2024 Women's Volleyball Roster
Randorf, Kathryn
Jersey Number 18
Kathryn Randorf
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Gilmour Academy
- Hometown:
- Chagrin Falls, Ohio
- Major:
- Learning & Organizational Change
Bio
Awards:
2025: Tied for the team lead with seven kills in the sweep of Eastern Washington (8/30).
2024: Appeared in 90 sets across 25 matches… tallied 140 kills, averaging 1.56 kills/set… logged 59 blocks, third-most on the team… recorded three games with 10 or more kills… reached double-digit kills in her first action of the season with 13 against UNLV (8/30)... recorded double-digit kills for the second time in 2024 in the five-set loss to Long Beach State (9/7)... tied her career high with six blocks in the victory over NIU at home (9/18)... hit .417 with six kills in a road victory over NIU (9/20)... nearly matched her season mark with five blocks against UCLA (10/20)... recorded seven kills against Indiana, her best performance in Big Ten play of the season (10/27)... came close to season highs in both digs and blocks with five each against No. 3 Penn State (11/8)... added four more blocks in the road win over Iowa (11/10)... added 10 kills and three blocks against Michigan (11/29).
2023: Averaged 1.93 kills per set across 58 sets played as a sophomore ... Finished with five-plus kills in 12 of her appearances ... Added nine kills in a four-set win over No. 13 San Diego (Aug. 27) ... Hammered 13 kills in back-to-back outings against Illinois State (Sept. 1) and Milwaukee (Sept. 4), respectively ... Hit .524 in sweep of the Redbirds ... Finished with a season-high six digs against the Panthers ... Put up 10 kills and hit. 600 in three-set sweep of Northeastern (Sept. 9) en route to being named to the Northeastern Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Chipped in eight kills in win over Fairfield (Sept. 10) ... Hit a career-best .615 against Yale (Sept. 15), pelting nine kills in sweep of the Bulldogs ... Tallied six kills versus No. 15 Penn State (Sept. 24) ... Helped Wildcats to a five-set win against Indiana (Oct. 29), adding eight kills versus the Hoosiers.
2022: Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Ranked third on the team with 256 kills (2.44 per set) ... Recorded a season-high 15 kills against Northeastern (Aug. 27) ... Tallied a career-high six blocks in the Wildcats upset win over No. 12 Purdue (Oct. 28).
High School: 2020 and 2021 Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year … 17th-ranked recruit in 2022 class according to Prep Volleyball … 2020 2nd Team All Ohio … Led team to 2020 and 2021 Division 2 Ohio State Championship, also went to the semifinals in 2019 … 2019 North Coast League (NCL) Offensive Player of the Year … First Team All-District in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 … 2018, 2019, and 2020 1st Team All-North Coast League … 2022 JVA All National Team selection ... News Herald Volleyball Player of the Year in 2019, 2020 and 2021 … 2019 and 2020 District Player of the Year ... Greater Cleveland Sports Awards Female High School Athlete of the Year in 2022 ... Four-year letter winner … Three-time captain … 949 kills and 283 blocks over three high school seasons … Holds Gilmour Academy career records in kills (1,408) and blocks (389) … Played six seasons for Academy Volleyball Cleveland.
Personal: Born Kathryn Kennedy Randorf … Parents are Lori and Bill Randorf … Chose Northwestern over Ohio State, Illinois, Iowa, and Maryland … National Honors Society … Her photography was selected for inclusion in the Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibit … Anticipated major is undecided.
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2022)
- 2x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024, 2025)
- 2x Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)
2025: Tied for the team lead with seven kills in the sweep of Eastern Washington (8/30).
2024: Appeared in 90 sets across 25 matches… tallied 140 kills, averaging 1.56 kills/set… logged 59 blocks, third-most on the team… recorded three games with 10 or more kills… reached double-digit kills in her first action of the season with 13 against UNLV (8/30)... recorded double-digit kills for the second time in 2024 in the five-set loss to Long Beach State (9/7)... tied her career high with six blocks in the victory over NIU at home (9/18)... hit .417 with six kills in a road victory over NIU (9/20)... nearly matched her season mark with five blocks against UCLA (10/20)... recorded seven kills against Indiana, her best performance in Big Ten play of the season (10/27)... came close to season highs in both digs and blocks with five each against No. 3 Penn State (11/8)... added four more blocks in the road win over Iowa (11/10)... added 10 kills and three blocks against Michigan (11/29).
2023: Averaged 1.93 kills per set across 58 sets played as a sophomore ... Finished with five-plus kills in 12 of her appearances ... Added nine kills in a four-set win over No. 13 San Diego (Aug. 27) ... Hammered 13 kills in back-to-back outings against Illinois State (Sept. 1) and Milwaukee (Sept. 4), respectively ... Hit .524 in sweep of the Redbirds ... Finished with a season-high six digs against the Panthers ... Put up 10 kills and hit. 600 in three-set sweep of Northeastern (Sept. 9) en route to being named to the Northeastern Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Chipped in eight kills in win over Fairfield (Sept. 10) ... Hit a career-best .615 against Yale (Sept. 15), pelting nine kills in sweep of the Bulldogs ... Tallied six kills versus No. 15 Penn State (Sept. 24) ... Helped Wildcats to a five-set win against Indiana (Oct. 29), adding eight kills versus the Hoosiers.
2022: Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Ranked third on the team with 256 kills (2.44 per set) ... Recorded a season-high 15 kills against Northeastern (Aug. 27) ... Tallied a career-high six blocks in the Wildcats upset win over No. 12 Purdue (Oct. 28).
High School: 2020 and 2021 Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year … 17th-ranked recruit in 2022 class according to Prep Volleyball … 2020 2nd Team All Ohio … Led team to 2020 and 2021 Division 2 Ohio State Championship, also went to the semifinals in 2019 … 2019 North Coast League (NCL) Offensive Player of the Year … First Team All-District in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 … 2018, 2019, and 2020 1st Team All-North Coast League … 2022 JVA All National Team selection ... News Herald Volleyball Player of the Year in 2019, 2020 and 2021 … 2019 and 2020 District Player of the Year ... Greater Cleveland Sports Awards Female High School Athlete of the Year in 2022 ... Four-year letter winner … Three-time captain … 949 kills and 283 blocks over three high school seasons … Holds Gilmour Academy career records in kills (1,408) and blocks (389) … Played six seasons for Academy Volleyball Cleveland.
Personal: Born Kathryn Kennedy Randorf … Parents are Lori and Bill Randorf … Chose Northwestern over Ohio State, Illinois, Iowa, and Maryland … National Honors Society … Her photography was selected for inclusion in the Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibit … Anticipated major is undecided.
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