All Americans

convert - 2025-06-04T083731.641.webp

Taylor Trammell
6-2 – Middle Blocker • Lexington, Ky.
VolleyballMag.com All-America Honorable Mention, Spring 2021
fit (7).webp

  • Led the Big Ten leader and ranked No. 2 in the nation with 137 total blocks as a freshman
  • Joined the Purdue single-season top-10 list in three categories: blocks per game, hitting percentage and block assists
  • Set the Purdue single-season record with 1.63 blocks per set, which checked in at fourth in the nation
  • Recorded a .365 hitting percentage on the season, good for No.7 in program history (best since Faye Adelaja, .367 in 2016)
  • Tallied 129 block assists, tying for sixth in program history and the most in over 10 years (last: Stephanie Lynch, program-record 174 in 2008)
  • Went errorless in four matches, including both matches at Penn State (3/5-6/21) and vs. Minnesota (2/6/21)
  • Hit a .400 or better clip in 10 matches, including five at .500 or better
  • Set the Purdue four-set match record with 12 block assists at Rutgers (3/19/21)


Hayley Bush
6-2 – Setter • Union, Ky.
AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, Spring 2021
Volleyballmag.com All-America Third Team, Spring 2021
convert - 2025-06-04T083725.073.webp

  • Became the sixth setter in program history to receive All-America honors
  • The First Team All-Big Ten honoree set a career-high seven kills at Michigan (2/14/21) along with a career-high 22 digs vs. Minnesota (2/6/21) this season
  • Led the Big Ten with 899 assists
  • Recorded 14 double-doubles in 2021, including 50 assists with 21 digs in the four set victory over No. 10 seeded Oregon in the NCAA Regional Semifinals
  • Averaged 10.70 assists per set this season, good for fourth in the Big Ten
  • Recorded 245 digs in just 22 matches 
  • Despite having time left in her eligibility, the redshirt junior checks in eighth overall with 3,622 career assists since her freshman season in 2018


Jena Otec
5-10 – Libero • Crystal City, Mo.
AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, Spring 2021
Volleyballmag.com All-America Second Team, Spring 2021
convert - 2025-06-04T083721.551.webp

  • Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, the first in program history
  • First defensive specialist/libero from Purdue to receive an AVCA All-America nod
  • Led the league with 383 total digs, which checked in at No. 23 in the nation
  • Otec closed the season with 4.56 digs per set, the third-best mark by a Boilermaker in program history and second-highest average in the Big Ten this season
  • Recorded a career-high 31 digs vs. Minnesota (2/5), one of just 11 Boilermakers to ever surpass 30+ digs in a single match
  • During her time at Purdue, Otec has averaged 2.8 digs per set, the ninth-most by a Boilermaker in her career and most since Carly Cramer (3.49, 2009-13). Meanwhile her 1,272 total career digs rank No. 10 in program history


Grace Cleveland
6-2 – Outside Hitter • Bloomington, Ill.
AVCA All-America First Team, Spring 2021 and Third Team, 2019
Volleyballmag.com All-America First Team, Spring 2021 and Third Team, 2019Grace Cleveland

  • The fifth Boilermaker ever to be named First Team All-American and first since Sherridan Atkinson in 2018
  • Closed out the season with 1.39 blocks per set, the sixth-highest mark in program history. The last time a Boilermaker recorded more was Stephanie (Lynch) Harpanau in 2008
  • Ranks 19th in the nation and sixth in the Big Ten in blocks per set (1.39)
  • Her 100 total blocks check in at No. 16 in the nation
  • Produced 233 kills this season and ranked No. 10 in the Big Ten with 3.24 kills per set
  • Registered the ninth-most points in the Big Ten with 4.05 points per set
  • Recorded 15 double-digit kill matches in the spring season, including a double-double at then-No. 8 Ohio State (17 kills, 11 digs, 6 block assists) and was one shy of a triple double in the victory at Penn State (11 kills, 10 total blocks, nine digs)

 

Caitlyn Newton
6-1 – Outside Hitter • Terre Haute, Ind.
AVCA All-America Third Team, Spring 2021 and Honorable Mention, 2019
Volleyballmag.com All-America Honorable Mention, Spring 2021convert - 2025-06-04T083717.243.webp

  • 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 ranks 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)
  • Registered five double-doubles
  • Produced double-digit kills in all but three matches, including 10 with 15+ kills


Blake Mohler
6-2 – Middle Blocker
AVCA All-America Third-Team, 2018
AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, 2019fit (6).webp

