Katie Kenline

4 - Katie Kenline

Height: 5-8
Year: Senior
Hometown: Ossian, Ind.
Position: L
Major: Business

In 2008 (Junior): Katie tallied 558 digs to lead the OVC for the second-straight year while garnering OVC Defensive Player of the Year and All-OVC Second Team accolades...surpassed the Tech record for career digs, now topping the list with 1,885 career saves...earned OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors twice during the season...named to the Lady Cardinal All-Tournament Team after posting 55 digs in three tournament matches (18.3 digs/match)...set single-game career highs in assists (seven versus Furman on Sept. 13) and aces (four versus Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 1)...tallied a season-high 41 digs against Morehead State on Oct. 4...set the school record for digs in a three-set match with 33 against Austin Peay on Oct. 25...had a streak of 20 consecutive matches with double-digit digs...collected 10-or-more digs in 28 of 32 matches and 20-or-more digs in 10 of 32 matches.

In 2007 (Sophomore): The OVC leader in total digs, Katie was four times named the OVC Defensive Player of the Week...her two kills at Morehead State on Sept. 22 set her new career number while also setting new high in digs in a three-game match (22) and four-game match (38)....Katie was named to the All-OVC second-team along with teammate Leah Meffert...played in all 128 games for the Golden Eagles while collecting 755 digs including a five-game match where she averaged 9.0 digs.

In 2006 (Freshman): Katie led the Golden Eagles in digs in 2006, compiling 572 for the season, an average of 5.4 per game, ranking her fourth in the conference... chalked up 33 digs versus Morehead State on Nov. 10 and added 50 scoops, a showing which led her to the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week bid (Nov. 14)...tied her season high in the season finale against Eastern Kentucky (11/11), recording 50 in the five-game tilt... Led Tech in digs in 27 of 29 matches...closed her freshman campaign earning a spot on the OVC Newcomer team alongside teammate Amanda Lindgren.

In 2005: Suffered a knee injury during the preseason and missed the entire 2005 season as a medical redshirt.

Prep Highlights: Katie was a four-year volleyball letterwinner and also lettered one season on the track team at Norwell High School...under coach Suzanne Patterson, Kenline was nominated Defensive Player of the Year and earned first-team all-conference and all-area honors her senior year.  She was also recognized as a member of the Norwell High 1,000-1,000 Club.  As team captain in her senior year, the squad recorded its best record in school history at 32-2. Playing for one of the top five Junior Olympic teams in the country, Katie excelled under club coach Mike Lingenfelter for the Team Munciana Samurai 18.

Personal: The daughter of Kim and Janice Kenline and sister of Abbey and Meghann…born September 11, 1986...majoring in business.