Colorado State University Athletics
2019 Volleyball Roster
Hillyer, Kirstie
Jersey Number 13
Kirstie Hillyer
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-6
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Hometown:
- Bayfield, Colo.
- High School:
- Bayfield HS
- Major:
- Natural Resource Tourism
Bio
Awards & Honors
2018 (Redshirt Junior) [Match-by-Match]: Started all 31 matches as a middle blocker ... Finished second on the team with 138 blocks and a 1.23 average ... Ranked 48th in the nation in blocks per set ... Was second on the team with 341 kills and a 3.04 average ... Had 19 matches with double-figure kills, including a career-high 21 against Florida State on Sept. 1 ... Led the team and Mountain West with a .363 hitting percentage ... Had nine matches with one or less attack errors ... Set a career-high .800 hitting mark against San Diego State on Oct. 25 with eight kills and no errors ... Her hitting percentage ranked No. 41 in the country ... Earned three consecutive Mountain West weekly awards.
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore) [Match-by-Match]: Led the Rams for the second consecutive season in blocks with 1.46 blocks per set ... Ranked No. 17 in the nation in blocks ... Finished second on the team with a 383 average and ranked No. 33 in the country ... Started the season with a career-high 19 kills against Duke on Aug. 25 ... Had 10 matches with double-digit kills ... Recorded two double-double matches during the season ... First was in the season opener against Duke with 19 kills and 11 blocks ... Posted 13 kills and 10 blocks versus TCU on Sept. 1 ... Had a season-best three solo blocks vs. TCU ... Recorded three service aces against Utah State on Nov. 2 ... Played in the summer of 2018 for the Mountain West All-Stars.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman) [Match-by-Match]: Led CSU in blocking, averaging 1.59 per set, which also led the MW and ranked fourth nationally (first among all freshmen) ... Led the Rams with 3.57 points per set ... Had 10 or more blocks four times ... Had a personal-best 11 blocks twice - at San Jose State on Oct. 20 and in three sets at Nevada on Nov. 12; the 11 blocks in three sets at Nevada was the third most by any Ram since 2008 ... Had 10 blocks (3 solo) at Northern Colorado in four sets ... Received MW Defensive Player of the Week honors on Nov. 14 ... Led the team in blocking 14 times ... Was also third on the team in kills (2.50 per set) and second in hitting percentage (.327) ... Provided a season-high 18 kills on .533 hitting in a five-set home win over UNLV on Nov. 3... Posted her first double-double with 13 kills and 10 blocks in five sets versus Wyoming on Nov. 22 ... Had five service aces at Boise State, the most by any CSU player this season (totaled 20 for the year).
2015 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Was a 2015 graduate of Bayfield High School ... Named to the MaxPreps 2014 Small Schools All-American Girls Volleyball Team ... Earned 2014-15 Under Armour Honorable Mention All-America honors ... Was the 2014 Intermountain League Player of the Year ... Earned four IML first-team selections (2011-14) and two all-state honors (2013-14) ... Helped the Wolverines to a 36-0 IML record, winning four league titles ... Advanced to the 3A state tournament each season ... Was her team's captain as a senior (2014) ... Named her team's MVP as a junior (2013) ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Named to the academic all-state first team each season ... Played club volleyball for Four Corners.
Personal: Born Dec. 27, 1996 in Durango, Colo. ... Raised in Bayfield, Colo. ... Daughter of Rich and Laura Hillyer ... Has a brother, Derek ... Majoring in natural resource tourism.
Hilbert on Hillyer: "Her talent is that she is very tall, has a great arm and in the past year and a half has developed a lot more fluidity as an athlete. She plays very high and has tremendous potential to be a great player."
Hillyer on CSU: "The team is like a family, and that's what stood out most to me. They play for each other and for something bigger than themselves, and that means a lot. I'm excited to start contributing to the team and work to get where I want to be."
