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Career Accolades

  • Three-time NCAA champion (2016, 2018, 2019)
  • Three-time Pac-12 champion (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • 89th winner of the James E. Sullivan Award (2019)
  • Honda Sport Award winner (2018)
  • Two-time AVCA National Player of the Year (2017, 2018)
  • Two-time espnW National Player of the Year (2017, 2018)
  • Two-time VolleyballMag.com Player of the Year (2018, 2019)
  • AVCA Freshman of the Year (2016)
  • Senior CLASS Award winner (2019)
  • Three-time AVCA All-America first team (2016, 2017, 2018)
  • Three-time VolleyballMag.com All-America first team (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • espnW All-America first team (2019)
  • VolleyballMag.com All-America second team (2016)
  • NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2019)
  • NCAA Final Four Co-Most Outstanding Player (2018)
  • Three-time NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team (2016, 2018, 2019)
  • Two-time AVCA All-Pacific North Region Player of the Year (2017, 2018)
  • AVCA Pacific North Region Freshman of the Year (2016)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year (2017, 2018)
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2016)
  • Three-time AVCA All-Pacific North Region (2016, 2017, 2018)
  • Three-time All-Pac-12 Conference (2016, 2017, 2018)
  • All-Pac-12 Freshman Team (2016)
  • Three-time Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Honda Award Nominee (2017)
  • Three-time NCAA Stanford Regional MVP (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • NCAA Madison Regional All-Tournament Team (2016)
  • Seven-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week
  • Three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week
  • Two-time espnW Player of the Week (Nov. 2, 2016, Nov. 21, 2017)
  • San Jose Sports Hall of Fame Female Amateur Athlete of the Year (2019)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District second team (2019)
  • Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2017, 2018)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2019)

As a Senior (2019)* • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions

  • VolleyballMag.com Player of the Year
  • Senior CLASS Award winner
  • espnW All-America first team
  • VolleyballMag.com All-America first team
  • NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team & Most Outstanding Player
  • NCAA Stanford Regional MVP
  • Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9)
  • CofC Classic All-Tournament Team
  • Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference
  • San Jose Sports Hall of Fame Female Amateur Athlete of the Year
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District second team
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Finished her career third in program history and ninth all-time in the Pac-12 in career kills (1,975)
  • Was fourth in career kills per set (4.40) and tied for 10th in career aces per set (0.27)
  • As a senior, led the Pac-12 and was fifth nationally with 5.22 kills per set
  • Led the Pac-12 and was sixth in the nation with 5.79 points per set
  • Also ranked in the top 10 in the conference in aces per set (0.28 - 6th) and hitting percentage (.330 - 7th)
  • Had four double-doubles, bringing her career count to 34
  • Had a career-high 34 kills against No. 3 Texas (Sept. 8), the second-most in a match in school history in the rally-scoring era to 25, and the most by a Cardinal player since 2010
  • In six NCAA Tournament matches, hit .416 with 6.75 kills per set, 0.40 aces per set, 2.60 digs per set, 1.10 blocks per set and 7.70 points per set

*Missed 10 matches during the season due to injury, disqualifying her from some postseason awards based on regular season sets played

As a Junior (2018) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions

  • 89th James E. Sullivan Award winner
  • Honda Sport Award winner
  • AVCA National Player of the Year
  • espnW National Player of the Year
  • VolleyballMag.com Player of the Year
  • AVCA All-Pacific North Region Player of the Year
  • Pac-12 Player of the Year
  • AVCA All-America first team
  • VolleyballMag.com All-America first team
  • AVCA All-Pacific North Region
  • All-Pac-12 Conference
  • NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team & Co-Most Outstanding Player
  • NCAA Stanford Regional MVP
  • AVCA National Player of the Week (Sept. 11)
  • Three-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 10, Sept. 17, Oct. 15)
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
  • Ranked sixth nationally in points per set (5.37) and 11th in kills per set (4.70)
  • Became the 19th player in program history to register 1,000 career kills at Howard (Aug. 27)
  • Led the team with 11 double-doubles
  • Season-high 25 kills against No. 1 Minnesota (Sept. 9)

