University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2022 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Mikota, Grace
DS/L
/ Women's VolleyballMB/O
/ Women's VolleyballDS/L
/ Women's VolleyballS
/ Women's VolleyballDS/L
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballDS/L
/ Women's VolleyballMB/O
/ Women's VolleyballDS/L
/ Women's VolleyballMB/O
/ Women's VolleyballOH/O
/ Women's VolleyballO/MB
/ Women's VolleyballS
/ Women's VolleyballDS/Libero
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballMB/O
/ Women's Volleyball
Jersey Number 5
Grace Mikota
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist/Libero
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Dallas Center-Grimes HS
- Hometown:
- Grimes, Iowa
Bio
2024: MVC Board of Director's and Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Appeared in 114 sets and all 34 matches ... Recorded 142 digs (1.25 per set), 25 service aces (0.22 per set), ten assists (0.09 per set) and one kill (0.01 per set) ... Notched a season-high 12 digs at Valparaiso (10/4/24), while also matching her career-high with three service aces against North Dakota (9/7/24) and Drake (11/20/24).
2023: MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Appeared a career-high 111 sets and 32 matches ... Recorded career-high totals with 267 digs (2.40 per set), 38 assists (0.34 per set), 21 service aces (0.18 per set) and five kills on ten attack attempts for a .400 attack percentage ... Notched a career-best 16 digs against Drake in the MVC Tournament championship match (11/22/23) as well as a career-high three service aces in different three matches.
2022: MVC Board of Director's and Commissioner's Academic Excellence Awards and Honor Roll ... Appeared in four sets across three matches played with career-high 10 digs ... home debut in third set against Illinois State (11/8/22) while leading all third-set participants with eight digs to go with three errorless receptions on serve receive ... played for final two points of fourth set against Murray State (10/28/22) ... two digs and two errorless serves between second, third sets in NCAA Championship first round versus Florida State (12/2/22).
2021: MVC Honor Roll ... recorded no statistics ... played in final three points of first set at Bradley (10/23/21)
HIGH SCHOOL: Mikota was a second team all-state selection for head coach Cheryl Voelker at Dallas Center-Grimes leading her team to a state tournament berth in her senior year ... a multi-sport athlete for the Mustangs, Mikota also participated in track and field ... along with her athletic achievements, Mikota has been honored academically with academic all-state honors as a senior while being a member of the DCG Honor Roll in her junior and senior years.
PERSONAL: Grace is the daughter of Randy and Laura Mikota and has two siblings, Jonathan and Zach.
2023: MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Appeared a career-high 111 sets and 32 matches ... Recorded career-high totals with 267 digs (2.40 per set), 38 assists (0.34 per set), 21 service aces (0.18 per set) and five kills on ten attack attempts for a .400 attack percentage ... Notched a career-best 16 digs against Drake in the MVC Tournament championship match (11/22/23) as well as a career-high three service aces in different three matches.
2022: MVC Board of Director's and Commissioner's Academic Excellence Awards and Honor Roll ... Appeared in four sets across three matches played with career-high 10 digs ... home debut in third set against Illinois State (11/8/22) while leading all third-set participants with eight digs to go with three errorless receptions on serve receive ... played for final two points of fourth set against Murray State (10/28/22) ... two digs and two errorless serves between second, third sets in NCAA Championship first round versus Florida State (12/2/22).
2021: MVC Honor Roll ... recorded no statistics ... played in final three points of first set at Bradley (10/23/21)
HIGH SCHOOL: Mikota was a second team all-state selection for head coach Cheryl Voelker at Dallas Center-Grimes leading her team to a state tournament berth in her senior year ... a multi-sport athlete for the Mustangs, Mikota also participated in track and field ... along with her athletic achievements, Mikota has been honored academically with academic all-state honors as a senior while being a member of the DCG Honor Roll in her junior and senior years.
PERSONAL: Grace is the daughter of Randy and Laura Mikota and has two siblings, Jonathan and Zach.
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