Senior Year (2009)
Appeared in 13 matches and 37 sets ... had 13 kills and eight blocks over the
three matches of the Redbird Classic ... recorded a season-high eight blocks against
Creighton (9/26) ... had a season-best seven kills at Southern Illinois (10/2).
Junior Year (2008)
Missed the entire season with an injured shoulder.
Sophomore Year (2007)
Appeared in 23 matches with 21 starts... ended the season with 109 kills, 15
set-assists, 31 service aces, 54 digs, 46 blocks and 164.5 points ... her 0.40 service aces
per set ranked second in the Valley ... missed eight matches due to a sprained ankle she
suffered in warm-ups prior to ISU's match at Northern Illinois (8/28) ... tallied a
season-best 13 kills in the Redbirds' five-set win over Northern Iowa (10/6) ... also
scored a career-high 17.0 points against the Panthers, capitalizing on three blocks ...
followed it up with 11 kills and a career-best seven digs at Indiana State (10/13), to
complete her two double-digit kill efforts ... recorded a season-best five blocks and a
career-high .571 hitting percentage against UNI in the championship match of the State Farm
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament ... tallied four blocks against Indiana State (11/8)
and Wichita State (11/23) in the Valley Tournament ... hit .400-or-better in three of ISU's
final five matches ... tallied seven efforts with a .300 or better hitting percentage.
Freshman Year (2006)
Missouri Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team selection ... appeared in 29 matches with 20
starts ... after becoming a permanent starter at Southern Illinois (9/23), averaged 2.04
kills and 1.24 blocks per set ... recorded double-digit kill efforts in seven matches ...
hit .300-or-better in eight individual contests ... collected a career-high 13 kills
against DePaul (9/2) ... recorded two double-digit block performances, including a
season-high 13.0 total blocks with 12 block-assists in a five-game victory over Saint Louis
(9/26) ... had nine block-assists at Drake (9/30) and at Creighton (10/28) ... scored 250.0
total points with 12 double-digit scoring efforts.
Prior To ISU
Started volleyball all four years, winning the regional championship in 2003, 2004 and
2005 ... as a junior and senior, was named to the all-area and all-conference teams, while
also being picked as the Jacksonville Tournament MVP in 2005 ... team co-captain as both a
junior and senior ... in both her sophomore and junior seasons, was named an Illinois High
School Association (IHSA) and Big 12 Conference Scholar Athlete, and a BHS Academic Scholar
... three-year member of the Illini Elite Volleyball Club, which finished in the top-11
nationally in her final two years, including a third-place finish in 2005 ... played
alongside current ISU teammate Mallory Leggett with the club ... member of the National
Honor Society.
Personal
Katelyn Elizabeth Seyller (SIGH-ler)... born April 7, 1988 ... daughter of Dave and Robin
Seyller ... her father is an ISU alum ... one sister (Lauren) ... majoring in business
administration.