Chico State Athletics

All-America Honorable Mention in 2012…Also earned All-CCAA and All-West Region honors…Led the CCAA in kills (513) and kills per set (4.50), ranking in the top 10 nationally in both categories…Posted 10 or more kills in all 29 matches last season…Smashed a career-high 27 kills Sept. 8 vs. Western Washington…One of only three players in Chico State history with 500 kills in a season…Third on the Wildcats in kills (246) in 2011…Racked up a team-high 338 kills in 2010, earning Second Team All-CCAA honors while being named both CCAA and AVCA West Region Freshman of the Year…Two-time CCAA All-Academic Award winner…Received Division II Athletic Directors Association 2011-12 Academic Achievement Award…Enters 2013 season fifth on the Wildcats’ career kills list (1,097), fourth in solo blocks (54) and seventh in kills per set (3.45)…Pre-Chico Days: A 2010 graduate of Campolindo High School in Moraga…Led team in kills for three straight seasons and helped the Cougars reach the North Section playoffs from 2007-09…Three-time All-Diablo Foothill League First Team selection…Third Team All-East Bay as a senior... Personal: Born 10/30/91 in Berkeley...Daughter of Tom and Sandra…Has two younger siblings, Annie and Jack...Sports hero is swimmer and four-time Olympic gold medalist Jason Lezak…Biggest non-sports thrill was spending two-and-a-half weeks in Europe with her best friend…Enjoys swimming and reading…Would like to someday travel to Europe…Claims to be afraid of raccoons and the open ocean…Best advice ever received: “be proud of yourself, because if you are, it never matters who else is”…Psychology major.