Katie Jessen

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
High School:
Park Hill
Hometown:
Kansas City, Mo.

Jessen at ISU
2006 (Senior)
Second-team academic all-Big 12 honoree ... finished her career with 1,214 kills, good for fourth all-time at ISU ... finished third in school history with 3,484 career attacks ... had 17 double-doubles on the season and 29 in her career ... finished career with 65 career 10-kill matches, including 27 this season ... had career-highs in kills (436), attacks (1,164), service aces (23), solo blocks (14) and digs (301) ... her 436 kills was the seventh best single-season total in school history ... also hit a career-best .204 during her senior campaign ... had 10+ kills in the final 16 matches of her career ... earned MVP honors at the Hawkeye Challenge after leading Iowa State to a thrilling come-from-behind win against Iowa ... she tallied a career-high 25 kills, including an impressive 17 in the final three games of the match ... also had nine digs against the Hawkeyes ... followed her MVP performance with 22 kills and 15 digs as ISU defeated Northern Iowa for the second straight season ... named to the all-tournament team at the UC Irvine Tournament after posting a pair of double-doubles against Michigan (12 kills, 11 digs) and San Diego (20 kills, 12 digs) ... had 19 kills and 13 digs against South Dakota State ... posted 12 kills and 12 digs at Nebraska ... her 14 kills and 15 digs helped ISU defeat Kansas State for the first time since 1995 (20 matches) ... ripped 22 kills and dug 17 balls against Texas A&M ... posted 18 kills and 12 digs in a win at Baylor ... had 18 kills and 14 digs in ISU's win over No. 21 Missouri ... her 19 kills and career-high 20 digs helped the Cyclones defeat Texas A&M in College Station for the first time in school history ... recorded 18 kills and 11 digs at Oklahoma ... had 10 kills and 10 digs in the final home match of her career, a win over Colorado ... posted 11 kills and four digs in win over UW-Milwaukee in the first round of the NCAA Championships ... had 11 kills and six digs in her final career match, a second round loss to Wisconsin.

2005 (Junior)
Second-team academic all-Big 12 honoree ... her 979 attempts were the 10th most in ISU single-season history ... led ISU with 346 kills, two ahead of Erin Boeve ... recorded 10 or more kills in 17 matches ... started season with back-to-back double-doubles at the Bluejay Invitational and earned all-tournament team honors ... recorded 12 kills and 14 digs in the season opener against Northern Colorado before notching 10 kills and 10 digs against Creighton ... recorded 20 kills and eight digs against South Dakota State in the opening match of the Cyclone Classic ... followed that performance with a career-high 25 kills on 45 attempts against Montana ... posted 10 kills and 12 digs against Stephen F. Austin in the championship match of the Cyclone Classic ... had 12 kills and 11 digs as ISU defeated Northern Iowa for the first time in 11 years ... pounded 14 kills and dug 11 balls against Utah at the Results Advertising Missouri State Classic ... had 18 kills in ISU’s upset over No. 18 Texas ... recorded 13 kills and 11 digs at Baylor ... had a team-high 18 kills at Oklahoma ... posted 16 kills at Kansas ... had 11 kills, 10 digs and six block assists against Kansas State ... notched 16 kills and nine digs at Texas A&M.

2004 (Sophomore)
Led the team in kills (274) and kills per game (2.85) ... first-team academic all-Big 12 honoree ... sixth on the team in digs with 130 and chipped in 28 blocks ... second on the squad in attack attempts (833) ... led ISU in kills in seven matches, second-most on the team ... finished 14 matches with double-figure totals in kills and had seven matches with 15 or more kills ... tallied two double-double matches ... opened the season with 12 digs against Birmingham Southern ... had 10 kills on .421 hitting and 17 digs vs. East Tennessee State to record her first double-double of the season ... pounded 13 kills and dug seven balls against Rice ... slammed 12 kills on a team-high 40 attempts against Texas-San Antonio ... smashed 19 kills and hit .309 in the league opener against Texas A&M ... posted 17 kills and six digs at Oklahoma ... racked up 17 kills on 54 attempts against Texas Tech ... also notched 10 digs for a double-double effort against the Lady Raiders ... had 12 kills and six digs at Kansas State ... registered 11 kills against Colorado ... finished with 14 kills and three digs at Drake ... pounded 16 kills against Kansas ... smashed 17 kills and dug seven balls against in-state rival Northern Iowa ... had the best offensive match of the season against Kansas State ... finished with 21 kills on 55 attempts, both team season-highs ... also had nine digs against the Wildcats ... recorded 15 kills and six at Baylor.

2003 (Freshman)
Played in 27 of 31 matches ... fifth on the team with 158 kills (2.08 kpg) ... had a season hitting percentage of .106 ... finished the year with 81 digs (1.07 dpg) ... registered 24 total blocks ... had career highs of 15 kills and 16 digs against Oklahoma ... registered three double-doubles on the season ... ISU scholar-athlete award winner.

High School
A four-year starter ... three-time first-team all-conference and first-team all-district honoree ... earned all-region and all-metro honors her junior year ... named to the all-Northland first team her sophomore and junior seasons ... selected MVP her senior year ... participated in the Missouri-Kansas All-Star match, where she was chosen as match MVP ... club volleyball team placed fifth at the USAV nationals in 1999 ... earned all-conference honors in basketball as well as all-district honors her senior season ... scored 1,000 points in basketball and was the team captain ... coached by Janell Shamet.

Personal
Marketing major ... born June 5, 1985 ... daughter of Jon and Patty Jessen ... has two brothers, (Jeff and Daniel) ... two-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree ... named to the Principal’s Honor Roll and was a National Honor Society member ... student council secretary as a senior ... member of the Youth Leadership Council.

Fun Facts
Sports hero is her older brother, Jeff ... favorite movies are “League Of Their Own” and “Dirty Dancing” ... lists her parents as people that have had the biggest influence on her life ... favorite restaurant is Chipotle ... would coach the Kansas City Chiefs if she could coach any professional team ... the part of volleyball she likes the most is the intensity she feels inside to win ... has a special handshake with teammate Katie Churm prior to the start of each match ... played with or against Division I players Natalie Uhart (Kansas), Michelle Mellard (Stanford), Shannon Ayer (South Dakota), Abbie Booth (Missouri) and Kathryn Dercher (Syracuse) in high school and club competition.