Kelsey Petersen

Position:
Right Side Hitter
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
Kearney
Hometown:
Kearney, Neb.

Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big 12 first team (2011)

2011 (Senior)
Hit a career-high .316 in her final season at Iowa State...hit .571 against Missouri at home, a career-best hitting percentage...broke her career record for kills with 16 kills at Missouri...led the Cyclones with her career-high nine block assists at Minnesota in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16...ranked third in the Big 12 with a .355 hitting percentage against conference foes.

2010 (Junior)
Saw action in 27 games including 13 starts ... had fourth-most kills on the team with 152..recorded five matches with double digit kills totals ... third highest in block assists with 57...four solo blocks ranking her 23rd in Iowa State career block assists with 176... recorded 22 digs ... had 184 points on the season...Tied her career-high 14 kills at Texas A&M.

2009 (Sophomore)
Played in all 32 matches and 107 sets ... finished fourth on the team with 216 kills as the starting right side hitter ... averaged 2.02 kills per set while hitting .225 ... also had five solo blocks and 69 block assists for a 0.69 per set average ... recorded 54 digs ... posted double-digit kills in five matches, leading the team twice ... had a career-high 14 kills against rival Iowa ... also had four block assists against the Hawkeyes ... posted 12 kills and hit .429 against Drake ... finished with 10 kills and a .450 hitting percentage in win over George Washington ... had two solo blocks and tied a career-high with six block assists against Missouri ... recorded 11 kills in five-set win over Baylor ... had a career-best seven digs in upset-win over second-ranked Texas ... also had seven kills against the Longhorns ... had four kills, three digs and three block assists in opening round of NCAA Tournament against George Mason ... notched nine kills and hit a career-best .533 in second round against Wichita State ... recorded four kills in Sweet 16 loss to Nebraska.

2008 (Freshman)
Saw action in 23 matches after sitting out the first nine as a potential redshirt candidate ... finished with 140 kills for a 1.79 per set average ... had three solo blocks and 50 block assists to average 0.68 stuffs per set ... posted double-digit kills in three matches ... recorded 10 kills and hit .368 with five block assists in sweep of Oklahoma ... had a career-high six block assists in win over Colorado ... recorded seven kills with no errors in win over No. 13 Kansas State ... posted 35 kills in four NCAA Tournament matches ... opened tournament play with seven kills against Northern Iowa and followed that with her best performance of the season against No. 10 Minnesota, posting 10 kills and five block assists while hitting .333 as the Cyclones toppled the Gophers ... finished with 11 kills in come-from-behind upset win over No. 7 Oregon ... had seven kills, a solo block and two block assists in season-ending loss to No. 3 Texas.

High School
Four-year letterwinner at Kearney High School ... No. 60 high school senior recruit ... earned Lincoln-Journal Star Super-State first-team honors in 2007 ... The Associated Press all-state Class A first-team selection ... named one of the Top 2008 Female Athletes by the Lincoln Journal Star and Kearney Hub ... Super-State honorable-mention honoree as a sophomore and third team her junior year ... garnered Omaha World Herald All-Nebraska third-team honors as a senior ... had 356 kills for 4.09 kills per game her senior season ... averaged 1.18 blocks per game in 2007 ... played club for NVA, Nebraska Gold and Lincoln Juniors ... had a stellar prep track career, capturing back-to-back state titles in the high jump.

Personal
Communications major ... born Aug. 2, 1989 ... daughter of Roger and Deb Petersen ... has one sister (Melissa).