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Kathryn Decker

Outside hitter/right-side hitter
JESUIT HS
PORTLAND, OREGON
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
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Peak Performance

Kills

396

Digs

381

Blocks

45

Aces

36
“Kathryn is a threat from every position and hitting from anywhere in the front row. Her command of her shot selection is what makes her so dominant.”
Carol Lambert
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-4 senior outside hitter and right-side hitter tallied 396 kills and 381 digs this past season, leading the Crusaders (35-1) to the Class 6A state quarterfinals. Decker also recorded 45 blocks and 36 service aces while posting a kill percentage of .475 and a hitting percentage of .353. A First Team All-State selection, she concluded her prep volleyball career with 925 kills.

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Academic Achievement

Decker has maintained a weighted 3.91 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball on scholarship at the University of Santa Clara this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Decker has volunteered locally with a homelessness advocacy group and served a mission trip to Nicaragua where she helped build a schoolhouse. She has also donated her time as a school ambassador and to the YMCA of Greater Seattle. "Kathryn is a threat from every position and hitting from anywhere in the front row," said Carol Lambert, head coach of Southridge High. "Her command of her shot selection is what makes her so dominant."