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Jersey Number 21
Jadyn Petersen
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist/Libero
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Dike-New Hartford HS
- Hometown:
- Dike, Iowa
2026: Two-time MVC Libero of the Week (8/31/26 & 9/7/26) ... Preseason All-MVC.
2025: Second Team All-MVC ... MVC All-Freshmen Team ... AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention ... MVC All-Tournament Team ... Two-time MVC Defensive Player of the Week (9/22/25 & 10/13/25) ... DoubleTree Invitational All-Tournament Team ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Appeared in all 32 matches and 112 sets at the libero position ... Made her collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Arizona State (8/29/25) ... Led UNI with 483 digs (4.31 per set) and 26 service aces (0.23 per set), along with 170 assists (1.52 per set) and four kills ... Posted a career-high 27 digs against Drake (11/4/25), along with a career-best four service aces against both South Dakota State (8/30/25) and Washington (9/6/25) ... Notched her first career double vs. Drake (11/4/25) and six matches with 20+ digs ... Finished her first collegiate season with the fourth-highest digs per set average in program history (4.31).
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 (2018-22) and Sydney at both Texas (2018-21) and UNI (2022) ... Sister Sydney is also an assistant volleyball coach at UNI … Her twin sister, Payton currently plays volleyball at Louisville ... Majoring in Criminology and Sociology.
2025: Second Team All-MVC ... MVC All-Freshmen Team ... AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention ... MVC All-Tournament Team ... Two-time MVC Defensive Player of the Week (9/22/25 & 10/13/25) ... DoubleTree Invitational All-Tournament Team ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Appeared in all 32 matches and 112 sets at the libero position ... Made her collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Arizona State (8/29/25) ... Led UNI with 483 digs (4.31 per set) and 26 service aces (0.23 per set), along with 170 assists (1.52 per set) and four kills ... Posted a career-high 27 digs against Drake (11/4/25), along with a career-best four service aces against both South Dakota State (8/30/25) and Washington (9/6/25) ... Notched her first career double vs. Drake (11/4/25) and six matches with 20+ digs ... Finished her first collegiate season with the fourth-highest digs per set average in program history (4.31).
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 (2018-22) and Sydney at both Texas (2018-21) and UNI (2022) ... Sister Sydney is also an assistant volleyball coach at UNI … Her twin sister, Payton currently plays volleyball at Louisville ... Majoring in Criminology and Sociology.
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