University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Busswitz, Kate
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Jersey Number 12
Kate Busswitz
- Position:
- Middle Hitter
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Prairie
- Hometown:
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Bio
2019: First Team All-MVC... MVC Player of the Week (9/3/19).. played in all 129 sets... finished the season with 424.5 points, 368 kills, a .230 hitting percentage, 76 total blocks, 72 digs, 9 service aces, and 6 assists... recorded a season high 19 kills against Creighton (9/6/19)... finished with a season high 4 service aces in the season opener against Texas (8/30/19)... hit .526 with 11 kills against Southern Illinois (10/5/19)... recorded 4 blocks against Bradley (11/9/19).
2018: Second Team All-MVC...A breakout season for the redshirt sophomore... She started in all 34 matches and played in all 126 sets... tallied 15 kills and a .522 attack percentage in a three set victory against Loyola (9/28)...Her .263 attack percentage ranked fourth on the team...Recorded 15 matches with an attack percentage over .300...Her 270 kills ranked fourth on the team...Finished second on the team in total blocks with 66...
2017: Suffered an injury during the preseason and returned to action against Illinois State (10/27) … played in eight matches and 18 sets … tallied 19 kills with a .127 hitting percentage … notched 17 block assists with no errors for a team-high .94 blocks per set … had a season-high five kills twice and both against Missouri State (11/11, 11/25) … notched a season-high five block assists on against Missouri State (11/11).
2016: Redshirted.
High School: Named the Mississippi Division Player of the Year in Mississippi Valley Conference in 2015 ... earned first-team all-conference and all-metro honors as both a junior and a senior ... tallied second-team all-state recognition in 2014 and 2015 ... helped lead Cedar Rapids Prairie High School to a division title in 2015 and conference runner-up status for coaches Lynette Stecklein and Ashten Stelken ... honor roll student ... played club volleyball for Cedar Rapids Prairie Volleyball Club, Six Pack and CIA ... selected to the 2015 IGCA all-star team.
Personal: Daughter of Kris and Keith Hartgrave ... majoring in Communications/Business.
2018: Second Team All-MVC...A breakout season for the redshirt sophomore... She started in all 34 matches and played in all 126 sets... tallied 15 kills and a .522 attack percentage in a three set victory against Loyola (9/28)...Her .263 attack percentage ranked fourth on the team...Recorded 15 matches with an attack percentage over .300...Her 270 kills ranked fourth on the team...Finished second on the team in total blocks with 66...
2017: Suffered an injury during the preseason and returned to action against Illinois State (10/27) … played in eight matches and 18 sets … tallied 19 kills with a .127 hitting percentage … notched 17 block assists with no errors for a team-high .94 blocks per set … had a season-high five kills twice and both against Missouri State (11/11, 11/25) … notched a season-high five block assists on against Missouri State (11/11).
2016: Redshirted.
High School: Named the Mississippi Division Player of the Year in Mississippi Valley Conference in 2015 ... earned first-team all-conference and all-metro honors as both a junior and a senior ... tallied second-team all-state recognition in 2014 and 2015 ... helped lead Cedar Rapids Prairie High School to a division title in 2015 and conference runner-up status for coaches Lynette Stecklein and Ashten Stelken ... honor roll student ... played club volleyball for Cedar Rapids Prairie Volleyball Club, Six Pack and CIA ... selected to the 2015 IGCA all-star team.
Personal: Daughter of Kris and Keith Hartgrave ... majoring in Communications/Business.
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