NIL Opportunities

Redshirt Sophomore - 2022

• Academic All-Big Ten

Redshirt Freshman - 2021

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started nine of the 10 matches she played in, totaling 30 kills on a .264 hitting percentage, to go along with 28 blocks, three digs and two assists. 
• Turned in eight kills on a .538 hitting percentage and three blocks at Indiana (11/19/21). 
• Started both matches against Indiana (11/21/21) and No. 10 Ohio State (11/14/21), posting a team-high four blocks against the Hoosiers and equaling a career-high with five blocks vs. the Buckeyes. 
• Started both matches against No. 9 Nebraska (11/4/21) and No. 11 Minnesota (11/6/21), posting two kills, four blocks and two digs. 
• Totaled six kills on a .500 hitting percentage after just one error in 10 swings to go along with two blocks against Missouri (9/17/21). 
• Posted five kills on a .300 attack clip and four blocks vs. SMU (9/10/21). 
• Made her Illini debut against Colorado (9/4/21), seeing action in three sets and posting three kills on a .500 hitting percentage to go along with five blocks. 

Freshman - 2020-21

• Did not see action as a freshman in the conference-only 2020-21 shortened season.

High School

• Named the 2019 Ms. Baden Volleyball Player of the Year by the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association Class as a senior
• Two-time MNVBCA Class AAA All-State First-Team selection as a junior and senior
• 2019 Under Armour Second-Team All-America
  Earned Suburban East All-Conference honors in 2018
• Helped lead her Stillwater High School team to the Suburban East Conference Championship in 2018 and a pair of state tournament appearances in 2017 and 2018
• Won the USAV National Championship in 2016 with Kokoro Volleyball and also placed ninth at the AAU Championships in 2019
• Mother Missi (Wheeler) Whittington played volleyball at Illinois during the 1984 season.