AT GOSHEN:
2015: Appeared in all 34 matches ... posted the third-highest serve efficiency (.985) in school history ... improved her serve receive efficiency to .943, one percentage point shy of the top 10 single-season marks ... second-most service attempts and third-most reception attempts on the team ... also led the team with 369 digs, 2.88 per set ... career-high 25 digs 9/9 vs. Saint Francis ... 20 matches with 10 or more digs. 2014: Appeared in 30 matches as a freshman back-row player ... finished season with three aces, but .973 serve efficiency was sixth-highest mark in school history ... recorded double digits in digs three times, including career-high 14 on 10/24 at Aquinas ... tallied total of 150 digs for the season ... also posted three assists.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Played for coach Erin Parker at LaPorte High School … all-Duneland Conference in volleyball … won the digging award … no. 14 in the state in digs per set … high school and club team captain … also participated in National Honor Society, student council, yearbook and community service … academic all-state and AAU Academic All-American … graduated at the top of her class.
PERSONAL:
Born on October 21 … parents are Dan and Lori Plank … siblings are Sarah Darrell, Brian Rupp, Andy Plank and Ethan Plank … chose Goshen because “I am able to thrive both academically and athletically. I love the small class sizes and close-knit community, have grown on the court and made lasting friendships.” … admires her mother because “she works hard in all aspects of her life, as a college dean, professor and mother, and inspires me to never settle for less than my best” … best athletic moment was being named all-conference
QUICK FACTS:
MAJOR: Interdisciplinary
FUTURE GOALS: Grow into a leadership position on the court, make all-conference, and pursue a career in pharmacy or education
HOBBIES: Intramural sports
FAVORITES:
ATHLETE OR TEAM: Misty May
VACATION SPOT: Jamaica
TV SHOW: The Walking Dead
MUSICAL PERFORMER: Taylor Swift