  • Recorded a team-best 139 blocks in 2019, the most by a Boilermaker since 2013 and blocks per set (1.23)
  • Produced a .333 hitting percentage
  • Tallied 976 kills and 497 total blocks during her Boilermaker career
  • Ranked fourth in program history after averaging a .332 career hitting percentage
  • Registered 425 block assists in her career, the most since All-American Kiki Jones (2011-14), and third-most in program history
  • Tied fellow All-American Danielle Cuttino with the 10th-most solo blocks by a Boilermaker in her career (72)
  • Averaged 1.04 blocks per set in her career, coming in at No. 8 in program history
  • Led the team for two consecutive years in block assist



Ashley Evans
6-1 • Setter • Liberty Township, Ohio
AVCA All-American 2017
CoSIDA Academic All-America 2015, 2016, 2017fit (5).webp

  •  Is the only three-time Academic All-American in the history of Purdue athletics.
  • Three-time Academic All-District selection • Four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree
  • Hit at a .714 clip (10 kills, 0 errors, 14 attempts) against No. 24 Kentucky on Aug. 27, 2016, marking the second best hitting percentage with 10-14 attempts in a five-set match in program history
  • One of just six setters in school history with 2,000 career assists and 750 digs.
  • In just three years of setting the Boilermakers, Evans earned 4,124 career assists to position her sixth all-time in Purdue history.
  • One of seven Boilermakers with 4,000 assists
  • One of 18 Boilermakers with 1,000 digs
  • The only Boilermaker in program history to own 4,000 assists and 1,000 digs in her career.


Sherridan Atkinson
6-5 • Outside • Long Beach, Calif.
AVCA All-American  2017, 2018
PrepVolleyball All-American 2017
Volleyball Magazine All-American 2017fit (4).webp

  • Claimed All-America honors with a first team (2018) and third-team selection (2017)
  • Garnered All-America Honor Mention by PrepVolleyball and Volleyball Magazine
  • Was a unanimous All-Big Ten selection
  • Topped the conference with 546 kills during her senior season (2018)
  •  Her 2018 kill total ranked ninth in the NCAA and is the best performance by a Boilermaker in the last six years
  • Received AVCA All-Northeast Region Recognition
  • Earned Academic All-Big Ten Honors
  • In 2017, produced 394 kills and a 3.40 kills per set average on 855 swings to record a .322 hitting percentage, along with 23 aces, 108 digs and 86 blocks over the course of 116 sets

Danielle Cuttino
6-4 • Outside Hitter / Middle Blocker • Indianapolis, Ind.
AVCA All-American 2015, 2017
Volleyball Magazine All-American 2016, 2017
PrepVolleyball All-American 2016,2017
VolleyMob All-American 2017 fit (3).webp
  • Two-time All-American and three-time All-Northeast Region (2015, 2016, 2017)
  • Unanimous All-Big Ten selection in 2016 and 2017
  • All-Big Ten Freshman Team in 2014
  • Tallied 21 kills vs. Iowa State on Dec. 1, 2016, ranking tied for fifth all-time in a three-set match in program history
  • Ranked first in the Big Ten and 15th in the nation with 530 kills and ranked third in the Big Ten and 39th in the nation with a 4.11 kills per set average in her first collegiate season competing as an outside hitter while also hitting .272 with 78 blocks.
  • In her career as a middle blocker, she competed in 201 sets she totaled 384 kills, a .328 hitting percentage, 203 blocks and 1.01 blocks per set

Faye Adelaja
6-1 • Middle • Baton Rouge, La.
PrepVolleyball All-American, 2016
AVCA All-American, 2015 fit (2).webp
  • Two-time All-American, two-time All-Northeast Region and two-time All-Big Ten (2015, 2016)
  • Ranks second in program history with a career .362 hitting percentage
  • Ranks eighth all-time wih 341 career block assists
  • Owns three top-10 single-season marks as her .397 hitting percentage in 2015 ranks her second all-time, her .367 hitting percentage in 2016 ranks fifth all-time and her 127 block assists in 2013 rank ninth.
  • Hit .800 (12-0-15) against Maryland on Oct. 3, 2015, marking the best hitting percentage with 15-19 attempts in a four-set match in program history
  • Hit at a .690 clip (21-1-29) at No. 3 Wisconsin, on Nov. 5, 2016, tying for the best hitting percentage with 20-plus attempts in a five-set match in program history
  • One of just 12 players in Purdue history with 700 kills and 350 blocks

