University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2025 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 21
Jadyn Petersen
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist/Libero
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Dike-New Hartford HS
- Hometown:
- Dike, Iowa
2025: MVC Defensive Player of the Week (9/22/25) ... DoubleTree Invitational All-Tournament Team.
2024: MVC Honor Roll ... Did not appear in any matches.
HIGH SCHOOL: Part of Dike-New Hartford’s volleyball dynasty with three Iowa Class 2A state championships (2020, 2021, 2023) and a runner-up finish in 2022 … 2023 AVCA Second Team All-American … Four-time Iowa Class 2A All-Tournament Team … Four-time All-North Iowa Cedar League and three-time All-District honoree … Played basketball as part of four consecutive Iowa Class 2A state championships with the Wolverines (2021-24) … Three-time Iowa Class 2A State Basketball All-Tournament Team selection … 2023 Iowa Class 2A First Team All-State in basketball … Two-time all-conference in basketball … Sprint, mid-distance and long jumper for Dike-New Hartford in track and field competing in three IGHSAU state meets and two Drake Relays.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Duane and Bobbi Petersen … Mother, Bobbi is the head volleyball coach at Northern Iowa, while her father, Duane played football at UNI (1986-89) … Niece of former UNI volleyball player and current Director of Volleyball Operations Michelle Bolte … Sister of Baylee, Sydney and Payton … Both Baylee and Sydney played collegiately, with Baylee at UNI (2018) and Sydney at both Texas (2018-21) and UNI (2022) … Her twin sister, Payton currently plays volleyball at Louisville ... Majoring in Manufacturing Engineering Technology.
2024: MVC Honor Roll ... Did not appear in any matches.
HIGH SCHOOL: Part of Dike-New Hartford’s volleyball dynasty with three Iowa Class 2A state championships (2020, 2021, 2023) and a runner-up finish in 2022 … 2023 AVCA Second Team All-American … Four-time Iowa Class 2A All-Tournament Team … Four-time All-North Iowa Cedar League and three-time All-District honoree … Played basketball as part of four consecutive Iowa Class 2A state championships with the Wolverines (2021-24) … Three-time Iowa Class 2A State Basketball All-Tournament Team selection … 2023 Iowa Class 2A First Team All-State in basketball … Two-time all-conference in basketball … Sprint, mid-distance and long jumper for Dike-New Hartford in track and field competing in three IGHSAU state meets and two Drake Relays.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Duane and Bobbi Petersen … Mother, Bobbi is the head volleyball coach at Northern Iowa, while her father, Duane played football at UNI (1986-89) … Niece of former UNI volleyball player and current Director of Volleyball Operations Michelle Bolte … Sister of Baylee, Sydney and Payton … Both Baylee and Sydney played collegiately, with Baylee at UNI (2018) and Sydney at both Texas (2018-21) and UNI (2022) … Her twin sister, Payton currently plays volleyball at Louisville ... Majoring in Manufacturing Engineering Technology.
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