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2007: Was unanimously named to the first team all-RMAC ... named to the all-Southwest Regional Tournamnet team ... named to the all-RMAC tournament team after averaging 3.64 kills and 1.27 blocks per game while hitting .242 ... named pre-season all-RMAC ... named to the Rockhurst Classic all-tournament team after registering 62 kills, 11 blocks and a .333 hitting percentage over the four matches in which UCCS played ... named RMAC player of the week for the week of Sept. 10-16 ... repeated the honor the weeks of Sept. 24-30 and Oct. 15-21 ... Her three player of the week awards in a single season are the most in UCCS history ... Played in all 118 games ... led the team in kills (462) to put her fourth in the season on the all-time records list ... led the team in blocks (108), and hitting percentage (.330) ... had a career-high 27 kills and tied her career-high eight blocks against N.M. Highlands on Oct. 4 ... had a game high four aces against Chadron State on Oct. 26 ... registered a game high .640 hitting percentage against Colorado Mines on Nov. 3.

2006: Was named second-team All-RMAC ... played in all 109 games for the Mountain Lions ... had a career-high 114 blocks ... led the team in kills (293) and blocks ... had a .242 hitting percentage ... had a career-high 21 kills on Aug. 24th in a win over Southeastern Oklahoma ... had a career-high eight blocks along with 15 kills and seven digs against Western New Mexico on Sept. 8th ... had 16 kills and seven blocks in a win over Metro State on Sept. 23rd.

2005 (at Air Force): Earned the volleyball team's Unsung Hero Award ... played in all of the Falcons 111 games ... led the team with 330 kills, a .228 hitting percentage and 92 blocks. 2004 (at Air Force): Played in 72 games and was one of two freshmen to begin the season in the starting rotation ... started 19 matches, including the first 14 (prior to an injury) ... had a season-high night against Navy on Sept. 11th, posting 16 kills and seven assisted blocks ... hit a season-best .647 against Tulsa (Sept. 3), collecting 13 kills on 17 attempts, while committing just two errors; this percentage led the conference for two weeks ... ranked 10th on the program's Division I single-season list with 13 solo blocks and 43 assisted blocks ... named to the all-tournament team at the All-Armed Forces Tournament. High School: Lettered in volleyball for four years at Desert Hot Springs High School in California and was a three-time team MVP ... named all-league first-team as a junior and senior ... selected all-league second-team as a freshman and sophomore ... served as team captain during senior year ... four-year letter winner in track and field, also lettered one year in basketball ... four-year member of the high school honor roll ... finished in the top three-percent of class with a 4.0 GPA ... served as editor of the yearbook as junior and senior.

Personal Notes: Majoring in Business Administration ... only child of Todd and Linn Akers ... played club volleyball (Rancho Valley 18) for two years ... served as Ambassador to the Riverside County and National Date Festival as Queen Scheherazade.