2025 Volleyball Roster
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Sep 12 (Fri)
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Wessels, Katy
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Jersey Number 12
Katy Wessels
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Lewiston, Idaho
- High School:
- Lewiston
Bio
2023 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
Last Week: Led the team with 14 blocks in the three matches in Colorado, adding 1.13 kills per set ... best offensive match in 3-2 win at Colorado State, hitting .357 with 7 kills on 14 swings.
2025
- Has posted 3+ blocks in every match this season
- 7 and a .357 attack percentage in 3-2 win at Colorado State (8/30)
2024 | Sophomore
Improved her numbers across the board in her second season, appearing in 88 sets and starting the first 24 matches of the season ... named to Academic All-Big Ten Team ... missed all but one set over the final six matches of the season due to an injury ... improved from 0.77 kills per set in 2023 to 1.02 kills per set in 2024, and from 0.74 blocks per set to 1.06 blocks per set, ranking second on the team ... hit .257 for the season ... led the team in blocks in 10 matches ... posted 3+ blocks in 17 of 24 matches, with nine matches of 5+ blocks ... 5+ kills hitting over .400 in seven matches ... new career-high with 11.0 points in win at Oregon State (9/17) with 7 kills and 8 blocks ... also had 8 blocks at Colorado in 3-2 win on 9/8 ... served first 3 aces of career in the season-opener at Montana State and had another 3 ace match in win at Michigan State.
2023 |Β Freshman
Named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team after starting all 31 matches and playing 118 of 119 total sets at middle blocker ... was second on the team with 87 blocks, adding 91 kills ... improved attack percentage in Pac-12 play, hitting .265 in conference to rank second on the team after hitting .194 in non-conference play ... led the team in blocks in 16 matches ... a pair of kills and a pair of blocks in season finale vs. No. 11 WSU on 11/24 ... upped career-high in blocks to 8 in five set win at Utah (11/17) where UW came back from down 0-2, and had the final kill on match point at 14-11 ... had 7 blocks, adding 4 kills on 6 swings in 1-3 loss to UCLA (11/12) ... in 1-3 loss at No. 5 Stanford (11/5) had 4 kills on 5 swings plus 1 block ... set a then-career-high in blocks with 7 in 3-1 win at Cal (11/3), adding 4 kills ... notched 6 kills on a season-high 14 swings (.286 Att%) in five set defeat at USC (10/22) ... in five set win over Utah (10/15), had 3 blocks and a pair of kills ... had 3 kills on 5 swings to hit .600 in 3-1 win over Cal (10/8) ... rejected 5 OSU swings in 3-1 win on 10/1 ... notched 4 kills and 4 blocks in four-set loss at No. 6 Oregon (9/29) ... jumped career-high to 8 kills, hitting .500 (8-1-14) in 1-3 loss at Arizona State (9/24) ... big match in 3-2 win over UNLV on 9/8 with 6 kills on 8 swings (.625 Att%) plus 5 blocks for 9.5 points ... sent back 6 in 3-0 win over Indiana on 9/2 ... 3 kills on 7 swings (.429) with 3 blocks in 3-1 win at Long Beach State (9/1) ... started in her collegiate debut in the season-opener on 8/25 vs. UTEP, getting 4 blocks and her first kill.
High School and Personal: Born in Lewiston, Idaho β¦ parents are Stephanie and Chad Wessels β¦ has one older brother, Kobe, who competes in cross country at Lewis-Clark State College β¦ a standout all-around athlete who also was an all-league performer in basketball and a four-year track & field letterwinner specializing in the long jump β¦ an All-League volleyball pick in 2020, 2021, and 2022 β¦ nominated for North Idaho Volleyball Player of the Year as a junior and senior, and North Idaho Basketball Player of the Year as a junior β¦ played club for T3 (2022) and CPA (2022-23) β¦ helped CPA win the Evergreen Region U18 title in 2023.
Last Week: Led the team with 14 blocks in the three matches in Colorado, adding 1.13 kills per set ... best offensive match in 3-2 win at Colorado State, hitting .357 with 7 kills on 14 swings.
2025
- Has posted 3+ blocks in every match this season
- 7 and a .357 attack percentage in 3-2 win at Colorado State (8/30)
2024 | Sophomore
Improved her numbers across the board in her second season, appearing in 88 sets and starting the first 24 matches of the season ... named to Academic All-Big Ten Team ... missed all but one set over the final six matches of the season due to an injury ... improved from 0.77 kills per set in 2023 to 1.02 kills per set in 2024, and from 0.74 blocks per set to 1.06 blocks per set, ranking second on the team ... hit .257 for the season ... led the team in blocks in 10 matches ... posted 3+ blocks in 17 of 24 matches, with nine matches of 5+ blocks ... 5+ kills hitting over .400 in seven matches ... new career-high with 11.0 points in win at Oregon State (9/17) with 7 kills and 8 blocks ... also had 8 blocks at Colorado in 3-2 win on 9/8 ... served first 3 aces of career in the season-opener at Montana State and had another 3 ace match in win at Michigan State.
2023 |Β Freshman
Named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team after starting all 31 matches and playing 118 of 119 total sets at middle blocker ... was second on the team with 87 blocks, adding 91 kills ... improved attack percentage in Pac-12 play, hitting .265 in conference to rank second on the team after hitting .194 in non-conference play ... led the team in blocks in 16 matches ... a pair of kills and a pair of blocks in season finale vs. No. 11 WSU on 11/24 ... upped career-high in blocks to 8 in five set win at Utah (11/17) where UW came back from down 0-2, and had the final kill on match point at 14-11 ... had 7 blocks, adding 4 kills on 6 swings in 1-3 loss to UCLA (11/12) ... in 1-3 loss at No. 5 Stanford (11/5) had 4 kills on 5 swings plus 1 block ... set a then-career-high in blocks with 7 in 3-1 win at Cal (11/3), adding 4 kills ... notched 6 kills on a season-high 14 swings (.286 Att%) in five set defeat at USC (10/22) ... in five set win over Utah (10/15), had 3 blocks and a pair of kills ... had 3 kills on 5 swings to hit .600 in 3-1 win over Cal (10/8) ... rejected 5 OSU swings in 3-1 win on 10/1 ... notched 4 kills and 4 blocks in four-set loss at No. 6 Oregon (9/29) ... jumped career-high to 8 kills, hitting .500 (8-1-14) in 1-3 loss at Arizona State (9/24) ... big match in 3-2 win over UNLV on 9/8 with 6 kills on 8 swings (.625 Att%) plus 5 blocks for 9.5 points ... sent back 6 in 3-0 win over Indiana on 9/2 ... 3 kills on 7 swings (.429) with 3 blocks in 3-1 win at Long Beach State (9/1) ... started in her collegiate debut in the season-opener on 8/25 vs. UTEP, getting 4 blocks and her first kill.
High School and Personal: Born in Lewiston, Idaho β¦ parents are Stephanie and Chad Wessels β¦ has one older brother, Kobe, who competes in cross country at Lewis-Clark State College β¦ a standout all-around athlete who also was an all-league performer in basketball and a four-year track & field letterwinner specializing in the long jump β¦ an All-League volleyball pick in 2020, 2021, and 2022 β¦ nominated for North Idaho Volleyball Player of the Year as a junior and senior, and North Idaho Basketball Player of the Year as a junior β¦ played club for T3 (2022) and CPA (2022-23) β¦ helped CPA win the Evergreen Region U18 title in 2023.
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