Katie Reininger

Height:
6-1
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Classical Academy

Honors
AVCA Midwest All-Region Honorable Mention (2014)
Two-time All-Big 12 Second Team (2015-16)
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 13, 2014)
Middle Tennessee Invitational All-Tournament Team (2015)
Michigan Invitational All-Tournament Team (2014)
Varney's Invitational All-Tournament Team (2014)
Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2014-16)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2013)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2014)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2015)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2016)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2016)

2016 (Redshirt Senior)
All-Big 12 Second Team … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Recorded 186 kills, 83 blocks, 20 digs and 233.5 points ... Second on team wtih 1.05 blocks/set ... .288 hitting percentage was career high (second on team) ... Season-high 10 blocks in second round of NCAA Tournament vs. Ohio State ... Led or tied for team lead in blocks nine times ... Six matches with at least 10 kills, including season-high 16 vs. No. 4 Texas ... Tallied 16 blocks in two postseason matches (2.00/set) ... 11 matches hitting over .300 (10-1 in those matches) ... Team leader in kills in three matches.

2015 (Redshirt Junior)
All-Big 12 Second Team … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Middle Tennessee Invitational All-Tournament … Career-high 271 kills on a .282 hitting efficiency along with 106 blocks and 331.0 points … Paced the team in stuffs while was second in kills … 10+ kills in 13 matches … Season-high 17 kills in five-set loss at Miami on 8/29 … Hit .300 or higher in 15 matches, .400+ in 8, and .500+ in 4 … 10 kills on a 16 errorless attacks on 10/28 at West Virginia for a season-high .625 hitting percentage … 5+ blocks in 9 matches … Season-high 10 blocks on 9/20 at Creighton … Also had 13 kills against the Bluejays to tally her second double-double of her career … 12 kills, .440 hitting percentage, and 5 blocks at Texas Tech on 10/24 … 12 kills, 3 aces and 3 blocks in five-set win against Illinois State on 8/29 … Hit .300 or higher in 9 straight matches to start the season … K-State was 14-1 in matches in which she hit .300 or higher.

2014 (Redshirt Sophomore)
269 kills, .285 hitting percentage, 130 blocks and 8 aces in 112 sets played ... First Wildcat with 250+ kills and 125+ blocks in a season since 2009 (Kelsey Chipman, 301 kills, 131 blocks) ... Finished second on the team in blocks ... 10 matches with 5+ blocks ... Season-high 13 blocks on Sept. 19 at Michigan to help her post her first career double-double (14 kills, .522 hitting pct.) ... The 13 blocks are also tied for the 7th-most ever recorded by a Wildcat in a match ... In conference-only matches, she finished eighth in both hitting percentage (.291) and blocks/set (1.06) ... Hit .300+ in 14 matches ... Hit .400+ in 7 matches ... Hit .500+ in 4 matches ... Hit .625 with 10 kills (16 attempts, no errors) on Nov. 12 vs. Kansas ... 11 matches with 10+ kills ... Season-high 17 kills, along with 6 blocks, on Oct. 25 at West Virginia ... Hit .522 with 14 kills and 7 blocks on Oct. 8 vs. Iowa State ... 9 kills, 9 blocks and a .333 hitting percentage on Sept. 27 vs. Baylor.

2013 (Sophomore)
Did not play (redshirt).

2012 (Freshman - Saint Mary's)
Made 15 starts during the season, recording at least five kills in 12 matches ... Recorded 11 kills and a block in a win over No. 11 BYU ... Had first career double-digit kills match with 11 kills on .562 hitting against Oregon ... Recorded six blocks in a conference sweep over Gonzaga ... Named to WCC Commissioner's Gold Honor Roll with a GPA above 3.75.

High School
In three years with Classical Academy, she had 672 kills, 130 service aces, 588 digs and 129 total blocks ... In her senior campaign, she recorded 264 kills, averaging 3.2 kills per set, with 45 aces and 268 digs ... Helped guide the Titans to the postseason with an overall record of 17-11 and a ranking of 48th in the state of Colorado ... MVP of the Tri Peaks League in her junior year ... All-State First Team during her senior year as well as earned the MVP award in the Tri Peaks League West ... Academic All-State for volleyball in her junior and senior years ... Competed on the national club volleyball circuit for Colorado Juniors, Front Range and Norco volleyball clubs and helped lead her teams to the USAV Junior Nationals and AAU National Championships between 2008 and 2011... Named to the 2011 RMR Regional All-Star for the 18U division.

Club
Colorado Juniors
Front Range
Norco

Personal
Born on August 31, 1994 ... Daughter of Robert and Susan Reininger ... Father attended the United States Coast Guard Academy while mother attended the United States Air Force Academy ... Has two brothers, Marc and Joseph ... Father was on the United States National Rowing Team, winning two bronze medals in 1986 and 1987 ... Plays piano and was involved with church and school choir in high school ... Aspires to be a writer in her career ... Major is English-Creative Writing.