Biography
UNLV: A Spring 2021 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and Pacific South All-Region selection … Named the Mountain West’s Player of the Year for the Spring 2021 season … A three-time All-Mountain West performer (2018, 2019 and Spring 2021) ... A four-time Academic All-MW Team member (Fall 2017-19 and Spring 2021) ... In the program's career record book, ranks first in aces (269), third in both kills (1,484) and total attempts (3,897), and sixth in digs (1,158) ... In the program's single-season record book, ranks first in kills (2018: 543), total attempts (2017: 1,323) and aces (2018: 114) … Also sits third in hitting efficiency (Spring 2021: .346) and eighth in total attempts (2017: 1,116) as well as second (2019: 70), sixth (2017: 43) and seventh (Spring 2021: 42) in aces … Became only the second Rebel to notch 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career during junior season (2019), joining Daryn Glenn (2011-14) ... Became the MW's all-time leader in aces during junior season.
Spring 2021: Chosen a Spring 2021 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and Pacific South All-Region team performer … Named the Mountain West’s Player of the Year and to the All-Conference Team … Led the NCAA in aces per set (0.86) and helped UNLV finish 11th overall in aces per set (1.92) … Additional NCAA rankings: third in aces (42), sixth in points per set (5.43), seventh in triple doubles (one) and 28th in kills per set (4.29) … Led the team in kills (210), kills per set (4.29), aces (42) and aces per set (0.86) as well as double-doubles (six – kill-dig combinations) and triple-double (kill-ace-dig combination) – vs. Boise State (Feb. 27: 16 kills, 10 aces and 13 digs) … Had 12 matches with 10 or more kills, including a season-high 27 vs. Boise State (Feb. 26) … Had nine matches above a .300 hitting efficiency (minimum five kills) with a season-high .524 (14-3-21) vs. Wyoming (April 1) … Had a total of 11 assists with a season-high two on three occasions: vs. San Diego State (Feb. 5), vs. Boise State (Feb. 26) and at Fresno State (March 25) … Had a total of 42 aces with a season-high 10 vs. Boise State (Feb. 27) … Had a total of 146 digs with seven matches of 10 or more digs, including a season-high 24 vs. Boise State (Feb. 26) … Had a total of 25 blocks (two solo and 23 assisted) with a season-high three on three occasions: vs. San Diego State (Feb. 24), at Colorado State (Feb. 20) and vs. Wyoming (April 1) … Had a season-high one solo block on three occasions … Had a season-high three assisted blocks vs. San Diego State (Feb. 4).
2019: Named to the Mountain West All-Conference First Team … Led the NCAA in aces per set (0.69), and helped UNLV finish second overall in aces (241) and fifth in aces per set (1.88) … Additional NCAA rankings: third in aces (70) and 39th in points per set (4.70) … Joined Daryn Glenn (2011-14) as the only Rebels to register 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career … Led the team in kills (384), kills per set (3.76), total attempts (998), aces and aces per set as well as double-doubles (15 – kill-dig combinations; 1 – kill-ace combination) … Had 22 matches with 10 or more kills, including a season-high 26 at Fresno State (Oct. 5) … Had seven matches above a .300 hitting efficiency (minimum five kills) with a season-high .545 (22-4-33) vs. Utah State (Oct. 10) … Had a total of 28 assists with a season-high three on three occasions: at Weber State (Aug. 30), vs. Arizona State (Sept. 19) and at Wyoming (Sept. 26) … Had a total of 70 aces with a program-, career- and season-high 11 vs. Utah State (Oct. 10) … Had a total of 302 digs with 17 matches of 10 or more digs, including a season-high 19 vs. New Mexico (Oct. 22) … Had a total of 41 blocks (10 solo and 31 assisted) with a season-high six (all assisted) vs. Kansas (Sept. 21) … Had a season-high three solo blocks at Boise State (Nov. 7).
2018: Named to the Mountain West All-Conference First Team … Named the MW’s Offensive Player of the Week for three consecutive weeks (Sept. 10, 17 and 24), which was a conference record … Led the NCAA in both aces (114) and aces per set (0.90), and helped UNLV finish first overall in aces (251) … Additional NCAA rankings: second in points (690.0), fifth in points per set (5.43), 10th in total kills (543), 23rd in kills per set (4.28) and 42nd in total attacks (1,323) … Broke three UNLV single-season UNLV records: kills (543), total attempts (1,323) and aces (114) … Moved into third place in UNLV’s single-season records in sets played (127) … Led the team in kills, kills per set, total attempts, aces, aces per set, digs (395) and digs per set (3.11) as well as double-doubles (20 – all kill-dig combinations) … Had 32 matches with 10 or more kills, including a season-high 26 on two occasions: vs. Youngstown State (Aug. 31) and at Utah State (Sept. 22) … Had 11 matches above a .300 hitting efficiency (minimum five kills) with a season-high .667 outing (16-2-21) at Saint Louis (Sept. 15) … Had a total of 26 assists with a season-high five vs. Youngstown State (Aug. 31) … Had five or more aces in 10 matches, including a season-high nine – and a UNLV single-match record – vs. Youngstown State (Aug. 31) … Had 20 matches with 10 or more digs, including a season-high 26 vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 1) … Had a total of 55 blocks (11 solo and 44 assisted) with a season-high four (all assisted) at Portland (Dec. 6) … Had a season-high two solo blocks vs. Murray State (Sept. 14).
2017: Played in 31 matches and 121 sets … Had 10 double-doubles (all kill-dig combinations) … Had a total of 347 kills with 21 matches of 10 or more kills, including a season-high 21 vs. Eastern Kentucky (Aug. 29) … Had four matches above a .300 hitting efficiency (minimum five kills) with a season-high .400 outing on two occasions: vs. Binghamton (Aug. 25/13-3-25) and vs. Colorado State (Oct. 19/13-3-25) … Had a total of 16 assists with a season-high four at San Jose State (Oct. 5) … Had a total of 43 aces with a season-high six vs. Air Force (Nov. 18) … Had a total of 315 digs with 15 matches of 10 or more digs, including a season-high 19 on two occasions: vs. Weber State (Sept. 8) and vs. Air Force (Nov. 18) … Had a total of 38 blocks (two solo and 36 assisted) with a season-high five (all assisted) at New Mexico State (Sept. 2) … Had a season-high one solo block on two occasions: vs. Eastern Washington (Aug. 26) and vs. Samford (Sept. 16).
High School: A 2017 graduate of Belle Plaine High School in Belle Plaine, Minnesota ... Lettered four years in volleyball and also competed in basketball and track & field ... Helped the Tigers to a three-year combined record of 81-21 as well as the 2015 2AA state championship and a third-place finish one year earlier ... Guided the team to four straight Minnesota River Conference titles and three section championships ... Tallied 2,445 kills, 1,281 digs and 347 aces in four years at BPHS ... Selected to the all-conference, all-metro and all-state teams three times apiece ... Chosen the conference's MVP in 2013, 2015 and 2016 ... Named to the Star and Tribune Dream Dozen three times ... Garnered Ms. Baden Volleyball recognition as the top senior player by the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association ... Most recently, played club volleyball for Northern Lights and helped the team to a third-place finish at the 17s Orlando Tournament.
Personal: Mariena Jean Hayden was born in Faribault, Minn. ... The daughter of Amy and Justin Johnston, and David and Fran Hennen ... Has three siblings: Alaina, Aaron and Molly ... Graduated in spring 2021 with an undergraduate degree in criminal justice.
