University of Iowa Athletics
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#24 Katie Wessels

Height 5-10
Class Fr.
Hometown Manchester, Iowa
High School West Delaware
Katie Wessels - Volleyball - University of Iowa Athletics

Hawk Item… Suffered ACL injury during off-season in 2007.

2009 as a Junior… Academic all-Big Ten… played in six matches and eight sets… recorded one service ace and a career-high seven digs against Central Michigan (Sept. 5).

2008 as a Sophomore… Academic all-Big Ten… played in one match and one set…collected two digs against Portland (Sept. 19).

2007 as a Freshman… Played in nine matches with two starts… saw first collegiate action against UC Riverside (Aug. 31)… 11 kills and two service aces against Purdue in first significant action (Aug. 22)… career-high three digs at Northwestern (Oct. 20).

High School… First team all-state and elite all-state as a senior… captain of the state all-tournament team as a senior… prepvolleyball.com high school all-American… second team all-state pick as a junior… first team all-conference as a junior and senior… honorable mention all-conference as a sophomore… led her high school team to three-straight runner-up finishes in the class 3A state tournament… high school team won conference championships in 2003, 2004 and 2006… played for the Hammering Hawks club team from 2001-06 and the Nike Six-Pack Volleyball Club in 2007… McDonald’s All-American nominee in basketball…third team all-state in 2007 and two-time first team all-conference pick… played first base in softball and was honorable mention all conference in 2006.

Personal… Born 4/26/89… parents are Mike and Joan Wessels… has two brothers, Ryan and Nick, and one sister, Angie… interdepartmental studies major.