Denison University

Pronunciation: Payton  Mac-EL-Fresh
 

• 2018 NCAC Newcomer of the Year
• 2018 Second-Team All-NCAC
• 2019-20, 2020-21 & 2021-22 NCAC Academic Honor Roll
• Named NCAC Athlete of the Week on 10/29/18

• Appeared in 25 matches as a senior
• Was second on the team with a career-high 34 service aces and was fourth with 205 digs
• Added 16 assists
• Reached double-digit digs nine times on the season
• Had a career-high 23 digs during Denison's 3-2 win over Wittenberg in the NCAC Regular-Season Championship match (Oct. 27)

• Fall season canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
• Appeared in 4 matches in shortened spring season
• Recorded 25 kills and 35 digs
• Named to the 2020-21 NCAC Academic Honor Roll

• Started all 25 matches that she played in as a sophomore
• Finished fourth on the team with 143 kills and ranked second with 244 digs
• Added 31 service aces and 14 total blocks
• Posted a season-high 13 kills in the season-opener against Carnegie Mellon (Aug. 30) and 20 digs in Denison's 3-2 win over Ohio Wesleyan (Oct. 8)
• Named to the 2019-20 NCAC Academic Honor Roll

• Played in all 26 matches for the Big Red, making 24 starts as a rookie
• Named to the All-NCAC second-team and recognized as the NCAC Newcomer of the Year
• Finished second on the team in kills (208), assists (68), and digs (278)
• Posted a career-high 17 kills against Oberlin (Oct. 16) and 25 digs against DePauw (Sept. 22)
• Also posted kill rates of .200 or better in five of her last eight matches

• Chemistry major
• Daughter of Paige and Terry McElfresh
• Named the District 16 Player of the Year in volleyball at Miami Valley Christian Academy
• Also named the valedictorian and to the National Honor Society at MVCA
• Works as a medical volunteer at Licking Memorial Hospital
• Member of the Chi Alpha Sigma sorority chapter
• Member of the Equestrian Club and the Pre-Health Society on campus