Christopher Newport University

2017 - Senior Season - Wrapped up her career with a tremendous senior campaign … Collected first-team All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region accolades … Also was celebrated as an AVCA honorable mention All-American … Remained lethal along the net, ranking second in the CAC and 19th nationally with 115 total blocks … Her 115 rejections also placed her ninth on the program’s all-time single-season list … Registered a career-high 11 blocks against Southern Virginia on October 20, marking the fourth-highest single-match total in program history … Also added 10 rejections against Salisbury in the CAC semifinals on November 2 … Collected at least five blocks on seven occasions, including six stops against No. 9 Juniata on September 22 … Equally effective on the offensive end, finishing the season ranked second in the CAC with a .270 hitting percentage … Posted double-digit kills on 10 occasions, including a season-high 18 blasts at Stevens on September 16 … Also eclipsed 10 kills in both matches of the CAC Tournament … Tallied a pair of double-doubles during the season after notching 10 kills and 11 blocks against Southern Virginia on October 20 before collecting 10 kills and 10 blocks against Salisbury on November 2 … Honored as the CAC Player of the Week on October 23 … Secured a spot on the Captains Classic, CNU Invitational, and Southwestern University All-Tournament Teams … Had at least 10 kills and two blocks in all three appearances during the CNU Invitational … Capped off her career with 11 kills and seven total rejections during the squad’s two matches in the NCAA Tournament.

2016 - Junior Season - Continued to serve as one of the team’s top defensive performers along the net during her third year with the Captains … Appeared in 30 matches and earned 25 starts while splitting time between the middle and right-side … Ranked third on the team with a 0.74 blocks-per-set average and finished the season with 67 total rejections … Registered at least two blocks in 18 of her appearances, including a season-high seven against Millikin on September 23 … Also contributed six blocks against Gallaudet on October 18 and came through with five against Scranton on September 16 and Johns Hopkins on October 15 … Had at least two blocks in each of her first five appearances of the season and came back with a run of six straight matches with multiple rejections from October 7-21 … Ranked fifth on the team with 160 kills during the year as well … Pieced together a breakout performance on the offensive side of the ball with 15 blasts against No. 4 Southwestern on October 15 … Found her groove with eight kills on 20 swings against Johns Hopkins later that evening before adding seven blasts on 12 attempts against Gallaudet on October 18 … Notched five or more kills in 19 matches during the year, including six against Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Tournament on November 11 … Also punched three aces against the Blue Jays during the national playoffs.

2015 - Sophomore Season - Appeared in 13 matches and earned six starts during her second year with the Captains … Stepped up with a tremendous effort late in the season and filled in on the right-side after injuries depleted the front row … Started the final five matches of the year, including all four in the postseason during the CAC and NCAA Tournaments … Notched nine kills and five blocks to kick off that run at Marymount on October 31 … Came back with a season-high six rejections in the CAC semifinals against St. Mary’s (Md.) on November 5 … Also had a five-block effort in the championship bout against Salisbury on November 7 and chipped in with seven kills and four rejections in the NCAA Tournament versus Randolph-Macon on November 14 … Started the year as a middle blocker, including an impressive run during which she clubbed a kill on 10 straight swings from October 15-23 … That streak included a seven-for-seven effort at Penn St. Harrisburg on October 17 … Capped off the year with 49 kills and 35 blocks … Also punched three aces, including two against York (Pa.) on October 24.

2014 - Freshman Season - Saw action in 12 matches during her first year with the Captains … Made her collegiate debut against Keene State on August 29 … Had a strong showing in her second appearance after clocking four kills on just six swings against Cabrini on August 30 … Recorded a season-high four blocks and contributed five kills against Lynchburg on September 6 … Also came through with three rejections against William Peace on September 12 … Earned her first collegiate start against Penn St. Harrisburg on October 18 … Made a substantial impact after drilling seven kills and three aces against the Lions … Also came through with three aces on October 16 at Wesley … Finished the year with 29 kills while hitting at a .304 clip … Also added 11 blocks and seven aces during the season.

At Southampton Academy - Excelled as a middle hitter for the Raiders … Named the Conference MVP as a senior in 2013 … Earned All-Conference honors during each of her last three seasons, including first-team nods in 2012 and 2013 … Honored as the Team MVP during each of her three years on the varsity squad … Collected All-Tournament accolades as a junior and senior … Also was a two-year member of the varsity softball team and competed in basketball as well.

Personal - Katelyn N. Newsome is the daughter of Steve and Bonnie Newsome … Has a younger brother, Christopher … Enjoys horseback riding in her spare time ... Secretariat is her favorite athlete ... "Remember the Titans" is her favorite movie ... Her goal in life is to be the best person she can possibly be ... Aspires to be either an art therapist or interior designer ... Majoring in fine arts with a minor in psychology.