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Jersey Number 13
Whitney Heeres
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Flushing, Mich.
- High School:
- Flushing H.S.
Bio
AS A JUNIOR (2012)
- Did not compete
AS A SOPHOMORE AT BALL STATE (2011)
- Played in 31 matches, earning 14 starts, to help Ball State earn an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament
- Saw action in 90 of a possible 122 sets
- Recorded a season-high 18 kills in the win over Northern Illinois (Sept. 30)
- Tallied double-digit kills in 10 matches, including a 16-kill effort in the win at Ohio (Oct. 14)
- Hit a season-best .346 (10-1-26) versus St. Louis, and hit .300-or-better in four matches.
AS A FRESHMAN AT BALL STATE (2010)
- Second Team All-Mid-American Conference
- MAC All-Freshman Team
- Helped lead the Cardinals to a 24-5 (14-2 MAC) record and the program[apos]s eighth MAC regular season title and first since the 2002 season
- Played in all 29 matches and all 109 sets, earning 20 starts
- Led the Cardinals during league play with a 3.36 kills-per-game average
- Tallied double-digit kills in 19 matches, including 13 of BSU[apos]s 16 MAC matches
- Blasted a career-high 19 kills at Buffalo (Oct. 9)
- Scored 17 kills in her second collegiate match versus Indiana State (Aug. 28), which helped her earn recognition on the SIUE Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
- Was also named to the Tar Heel Classic All-Tournament Team after posting 26 kills in the three-match event
- Earned 17 kills and a career-high .483 attack percentage at Kent State (Oct. 16)
- Collected a career-high four digs in six matches
- Earned a career-best three solo blocks at IPFW (Sept. 14).
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Earned four letters in volleyball at Flushing Senior for coach Shawn Andrews
- Three-time First Team All-Big Nine Conference selection
- Holds the school record for career kills at 1,697, while earning 1,153 digs and 269 aces over her career
- Helped guide Flushing to 192-36-1 record over her career
- Named to the All-Region team three times and was an All-State selection as a junior
- Nominated for the Michigan Miss Volleyball Award her senior season
- Helped guide the Raiders to four conference championships, four district championships and a regional championship
- Played club volleyball for the Michigan Elite Volleyball Club
- Her teams qualified for the Junior Olympics in 2006 and 2007
- Member of the 14[apos]s, 15[apos]s and 16[apos]s National-1 teams for Michigan Elite VBC
- Earned a spot on the Michigan High Performance Team in the summer of 2006.
PERSONAL
- Born Dec. 17, 1991 in Muskegon, Mich
- Daughter of Kevin and Sharon Heeres
- Has two sisters; Krystal and Allison
- Krystal played volleyball for Kellogg Community College and Olivet College
- Full name is Whitney Jenna Heeres
VB | Eve Rackham Watt Press Conference (8.25.25)
Monday, August 25
Everything Orange S2 I Volleyball Mashup
Thursday, October 03
VB | Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky Highlights (12.2.23)
Saturday, December 02
VB | Tennessee Press Conference vs. Western Kentucky (12.2.23)
Saturday, December 02
