Nikki Klingsporn Class: Junior Hometown: Oakdale, Minn. High School: Tartan Last College: Wisconsin Height: 5-10 Position: S

2009 (Junior): Named All-BIG EAST Second Team...Earned BIG EAST Honor Roll (Sept. 14) recognition for her play at the Panther Invitational, during which she recorded a career-high 62 assists against Western Michigan (Sept. 11)...Klingsporn's 1,235 assists rank her seventh in school history on the single season list...Ranked fourth in the BIG EAST with 10.93 assists per set and fifth in BIG EAST-only matches with 10.88/set...Her 62 assists against the Broncos ranked as the fourth-highest total in 2009 in the BIG EAST...Also recorded career highs in every statistical category during the 2009 campaign...Recorded nine double-doubles during the 2009 season...In a victory over Syracuse (Oct. 24), notched four kills, to go along with 51 assists and 14 digs...Against West Virginia (Sept. 27) and Seton Hall (Oct. 2), posted over 50 assists in each and an average of 10 digs...Posted double-digit dig totals in three straight contests, against Iowa, Loyola-Chicago (Aug. 29) and Texas State (Sept. 4)...While setting a career high in assists against Western Michigan (Sept. 11), Klinsporn also recorded five kills, eight digs and four blocks...Reached a career-high 20 digs against Loyola-Chicago on Aug. 29, while recording 47 assists and four blocks...Named to the Loyola Invitational and Marquette Invitational All-Tournament teams, in addition to earning most valuable player honors at the Panther Invitational...One of only two MU players (Gonyo) to start every match in 2009.

Prior to Marquette
2008 (Univ. of Wisconsin): Played in all 32 matches, starting in 26... averaged 6.36 assists and 1.74 digs per set...led the Badgers in assists with 751 on the season...finished season with a team-high 25 service aces...had a career high four aces vs. BYU (9/13)...recorded fifth double-double of the the season against Minnesota (11/14) with 12 digs and 26 assists...tied career high in assists with 47 vs. Michigan State (10/31).

2007 (Univ. of Wisconsin): Averaged 7.16 assists per set...recorded career high 47 assists vs American (9/1/2007)...recorded a career high five kills in eight attacks vs. Columbia (9/7/07)...blocked a career-high three attacks against American (9/1/07)...named to the Academic All-Big Ten team.

2006 (Univ. of WIsconsin): Redshirt

Tartan High School: The 2005 and 2006 Minnesota Miss Volleyball...three-time participant in the USA Volleyball Youth National Team A2 training program...named a Mizuno second-team All-American in 2004 and 2005...two time PrepVolleyball.com All-American (2004 and 2005)...listed as No. 51 on PrepVolleyball.com's Senior Aces...named in 2006's Volleyball Fab 50... three-time first-team all-state...St. Paul Pioneer Press player of the year in both 2004 and 2005...2005 Minneapolis Star Tribune Player of the Year...led Tartan high school to five conference titles...four-time all-conference...conference MVP in 2005...the Titan's finished sixth in the state 4A tournament in 2005...three-time all metro...three-time team MVP and two-time team captain...McDonald's High School All-American nominee in Basketball...three-time all-conference selection in basketball...academic all-state as a senior.

Personal: Klingsporn was born in St. Paul, Minn., as the oldest of two children (Troy, 17) to Mark and  Laurie Klingsporn.... Mother played volleyball and basketball collegiately at North Dakota State and is a member of the Bison Hall of Fame...High school volleyball coach was mother, Laurie...Father played basketball at Lakewood Community College...Majoring in business administration.