Josie Herbst

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
Bettendorf
Hometown:
Davenport, Iowa
Prev School:
UNLV

Awards and Honors
Appalachian Invitational Co-MVP (2019) ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Spring 2020)

2019 (Senior)
Played in all 29 matches, making 15 starts at outside hitter … finished third on the team with 252 kills at 2.47 kills per set at .228 hitting … her 13 matches with at least 10 kills ranked second on the Cyclones … recorded season-best 15 kills in back-to-back matches at Texas and against Kansas … in match against Jayhawks, got 15 kills at .314 hitting … along with teammate Eleanor Holthaus, was named Co-MVP of the Appalachian Invitational, recording double figure kills at over .300 hitting in all three matches … against Appalachian State, finished with 11 kills at career-best .588 hitting percentage … during season had a run of nine double-figure kill performances in 10 matches … finished with 13 kills at .500 hitting against South Dakota … finished season with 95 digs at 0.93 per set … tied career-best with nine digs at Texas … had three other matches with seven digs (South Dakota, at Appalachian State, at Oklahoma) … finished season with 14 service aces, a career-high four coming in one match against Lipscomb … had two aces against Western Carolina and Texas Tech … recorded 24 total blocks (one solo, 23 assists) … posted four block assists twice, vs. Kansas and vs. Oklahoma … got solo block at Texas Tech.

2018 (Junior)
Played in 30 matches and 100 sets for the Cyclones … became a part of Iowa State’s starting lineup against Wichita State on Sept. 8 after having only played in four of ISU’s first eight matches … finished season with 11 matches in double figures for kills, recording 240 kills at 2.40 per set on the season … while a member of ISU’s starting lineup, averaged 2.48 kills per set at .220 hitting … tied for team lead with 14 kills at .414 hitting percentage for ISU in NIVC Championship match vs. Tulane … had career-high 19 kills at West Virginia on Sept. 19, capping a run of three-straight matches in double figures (11 vs. Iowa, 13 vs. Syracuse) … at WVU, got her 19 kills at career-high .545 hitting percentage, the third-highest hitting percentage for a Cyclone player with at least 19 kills in a match in program history … notched 13 kills on three other occasions: at K-State (Oct. 10), vs. K-State (Oct. 26) and at TCU (Nov. 3) … posted 11 kills in NIVC quarterfinals vs. North Texas … finished season with 107 digs at 1.07 per set … recorded career-high nine digs at TCU on Nov. 3 … had 46 total blocks on the year, finishing with career-best six total blocks (one solo, four assists) against TCU on Oct. 13 ... posted 10 aces on the year.

2017 (Sophomore)
Played in 13 sets across seven matches for ISU … recorded a career-best eight kills against Omaha … had three kills at Northern Illinois, a match in which she also posted a career-best five digs in … had three digs against Omaha.

Spring 2017
Enrolled at Iowa State at start of Spring 2017 semester, allowing her to participate in spring volleyball workouts, practices and matches.

2016 (Freshman at UNLV)
Played in four matches and six sets for the Rebels, who made the second round of the NCAA Volleyball Championship … had three kills and one assist on the season.

High School
Lettered two years in volleyball … Helped the Bulldogs to back-to-back runner-up finishes at the state tournament (2014-15) and a combined record of 73-4 … During senior season, had a team-best (school record) and Mississippi Athletic Conference-best 385 kills (4.01 per set), including a career-best 27 kills in a state tournament match; a hitting efficiency better than .360; 286 digs (2.98 per set) and 55 aces … Selected the 2015 Iowa Girls Coaches Association 5A State Player of the Year and the MAC Player of the Year … Named the captain of the 2015 IGCA 5A All-Tournament Team … Two-time First Team All-State, All-Conference, All-Metro and All-District performer … Member of the 2015 Des Moines Register Elite Team … Chosen to participate in the Iowa/Illinois All-Star Game and IGCA All-Game … Tabbed a AVCA Phenom Selection and Under Armour Honorable Mention All-American as well as a 2016 Senior Aces 150 … Won the 2014 AAU Junior National U16 Beach Volleyball Championship.

Personal
Born on July 24, 1998 … daughter of Drew and Kim Herbst ... Child, Adult and Family Services major.