Nikki Kaminskas
5
6-3
Sophomore
Middle Blocker
Flagstaff, AZ
(Flagstaff/
Arizona Foothills)
  Attack Set Serve   Dig Blocking  
Year G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE Dig Dig/G BS BA Tot B/G BE BHE
2004 35 56 1.60 29 128 .211 2 0.06 0 0 0.00 1 6 0.17 1 30 31 0.89 8 1
2005 104 114 1.10 64 324 .154 3 0.03 15 39 0.14 2 40 0.38 12 110 122 1.17 17 2
Totals 139 170 1.22 93 452 .170 5 0.04 15 39 0.14 3 46 0.33 13 140 153 1.10 25 3
Summary
  • Powerful middle blocker who made tremendous improvements during her freshman year and is expected to immediately compete for a starting job in 2005
  • Has an excellent attitude and work ethic
  • The only recruit in the 2004 class named a Fab 50 by Volleyball Magazine
  • Featured as the No. 38 college prospect in Prepvolleyball.com’s Top 100 College Prospect List
  • Part of a recruiting class which was listed as a “Best of the Rest” by Prepvolleyball.com.
2004
  • Saw action in 17 matches and 35 during the season
  • Had her best match of the season against Georgia State when she posted a career high 11 kills
  • Had nine kills, a career-best five block assists, her only solo block of the season, and hit a career-best .615 against Central Florida
  • In matches against Wake Forest and Winthrop she notched four block assists.
High School/Personal
  • Three-year letterwinner at Flagstaff high school in volleyball
  • Helped her high school to the Grand Canyon Region volleyball championship in 2002
  • Set school records at Flagstaff for kills in a season with 316 and blocks in a season with 115
  • Holds the school record for blocks in a career with 247
  • Participated in the Arizona High School all-Star Team Tournament
  • Member of the Arizona High Performance Team in ‘03 who was awarded Best Blocker of the Volley Classic
  • Received all-state, all-region and all-city honors in ‘04
  • Named the Grand Cnnyon Region MVP in ‘04
  • Received the Dr. Voie Stuart Chase Coy Scholar-Athlete Award from 2002-04
  • Bright student who graduated in the top five percent of her class
  • Member of the National Honor Society and named Who’s Who Among High School students
  • Intends to major in biology while at Tech and has interests in pre-med
  • Lists boating, water skiing, reading and dancing as favorites outside of athletics
  • Named Homecoming Queen her senior year
  • Served as the chairperson of a local benefit fashion show in ‘02 and ‘03
  • Born March 28, 1986
  • Daughter of Dan and Julie Kaminskas
  • Has two younger sisters, Megan (16) and Stephanie (12)
  • Full name is Nicole Robin Kaminskas.