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2020 Volleyball Roster

Mike Martinez
Steve Carr
Steve C. Wilson
Michael Wade
Andrés Leighton

16 Natalie Mikels

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Jenks, Okla.
  • High School Jenks HS
  • Position S

Biography

2019: Helped guide Aggies to second-straight WAC tournament championship and NCAA Tournament appearance…started 31 matches at setter… recorded 645 assists on the season…ranked third in the WAC in service aces per set (0.4)…Aggies led the WAC with a .262 hitting percentage…notched a career-high 33 assists against Sacramento State (9/20)…recorded double-digit assists in all but one match.

2018: Played in all 32 matches making 12 starts… Posted a season-best two kills at Oregon during the Aggies’ NCAA Tournament appearance… Posted 47 aces on the season, which is tied for sixth in the NM State record books for a single season… Averaged 5.23 assists per set… Had a pair of double-doubles during New Mexico State’s matches versus UT Rio Grande Valley (10/13 and 10/27)… Named to the Wildcat Classic All-Tournament team…

2017: Played in all 29 matches... Tallied a season-high 33 assists at UT Rio Grande Valley (9/23)... Posted a season best 12 digs against New Mexico (10/16)... Recorded three service aces at CSU Bakersfield (11/11)... Averaged 5.59 assists per set... Second on the team in aces with 25... Recorded three double-doubles during the season...

High School: Guided her high school to four-straight Frontier Valley Conference Championships… