Washburn University Athletics

Background: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball and track and field at McPherson HS (McPherson, Kan.) … volleyball team won 2012 Kansas 4A-I State Tournament and was sub-state champions all four years … team finished third at state tournament in 2014 and second at state in 2015 … as a sophomore was picked Second Team All-League … was a First Team All-League and MVP selection for AVCTL in 2014 and 2015 … was named to Kansas Class 4A-I State All-Tournament team and was First Team All-State 4A-I in 2015 … in track and field, (2012-13) qualified for state meet in high jump and was the AVCTL D3 League high jump champion … was the league and 4A Regional champion in high jump as a sophomore (2013-14) … 2014-15, was fourth place in state and the AVCTL D3 League champion in high jump ... was a four-time state qualifier in high jump ... competed in 2016 KVA All-Star Match.

Personal: Born in McPherson, Kan. … daughter of Debbie Pedersen and Scott Pedersen … has one sister, Abby … her father, Scott, played basketball at McPherson College … major is nursing.