JUNIOR
Varsity letter.
Northwest Conference Scholar Athlete.
Appeared in 26 matches.
Totaled 106 kills, 10 aces and 58 digs.
Recorded season-best eight kills against Centenary.
Recorded season-best nine digs at Whitman.
SOPHOMORE
Varsity Letter
Appeared in 19 matches
Totaled 63 kills and 77 digs for the Wildcats
Had a season high 12 digs and 12 kills against Mills
NORTH KITSAP HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered eight times in volleyball and track & field for the Vikings.
Named volleyball team captain in 2016.
Voted most inspirational in both track & field and volleyball.
Earned honorable mention all-Olympic league honors in 2015 and 2016.
2017 league champion in triple jump.
Top 12 finish in triple jump at state championships in both 2016 and 2017.
Co-MVP senior year.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Double majoring in mathematics and biochemistry and molecular biology.
Daughter of Edward and Jennifer Waterman.
Dean’s list recipient.
Received the Lois Gunning Fry Award, given to most outstanding biochemistry junior.
First ever recipient of the Brittany Hartzell Baguley Chemistry Collaborative Research Award.
Did research with Dr. Megan Bestwick during Summer 2019, granted due to academic excellence and interest in forensic science.
CRC Press Chemistry Achievement Award recipient.
Member of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority.
Received the 2019-20 Fraternity & Sorority Life Campus Achievement Award.
Recipient of the 2020 Linfield University Student Activities Leadership Award.
Granted Order of Omega Academic Scholarship.
Studied abroad at Tahiti, Mo’orea and Hawaii during Jan Term 2019.
Serves an internship at Precision Analytical Inc. as a laboratory intern.
WHY LINFIELD? Between volleyball and the science department, Linfield felt like home the second I stepped onto campus. It was an opportunity to extend my education in departments they are known for as well as take my sports career to the next level. It was small enough for me to be successful and work one on one with others, but large enough to meet someone new everyday.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A STUDENT-ATHLETE AT LINFIELD? To me, being a student-athlete means that I must balance my academics, sport, leadership positions and social life to the best of my ability allowing myself to be successful. It means taking no days off, preparing myself ahead of time with time-management skills and communication to accomplish everything on my to do list for the day. It means I must have responsibility, determination, dedication and focus to maintain my busy schedule. As a student athlete, I am able to grow as an individual, teammate and scholar as I represent Linfield Volleyball while grinding away in the classroom or lab.
WHAT MAKES YOU INTERESTING AS A STUDENT-ATHLETE? What makes me interesting and unique is that I am a double STEM major (biochemistry & molecular biology, mathematics), and balancing a few jobs (Local flow health bar, Starbucks, Organic chemistry TA, Into to mechanics grader), and hold two leaderships positions for fraternity and sorority life (Phi sigma sigma special events chair and LPC Publicity Officer). On top of this, I am the Linfield Volleyball captain and am completing extra research hours with Dr. Megan Bestwick (I’ve done it for two summers now). I am unique because I load myself up with a heavy schedule, but am able to manage it nonetheless with coffee and encouragement.
WHAT IS NEXT AFTER LINFIELD? After I graduate Linfield, I plan to attend graduate school to get my PhD in Forensic Science Criminology. Linfield is helping me achieve this goal by presenting me with opportunities to work one on one with professors in the Chemistry department to receive extra laboratory experience. The professors are so willing to help and genuinely want to see you succeed and achieve all that you wish to.
WHAT IS THE BEST CLASS YOU’VE TAKEN AT LINFIELD? The best class I've taken at Linfield was my study abroad trip over January of 2019. I had the opportunity to travel and see new parts of the world all while expanding my knowledge and learning how other cultures work. It was a once in a lifetime trip.
WHEN NOT COMPETING IN SPORTS OR STUDYING FOR SCHOOL, I LIKE TO SPEND MY FREE TIME…Working. I work at Precision Analytical Inc., Local Flow Health Bar, Special Events for Solena Estate and as a laboratory assistant for organic chemistry, principles of biology and I grade homework and lab notebook for introduction to mechanics.
THE GREATEST LESSON THAT I’VE LEARNED WHILE COMPETING IN ATHLETICS AT LINFIELD HAS BEEN…Enjoy the little things and capitalize on the feeling you get while playing your sport. Have fun with it, your time here at Linfield is very limited and understand that you won't remember all of the mistakes you made, but rather the good times and best memories.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR LINFIELD CAREER THUS FAR? My highlight is just having my team as my best friends. We do everything together, even outside of season. I have met some of the most amazing women in my life due to playing volleyball here. The culture is unmatched--you won't get that experience anywhere else, and I swear on that.
