SPRING 2021 / AS A SENIOR
2019 / AS A JUNIOR
2018 / AS A SOPHOMORE
2017 / AS A FRESHMAN
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- AVCA Third Team All-America
- VolleyballMag.com All-America Honorable Mention
- First Team All-Big Ten
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in every match, including 83 of 84 sets in the spring 2021 season
- Newton ranked nationally in eight categories and led the Big Ten in four: points (390), points per set (4.70), attacks per set (12.57) and total attacks (1,043)
- The senior ranked among the top 13 in the nation in: total attacks (No. 6), service aces (No. 8), attacks per set (No. 9) and points (No. 13)
- Set a career-high 29 kills vs. Minnesota (2/5/21) before recording a career-high 84 attacks the following night against the Gophers (2/6/21)
- Recorded a career-best 15 digs vs. Illinois (4/3/21)
- Produced six block assists at Rutgers for a career-best (3/19/21)
- Averaged 3.93 kills per set and 1.98 digs per set
- Registered five double-doubles
- Produced double-digit kills in all but three matches, including 10 with 15+ kills
- Ended the season with 3,411 career attempts, among the most ever by a Boilermaker and just nine attempts shy of tying the 10th-most in program history.
- Recorded a season-best .314 attack % in the NCAA Second Round match vs. High Point (18 kills, 7 errors, 35 attempts)
2019 / AS A JUNIOR
- AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
- AVCA All-Northeast Region first-team
- Second Team All-Big Ten
- Volleyball Mag All-America honorable mention
- Selected for the U.S. Collegiate National Team as an outside hitter in March of 2020
- Ranked No. 4 in the Big Ten with 3.91 kills per set
- Led the Boilermakers in kills (445), kills per set (3.90)
- Newton’s 529.5 points checked in at No. 3 in the Big Ten and T-No. 42 in the nation, while her 4.65 points per set secure her No. 43 in the nation.
- Produced double-digit kills in 26 matches, including five matches with at least 20 kills
- Recorded a season-high 26 kills in the victory versus No. 22 Louisville (Sept. 13)
- Earned a double-double versus Iowa (10/25) with 17 kills and 11 digs
- Secure over a .300 hitting clip in eight outings
- Registered a season-high eight total blocks in the victory at No. 22 Michigan (Nov. 27)
- Contributed 17 kills and five total blocks in the victory over No. 5 Nebraska (Oct. 26)
- Finished second on the team with 15 solo blocks
- Accumulated 165 digs during the season
- Recorded 41 aces, checking in as the sixth-most in the Big Ten
- Produced a season-best .500 hitting clip with 12 kills on 20 attempts versus Ball State (9/3)
2018 / AS A SOPHOMORE
- Played in all 33 matches for the Boilermakers as an outside hitter
- Recorded 330 kills, including a career-best 17 at Wisconsin (Nov. 9) and Indiana (Nov. 21)
- Chipped in 59 digs
- Finished the season with 16 solo blocks and 32 block assists
2017 / AS A FRESHMAN
- Saw action in 25 matches for the Boilermakers
- Recorded 113 kills, including a season-best 12 against Minnesota (Nov. 10)
- Tallied 10 kills versus Ohio State (Oct. 17) and at Michigan (Nov. 18)
- Chipped in 27 digs
- Added 12 assisted blocks and four solo blocks
HIGH SCHOOL
- Listed at No. 59 among Prep Volleyball's Senior Aces
- Named to the Preseason High School All-American watch list in 2016
- Three-time all-conference honoree
- Led her team in kills each of her four years and in aces her freshman through junior seasons
- Snapped the school record for kills in a match with 39 against Terre Haute North in August en route to Indianapolis Star High School Athlete of the Week honors
- Boasts the school record for career kills (1,587)
- Selected to participate in the USA A-1 Youth National program during the summers of 2014 and 2015
- Honor roll member
- Played club for the Crossroads of America, which finished fifth in the 18s club division in 2015 and 2016 as she earned all-star team honors each season
PERSONAL
- Full name: Caitlyn Molly Newton
- Intended Major: Exploratory Studies
- Parents: Donald and Anna Newton Scott
- Siblings: Gregory and Adam (brothers) / Ryann, Ava and Caroline (sisters)