Katherine Mahlke

Class:
Senior
Position:
OPP
Height:
6-2
Hometown:
Downers Grove, Ill.
High School:
Downers Grove North

Updated as of Dec. 14, 2017

Senior (2017)
• Team co-captain
• Led the team in kills twice on the season
• Recorded eight matches with double-digit kills
• Totaled a season-high 15 kills through five sets at Illinois (Nov. 4)
• Registered 14 kills at a season-high .500 attack average against No. 15 Purdue (Nov. 18)
• Totaled 14 kills at a .345 attack average in a 3-1 victory over No. 16 Purdue (Nov. 22)
• Recorded 14 kills in a victory over Green Bay (Sept. 2)
• Tallied 13 kills at a .348 clip in a five-set victory over Illinois (Nov. 11)
• Led Michigan with 11 kills in a sweep of Albany (Aug. 25) to open the season
• Picked up a season-high five digs in a five-set win over No. 8 Michigan State (Nov. 15)
• Tallied four digs in a win over New Hampshire (Sept. 2)
• Totaled a season-high three blocks in a 3-0 sweep of Rutgers (Nov. 1)
• Picked up two assists at USC (Aug. 25)

Junior (2016)
• Appeared in 27 matches, starting three times
• Totaled a season-high 12 kills in Michigan's first victory over a top-25 team, a 3-1 win over Ohio State (Oct. 9)
• Tied her season-high 12 kills in a five-set victory over No. 9-ranked Penn State (Oct. 22)
• Tallied nine kills on 15 swings against Tennessee State (Sept. 3)
• Registered 10 kills against No. 1 Wisconsin (Oct. 15), marking her fourth outing with double-figure kills
• Recorded double-figure kills in seven contests, averaging 1.8 kills per set
• Led Michigan with 11 kills against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 17)
• Recorded a career-high .500 attack percentage against EMU (Sept. 17)

Sophomore (2015)
• Appeared in 29 matches, making 14 starts for the Wolverines
• Named to the Bobcat Tournament All-Tournament team
• Registered a career-high five blocks against George Washington (Aug. 28)
• Earned a career-high .458 attack average in a five-set victory over Michigan State (Oct. 3)
• Recorded double-figure kills in seven matches
• Tallied 179 kills on 1.85 kills per set

Freshman (2014)
• Appeared in 25 matches, starting 16 for the Maize and Blue
• Recorded a career-high and had a double-double with 20 kills and 10 digs in a five-set match at Oregon State (Sept. 12)
• Had a double-double in her first-ever match with 12 kills and a career-high 13 digs in a win over Stephen F. Austin (Aug. 29)
• Was the first Wolverine to record a double-double in her first match since Lexi Zimmerman in 2007
• Tied her career-high with 13 digs at Arkansas (Aug. 30)
• Had nine kills against North Carolina (Sept. 6)

Prep
• Downers Grove North High School (2014)
• Captain (2013)
• AVCA All-America nominee (2013)
• All-West Suburban Silver Conference (2012-13)
• Academic All-West Suburban (2013)
• Daily Herald All-Area (2012-13)
• Chicago Sun-Times All Area (2013)
• Chicago Sun-Times Top 50 Players (2013)
• Voyager Media All-Area (2012-13)
• Waubonsie Valley Warrior Blast All-Tournament team (2013)
• Named the No. 68 Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com
• Was a Top Junior Recruit and High Honorable Mention as a sophomore by PrepVolleyball.com
• Named to the High Honor Roll all four years at Downers Grove North

Club/Junior
• Played for 1st Alliance/Lions Juniors (2010-14)
• Helped 1st Alliance to second place at the JVA World Challenge and the Spring Classic Extravaganza

Personal
• Kathryn Anne Mahlke
• Daughter of Don and Mary Mahlke
• Born Dec. 11, 1993
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology
• Movement Science major
• Her father, Don, played football at Yale, while her brother, Rob, is currently playing basketball at Illinois Wesleyan
• Competed with the USA College National Team in Europe during the summer of 2016