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Jersey Number 9
Kierstyn Barton
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- High School:
- Corona Del Sol
2024 All-Big Ten Second Team
2023 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
Last Week: At No. 1 Nebraska, had 9 kills and 2 blocks ... led the win over Oregon with a dozen kills and 9 digs, hitting .286
2025 | Junior
- Has had double-figure kills in all but one match she's played this season
- Currently ranks eighth in the Big Ten in kills per set with 3.86 (as of 10/13)
- Led UW in kills in 11 of 16 matches so far this season
- Six matches with 12+ kills and hitting over .300 (UW is 4-2 in those matches)
- First double-double of the year at No. 10 Purdue, with 15 kills and 11 digs hitting .400 (15-3-30)
- All Tournament Team at the Husky Invitational with 34 kills and a .325 attack percentage
- Preseason All-Big Ten Team selection
2024 | Sophomore
Raised her game in all aspects as a sophomore and earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors ... also earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... led the Huskies with a 3.32 kills per set average, which ranked 15th in the Big Ten ... missed a chunk of the season due to injury, appearing in 65 sets out of a total 117, and starting 15 matches ... led the team in kills in 11 of the 17 matches she played in and had double-digit kills in 13 of 17 matches ... improved attack percentage to .250 ... second on the team with a 2.35 digs per set average and added 0.46 blocks per set ... had five double-doubles, now with nine career through 2024 ... reached 20 kills for the third time with 20-4-48 (.333) line in 3-2 win over No. 10 Oregon on 10/30 ... career-high 20 digs plus 16 kills for an impressive double-double in the win over Maryland (10/26) ... went for 20 kills and 16 digs in first start since returning from injury on 10/13 at No. 11 Oregon ... a dominant season-high 22 kills, .500 attack percentage, 12 digs outing in 3-1 win over WSU on 9/13; the first Husky with over 20 kills against the Cougars since Kara Bajema in 2019 ... new career-high 5.0 blocks in 3-1 win at Michigan State on 10/20.
2023 | Freshman
Great freshman season, earning a spot on the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and winning three Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards ... ranked third on the team with 2.79 kills per set and handled the most serve-receptions of any Husky with 541 ... started 23 matches, and led the team in kills six times ... 14 matches with double-digit kills, and had 4 double-doubles ... had 5 kills in last win of season over Arizona (11/22) ... in 0-2 comeback win at Utah (11/17) led the team with 17 kills, hitting .286 with 13 digs and season-high 4 blocks ... season-high 3 aces plus 4 kills in 11/12 match against UCLA ... won a third Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award on 11/6 after the road trip to Cal and Stanford where she averaged 3.38 kills per set and 2.75 digs per set while hitting .276 ... double-double with new career-high 13 digs and 10 kills in 1-3 result at No. 5 Stanford (11/5) ... tied for team-high with 17 kills on 44 swings with 9 digs, 2 aces, and 2 blocks in 3-1 win at Cal (11/3) ... posted 11 kills and 7 digs in 1-3 result vs. Oregon State (10/27) ... double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs in five set loss at USC (10/22) ... a second-straight Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor on 10/16 after posting 17 kills in consecutive matches, both UW wins over Colorado and Utah ... in five-set win over Utah (10/15) had 17 kills on 44 swings with 10 digs for first double-double ... dominant in 3-0 sweep of Colorado (10/13) with 17 kills on 30 swings with just 2 errors to hit .500 ... won Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the first time on 10/9 after averaging 3.67 kills per set against No. 3 Stanford and Cal ... finished 7 kills in two sets in 3-1 win over Cal (10/8) ... led the team with 15 kills, hitting .294 with an ace and a block in 1-3 loss to No. 3 Stanford (10/6) ... twice had kills to earn match points in a 26-24 set win to end win over Oregon State on 10/1, finishing with 17 kills ... tallied 11 kills in 3-1 defeat at No. 6 Oregon (9/29) ... led the team in four set loss at Arizona State (9/24) with 11 kills on 27 swings ... hit .273 with 6 kills in Pac-12 opener at WSU (9/21) ... stellar outing in 3-1 win over St Mary's (9/16) with 15 kills on 27 swings to hit .481 with 2 aces and 5 digs ... breakthrough match in five set win at Cal Poly (9/14) with huge 26 kills (.436 Att%), the first UW freshman since Krista Vansant in 2011 with 25+ kills ... in home opener sweep of Memphis, had 8 kills on a .261 Att% ... impressive collegiate debut against UTEP (8/25) with 11 kills on 26 swings with 2 blocks.
