Liz Mikos ’06 was the most dominating defensive player in program history for the Valpo volleyball team from 2002 through 2005.

Liz concluded her four-year career with 585 total blocks, 142 more than any other player in Crusader history and second-most in Mid-Continent Conference (now Summit League) history. Liz was a three-time All- Conference selection, including a First Team All-Mid-Con honoree in 2003, and was the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2005.

She was an integral part of three conference regular season championship squads and helped Valpo to conference tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in each of her final three seasons. This earned her All-Tournament Team accolades all three years and conference tournament MVP honors as a senior.

Liz owns the top-three single-season block totals in program history — including a school-record 196 as a sophomore, good for second in the nation — and also ranks eighth in Valpo history in career hitting percentage.

Liz, a 2006 graduate of Valparaiso University with a bachelor’s degree in history, is currently working toward a Ph.D. at UC San Diego and is employed as a training and development consultant.