University of North Dakota Athletics

2002: Played in 22 matches and 39 games ... ranked sixth in kills with 70 (1.19 kpg), including a season-high 11 versus South Dakota (11/7/02) ... finished fifth on the team in blocks with 32, collecting a season-high six against Northern Colorado (11/9/02) ... recorded 12 digs (0.31 dpg) on the season with a seson-high five versus Wayne State (9/6/02) ... had six service aces ... voted Most Improved by teammates for second consecutive year.

2001: Redshirt season ... voted Most Improved by teammates.

High School: A 2001 graduate of Wadena-Deer Creek High ... a four-year volleyball player, two-year member of the track and field team ... named to the Brainerd Daily Dispatch All-Area team as a junior and senior ... also earned Mid-State All-Conference honors as a junior and senior and honorable mention honors as a sophomore ... voted her team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player as a sophomore and junior and Most Valuable Player as a senior ... a member of the National Honor Society ... earned the Distinguished Academic Achievement Award from the Minnesota State High School League.

Personal: Born March 3, 1983 ... has a 3.63 GPA as a pre-nursing major ... daughter of Bill and Marilou Heltemes.