2007: Continued to be an offensive power... earned All-Southern Conference second team honors, selected to the SoCon All-Tournament and All-Academic Teams and was named to the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) All-State team as a middle blocker... averaged 3.39 kills per game and had a team-high 1.24 blocks per game... ranks second among UNCG’s career blocking leaders (435) is third on the all-time kills list (1,159 kills)... ranks sixth on UNCG’s single-season kills list with 448 and ninth on the single-season kills per game list with 3.39... posted 165 blocks on the season, which is third on UNCG’s single-season list... recorded a season-best .692 hitting percentage with nine kills and no errors against The Citadel (10/19)... tied her career-high of 23 kills in a 3-2 loss to College of Charleston (10/20)... recorded double-digit kills in 27 matches, including a six-match streak during the middle of the season... tallied nine blocks on two occasions, including one in the 3-0 upset of Chattanooga (11/10)... named Southern Conference Player of the Week (11/13) for her efforts in the wins over Chattanooga (11/10) and Western Carolina (11/11)... totaled 21 blocks at the SoCon Tournament, including eight against both Furman (11/16) and College of Charleston (11/18)... named to the All-Tournament Team at the Comfort Suites 49er Volleyball Tournament after posting 52 kills and a .389 hitting percentage in 15 games played... one of six players to play every match.
2006: Had a record-breaking season, setting several new school records... was named to the SoCon All-Tournament Team... selected to the NCCSIA All-State first team as a middle blocker... also named to the SoCon All-Academic team... made 33 starts in 36 matches played... saw action in 129 games, good for third most on the team... finished the season second on the team with 443 kills, which ranked fifth most in a season at UNCG... her 3.43 kills per game ranked eighth most in a season... was second on the team in points, averaging 4.43 points per game... ranked sixth in the SoCon in kills (443), fourth in blocks (149) and fifth in points (571.5)... set a new career-high in kills with 23 in a 3-1 win over Elon (10/17)... also set a career-high with eight digs and two assists in 3-2 loss to Elon (9/12)... came up with double-digit blocks on two occasions... her 1.16 blocks per game ranked seventh most in a season... totaled 149 on the season... set a new five-game match record with five solo blocks against Gardner-Webb (9/9).
2005: Made an immediate impact by making 30 starts and appearing in all 31 matches in 2005... was also one of only three players to see court time in all 115 games... was a force in the middle all season and ended up with 121 blocks, which tied for fourth most in a season at UNCG... ranked fifth in the Southern Conference with 1.05 blocks per game... ranked second on the team with 268 kills and 2.33 per game...had a season-high 20 kills in only her second collegiate match against Radford (9/3)... posted an impressive .462 hitting percentage (14-2-26) at High Point (9/6)... recorded 12 double-digit kill efforts, including 19 against Chattanooga (11/12)... tallied back-to-back 10 block efforts at Liberty (11/8) and against Chattanooga (11/12)... came up with five or more blocks on 10 occasions... named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Played volleyball for two years at Westerville South HS under coach Bob Price... named second team All-Ohio Capital Conference in 2004... led team to a OCC championship and District I championship... club want as far as the elite 8 in the state champion...also named team MVP as a senior... named first team All-Conference and all-district three times in track... competed primarily in the long jump, high jump and 4x400 relay team... four-year scholar athlete... garnered the 2004 volleyball team academic state award.
Club: Played for the Central Ohio Volleyball club for one season under coach Max Miller.
Personal: Kaitlyn Elizabeth Nortz... born on March 3, 1987 in Berea, Ohio... daughter of Gregory and Vickie Nortz... majoring in international business.
