Western Michigan University Athletics

2016: Named Academic All-MAC ... appeared in 26 matches and 83 sets ... averaged career-best 2.18 kills per set and had double-digit kills in seven matches ... had a career-high 15 kills at Eastern Michigan (9/30) ... had 14 kills and a .520 hitting percentage against Akron (10/14) ... had back-to-back matches with 15 kills against Buffalo and Kent State (10/15-21).

2015: Appeared in 33 matches and 121 sets ... averaged 1.81 kills per set and had double-digit kills in seven matches ... averaged 0.96 blocks per set ...  made Bronco debut recording 12 kills at Milwaukee (8/28) ... recorded career-high eight blocks against Missouri State (8/29) .. had season-high 13 kills against Fort Wayne (9/1) ... had back-to-back matches with 12 kills against South Carolina and Oakland (9/12-17).

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Starred at middle blocker for Hutchinson Community College from 2013-14… AVCA Second Team All-American in 2014… NJCAA Second Team All-American in 2014… recorded 508 kills with an average of 3.43 kills per set in 2014, a program kills record for middles… led the Blue Dragons to their third straight Jayhawk West and Region VI championships in 2014, as well as their third straight berth in the NJCAA National Division I Tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport athlete at Hugoton that earned four varsity letters each in volleyball, basketball, and track & field… helped lead Hugoton to a state runner-up finish in 2013… won three 4A state championships in the triple jump and one in the long jump.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 30, 1994… full name is Nicole Marie Kinser… intends to major in Sports Management… daughter of Steve and Brenda Kinser.