Russ Rose in 1986: “[Vida Kernich] is the best all-around player on the team and a scholar-athlete.”

1986 Season (Senior): Atlantic 10 All Academic … Atlantic 10 All Conference 1st Team (Middle Hitter) … Atlantic 10 Player of the Week: 9/21 … Penn State Invitational All-Tournament team and the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

Before Penn State Lettered 4 years in basketball and 3 years in volleyball at Baldwin, PA High School. During her freshman and sophomore years, she also ran track.:

“Kernich glad she picked volleyball,” The Daily Collegian, Oct. 2, 1986

“Lady spikers have high expectations,” The Daily Collegian, Aug. 5, 1986