Biography
2021: American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America second team … College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America® third team … AVCA All-Region 8 first team … CoSIDA Academic All-District® first team … All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first team … UW-Whitewater Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 24-25) … UW-Whitewater Triangular All-Tournament Team (Sept. 18) … finished career ninth in program history in career hitting percentage (.316) … appeared in 30 matches, including 96 sets … ranked second in the WIAC and 37th in NCAA Division III in hitting percentage (.350, seventh-highest in one season in program history, minimum 300 attempts) ... ranked sixth in the conference in blocks per set (0.85) and ninth in total blocks (82) … totaled 199 kills (2.07 per set), six assists, three service aces and 44 digs (0.46 per set) … tallied a season-best 12 kills on a .478 hitting percentage and added one dig and six blocks in the Warhawks’ 3-2 victory against nationally ranked Chicago on Sept. 1 … tied a season high with five digs and added seven kills, one service ace and two blocks in UW-Whitewater’s 3-0 win against Lakeland on Sept. 4 … finished with a season-high eight blocks and added 10 kills and one dig in the Warhawks’ 3-1 triumph against Bethel (Minn.) on Sept. 11 in Kenosha, Wis. … collected 10 kills and two blocks in UW-Whitewater’s 3-0 victory against UW-Oshkosh on Sept. 15 … matched a season high with one assist and added seven kills, two digs and six blocks in the Warhawks’ 3-1 win against Concordia Wisconsin on Sept. 18 … amassed 10 kills with a .692 hitting percentage and added one dig and two blocks in UW-Whitewater’s 3-0 triumph against Carthage on Sept. 24 … posted a season-high two service aces and added two kills and one block in the Warhawks’ 3-0 victory against St. Mary’s (Minn.) on Sept. 25 … recorded seven kills with a .583 hitting percentage and added three digs and two blocks in UW-Whitewater’s 3-0 win against UW-La Crosse on Oct. 6 … tied a season high with five digs and added 10 kills and three blocks in the Warhawks’ 3-1 triumph against Dubuque (Iowa) on Oct. 13 … finished with 10 kills and one block in UW-Whitewater’s 3-0 victory at nationally ranked UW-Stevens Point on Oct. 16 … put down nine kills with a .615 hitting percentage and added one dig and three blocks in the Warhawks’ 3-0 win at UW-Platteville on Oct. 20 … finished with five blocks and five kills in UW-Whitewater’s 3-0 triumph against Cornell (Iowa) on Oct. 22 … registered eight kills, four digs and two blocks at nationally ranked UW-Eau Claire in the WIAC Tournament championship match on Nov. 4 … put down 11 kills and added one block in the Warhawks’ 3-1 victory against Ithaca (N.Y.) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 11 in Grand Rapids, Mich. … contributed eight kills, one assist, two digs and one block against Otterbein (Ohio) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 12 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
2020: National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American for her commitment to strength and conditioning and athletic accomplishments ... Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Scholastic Honor Roll
2019: UW-Whitewater Invitational All-Tournament Team (Aug. 30-31) … Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Scholastic Honor Roll ... appeared in 15 matches (47 sets) … totaled 75 kills (1.60 per set) on a .230 hitting percentage … tied for sixth on the team with 31 blocks (0.66 per set) … added one assist, 10 service aces and 47 digs … posted nine kills, two digs and three blocks in the Warhawks’ 3-0 victory over MSOE on Aug. 30 … hit a .533 on nine kills, one service ace, one dig and two blocks in UW-Whitewater’s three-set win over Lakeland on Aug. 30 … registered eight kills, one service ace, one dig and two blocks in the Warhawks’ 3-2 triumph at UW-La Crosse on Sept. 25 … recorded a season-high five blocks and added four kills, five digs and one service ace in UW-Whitewater’s 3-0 victory over Dominican (Ill.) on Sept. 28 in Elmhurst, Ill. … amassed seven kills, seven digs, four blocks and one service ace in the Warhawks’ 3-1 win at Elmhurst (Ill.) on Sept. 28 … finished with six kills, four digs, one block and a season high tying two service aces in UW-Whitewater’s 3-1 triumph at Edgewood on Oct. 1 … tallied five kills, two blocks, two digs and one service ace in the Warhawks’ 3-0 victory over UW-River Falls in the semifinals of the WIAC Tournament on Nov. 7 … totaled season highs in kills (11) and digs (12) and added one block, one assist and a season high tying two service aces against UW-Stevens Point in the final of the WIAC Tournament on Nov. 9
2018: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Scholastic Honor Roll ... appeared in nine matches (nine sets) … totaled eight kills on 20 total attempts for a .200 hitting percentage … added four total blocks and two aces … tallied three kill, zero errors, on seven attempts for a .429 hitting percentage, one block and one ace in UW-Whitewater’s 3-0 win over Franklin (Ind.) on Aug. 31
Personal: Major is communication ... recipient of the Sally Pfund Memorial Scholarship, Rotary Club University Scholarship, Linda Osness Memorial Scholarship, Lee Wardall Memorial/Merrill Teachers Association Scholarship and the 4H Scholarship Award ... competed in volleyball and track and field at Merrill High School, where she was a two-time unanimous first team all-conference honoree, an honorable mention All-State selection, a member of the all-state team, a two-time team Most Valuable Player, a recipient of the Senior Athletic Award and Scholar Athletic Award and a four-year letter winner in volleyball ... was also a four-year letter winner in track and field ... career ambition is to be a business coordinator ... hobbies include spending time with family, friends and pets ... favorite TV show is "Riverdale" ... favorite professional sports team is the Green Bay Packers ... chose to attend UW-Whitewater for the cleanliness and newness of campus and the great volleyball program
