SEATTLE (Apr. 15) –Rachel Biornstad of Kentlake High School in Kent, Wash., has signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at Seattle Pacific University.

Biornstad, a 6-foot middle, was a first team all-Kingco selection last fall for Kentlake, which was 21-11. She led the Falcons in kills, blocks, digs and service aces as a senior. Kentlake won the state 4A title in 2001 and 2002, when Bjornstad was a teammate of Shelby Gihring, who will be a sophomore for Seattle Pacific next fall.

Biornstad also plays for the Kent Junior Volleyball Club. A two-sport athlete, she also has lettered three years in basketball at Kentlake.

Seattle Pacific head coach Kellie Ryan has taken her teams to the NCAA Division II tournament two of the past four seasons. Last fall, Ryan signed Alyssa Given of Notre Dame High School in Salinas, Calif. The Falcons finished last season at 15-10. They return four starters in 2004.