Michaela Putnicki

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-0
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Lewis Palmer (Penn State)
Hometown:
Monument, Colo.

2020-21 SEASON
• Started seven of the eight matches she appeared in during her first season with the Blue Hens
• Started fast with 15 kills, seven digs and five blocks in the season-opening victory at JMU (2/14)
• Earned CAA Offensive Player of the Week honors on Feb. 15
• Had a career-best 19 kills at Temple (2/26) to go along with a career-high 15 digs
• Tallied a pair of double-doubles on the year
• Averaged 2.43 kills per set, 2.47 digs per set and 0.63 blocks a frame

AT COLORADO STATE
• Completed undergraduate degree in business administration in just three years with a in organization and innovation management
• A dean's list student
• Graduated with Cum Laude honors
• Member of Phi Beta Phi and Order of the Omega

AT PENN STATE (2017)
• Member of the Nittany Lions final four team
• Saw action in three matches, tallying six kills
• Helped Penn State sweep Delaware in the West Virginia Tournament as a freshman

HIGH SCHOOL
• Colorado Volleyball Gatorade Player of the Year 2016
• Named to 2016 Under Armour All-American Third Team
• PrepVolleyball Club All-American in 2015
• Named a PrepVolleyball Senior Ace (No. 71)
• Colorado Sportswoman of the Year in 2017 for volleyball
• Helped guide her team to 4A Colorado State Champions in 2014 and 2016
• Member of the 2014 MaxPreps national champion team
• 4A State Runner-Up in 2015
• Earned first-team PPAC honors in her senior season
• CHSAA First Team All-State during senior season
• Graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors

PERSONAL
• Michaela Marie Putnicki
• Born January 4, 1999

• Parents are Michele and Michael Putnicki
• Has two siblings, Riley and Jacob
• Riley is a member of the UMBC volleyball team
• Mother played softball at Bradley University
• Great Uncle played 14 seasons in the MLB, primarily for the Chicago Cubs
• Hopes to run her own business