2007:  AVCA National Freshman of the Year, AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA First Team All-Region, AVCA Region Freshman of the Year, Daktronics Second Team All-Region, North Central Region All-Tournament Team, NSIC Newcomer of the Year, First Team All-NSIC, two-time NSIC Player of the Week ... seta Concordia single match kill record with 34 against Minnesota Duluth (10/30) ... led the team, third in the NSIC and ranked 71st in the NCAA with 3.99 kills per game ... accumulated 574 kills on the year (3rd in NSIC) while hitting .290 ... led the team with 177 blocks (30s, 147a), fourth best in the league ... played in every game and every match of the year ... had double figure kill performances in 30 matches ... 20+ kills seven times ... had a season high nine blocks twice ... recorded 25 kills while hitting at a .636 clip against Western New Mexico University on Aug. 31.

High School: Earned four letters in volleyball and one in basketball ... ranked ninth in the state in career kills with 886 ... also had 329 career blocks ... team won conference title three of four years ... holds school record with 25 kills in a match ... also had 14 blocks in a match .... three-time First Team All-Conference selection ... named All-State as a senior ... member of the Spiritual Life committee, Sports committee and was a Bible study leader.

Personal: Born May 5, 1989 ... daughter of Thomas and Brenda Palkert  ... has three siblings, Caleb (17), Lydia (14) and Abby (12) ... is majoring in elementary education at Concordia and would like to become a teacher.