purdue (Oct. 26) • had a career-best four kills in a sweep over Iowa (Nov. 17).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
Minatee is a two-time all-conference and a two-time all-district selection who was also selected as an Under Armour All-American • the three-time North Kansas City H.S. Team MVP was a USA Indoor Volleyball National Training Development Team attendee and as a freshman in high school held the highest hitting percentage in the entire state of Missouri • in her senior year, Minatee tallied 208 kills (.422) hitting with 138 digs, 50 blocks and 35 aces • that followed up a junior year that saw her tally 248 kills (.347) with 184 digs, 66 blocks and 37 aces • Minatee registered more than 200 kills and 50 blocks in each of her first two high school seasons as well • she ranks as the No. 56 player in the 2023 class by PrepVolleyball.com • she was named an AVCA Second Team All-American in the fall of 2022 • in club volleyball, Minatee led her team to first place at the 2022 Sunshine 17U Open and second place at the NEQ 17U open.

PERSONAL:
The daughter of Jacinthia Prater-Minatee and Lester Minatee, Calissa has two sisters, Chandler and Camryn • Chandler currently plays college basketball at the University of Kansas, where she was a 2021-22 First Team Academic All-Big 12 selection • off the court, Minatee has been a National Honor Society Member since April 2021 • she's a three-time Academic All-State honoree and a four-time academic letterwinner at North Kansas City High • in April of 2022, she was awarded as her school's 'Student of the Month' • Calissa plans to major in architecture at the University of Minnesota.

WHY MINNESOTA:
"Minnesota has a family-like environment that really attracted me. Their holistic development of the student-athletes stood out for me. I can't wait to get to Minnesota in January."