2021 (Junior Year): Appeared in six matches, seeing action in 11 sets … finished with 12 digs on the year, including a career-high six digs against UIC (9/4).

Background: Three-sport athlete at Eureka High School, before starting her collegiate volleyball career at Illinois Central College, where she played for her mom and ISU volleyball alum, Tracy (Young) Heffren … Helped her high school team to a 2A IHSA Regional Championship as a freshman, before securing the state championship title her sophomore year … Aided in her team’s efforts to make back-to-back 2A IHSA Elite 8 appearances in her final two seasons … Earned First Team All-Conference and All-State her senior year … Two-time First Team All-Region player at ICC … Named NJCAA Second Team All-American and AVCA Third Team All-American in 2021 … Helped ICC earn a pair of Region 24 District A Championships, while finishing fourth at NJCAA Nationals in 2021.

Personal: Daughter of Thad and Tracy Heffren … Born March 26 in Peoria, Illinois … Has two brothers: Tyler and Trevor … Mother, Tracy (Young), was an ISU volleyball standout from 1988-90 … Her aunt, Jodie (Young) Sauder, was an athlete at ICC and Texas State, while her father (Thad) was also an athlete at Dawson College … Both her mother and her aunt coach volleyball … Plans to major in physical education while attending ISU.