Drake University Athletics

Junior Year: Started all 31 games, playing in all 105 matches ... named to the honorable mention All-MVC Scholar Athlete team ... averaged 3.56 kills, the seventh best mark in the league ... recorded 10 or more kills 21 times, including a career-high 24 kills against Bradley ... attempted a career-high 65 swings at South Dakota State ... surpassed the 60 attempt mark three times ... hit a career-high .640 against Stephen F. Austin ... recorded a season-high three service aces in 3-1 win at Indiana State ... accumulated a career-high 15 digs in 3-0 win against MissourI-Kansas City ... recorded a season-high five blocks at Valparaiso ... named to the Valparaiso Popcorn Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 2.73 kpg, 0.64 bpg game, and hitting .212 over the three-game classic.

Sophomore Year: Named to Verizon Cosida Academic All-District VII second team ... started 27 of 28 matches, playing in 99 games ... averaged 1.63 kills and 0.89 blocks ... was third on the team with 88 blocks ... had a career-high 10 blocks against Southern Illinois, including nine block assists ... registered 10 kills against Western Kentucky, Prairie View A&M and at Evansville ... hit at a .412 clip against Western Kentucky, tallying 10 kills in 17 attempts with three errors ... had season-high five digs against Iowa State and at UMKC ... recorded six blocks against Illinois State and at Evansville.

Freshman Year: Appeared in 66 games, while starting 10 matches ... averaged 1.17 kills and 1.12 blocks ... third on the team with 74 blocks ... tallied nine kills, four service aces and five blocks against Western Illinois ... had career-high nine blocks against Bradley, including eight block assists ... also had eight block assists at Iowa State ... recorded six digs at Western Illinois ... had seven kills and five blocks at Evansville.

Prep: Two-time all-county player of the year as a junior and senior at Washington Park ... also a two-time first team all-conference pick ... earned Wisconsin all-state honors as a senior ... helped team go undefeated in the Southeast Conference for the first time in school history after leading team with 425 kills and 107 solo blocks, while ranking second on team with 36 aces and 159 digs ... four-year letterwinner ... named most valuable player as a senior and junior while also serving as team captain ... earned most attack kills and most blocks award three years ... recorded 446 kills and 96 blocks as a junior ... also a three-year letterwinner in soccer ... earned all-county honorable mention honors as a junior ... named to the all-division team as a senior ... high honor roll student and scholar-athlete ... served as vice-president of National Honor Society.

Personal: Born March 16, 1985 daughter of James and Jean Veltman elementary education major has an older brother, Matthew ... Drake Presidential Scholarship recipient ... Deans List and Presidents List ... Top First Year Student Award ... Top Sophomore Student Award ... member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Delta Gamma sorority.