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Kathryn Plummer Season 2019
PositionOH
Height6-6
ClassSenior
HometownAliso Viejo, Calif.
In the News
- 6/29/20: Kathryn Plummer Looks Back on a Historic College Career (Just Women's Sports)
- 4/29/20: Perspectives: Kathryn Plummer (GoStanford.com)
- 12/21/19: Stanford's Core Four Caps Remarkable Run with Third NCAA Volleyball Title - Mechelle Voepel (espn.com)
- 12/21/19: Dear Volleyball (VIDEO) - NCAA
- 12/21/19: Kathryn Plummer Leads Stanford to Second Straight NCAA Volleyball Title (Associated Press)
- 12/9/19: Kevin Plummer so Grateful for the Journey that Kathryn has Taken the Family on (VolleyballMag.com)
- 7/16/19: Path to the Podium: Kathryn Plummer - Lois Elfman (USA Volleyball)
- 11/28/18: Day in the Life: Kathryn Plummer (VIDEO) - Stanford Athletics
- 11/9/18: A Sometimes Tearful Tower of Power for Stanford Women's Volleyball - Tom FitzGerlad (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 9/20/18: Player of the Year Watch: Stanford's Kathryn Plummer out to Prove the Best Can Get Better - Vicki Friedman (espn.com)
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
Statistic | Career High | Opponent | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Kills | 34 | vs. Texas | Sept. 8, 2019 |
Attempts | 65 | vs. UCLA | Nov. 16, 2017 |
Hitting Percentage | .667 (12-0-18) | at Oregon State | Sept. 23, 2016 |
Assists | 3 (5X) | last vs. BYU | Sept. 21, 2019 |
Service Aces | 8 | at UCLA | Oct. 13, 2017 |
Digs | 19 | at Colorado | Sept. 24, 2017 |
Blocks | 10 | vs. Cal Poly | Sept. 11, 2016 |
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