Annie Drews
6-4 - Outside Hitter - Elkhart, Ind.
AVCA All-American, 2014, 2015
convert - 2025-06-04T083656.106.webp
  • Garnered third team All-America, first team All-Mideast Region and unanimous All-Big Ten honors
    in 2015 after averaging 4.24 kills and 4.75 points per set
  • Ranked ninth on season list for kills (417 in 2015) and became a member of the 1,000-kill club
  • Ranked 32nd nationally in points per set (4.75) and 34th in kills per set (4.25), second in the Big Ten
  • Led team in kills 28 times, while posting double-digit tallies 30 times, including 20 or more seven
    times and tallying five double-doubles, combining kills and digs each time
  • Hit at a .250 or better clip 18 times, including .300 or better 11 times, .400 or better four times and
    .500-plus three times
  • Named Honorable Mention All-America, honorable mention All-Region and All-Big Ten in 2014
  • Posted 33 kills against Western Kentucky on Sept. 12, 2014, to become the first Purdue player to
    record 30 or more kills since 2000 (and in the rally scoring era, which began in 2001)

Val Nichol
6-1 - Setter/Outside Hitter - Normal, Ill.
AVCA All-American, 2013 and 2014
convert - 2025-06-04T083653.004.webp
  • Garnered AVCA All-America third team honors in 2013, while also earning AVCA All-Region and All-Big Ten honors after averaging 2.77 kills per set, while also adding 6.03 assists and 1.79 digs per set and 21 aces
  • Tabbed as AVCA Honorable Mention selection in 2014, while also earning Honorable Mention All-Region and All-Big Ten honors after averaging 10.08 assists, 2.29 digs, 1.25 kills and 0.67 blocks per set and a team-best 25 aces
  • Recorded four career triple-doubles, two in 2013 and two in 2014, the most in Purdue history.
  • Tallied 30 double-doubles, combining kills and assists 16 times and assists and digs 14 times.
  • Named to the NCAA Champaign Regional All-Tournament team in 2013
  • Big Ten Player of the Week, Oct. 21, 2013; Big Ten Setter of the Week, Sept. 1, 2014
  • Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2013 and 2014

KiKi Jones
6-1 - Middle Blocker - Fishers, Ind.
AVCA All-American, 2013
convert - 2025-06-04T083649.678.webp
  • Earned AVCA All-America honorable mention honors after being selected to the AVCA All-Northeast Region team
  • Ranked 28th nationally in hitting percentage (.394), fourth in the Big Ten and second on Purdue’s season Top 10 list
  • Averaged 2.15 kills per set, while adding a team-leading 1.21 blocks per set and 25 aces.
  • Ranked sixth in blocks per set among Big Ten players, while ranking second in the league in hitting percentage (.380) and seventh in blocks per set (1.20) during conference play
  • Led team in blocks 20 times and kills four times, while posting double-digit kills in nine matches.
  • Ranked fourth on the season list for block assists (142)
  • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, Oct. 28
  • Academic All-Big Ten selection

Ariel Turner
6-1 - Outside Hitter - Highlands Ranch, Colo.
AVCA All-American, 2011 and 2012
Capital One Academic All-American, 2011 and 2012
convert - 2025-06-04T083646.513.webp
  • Earned AVCA First Team All-America and Capital One Academic All-America second team honors, in 2011 making her Purdue's first first team All-America honoree since 1985 and first dual (athletic and academic) All-American selection since 1984.
  • Big Ten Player of the Year in 2011 after ranking third nationally in points per set (5.46) and sixth in kills per set (4.84), while hitting .243 and adding 2.84 digs per set.
  • Set season record with 1,682 hitting attempts in 2011, snapping a 32-year old record, while ranking second on the Purdue season list in kills (586) and kills per set (4.84).
  • Five-time Big Ten Player of the Week in 2011, the most by a league player in a season.
  • Named Capitol One All-American of the Year, first team Academic All-American and second team AVCA All-American in 2012 after ranking 11th in points per set (5.12) and 13th in kills per set (4.48).
  • Member of the 1,000 kill and 1,000 dig clubs with 1,906 and 1,030.
  • Owns career attempts record (5,578) and ranked second in career kills.
  • A three-time Academic All-Big Ten and two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District V honoree.
  • Big Ten Medal of Honor, Varsity Walk Award winner 2012-13.