High School and Personal: Born in Richmond, Virginia โฆ parents are Alysia Cronise and Bobby Wilson โฆ has one brother, Isaiah โฆ mother was a standout sprinter who competed in the Olympic Trials in the 400m hurdles โฆ attended Northwest Christian School as a freshman and sophomore, then Corona Del Sol as a junior and senior โฆ led Northwest Christian to 3A Arizona state titles as a freshman and sophomore, then finished third at the 6A state level as a junior with Corona Del Sol before winning the 6A state title as a senior โฆ played her club 18s year for Club One Volleyball, and the prior three years with Aspire Volleyball Club โฆ with Aspire, was 5th at Junior Nationals in the 16 Open division and made the All-Tournament Team โฆ with Club One, placed 13th in the USA division of 18s โฆ chosen for USA Volleyball National Team Development Program training block in 2021-22 and was on preliminary roster for 2021 USA U18 National Team โฆ an AVCA First Team All-American as a senior in 2022 โฆ the 2022 MaxPreps Player of the Year in Arizona and a Second Team All-American โฆ on the Volleyball Magazine Dream Team of the Week in November, 2022 โฆ MVP of the 2022 Westwood Tournament โฆ on the AVCA Phenom list from 2019-22 โฆ ranked in the top-40 of her class in 2020 and 2021 by PrepVolleyball.com โฆ also a standout beach player, part of the U.S. National Team Development Program for beach in 2021-22 โฆ earned Sports360 All-Academic Team for Arizona in 2022.
2023 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
Last Week: At No. 1 Nebraska, had 9 kills and 2 blocks ... led the win over Oregon with a dozen kills and 9 digs, hitting .286
2025 | Junior
- Has had double-figure kills in all but one match she's played this season
- Currently ranks eighth in the Big Ten in kills per set with 3.86 (as of 10/13)
- Led UW in kills in 11 of 16 matches so far this season
- Six matches with 12+ kills and hitting over .300 (UW is 4-2 in those matches)
- First double-double of the year at No. 10 Purdue, with 15 kills and 11 digs hitting .400 (15-3-30)
- All Tournament Team at the Husky Invitational with 34 kills and a .325 attack percentage
- Preseason All-Big Ten Team selection
2024 | Sophomore
Raised her game in all aspects as a sophomore and earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors ... also earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... led the Huskies with a 3.32 kills per set average, which ranked 15th in the Big Ten ... missed a chunk of the season due to injury, appearing in 65 sets out of a total 117, and starting 15 matches ... led the team in kills in 11 of the 17 matches she played in and had double-digit kills in 13 of 17 matches ... improved attack percentage to .250 ... second on the team with a 2.35 digs per set average and added 0.46 blocks per set ... had five double-doubles, now with nine career through 2024 ... reached 20 kills for the third time with 20-4-48 (.333) line in 3-2 win over No. 10 Oregon on 10/30 ... career-high 20 digs plus 16 kills for an impressive double-double in the win over Maryland (10/26) ... went for 20 kills and 16 digs in first start since returning from injury on 10/13 at No. 11 Oregon ... a dominant season-high 22 kills, .500 attack percentage, 12 digs outing in 3-1 win over WSU on 9/13; the first Husky with over 20 kills against the Cougars since Kara Bajema in 2019 ... new career-high 5.0 blocks in 3-1 win at Michigan State on 10/20.
