Kathryn Plummer

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Kathryn Plummer
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Plummer serving at Stanford v Nebraska match
Personal information
Full nameKathryn Rose Plummer [1]
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1998-10-16) October 16, 1998 (age 25)
Long Beach, California, U.S. [1]
Hometown Aliso Viejo, California
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in) [2]
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Spike314 cm (124 in)
Block300 cm (118 in)
College / University Stanford University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter / Opposite
Current club Flag of Italy.svg Conegliano
Number2
Career
YearsTeams
2019–2020 Flag of Italy.svg Saugella Team Monza
2020–2021 Flag of Japan.svg Denso Airybees
2021–present Flag of Italy.svg Imoco Volley Conegliano
National team
2019-present Flag of the United States.svg United States
Honours
Indoor Volleyball
Pan-American Cup
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Trujillo/Chiclayo

Kathryn Rose Plummer (born October 16, 1998) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the United States women's national volleyball team and the Italian club Imoco Volley.

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Early life

Plummer was born to Kevin and Michelle Plummer and grew up in Aliso Viejo, California. [3] She attended Aliso Niguel High School where she played volleyball and graduated in 2016. [4]

Career

College

Plummer was heavily recruited out of high school, getting her first scholarship offer in the 7th grade. [5] She ultimately selected Stanford on a full athletic scholarship. [6] While at Stanford, she helped Stanford win NCAA national championships in 2016, 2018 and 2019. She was named to the NCAA all-tournament team all three years, and won the Most Outstanding Player award in 2018 and 2019. As a freshman, she won National Freshman of the Year by the AVCA, and in 2017 and 2018 she was named the National Player of the Year. [1]

Professional clubs

On December 30, 2019, Plummer signed her first professional contract with Italian side Saugella Team Monza. [7] She made her Serie A debut on January 19 in Monza's 3-2 defeat against Zanetti Bergamo in which she came on as a substitute and scored 9 points. [8] She was the top scorer in Monza's Coppa Italia quarter final upset over Igor Gorgonzola Novara and played a key role for her team to reach their second-ever Coppa Italia final four, [9] where they were eventually defeated by Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio in the semi-finals. [10] In CEV Cup, Plummer only played in Monza's 3-1 loss in the second leg of the round of 16 match-up against Dinamo Kazan which eliminated them from the competition. [11] [12] On October 2, 2020, Plummer signed with the Denso Airybees. [13] On June 18, 2021, Plummer signed with Imoco Volley. [14]

USA National Team

In May 2021, Plummer was named to the 18-player roster for the FIVB Volleyball Nations League tournament. [15] that was played May 25-June 24 in Rimini, Italy. She led the team with 14 kills and two blocks in her debut, when they swept Dominican Republic in team USA's opening match. [16]

She was a selected as an Olympic alternate for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [17]

Awards and honors

Clubs

College

International

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