Kaitlyn Gehler

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Position:
Libero
Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Waterloo, Wis.

Career
Has played in 30 matches (106 sets) … Has 384 digs, 59 assists and 16 service aces … Has 18 matches with double-figures digs … Has three kills.

Honors (Academic/Athletic)
2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team … Dean’s List and Tiger 3.0 Club both semesters (2018 fall, 2019 spring).

2018 (Freshman)
Played in all 30 matches (106 sets) … Led team with 384 digs … Ranked 12^thin digs in the American Athletic Conference … Posted 18 double-digit digs performances … Recorded five matches with 20-plus digs … Had 59 assists, 16 services aces and three kills … Her 59 assists were third on the team … Made her collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Stephen F. Austin … Had nine digs vs. Stephen F. Austin … Started a five-match double-figures digs streak with 10 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, the second match of the season … Collected 27 digs and added a career-high seven assists at UT Martin … Had 16 digs and six assists in a neutral-site match vs. UAB … Credited with 16 digs in a home match vs. UCF … That match began a stretch with 10 double-figure digs performances in 11 outings … Recorded a career-high 33 digs in a home match vs. ECU … The 33 digs are the eighth-most for a match in program history and were the most by a Tiger since 2014 … Posted 20 digs in each of the next three matches at SMU, at Houston and home vs. Connecticut.

High School
Four-year starter (2014-17) and three-year team captain (2015-17) for the Warriors varsity volleyball program … Played in 435 career sets … Collected 2,240 career digs, the most in program history … Also had 344 career service aces … Had only 206 errors in 2,004 serve receptions … Helped Lakeside Lutheran High School to a combined 143-24 record in her four seasons … The Warriors also had a combined 39-1 Capitol-North Conference record and won four-straight league titles …As a senior, helped lead Lakeside Lutheran to a 39-5 overall record and the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 2 state championship, the first in the program's history … The Warriors overcame a 2-0 deficit to win the title match 3-2, marking the first time in WIAA Division 2 history that had happened … Had a match-high tying 27 digs and added five aces in the come-from-behind victory … Had 52 digs in the state tournament (five matches), a WIAA Division 2 record … Led her squad with 794 digs … Had 69 aces … Named to the 2017 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Under Armour Watch List … A Wisconsin State Journal/WisconsinPrepZone.com All-Area first team pick … Also earned Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association (WVCA) All-State honorable mention and All-Capitol North Conference first team (unanimous pick) accolades … Named to the WVCA All-Tournament Team …Earned Wisconsin State Journal/WisconsinPrepZone.com All-Area honorable mention her junior season … Named to the AVCA Phenom List … Also received All-Capitol North Conference first team distinction … Had 659 digs and 76 service aces … Help the 2016 Warriors squad to a sectional championship – the program's first since 2000 – and a WIAA Division 2 state tournament appearance … As a sophomore, had 126 service aces and 421 digs … Named to the All-Capitol North Conference second team …Played club volleyball with the Capital Volleyball Academy.

Personal
Daughter of Kirk and Amy Gehler ... Birthday is February 13 ... Communication major with a Spanish minor.