Junior - 2015

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Shocker Classic Most Valuable Player
• Shocker Classic All-Tournament Team
• Played in all 34 matches as a junior, starting all but one match and seeing action in 120 sets.
• Totaled 301 kills to rank third on the team, averaging 2.51 per set and hitting at a .305 clip.
• Ranked second on the team, tied for ninth in the Big Ten and 43rd in the NCAA with 144 total blocks.
• Ranked second for the Illini, ninth in the conference and 65th in the nation with 1.20 blocks per set.
• Ranked second on the team with 379.0 points, to go along with 34 digs, four assists and two service aces.
• Also ranked tied for 10th with 86 total blocks and sat 13th in the league with 1.1 per set.
• Recorded 14 double-digit kill outings.
• Hit .533 (9-1-15) against Wichita State.
• Tallied a career-high 18 kills against No. 10 Arizona State and four solo blocks.
• Shut down the Maryland offense with 7 block assists.
• Came within one kill of her career-high with 17 at No. 16 Minnesota.
• Tallied back-to-back 10-kill performances against No. 9 Ohio State and Iowa, while also adding four blocks against the Buckeyes.
• Tallied a .529 hitting percentage with 10 kills on 17 swings at Indiana, while adding five block assists.
• Registered a season-high 10 block assists against Northwestern on Nov. 7.
• Posted double-digit kills with 10 against Ohio State.
• Totaled 14 kills on 30 swings for a .393 hitting percentage to go along with seven blocks vs. No. 10 Wisconsin.
• Notched 12 kills on 19 swings and no errors for a season-high .632 hitting percentage against Southern Illinois in the NCAA first round.
• Registered five kills, four blocks and two digs against No. 3 Minnesota in the NCAA Regional Semifinal.

Sophomore - 2014

• Two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (10/20, 10/27)
• Creighton Classic All-Tournament Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all-but-one match as a sophomore, leading the Illini with 170 blocks, totaling 175 kills, 57 digs, 13 assists, three aces and a .270 hitting percentage.
• Ranked 7th in the nation in total block assists (163), 13th in total blocks (170), and 30th in blocks per set (1.34).
• Helped the Illini rank third in the nation as a team in total block assists and 8th in total blocks.
• Ranked second in the Big Ten in blocks per set.
• Posted the fifth-most single-season block assists in Illini history, ranking 8th in total blocks.
• Posted five kills and five blocks against Long Beach State, finishing opening weekend hitting .318 with nine kills, 10 blocks and six digs.
• Totaled 10 blocks at the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge, hitting .582 with seven kills and no errors at No. 2 Stanford.
• Hit .700 with seven kills on 10 swings, adding two blocks, in three sets against Washington State.
• Posted eight blocks and eight kills against Colorado en route to All-Tournament honors at the Creighton Classic.
• Tied her then-season high with eight kills to go with four blocks at No. 5 Penn State.
• Stuffed a then-career high 11 blocks at Iowa, with her 10 block assists tying for13th all time in the Illini's single-match records.
• Followed her Iowa performance with eight blocks at No. 13 Nebraska to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 20.
• Earned her second consecutive Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award on Oct. 27, hitting .750 with six kills vs. Indiana then stuffing a career-high 12 blocks vs. No. 13 Purdue--the seventh-most in a match all time.
• Posted eight blocks at Michigan, including three in the pivotal third set, to lead the Illini back from down 0-2 to a five-set victory.
• Recorded her first career double-double with career highs of 10 kills and 12 blocks at Northwestern. Her 12 BA rank fifth all time in Illinois single-match history.
• Had seven kills and no errors at No. 2 Wisconsin.
• Totaled nine blocks and eight kills, hitting .444, vs. Michigan.
• Posted the sixth-best postseason match hitting percentage in program history going 7-for-11 (.636) along with five blocks against Murray State.
• Recorded seven blocks and six kills against No. 5 Florida in the NCAA Regional.

Freshman - 2013

• Appeared in 19 matches as a true freshman, making four starts.
• Hit .252 with 40 blocks, 42 kills, five digs and an assist in 44 sets.
• Made her first career appearance at the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational, getting the start at middle blocker against LBSU, where she registered two blocks.
• Started against Arizona State, tallying seven kills (.429) and seven blocks in the Illini's 3-2 victory.
• Hit .444 with five kills against No. 6 Washington.
• Earned the start at Duke, recording eight blocks and five kills, leading Illinois to victory in the first set with five blocks in the frame.
• Tallied five kills and three blocks against No. 4 Penn State.
• Registered a kill on two swings in the third set at No. 16 Wisconsin.
• Had a kill and a block in the third set at No. 11 Nebraska.
• Proved a momentum changer in the second set against No. 13 Michigan State, slamming a kill on her second play to end a 9-0 Spartans run.
• Made her first career Big Ten start on Nov. 15 against Indiana, hitting .333 with four kills and three blocks in the full match.
• Stuffed three blocks in the fourth set at No. 2 Penn State.
• Played the final three sets against Marquette, tallying five blocks and four kills to lead the Illini to a comeback victory in the NCAA Second Round.

