Washburn University Athletics

Honors & Awards
• All-MIAA First Team (2023)

In 2023: Appeared in 88 sets across 24 matches making 19 starts … second on the team with 247 kills and 2.81 per set with a .297 hitting percentage … defensively made 60 blocks with 53 digs … knocked down 17 kills while hitting .593 in Washburn’s sweep over Nebraska-Kearney on Sept. 15 … also recorded a career high 23 kills in five sets against Northwest Missouri State on Sept. 30 … had double digit kills in 12 matches ... was named to the All-MIAA First Team ... named the MVP of the Washburn Invitational

Before Washburn: Played three seasons at Division I Northern Colorado and helped the Bears to two Big Sky regular season and tournament championship titles ... was the 2020 Big Sky Newcomer of the Year and earned All-Big Sky second team honors after finishing second on the team in kills (203) and blocks (45) ... in 2021, was an All-Big Sky first team selection after totaling 188 kills and 43 blocks ... in her final season at UNC she repeated as an All-Big Sky first team member and also earned AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention accolades after recording 309 kills and 69 blocks ... started collegiate career at Kansas, where she played in 19 matches with 10 starts and appeared in 50 sets ... finished with 64 kills, 56 digs and 27 total blocks, averaging 1.28 kills per set, 1.12 digs per set and 0.54 blocks per set.

High School: Was a four-year  letter winner at Free State High School ... helped the Firebirds capture the 2017 Sunflower League Championship and was a 2016 6A Substate Champion ... finished her high school career as Free State's record holder for kills in a season and as the career kills leader ... three-time Sunflower League First Team selection, and three-time Lawrence Journal World First Team All-Area Team ... was the 2017 Lawrence Journal-World Player of the Year and 2017 Kansas All-State First Team honoree.

Personal: Daughter of Ryan and Miriam Hickman ... has three siblings, Naomi, Isaac, and Hope ... her sister, Naomi, played volleyball at Creighton ... has already graduated with her bachelor's in business economics and is pursuing her master's in business administration.