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University of British Columbia Okanagan

2016-17 Women's Volleyball

8 Kaitlynn Given

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Kelowna Secondary
  • Hometown Kelowna, BC

Biography

PERSONAL: Kaitlynn was selected for Team BC 20U Women's team along with four past teammates (Katy KlompsKatie WuttuneeEmily OxlandBrianna Beamish) that participated in the 2013 Canada Games. She was the 2012 AAAA Provincial Championship MVP after leading the Kelowna Owls squad to provincial gold. Kaitlynn has played in the BC Summer Games for Team Okanagan, played for Team BC 16U in 2010, and Team BC 16U in 2009 as a 15U athlete. In the summer of 2009 and summer of 2010 she competed at the Western Canadian Elite Championships with Team BC. In the fall of 2011 Kaitlynn was voted number three overall in the Province's Top 10 recruits feature, ranking as the top outside hitter in BC. Given was a finalist in the Kelowna Civic Awards for the Augie Ciancone female high school athlete of the year.

UBC OKANAGAN 2012-13 (1ST YEAR)

  • Kaitlynn played in 16 of 22 Canada West matches
  • Notched 44 kills in her rookie season, along with 44 digs and15 total blocks
  • Finished the season with 5 service aces
  • Smacked down 8 kills in 3 matches and had a season high 8 kills and 13 digs against Winnipeg (Feb. 2).

UBC OKANAGAN 2013-14 (2ND YEAR)

  • Played 21 of 22 possible Canada West matches this season
  • Second on the team in kills with 173
  • Highest kill percentage on the team this season with 2.58 kills per set
  • Third in digs on the team with 172
  • USPORTS Academic All-Canadian

UBC OKANAGAN 2014-15 (3RD YEAR)

  • Played in all but one Canada West match
  • USPORTS Academic All-Canadian
  • Finished the year with 144 kills, 118 digs and 58 total blocks

UBC OKANAGAN 2015-16 (4TH YEAR)

  • Totalled 107 kills, 80 digs and 27 total blocks
  • Recipient of the UBC Okanagan Heat Scholar-Athlete award
  • Finalist for the Female Provost Award for Excellence (two semesters)

UBC OKANAGAN 2016-17 (5TH YEAR)

  • Carrer-high 200 kills in her senior season
  • Also had 167 digs and 47 total blocks
  • Finalist for both the UBC Okanagan Graduating Player of the Year and the UBC Okanagan Student Athlete of the Year
  • Recipient of the UBC Okanagan Heat Scholar-Athlete award
  • Finalist for the Female Provost Award for Excellence (two semesters) for the second occasion

SINGLE-MATCH HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Kills: 21 [t-15th], at Mount Royal, Nov 19, 2016
Attacks: 46, Mount Royal, Nov 02, 2013
Attack pct: .643, at Thompson Rivers, Oct 25, 2013 (19-1-28)
Assists: 4, at Saskatchewan, Nov 16, 2013
Serve aces: 5 [t-18th], at Winnipeg, Jan 14, 2017
Digs: 22, Trinity Western, Jan 20, 2017
Blocks: 5, at Saskatchewan, Nov 16, 2013 ; at Mount Royal, Nov 19, 2016
Block solo: 2, at Winnipeg, Feb 01, 2013
Block assist: 5, at Mount Royal, Nov 19, 2016 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2012-13Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    8
  • 8

    2013-14Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    8
  • 8

    2014-15Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    8
  • 8

    2015-16Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    8
  • 8

    2016-17Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    8