As a Sophomore (2017) • Pac-12 Champions

  • AVCA National Player of the Year
  • espnW National Player of the Year
  • AVCA All-Pacific North Region Player of the Year
  • Pac-12 Player of the Year
  • AVCA All-America first team
  • VolleyballMag.com All-America first team
  • AVCA All-Pacific North Region
  • All-Pac-12 Conference
  • Stanford Regional MVP
  • Two-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 30, Nov. 20)
  • espnW Player of the Week (Nov. 21)
  • Aggie Classic ‘Best Attacker’
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
  • Led the Pac-12 and was 11th in the nation with 4.66 kills per set
  • Paced the league and ranked sixth nationally with 5.39 points per set
  • Sixth in the Pac-12 with 0.34 aces per set and 10th with a .319 hitting percentage
  • Her 555 kills were the seventh-most in a single season in program history
  • Led the team with eight double-doubles
  • 18 kills, a career-high 19 digs and a season-best six blocks at No. 25 Colorado (Sept. 24)
  • Career-high eight aces at No. 12 UCLA (Oct. 13)
    • Tied for the third-most in a single match in program history
  • Season-best 28 kills in a five-set win over No. 18 UCLA (Nov. 16)
  • Hit a season-best .600 (14-2-20) and matched her season-high with six blocks against No. 23 Colorado State (Dec. 2)

As a Freshman (2016) • NCAA Champions

  • AVCA Freshman of the Year
  • AVCA All-America first team
  • VolleyballMag.com All-America second team
  • NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team
  • AVCA Pacific North Region Freshman of the Year
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
  • AVCA All-Pacific North Region
  • All-Pac-12 Conference
  • All-Pac-12 Freshman Team
  • NCAA Madison Regional All-Tournament Team
  • Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 21)
  • Three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Sept. 19, Oct. 31, Nov. 21)
  • espnW Player of the Week (Nov. 2)
  • Played in all 34 matches, earning 23 starts
  • Team-best 11 double-doubles 
  • Notched 12 kills and four blocks in her collegiate debut against San Diego (Aug. 26)
  • Tallied a career-high 10 blocks against Cal Poly (Sept. 11)
  • Hit a career-high .667 (12-0-18) at Oregon State (Sept. 23)
  • Season-high 20 kills to go with eight digs and five blocks in a win at Colorado (Nov. 4)
  • Had 19 kills in a sweep at No. 19 Utah (Nov. 5), the most in a three-set match by a Cardinal in 2016
  • Double-double (11 kills, 11 digs) and a season-high three aces in her NCAA Tournament debut versus Denver (Dec. 2)

 USA Volleyball

  • Played on the U.S. National Team at the 2019 Pan Am Cup in Trujillo, Peru, helping it win a third straight championship
  • Member of the U.S. National Team at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, finishing seventh
  • 2015 – only player in history to win FIVB world championship medals in both disciplines (indoor – silver/beach – gold)
  • Won a silver medal at the 2015 FIVB U18 World Championships in Lima, Peru, earning Best Opposite Award
  • Appointed captain of the 2015 USA Volleyball Youth National Team
  • Won a silver medal at the 2014 NORCECA U18 Continental Championships, collecting Best Spiker Award in San Jose, Costa Rica
  • Won the gold medal at the 2013 International Children’s Games as a team captain in Windsor/Essex, Canada
  • Also competed for the U.S. in beach volleyball, becoming a world champion at the FIVB U17 World Championships and was named Women’s Most Outstanding Player in Acapulco, Mexico

Prior to Stanford

  • A 2016 graduate of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, Calif.
  • Four-year letterwinner in volleyball, captaining her team from 2013-2015
  • 2014 CIF Division IA Champions
  • Three-time Sea View League champions (2013, 2014, 2015)
  • California Gatorade Player of the Year (2015)
  • 2015 Under Armour All-America first team
  • No. 3 Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball
  • Three-time PrepVolleyball All-American (2013-15)
  • Two-time All-CIF first team, all-state first team and all-county first team (2014, 2015)
  • Two-time Sea View League MVP (2014, 2015)
  • Four-time Aliso Niguel High School Scholar-Athlete
  • Also earned three letters in track and field
  • Played for T-Street Volleyball Club

 Personal

  • Daughter of Kevin and Michelle Plummer
  • Has an older brother, Kristian
  • Brother played volleyball at Concordia University (Irvine) and was an NAIA national champion
  • Born in Long Beach, Calif.
  • Full name is Kathryn Rose Plummer  
Career Highs
StatisticCareer HighOpponentDate
Kills34vs. TexasSept. 8, 2019
Attempts65vs. UCLANov. 16, 2017
Hitting Percentage.667 (12-0-18)at Oregon StateSept. 23, 2016
Assists3 (5X)last vs. BYUSept. 21, 2019
Service Aces8at UCLAOct. 13, 2017
Digs19at ColoradoSept. 24, 2017
Blocks10vs. Cal PolySept. 11, 2016