Few, if any, have put together the type of high school career that Parkland's Kelly Robertson has.

A track and field season that ended with a fifth-place finish in the triple jump at states capped off a superb high school career for Robertson, who participated in three different sports as a Trojan.

She was recently named Parkland's female Athlete of the Year at the school's awards ceremony, leading the Trojans to LVC and District 11 crowns in volleyball, and finishing as runner-up in states. In track and field, she was a gold medalist in the LVC meet, and captured silver in districts.

"I think it is a big contribution to my teammates and coaches," said Roberston of the award. "Especially with volleyball, one person can't have the success they have without everyone else.

"It means a lot for me and for everyone else as well. Especially for all the captains, my coaches, and all my teammates who helped push me get to where I am. It means a lot."

Known most for her volleyball skills, Robertson finished her senior year with 548 kills, 144 digs, 93 total blocks (67 solo), and 43 aces. She left for Penn State University on Sunday to continue that career at the collegiate level.

She was named the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year, Under Armour first team All-American, Mizuno Volleyball All-American, Volleyball Magazine All-American, Prep Volleyball All-American, LVC MVP and District 11 MVP.

As a freshman, she remembers joining the team and being unsure of what to expect. Four years later, she has produced one of the greatest careers on the volleyball court for a Trojan.

"You come in as a freshman absolutely terrified because the seniors, they're not mean, but they push you really hard," said Robertson. "We work just as hard as some college teams. It was just really intense. When you play, you're playing for a spot [and] you're trying to beat people out. But it's a friendly, competitive feeling.

"You don't achieve accomplishments like state runner-up, state finals, and districts and leagues by just luck. It's something that we work really, really hard for, and it's something that makes it so much more worthwhile at the end."

While many might consider track and field and individual sport, it is also very team-oriented in the eyes of Robertson.

"It is individual, but the practice atmosphere is very much team-oriented," said Robertson. "And having my dad as a coach was a lot of fun.

"We had a lot of success on our track team this year. Our runners did excellent. Our boy long jumper [Nolan Hay] won states. Him and I were training a lot together. We pushed each other at practice. We had a lot of agonizing practices with jump training. They were brutal, sweaty, long practices, but in that sense it's a team where we were pushing each other before we went to states. You do perform individually, but a gold medal for one person is like a gold medal for Parkland as a team and as a school."

Robertson also played basketball for the Trojans as a freshman and sophomore, and played half of her junior season before suffering a knee injury that forced her to the sidelines.

"All the sports teams were very supportive of each other," said Robertson. "And a lot of the teachers at the school were also coaches, and when they see kids in the hallway who had a good game, they were the first to congratulate those kids and made them feel really good about themselves."

Robertson's training began at Penn State on Wednesday with some morning lifting, as well as class in the afternoon and practice at night. The training will pick up in the preseason during early August before the regular season gets under way.