Washburn University Athletics

Honors & Awards:
• 2021-22 MIAA Ken B. Jones Female Student-Athlete of the Year 
• NCAA Elite 90 award winner (2021)
• D2CCA Central Region Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2021)
• AVCA All-American Second Team (2021)
• AVCA All-Region First Team (2021)
• D2CCA All-American First Team (2021)
• D2CCA All-Region First Team (2021)
• NCAA National Championship, NCAA Central Region, and MIAA All-Tournament team selection (2021)
• Washburn Invitational and Colorado Springs-Colorado Mountain Lion Invitational All-Tournament team selection (2021)
• CoSIDA Academic All-American Volleyball Team Member of the Year (2021)
• CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team (2019, 2020, 2021)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (2019, 2020, 2021)
• All-MIAA First Team (2018, 2019, 2021)
• All-MIAA Honorable Mention (2017)
• MIAA Academic Excellence (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• MIAA Scholar Athlete (2017, 2018, 2019, spring 2021, 2021)
• MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• Ichabod Team MVP (2017, 2021)
• MIAA Specialist of the Week (Oct. 21, 2019)
• Four-time MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week (Sept. 13, 2021; Sept. 20, 2021; Sept. 27, 2021; Oct. 4, 2021)
• Finished career as a five-time All-American and Washburn's all-time digs leader with 2,676 career digs.

In 2021: Selected to the D2CCA All-American first team and the AVCA All-American second team ... earned third-straight all-MIAA first team honors ... earned the NCAA Elite 90 Award, becoming the first Washburn student-athlete and MIAA volleyball player to receive the prestigious honor ... was named the CoSIDA Academic All-American Volleyball Team Member of the Year and received third-consecutive Academic All-American first team honors ... was voted to the all-tournament team in all five tournaments Washburn competed in ... played in all 127 sets ... led the nation with 833 total digs and was third in Division II with 6.56 digs per set ... became Washburn's all-time digs leader in the regular season finale against Northwest Missouri (11/13) ... scooped up 51 digs in a 3-1 victory at then-ranked No. 7 Central Missouri (9/25), tying Washburn's single-match record and setting the program record for most digs in a four set match ... had 24 matches with 20 or more digs ... successfully received 394 service attempts that came her way, committing just eight errors for a .980 reception percentage ... led the team with 33 service aces and tallied 88 assists ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and also received MIAA Scholar Athlete and MIAA Academic Excellence honors, closing out her career with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

In 2020: The fall 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and also received MIAA Scholar Athlete and MIAA Academic Excellence honors.

In 2019: CoSIDA Academic All-American and All-District First Team selection ... All-MIAA First Team selection ... named MIAA Specialist of the Week on Oct. 21 ... played in all 31 matches and 107 sets ... led the team in digs (594) and was third in the conference averaging 5.55 digs/set ... had a .983 reception percentage, making just seven errors in 421 total attempts ... was third on the team with 17 service aces ... made a career-high 40 digs against Central Missouri (11/22) ... moved up to fourth all-time in Washburn's record books with 1,843 career digs and is also third with a career digs/set average of 5.12 ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and also received MIAA Scholar Athlete and MIAA Academic Excellence honors.

In 2018: All-MIAA First Team selection ... appeared in all 38 matches and 132 sets ... her 670 digs ranked 21st in Division II and fourth-most in single-season history ... her 5.08 digs per set was 67th on the Division II leaderboard and seventh best in single-season rankings ... had double-digit digs total in 37 of 38 matches with 14 matches of 20 or more ... posted a career-best 38-dig effort at Nebraska-Kearney on Oct. 20 ... tallied her lone kill of the season against Missouri Western (10/12) along with 33 digs ... had 134 assists, including a career-best nine against Arkansas-Monticello (9/7) ... had 28 aces on the year ... landed a career-best six against Dallas Baptist (8/24) ... in 19 sets, totaled 62 digs and 19 assists during the NCAA regional and national tournaments ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and also received MIAA Scholar Athlete and MIAA Academic Excellence honors.

In 2017: All-MIAA Honorable Mention selection ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... MIAA Scholar Athlete ... MIAA Academic Excellence … first freshman in Herron-era to be named team MVP ... appeared in all 32 matches as libero … her 579 digs (4.79 per set) ranked sixth in the MIAA and finished sixth in school history in digs per set for a single season … her season-high of 33 digs came against Harding on Sept. 15 … played in a team-high 121 sets … also led the team in aces with 23, including a season-high of four against Western State (Colo.) on Sept. 2 … added 75 assists, reaching a season-high of six against William Jewell (9/8) and Alabama-Huntsville (9/16).

Background: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball, basketball and softball at Shawnee Heights HS (Tecumseh, Kan.) … helped Thunderbirds to three Kansas 5A tournament berths including a title her senior year … twice named all-tournament first team … two-time all-state first team selection as an outfielder in softball … played club volleyball for Topeka Impact  where she helped team to second-place finish as USA Volleyball Junior National Tournament in the National Division … active member of the National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Students and Spirit Club … tabbed for first team all-academic honors as a junior.
 
Personal: Born in Topeka, Kan. … daughter to Theresa and Michael Rottinghaus … brothers, Ethan and Carter … sisters, Lia and Taylor … father, Michael, was a member of Kansas State track & field team where he threw javelin … majoring in kinesiology.