- Mountain West All-Conference (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- AVCA All-Pacific North Region (2019)
- Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 14, 2019)
- Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 18, 2019)
- Mountain West Preseason Team (2017, 2018, 2019)
- AVCA Honorable Mention All-America (2018)
- AVCA All-Pacific North Region Honorable Mention (2016, 2018)
- Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 29, 2018)
- Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 22, 2018)
- Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 12, 2018)
- Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5, 2017)
- Mountain West Newcomer of the Year (2016)
- Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 14, 2016)
2018 (Redshirt Junior) [Match-by-Match]: Started all 31 matches as a middle blocker ... Finished second on the team with 138 blocks and a 1.23 average ... Ranked 48th in the nation in blocks per set ... Was second on the team with 341 kills and a 3.04 average ... Had 19 matches with double-figure kills, including a career-high 21 against Florida State on Sept. 1 ... Led the team and Mountain West with a .363 hitting percentage ... Had nine matches with one or less attack errors ... Set a career-high .800 hitting mark against San Diego State on Oct. 25 with eight kills and no errors ... Her hitting percentage ranked No. 41 in the country ... Earned three consecutive Mountain West weekly awards.
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore) [Match-by-Match]: Led the Rams for the second consecutive season in blocks with 1.46 blocks per set ... Ranked No. 17 in the nation in blocks ... Finished second on the team with a 383 average and ranked No. 33 in the country ... Started the season with a career-high 19 kills against Duke on Aug. 25 ... Had 10 matches with double-digit kills ... Recorded two double-double matches during the season ... First was in the season opener against Duke with 19 kills and 11 blocks ... Posted 13 kills and 10 blocks versus TCU on Sept. 1 ... Had a season-best three solo blocks vs. TCU ... Recorded three service aces against Utah State on Nov. 2 ... Played in the summer of 2018 for the Mountain West All-Stars.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman) [Match-by-Match]: Led CSU in blocking, averaging 1.59 per set, which also led the MW and ranked fourth nationally (first among all freshmen) ... Led the Rams with 3.57 points per set ... Had 10 or more blocks four times ... Had a personal-best 11 blocks twice - at San Jose State on Oct. 20 and in three sets at Nevada on Nov. 12; the 11 blocks in three sets at Nevada was the third most by any Ram since 2008 ... Had 10 blocks (3 solo) at Northern Colorado in four sets ... Received MW Defensive Player of the Week honors on Nov. 14 ... Led the team in blocking 14 times ... Was also third on the team in kills (2.50 per set) and second in hitting percentage (.327) ... Provided a season-high 18 kills on .533 hitting in a five-set home win over UNLV on Nov. 3... Posted her first double-double with 13 kills and 10 blocks in five sets versus Wyoming on Nov. 22 ... Had five service aces at Boise State, the most by any CSU player this season (totaled 20 for the year).
2015 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Was a 2015 graduate of Bayfield High School ... Named to the MaxPreps 2014 Small Schools All-American Girls Volleyball Team ... Earned 2014-15 Under Armour Honorable Mention All-America honors ... Was the 2014 Intermountain League Player of the Year ... Earned four IML first-team selections (2011-14) and two all-state honors (2013-14) ... Helped the Wolverines to a 36-0 IML record, winning four league titles ... Advanced to the 3A state tournament each season ... Was her team's captain as a senior (2014) ... Named her team's MVP as a junior (2013) ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Named to the academic all-state first team each season ... Played club volleyball for Four Corners.
Personal: Born Dec. 27, 1996 in Durango, Colo. ... Raised in Bayfield, Colo. ... Daughter of Rich and Laura Hillyer ... Has a brother, Derek ... Majoring in natural resource tourism.
Hilbert on Hillyer: "Her talent is that she is very tall, has a great arm and in the past year and a half has developed a lot more fluidity as an athlete. She plays very high and has tremendous potential to be a great player."
Hillyer on CSU: "The team is like a family, and that's what stood out most to me. They play for each other and for something bigger than themselves, and that means a lot. I'm excited to start contributing to the team and work to get where I want to be."
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