Tiffany Fisher
6-2 - Middle Blocker - Topeka, Ind.
AVCA All-American, 2011
convert - 2025-06-04T083642.983.webp
  • Garnered AVCA honorable mention All-America and unanimous first team All-Big Ten honors in 2011 after averaging 2.52 kills and 1.02 blocks per game, while hitting at a .394 clip and serving up 31 aces.
  • Ranked 10th nationally in hitting percentage with a Big Ten and team-best .394 mark and led the league with a .375 mark in conference play.
  • Posted double-digit kills in 12 matches and led the team three times.
  • Put up five or more blocks in 10 matches and led team 10 times, while ranking ninth in the Big Ten in blocks per set.
  • Hit at a .250 or better clip in 24 matches, including .300 or better 23 times, .400 or better 19 times and .500 or better 10 times.
  • Registered an .875 hitting effort against Air Force, ranking third on Purdue's individual match record list and as the best effort in a three-set match (15-19 attempts) in school history.
  • A Preseason All-Big Ten selection.
  • Named as Denver Invitational MVP and to the Mortar Board Premier all-tournament team.

Jaclyn Hart
6-1 - Setter - Palos Hills, Ill.
AVCA All-American, 2010
convert - 2025-06-04T083639.717.webp
  • Earned AVCA third team All-America honors in 2010, while also garnering first team All-Mideast Region and unanimous first team All-Big Ten accolades
  • Averaged 10.68 assists per game as senior, ranking 49th nationally, while hitting .384 and tallying five double-doubles
  • Became the sixth Purdue player and 40th Big Ten player to reach 4,000 assists
  • Ranks second all-time in career assists (4,918) and 10th in block assists (307)
  • Recorded a 12-kill, 41-assist, 10-dig effort against UCF on Sept. 5, 2009
  • Hit at a .750 clip with nine kills in 12 swings with no errors against Kentucky in the 2010 NCAA Tournament first round match, the best mark for a Purdue player in NCAA Tournament history
  • Guided team to a .327 hitting percentage in the team's 2010 Sweet 16 upset of No. 1 Florida, Purdue's best mark in NCAA Tournament play

Stephanie Lynch
6-3 - Middle Hitter - New Albany, Ind.
AVCA All-American, 2006, 2007 and 2008
convert - 2025-06-04T083635.579.webp
  • Earned AVCA first team All-America honors in 2008, the first for a Boilermaker since 1985, after garnering honorable mention acclaim in 2006 and 2007
  • Named first team All-Mideast Region in 2006, 2007 and 2008 after nabbing honorable mention accolades as a freshman in 2005
  • Garnered first team All-Big Ten honors each of her last three years, including a unanimous selection as a senior, and All-Big Ten Freshman team accolades as a rookie
  • Set Purdue career records for hitting percentage (.351), block assists (550) and total blocks (660), while also ranking second in blocks per set and fourth in solo blocks and kills
  • Owns Purdue record for season block assists (174 in 2008) and hitting percentage (.409 in 2008) and also boasts spots among the Top 10 for solo blocks, total blocks and blocks per game
  • Named Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week 11/20/07, a first for a Purdue player
  • A three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection
  • Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District V second team in 2008
  • A six-time Big Ten Player or Defensive Player of the Week selection

Renata Dargan
6-0 - Setter - New Lenox, Ill.
AVCA All-American, 2005
convert - 2025-06-04T083632.536.webp
  • Purdue's career assists leader with 5,871, a tally which ranks sixth all-time in the Big Ten
  • Led Purdue in assists all four years, while guiding the team to the NCAA Tournament in 2004 and 2005, snapping a 14-year postseason drought
  • Garnered AVCA honorable mention All-America, first team All-Mideast Region and unanimous first team All-Big Ten honors in 2005 after averaging 12.61 assists per game to go with 1.54 kills, 1.90 digs and 0.83 blocks per game and leading the Boilermakers to the NCAA Sweet 16
  • Owns three of the Top 10 season assist marks in Purdue history, at second, third and 10th with 1,556, 1,488, and 1,422, respectively
  • Chalked up a triple-double with 13 kills, 13 digs and 61 assists against No. 8 Wisconsin, 9/30/05
  • Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District V team in 2005
  • Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2004 and 2005
  • Earned All-Big Ten Freshman Team honors in 2002 and added honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades in 2003 and 2004 before being named a unanimous first team selection in 2005
  • A three-time Big Ten Player/Defensive Player of the Week selection

