Olivia Blackketter

#9 Olivia Blackketter

Pos. MH
Ht. 6-2
Yr. Jr.
Hometown Bloomington, Ind.
High School (Prev. School) Bloomington South (Winthrop)

2022: Saw action in 20 sets over 11 matches in her first season at Valpo ... hit .373 with 26 kills and 11 blocks ... debuted for the Beacons Aug. 26 against Delaware State, tallying three kills on just five swings while also registering a block ... hit .444 with four kills, two digs and two blocks later that day in sweep of Idaho ... picked up four kills and two blocks in Sept. 9 sweep of Morgan State ... delivered four kills and a block in just one set of action in Sept. 16 win over UIW ... tallied pair of blocks Oct. 7 in sweep of Murray State ... closed regular season Nov. 16 at UIC with four kills on eight swings, hitting .500, and two blocks ... set season high to end the season, hitting .500 with five kills in NIVC first round action at Ohio Dec. 1.

Winthrop: Played two seasons for the Eagles ... appeared in 24 matches over the spring and fall 2021 campaigns, seeing action in 52 sets ... tallied 61 kills and 40 blocks ... posted career bests of eight kills (Oct. 1 vs. Presbyterian, on .545 hitting) and eight blocks (Feb. 28 vs. Campbell ... named to the Big South All-Freshman Team following the spring season ... Big South Freshman of the Week March 24 after registering 12 kills on .435 hitting and seven blocks in a pair of sweeps of Radford.

Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Panthers ... All-Conference honoree as a senior ... named to the Indiana 3A/4A South Senior All-Star Team ... earned Academic All-State accolades ... received Bloomington South’s Female Athletic Director’s Award and the “B” Award, awarded to a player of exceptional mental attitude ... also earned three letters in basketball and one in unified track ... played club volleyball for Circle City VBC, also the home club for former Valpo standout Rylee Cookerly and current teammate Gretchen Kuckkan ... member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Amy and John Blackketter ... major is biology, with a minor in chemistry.