High School

• First Team AVCA/Under Armour High School All-American: 2012.
• Ranked No. 51 in the nation on PrepVolleyball.com's "Senior Aces" list.
• JVA All-National Team: 2013.
• First-Team WVCA All-State: 2011, 2012.
• First-Team All-WI Little Ten Conference: 2011, 2012.
• WI Little Ten Player of the Year: 2012.
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel First-Team All-Area: 2011, 2012.
• Third-team all-state: 2010.
• Second-team all-conference: 2010.
• All-area honorable mention: 2010.
• PrepVolleyball.com "Soph 79" list.
• A four-year starter for Watertown Unified High School under coach Travis Hull.
• Led the Goslings to three WI Little Ten Conference titles and the 2011 WIAA Division I State Semifinals.
• Tallied 1,864 kills, 584 digs, 495 blocks, 80 assists and 91 aces in high school, including 644 kills (5.55/set) as a senior.
• Hit .298 as a right side hitter her freshman year, then moved to middle blocker as a sophomore, where she hit .476 with 526 kills.
• Watertown team captain: 2011, 2012.
• Played club for Milwaukee Sting under coach Dave Galewski.
• Placed second at AAU Nationals in 2011 and fifth in 2009.
• AAU 15U All-American: 2009.
• AAU 17U All-American: 2011.

Personal

• Born Katherine Ann Stadick on March 25, 1995, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• Daughter of Bill and Judy Stadick.
• Has three siblings, Deb, Rob and Scott.
• All six members of her family play volleyball.
• Parents and brother, Rob, played at Wheaton College.
• Sister, Deb, played volleyball at Iowa State from 2008-12.
• Younger brother, Scott, plays club volleyball.
• The Illini's first volleyball player from Wisconsin since 1994.
• Member of the National Honor Society.
• Majoring in kinesiology.
• Career aspirations include working as the dietitian for a sports team or opening her own fitness club as a trainer.

Career Single-Match Highs

K: 18 at Arizona State (9/19/15)
TA: 36 at Arizona State (9/19/15) 
Pct: .750 (6-0-8) vs. Indiana (10/24/14)
A: 2, 2x-last vs. Wisconsin (11/18/15)
SA: 1, 4x-last at Ohio State (11/11/15)
D: 5 vs. Nebraska (11/26/14)
BS: 4, at Arizona State (9/19/15)
BA: 12 at Northwestern (11/5/14) 
TB: 12, 2x-last at Northwestern (11/5/14)

Getting to know Katie

Career Plans: Major in Kinesiology and FSHN
Fun fact: When I was 13, I set a 5-1 and our team took second at Nationals.
Favorite Movie: She's the Man
Movie you've seen in theatres that you've regretted seeing the most: Promethius
Restaurant you have to get to when going back home: Mullens Dairy Bar
Favorite Midnight Snack: Frosted Mini Wheats
Three things on your "bucket list" (do before you die): Travel to Paris, play beach doubles with my sister, and eat a pizza in Naples
What are you most proud of? On a bike trip with my family, I biked 365 miles in 7 days when I was 9 years old.
Famous person you admire and why? Kerri Walsh, because she balances having a family and also being a three-time Olympic gold medalist.
If you were to win $10 million, what would you buy? I would invest in Nike, I would pay off my siblings'/cousin's college bills, take my whole extended family on a cruise, buy Nike shoes, and buy a house that has a whole closet just for my Nike shoes.
Books you've read in the past year: Safe Haven, A Mother's Hope, Safekeeping, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, and of course, my Bible.
Favorite quote: "You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take" -Michael Jordan
When you surf the web, page you most often go to: Facebook and Pinterest
Your favorite sundae topping: Homemade hot fudge
Your weirdest quirk: My brother would say that I always seem to leave one bite of food left on my plate that I just can't finish.
Favorite professional sports team: Bears
Favorite TV Show: Psych
Favorite Musical Group: Rascal Flatts
If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why? Venice, Italy, because I think it would be beautiful and it is unique because it is built on water.
Secret talent: I can jiggle my eyes rapidly
What is your favorite game? Phase Ten
Lucky number: 3
Favorite subject in high school: English
Crazy thing you dream of doing someday: Winning a gold medal at the Olympics in beach doubles with my sister!
Who did you idolize growing up: Debbie, my sister