Leah Wischmeier
6-0 - Outside Hitter - Brownstown, Ind.
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American, 2004
convert - 2025-06-04T083628.494.webp
  • Named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team in 2004
  • A three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, while also earning CoSIDA Academic All-District V honors in 2003 and 2004
  • Garnered team's Carol Dewey Mental Attitude/Toughness Award in 2005
  • Ranked ninth in career kills per game (3.30)
  • Member of the 1,000-kill club, chalking up 1,174 kills in her career
  • Averaged 3.30 kills per game on a .219 hitting percentage, while adding 1.46 digs per game.
  • Helped Purdue to NCAA Tournament in 2004 and 2005, the team's first postseason appearances since 1990
  • Big Ten Player of the Week, 9/29/03
  • Inducted into Mortar Board

Debbie McDonald
6-1 - Outside Hitter/Middle Hitter - Redford, Mich.
Russell Athletic All-American, 1987, 1988 and1989
Volleyball Monthly/ASICS Tiger All-American, 1987, 1988 and 1989
convert - 2025-06-04T083625.291.webp
  • Named as a second team All-America selection by Russell Athletic and an honorable mention selection by Volleyball Monthly in 1987, 1988 and 1989
  • A four-time All-Big Ten selection, garnering first team honors each of her last three years, following second team accolades and Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in 1986
  • Owns Purdue career records for kills (2,108) and kills per game (3.96), while ranking second in total attempts (4,783) and service aces (216) and third in block assists (378)
  • Owns Purdue season record for kills with 597, set in 1989
  • Posted a Purdue and Big Ten record 1.000 hitting percentage with 13 kills in 13 attempts at North Carolina State, 9/25/87
  • Selected to Big Ten Volleyball All-Decade Team for 1981 to 1991
  • Won a gold medal at the United States Olympic Festival in 1987
  • A member of the 1988 United States National "B" team
  • Inducted into the Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003

Barbara Meeker
6-0 - Outside Hitter/Middle Hitter - Greenfield, Ind.
GTE Academic All-American, 1987 and 1988
convert - 2025-06-04T083622.045.webp
  • Named to GTE Academic All-America second team in 1987 and third team in 1988
  • A three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, while also earning CoSIDA Academic All-District V honors in 1987 and 1988
  • Received Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1989
  • Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades in 1986 and 1987
  • Ranks sixth in career solo blocks (82) and blocks per game (1.14)
  • Selected as Flora Roberts Outstanding Senior Woman for 1989-1990 school year
  • Named Mortar Board Outstanding Scholar-Athlete and as a recipient of the Phi Beta Kappa Highest National Scholastic Honor for the 1988-89 school year
  • A member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society and Mortar Board
  • A member of the Golden Key and Iron Key
  • Selected to Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honorary

Cheryl Flowers
5-8 - Outside Hitter/Setter - Chicago, Ill.
GTE Academic All-American, 1985
convert - 2025-06-04T083618.674.webp
  • Named to GTE Academic All-America second team, while also earning CoSIDA Academic All-District V and Academic All-Big Ten accolades in 1985
  • Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors in 1985 after racking up 10.03 assists per game her final season and contributing 96 kills, a team-best 65 aces, 116 blocks and 346 digs
  • Played outside hitter her first three seasons in a reserve role, before taking on the starting setter role her senior season, during which she also acted as tri-captain
  • Helped team to a Big Ten Championship in 1985, including a 34-4 record and 10th-place national ranking
  • 1986 Big Ten Medal of Honor winner
  • Recognized as one of the top four students in Purdue's Black Caucus as a junior (5.15 GPA on a 6.0 scale) in management
  • Selected to Iron Key, an eight member group of students which served as liaison between the Purdue student body and the President's office
  • Selected to the Mortar Board, a service honorary which requires members to have a 5.0 GPA on a 6.0 scale and to have shown leadership, service and character

