Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

As a Sophomore in 2014: Named to the Academic All-Sun Conference team…saw action in 64 sets in 26 matches, including four starts…tallied 82 digs, 52 kills, five blocks and three service aces…picked up 11 digs in season-opening 3-1 win over No. 11 Georgetown (Ky.) on Aug. 28…notched season-highs in digs (16), kills (11) and service aces (3) in 3-2 loss to No. 17 Rocky Mountain (Aug. 30)…also reached double-figures in kills with 10 in a 3-1 loss to Oklahoma Baptist (Sept. 6).
 
As a Freshman in 2013: Appeared in 109 sets in 32 matches, including 20 starts…totaled 219 digs, 72 kills, 28 blocks and 16 service aces…put down season-high 10 kills to go along with seven kills and three blocks in a 3-2 loss to Texas at Brownsville (Sept. 6)…recorded season-high five assists to go along with 13 digs in a five-set loss at Flagler (Sept. 11)…also picked up 13 digs in a 3-0 loss at Florida Southern (Oct. 4)…set season high with 14 digs against Midland at the NAIA National Championship Final Site (Dec. 4).
 
Prep: 2013 graduate of St. Charles East High School…racked up 86 kills and 74 digs as a senior despite missing two-thirds of the season due to injury…played primarily right side hitter as a junior and totaled 101 kills, 36 blocks and 36 digs…helped the Saints to a third-place finish in the IHSA Class 4A state tournament.
 
Personal: Daughter of Mike and Edie Ballard…born Dec. 14, 1994…plans to major in Air Traffic Management…father and brother are both air traffic controllers at the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora, Ill.