Wayne State College

2024: Started all 30 matches and played in 107 sets, averaging 2.69 kills per set and ranked seventh in the NSIC 0.38 aces per set...led team in service aces with 41 and had 13 matches with 10 or more kills along with two double doubles...had season high 21 kills in 3-2 win vs. Sioux Falls (10/26/24)...recorded 19 kills with 10 digs against Dallas Baptist (9/14/24)...had 12 kills with 11 digs vs. #8 Concordia St. Paul in NSIC Tournament (11/23/24)...had back-to-back matches with 16 kills at Minnesota State (10/19/24) and vs. Peru State (10/22/24).

Before Wayne State:  Played three seasons at Southwest Minnesota State...averaged 2.30 kills per set with a team-high 35 service aces for the Mustangs in the 2023 season, helping SMSU reach the NCAA Division II Tournament...registered career-high 16 kills vs. Minnesota Crookston (10/21/23)...ranked third on team in blocks in 2023 season with 48...two-time NSIC All-Academic Team selection.

High School:  Graduate of Aberdeen Central High School in South Dakota...had 386 kills and over 250 digs with .342 hitting percentage during senior season, helping Golden Eagles reach the 2000 Class AA State Tournament...was an AVCA Under Armour All-American and earned All-State and All-Conference honors in high school...finished volleyball career with over 1,150 career kills and 900 digs...was a three-time team captain...also excelled in basketball and track and field, named All-State and All-Conference in both sports.

Personal:  Daughter of Jay and Connie Kusler...born September 28, 2002...majoring in pre-optometry and business.