Junior Year (2015)

Appeared in 17 matches with four starts, covering 55 sets … named Illinois State’s Most Improved Player … ranked fifth on the team in digs per set (2.20) and seventh in total digs (121) … tallied double-digit digs five times … upped her career high in digs in four-consecutive matches, culminating with a career-high 18 digs against Wichita State (10/23) … ranked second on the team in service aces per set (0.24) and fifth in total aces (13) … recorded first-career kill at Indiana State (10/20) … registered an assist in eight matches … tallied two aces in a match on four occasions … made Redbird debut against Florida A&M (8/29) … made first-career start at Northern Iowa (10/30) … earned a varsity letter … named to the AFNI Honor Roll.

Parkland College

Two-year member and starting libero for the volleyball team … team was back-to-back national runner-up in the NJCAA Division II Tournament … was named to both the all-region and all-national tournament teams … team won conference and region championships both years … ranked sixth in the nation in digs in 2013 … ranked 14th in the nation in digs in 2014. 

Monticello High School

Four-year member of the volleyball team … broke high school’s records for digs in a season and a career … named an all-area selection as a senior … named to five all-tournament teams her senior year … named her team’s defensive player of the year as a junior … earned all-conference status as a junior … named a Champaign News-Gazette honorable mention selection her junior year … also played softball for one year … named to the honor roll each year … member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

Personal

Kaitlyn Nicole Hunt … born March 29, 1995 … daughter of David and JoAnn Hunt … has two older siblings, Lindsey and Matt, both of whom attended Illinois State … major is community health education.