Washburn University Athletics

As a Junior in 2009
Named honorable mention all-MIAA after leading the team with 584 digs and a 4.60 digs per set average ... had 30 double-figure dig matches, including a career-high 40 in the South Central Regional win over Nebraska-Omaha ... was fourth on the team with 20 service aces ... moved into school’s top 10 for career digs with 1,438 ... named to the South Central Region all-Tournament Team ... named an MIAA Scholar Athlete and MIAA Academic Honor Roll member ... earned the Capitol Federal True Blue Scholarship.

As a Sophomore in 2008
Played in 119 sets and all 36 matches ... led the team with 534 digs and 4.49 digs per set ... earned honorable mention all-MIAA accolades ... had double digit digs in 31 of 36 matches played, including a career-high 27 against Central Oklahoma ... was fourth on the team with 11 service aces ... tied a career-high with four aces against Southern Indiana ... broke into the top 10 with 1061 career serve attempts ... also named an MIAA Scholar Athlete for her work in the classroom.

As a Freshman in 2007
Played in 149 of 150 sets and all 42 matches with 11 starts as the defensive specialist and one start as the libero … was fifth on the team with 320 digs and finished with 2.15 per set … led the Lady Blues with 36 service aces and averaged 0.24 per set … had a team season-high four aces on 09/08/07 against Montevallo … had 13 matches with double-figure digs with a season high of 16 in the NCAA national semifinal on 11/30/07 against Western Washington … reached double figures in digs in the final three matches, all NCAA contests against ranked teams … in one season she moved into 16th at Washburn with 657 career serve attempts.

St. Thomas Aquinas High School
A 2007 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School … lettered in volleyball for three years and helped her team to a state championship her senior year and a third-place finish her sophomore year … earned second team all-state and second team all-Sun Country her senior year … named to the state all-tournament team her final season … was named defensive player of the year in the Eastern Kansas League her junior year … her junior year she earned first team all-Eastern Kansas League and first team all-Sun Country honors … also lettered in soccer, earning two state titles and one runner-up finish … her 2005 team was state champion and ranked second in the nation by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Personal
Daugher of Michelle and Paul Smith ... born March 30, 1989 ... majoring in business.