Drake University Athletics

Junior Year: Started all 31 matches, playing in all 105 games ... registered a season-high 25 kills while attempting a career-high 67 attempts in 3-1 loss to Western Illinois ... ranks fourth in school career attempts with 2,938 ... recorded a season-high 18 digs in 3-0 loss at Southern Illinois ... tallied 14 double-doubles last season ... recorded double-digit kills 18 times ... recorded double-digits in the dig column 18 times ... recorded a season-high five blocks against South Dakota State.

Sophomore Year: Was second on the team in kills, averaging 2.76 and fourth in digs, averaging 2.62 ... recorded double-digits in kills in last six matches, while tallying five double-doubles (kills-digs) in the last six matches ... had nine double-doubles ... recorded season-high 21 kills against Southern Illinois to go with career-high five block assists ... collected career-high 21 digs at UMKC, while adding 17 kills ... tallied 16 kills and 15 digs against Creighton.

Freshman Year: Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Newcomer team ... selected as the New Bulldog of the Year ... ranked second on the team in kills (333), becoming just the second player in school history to record 300 or more kills as a freshman ... was the only MVC freshman to rank in top 10 in kills per game (was 10th with 3.47) ... earned all-tournament honors at Eastern Illinois Pepsi/Super 8 Invitational and Drake Image Sport Tournament ... reached the 20-kill plateau four times, including a career-high 26 in season finale at Evansville, while hitting at a .316 clip ... tallied 21 kills against Southeast Missouri State, recording just three errors in 38 attempts for a .474 hitting mark ... had 20 kills against Western Illinois and Indiana State ... added 11 digs against Western Illinois ... notched four service aces at Southern Illinois.

Prep: Two-time all-state honoree, earning third team Iowa Class 1A honors as a senior at Council Bluffs St. Albert two-time team MVP and four-year letterwinner at St. Albert three-time first team all-city pick earned first team all-conference honors as a junior and senior while also being named to first team all-Western Iowa team Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil city player of the year as a senior participated in Iowa Girls Coaches Association senior all-star game earned fifth team all-state honors as a junior also a four-year letterwinner in basketball and track earned first team all-city honors as a junior and senior in basketball after earning second team honors as a sophomore two-time first team all-conference selection earned first team all-district honors as a senior helped track team to Iowa Class 1A state championship as a freshman while also running on state championship 4x800 relay team placed eighth as a senior in 400-meter dash named teams co-most valuable runner as a junior and senior Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil 2003 Female Athlete of the Year ... played club volleyball for Southwest Iowa Third Degree Volleyball Club ... earned academic all-conference honors throughout high school honor roll student.

Personal: Born Oct. 18, 1984 daughter of Blanchard, Jr. and Elizabeth Johnson graphic design major has an older brother, Blanchard III; and an older sister, Elicia.