Goshen College

AT GOSHEN:
2016: Saw action in 75 sets and 27 matches ... 90 kills were seventh on the team ... career-high 10 kills on back-to-back days, 10/21 at Bethel and 10/22 vs. IUSB ... matched career high with four blocks 8/23 at Rochester, then set a new one with six 10/22 vs. IUSB.  2015: One of 11 Maple Leafs to appear in all 33 matches ... registered 122 kills in 122 sets played ... tied for third on the team with 51 blocks, including five solos ... career-high eight kills and four blocks 8/25 vs. Roosevelt ... matched career high in blocks on 10/2 vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene and 10/14 vs. Marian ... also added six six-kill matches. 2014: Appeared in 29 matches after making collegiate debut 9/5 vs. Huntington ... posted four kills and two assists in that match ... season-high five kills on three occasions ... hit .455 on 10/21 vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene and 11/5 vs. Grace.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Played for coach Chelsea Phillips at Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School … also participated in bowling and softball … four-year honor roll student … won James P. Gardiner Award for inspirational courage in athletics, academic and citizenship.

PERSONAL:
Born on August 31 … parents are Ami and Shawn Gerke… has a sister, Brianna (19) … chose Goshen because “I enjoyed the campus environment and science facility, and living in a small town is what I needed” … little-known personal fact is “I did karate in grade school and bowled in high school” … admires her parents because “they have always had my back through thick and thin, supporting me through every decision I've made” and her high-school coaches because “they have challenged me to never give up and to pursue my dreams and taught me how to be a role model on and off the court” … best athletic moment was earning conference honorable mention in bowling her senior year.

QUICK FACTS:
MAJOR: Information Technology
FUTURE GOALS: Pursue a master's in business or healthcare information technologies
HOBBIES: Videography and photography, arts and crafts, going to the beach