Kelsey Zimmerman

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-1
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Summit HS/Rimrock VBC
Hometown:
Bend, Ore.

2012 (Junior)
Did not play ... Redshirted.

2011 (Sophomore)
Kelsey Zimmerman missed the first 10 matches of the season due to recurring back pain ... Recorded seven kills against Arizona State (Sept. 16) and Arizona (Sept. 17) with a pair of blocks ... Hit errorless at Colorado (Sept. 24) with four kills and three blocks.

2010 (Freshman)
Played in 13 matches, starting one, in 36 total sets ... Set and tied her career-high eight kills in the opening weekend against Sacramento State and Illinois State (Aug. 28) before tying it again the following weekend against No. 19 Michigan (Sept. 4) ... Earned a pair of service aces with one against Sacramento State and at Portland State (Aug. 31) ... Dug a career-high 10 balls against Sacramento State with a best 10.0 points ... Posted a career-best three blocks twice at College of Charleston (Sept. 11) and at Seattle (Sept. 15) ... Recurring back pain and illness has limited her playing time early this season.

Summit High School
Lettered four years, starting three in volleyball under head coach Jill Waskom ... Helped team to sixth place as a freshman ... Earned All-Intermountain Conference (IMC) First Team, All-State Tournament First Team, All-State First Team as a sophomore, helping her team to a runner-up finish at the state tournament ... As a junior, earned first team honors across the board again, helping the team to a third place state finish ... As a senior, named IMC Player of the Year as well as OSAA Class 5A Player of the Year, earning All-State Tournament First Team accolades, leading team to a IMC Championship and runner-up finish at the state tournament ... Named to the 2010 Sports Imports/Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 to Watch ... Also lettered in track under head coach Dave Turnbull in the high jump and hurdles.

Personal
Daughter of Gary and Lisa Zimmerman ... Has one older sister, Lindsay ... Mother, Lisa, competed in track and field at the University of Oregon for four years; Father, Gary, played football at the University of Oregon for four years before playing professionally for 14 years for the Los Angeles Express (1984-85), Minnesota Vikings (1986-93) and Denver Broncos (1993-97) ... Former prep teammates include current Oregon State teammate Becky Defoe ... Uncles Larry and Jeff Nicholson and cousin Ryan Nicholson attended Oregon State ... Business major ... National Honor Society, Freshman/Sophomore representative in student government, Secretary of student government as a junior ... Chose Oregon State because "I love the welcoming atmosphere that surrounds the Oregon State campus. And getting the opportunity to play in the Pac-10 and in my home state is a dream come true."