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#18 Hannah Clayton

Height 6-2
Class Jr.
Hometown Bloomington, Ill.
High School Tri-Valley
Hannah  Clayton - Volleyball - University of Iowa Athletics

2021 as a senior

  • Saw action in all 107 sets
  • Set a career high in kills (17) vs. Air Force on Sept. 17, 2021
  • Tallied 199 kills and 469 total attacks
  • Registered 89 total blocks
  • Ended the season with a .279 hitting percentage
  • Named to Academic All Big Ten
  • Letterwinner

Spring 2021 as a junior

  • Academic All-Big Ten (Fall 2020)
  • Clayton’s 239 career blocks ranks 19th all-time in school history
  • Led Iowa in total blocks (67) and hitting percentage (.349)
  • Ranked 10th in the Big Ten in hitting percentage (.349), 13th in total blocks (67), and 20th in blocks per set (0.91)
  • Set new single-season high 146 kills and only committed 36 attacking errors
  • Attacked .300 or better in 14 matches this season, including a string of five straight matches above .333
  • Posted five matches with double-digit kills, back-to-back 13-kill games against Indiana (Feb. 5-6)
  • Registered a team-best 26 kills, with a .488 attacking percentage in two-game set against Indiana
  • Set new career highs in kills (14) and total blocks (9) against Northwestern on Feb. 26
  • Attacked at a career-best .667 clip against Indiana on Feb. 5

2019 as a sophomore

  • Saw action in 30 matches
  • Added 132 kills and led the Hawkeyes with 80 blocks.
  • Tied her career high with 11 kills at Indiana on Oct. 26.
  • Amassed a season-high seven blocks at Indiana on Oct. 26.

2018 as a Freshman

  • Saw action in 28 matches and started in 25 matches
  • Contributed two aces and six blocks in win over SMU on Aug. 25
  • Tallied seven kills, five blocks, and a .500 attack percentage against Belmont on Aug. 26
  • Notched four kills and six blocks against No. 13 Colorado on Sept. 1
  • Notched a career-high with 14 attempts in a win over Iowa State
  • Registered 4 kills vs. No.6 Nebraska
  • Contributed 7 kills and 5 blocks vs. Michigan State
  • Recorded 4 kills vs. No. 12 Purdue
  • Tallied 3 kills vs. Maryland
  • Set a career-high in kills with 11 vs. Ohio State

High School

  • Second team All-Conference her junior year
  • Team captain during her senior season
  • 2015 Heart of Illinois Conference Champions
  • 2016 HOIC runner-up
  • 2017 HOIC bronze medalist
  • Played on the Illini Elite volleyball club for three seasons
  • 2016 and 2017 Wisconsin Dells Showcase Champions
  • 2017 Open AAU National Champions
  • High school coach was Jamie Ward
  • Club coaches were Andy and Michelle Erins

Personal

  • Born July 28, 2000
  • Daughter of Wayne and Jeanette Clayton
  • Mom played volleyball at Illinois State and professionally in France (Lyon)
  • Has one sister (Ashlyn)
  • Undecided major