Marianne Smith
6-2 - Middle Hitter - Frankfort, Ind.
Russell Athletic All-American, 1984 and 1985
Volleyball Monthly/ASICS Tiger All-American, 1984 and 1985
convert - 2025-06-04T083614.011.webp
  • Garnered first team All-America honors from both Russell Athletic and Volleyball Monthly in 1985, becoming the Big Ten's first volleyball first team All-American
  • Earned second team All-America honors from Russell Athletic and honorable mention accolades from Volleyball Monthly in 1984
  • Tabbed as Big Ten Player of the Year in 1984 and 1985 after earning first team All-Big Ten honors
  • Purdue Female Athlete of the Year in 1985; runner-up for Big Ten Athlete of the Year in 1986
  • Helped Purdue to Big Ten titles in 1982 and 1985 and to its best ever mark (33-1) in 1982
  • Owned career total blocks record from 1985 to 2008; ranks among career Top 10 in six categories
  • Season record holder for service aces (93 in 1984), total blocks (212 in 1985) and blocks per game (1.55 in 1985)
  • Owns Purdue match record for service aces with nine against Butler, 9/13/85
  • Named to World University Student Games Team in 1985
  • Inducted into Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999
Annette Bauer
5-10 - Setter - Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Volleyball Monthly/ASICS Tiger All-American, 1983 and 1984
GTE Academic All-American, 1984
convert - 2025-06-04T083610.970.webp
  • First setter in Purdue history to start all four years; played every point of every match each season
  • Helped lead the Boilermakers to the NCAA Tournament all four years
  • Earned first team All-Big Ten and Volleyball Monthly magazine honorable mention All-America accolades in 1983 after posting 1,153 assists and a .303 hitting percentage
  • Garnered second team All-Big Ten and Volleyball Monthly magazine honorable mention in 1984, ranking second in the Big Ten in hitting (.336), fourth in assists (9.88) and 10th in digs (2.84)
  • Named to the GTE Academic All-America first team in 1984, while also earning Academic All-Big Ten and CoSIDA Academic All-District V honors
  • Awarded Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1984
  • Team MVP and team captain in 1984
  • Member of the North Zone squad at the 1982 National Sports Festival
  • Ranks third on Purdue career assists list with 4,568
Jan Hoosline
5-11 - Outside Hitter - Niles, Ill.
GTE Academic All-American, 1983
convert - 2025-06-04T083608.266.webp
  • Named to the GTE Academic All-America third team in 1983, while also garnering CoSIDA Academic All-District V and Academic All-Big Ten honors
  • A second team All-Big Ten selection in 1983 after averaging 2.19 kills, 1.49 digs and 0.91 blocks per game, serving up 68 aces and hitting .279
  • Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient in 1984
  • Purdue's career aces record holder with 228, including a then-season record 84 in 1981, a mark that still ranks fourth all-time
  • Boasts three of the top 10 marks on the season aces list at fourth, sixth and eighth
  • Set then-school match records with 13 block assists and 15 total blocks at Illinois State, 10/20/82, marks which still rank among the all-time Purdue top five
  • Named Mortar Board Outstanding Scholar-Athlete in 1983-84
  • A recipient of the Phi Beta Kappa Highest National Scholastic Honor for the 1983-84 school year
  • A member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society and Mortar Board
  • Garnered Purdue team MVP honors in 1983

Joan King
6-1 - Outside Hitter/Middle Hitter- Columbus, Ohio
Volleyball Monthly/ASICS Tiger All-American, 1983
convert - 2025-06-04T083604.531.webp
  • Garnered Volleyball Monthly/ASICS Tiger honorable mention All-America and second team All-Big Ten honors in 1983 after averaging 2.00 kills and 2.49 digs per game, while hitting at a .289 clip and serving up 43 aces
  • Named to the NCAA Mideast Regional all-tournament team in 1982 after helping Purdue to a come-from-behind win over Nebraska in the semifinals and a fifth-place tie nationally, the Boilermakers' best-ever showing
  • Posted 30 kills in the semifinal match against Nebraska, making her the first Purdue player ever to achieve the feat
  • Earned Academic All-Big Ten acclaim in 1983
  • Ranks seventh in season hitting percentage (.342) and sixth in career hitting percentage (.300)

Jane Neff
6-1 - Middle Hitter - Kettering, Ohio
Russell Athletic All-American, 1982
Volleyball Monthly/ASIC Tiger All-American, 1982
GTE Academic All-America, 1982
convert - 2025-06-04T083601.973.webp
  • Purdue's first recognized volleyball All-American, earning third team honors from Volleyball Monthly and honorable mention accolades from Russell Athletic in 1982
  • Garnered GTE Academic All-America first team accolades in 1982
  • Selected as Big Ten Medal of Honor winner in 1983 and Big Ten Athlete of the Year runner-up for 1982-83 school year
  • Led Purdue to its first Big Ten Championship in 1979, as well as titles in 1980 and 1982
  • Received prestigious Olympia Award in 1984 and Flora Roberts Outstanding Senior Woman award in 1983
  • Purdue record holder for solo blocks in a season with 75 in 1981
  • Ranks among the career top 10 in kills, attempts, hitting percentage, aces, solo blocks, total blocks and blocks per game
  • Inducted into Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 1994