Sami Hillmer

Position:
Defensive Specialist/Libero
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Urbandale
Hometown:
Urbandale, Iowa

Awards and Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2017)

2017 (Sophomore)
Took part in 17 sets in 12 matches for Iowa State … finished with seven digs on the season … had three digs in win at Iowa … recorded two digs against West Virginia.

2016 (Freshman)
Competed in 14 sets across nine matches … recorded 14 digs on the season at 1.00 digs per set … had career-best five digs at Omaha, all coming in the one set she played in … had four digs against Montana, a match in which she also recorded her first career service ace.

High School
Four-year letterwinner at Urbandale High School for coach Liz Baethke … started high school career as a setter before transitioning to defensive specialist and libero … 2015 Class 5A First Team All-State honoree from the Des Moines Register … also earned Second Team All-State from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association and to the All-Central Iowa Conference (CIC) … finished career as a three-time All-Conference honoree, earning second team as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore … helped lead the J-Hawks to a pair of state tournament trips, and a conference and division championship as a sophomore … as a junior, finished with 698 digs at 6.58 dps … played club volleyball at Iowa Power Volleyball Alliance (IPVA) for coach Greg Boehkoff … helped team make a trio of trips to USA Volleyball Junior Nationals.

Personal
Born on Sept. 19, 1997 … daughter of Jeff and Jodi Nuss … elementary education major.