2000 Led the team in kills per game with 3.56 which was fourth highest all-time in a single- season ... Was the only Lady Raider to record 30 or more kills in a match with 31 against Memphis, tying her for the second most in school history ... Led the team in total attacks with 1,048 ... Averaged 1.00 blocks per game.
1999 Finished the season with a team-high .270 attack percentage and ranked second on the team in kills (225) and kills per game (2.37) ... Named to the OVC All-Newcomer Team.
High School Played for Tina Sunstedt and Deb Rhyderberg at GuilfordHigh School... Named First Team All-Conference as a junior and MVP as a senior... Named honorable mention All-State as a senior... Was team MVP and Ms. Illinois Volleyball in 1998.
Personal Katherine Lynn Thiesen is majoring in mass communication ... Born Feb. 12, 1981 ... Daughter of Douglas and Cynthia Thiesen ... Was a member of the National Honor Society ... Was named to Who's Who Among American High school Students.