2023 | Freshman
Great freshman season, earning a spot on the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and winning three Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards ... ranked third on the team with 2.79 kills per set and handled the most serve-receptions of any Husky with 541 ... started 23 matches, and led the team in kills six times ... 14 matches with double-digit kills, and had 4 double-doubles ... had 5 kills in last win of season over Arizona (11/22) ... in 0-2 comeback win at Utah (11/17) led the team with 17 kills, hitting .286 with 13 digs and season-high 4 blocks ... season-high 3 aces plus 4 kills in 11/12 match against UCLA ... won a third Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award on 11/6 after the road trip to Cal and Stanford where she averaged 3.38 kills per set and 2.75 digs per set while hitting .276 ... double-double with new career-high 13 digs and 10 kills in 1-3 result at No. 5 Stanford (11/5) ... tied for team-high with 17 kills on 44 swings with 9 digs, 2 aces, and 2 blocks in 3-1 win at Cal (11/3) ... posted 11 kills and 7 digs in 1-3 result vs. Oregon State (10/27) ... double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs in five set loss at USC (10/22) ... a second-straight Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor on 10/16 after posting 17 kills in consecutive matches, both UW wins over Colorado and Utah ... in five-set win over Utah (10/15) had 17 kills on 44 swings with 10 digs for first double-double ... dominant in 3-0 sweep of Colorado (10/13) with 17 kills on 30 swings with just 2 errors to hit .500 ... won Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the first time on 10/9 after averaging 3.67 kills per set against No. 3 Stanford and Cal ... finished 7 kills in two sets in 3-1 win over Cal (10/8) ... led the team with 15 kills, hitting .294 with an ace and a block in 1-3 loss to No. 3 Stanford (10/6) ... twice had kills to earn match points in a 26-24 set win to end win over Oregon State on 10/1, finishing with 17 kills ... tallied 11 kills in 3-1 defeat at No. 6 Oregon (9/29) ... led the team in four set loss at Arizona State (9/24) with 11 kills on 27 swings ... hit .273 with 6 kills in Pac-12 opener at WSU (9/21) ... stellar outing in 3-1 win over St Mary's (9/16) with 15 kills on 27 swings to hit .481 with 2 aces and 5 digs ... breakthrough match in five set win at Cal Poly (9/14) with huge 26 kills (.436 Att%), the first UW freshman since Krista Vansant in 2011 with 25+ kills ... in home opener sweep of Memphis, had 8 kills on a .261 Att% ... impressive collegiate debut against UTEP (8/25) with 11 kills on 26 swings with 2 blocks.
High School and Personal: Born in Richmond, Virginia โฆ parents are Alysia Cronise and Bobby Wilson โฆ has one brother, Isaiah โฆ mother was a standout sprinter who competed in the Olympic Trials in the 400m hurdles โฆ attended Northwest Christian School as a freshman and sophomore, then Corona Del Sol as a junior and senior โฆ led Northwest Christian to 3A Arizona state titles as a freshman and sophomore, then finished third at the 6A state level as a junior with Corona Del Sol before winning the 6A state title as a senior โฆ played her club 18s year for Club One Volleyball, and the prior three years with Aspire Volleyball Club โฆ with Aspire, was 5th at Junior Nationals in the 16 Open division and made the All-Tournament Team โฆ with Club One, placed 13th in the USA division of 18s โฆ chosen for USA Volleyball National Team Development Program training block in 2021-22 and was on preliminary roster for 2021 USA U18 National Team โฆ an AVCA First Team All-American as a senior in 2022 โฆ the 2022 MaxPreps Player of the Year in Arizona and a Second Team All-American โฆ on the Volleyball Magazine Dream Team of the Week in November, 2022 โฆ MVP of the 2022 Westwood Tournament โฆ on the AVCA Phenom list from 2019-22 โฆ ranked in the top-40 of her class in 2020 and 2021 by PrepVolleyball.com โฆ also a standout beach player, part of the U.S. National Team Development Program for beach in 2021-22 โฆ earned Sports360 All-Academic Team for Arizona in 2022.
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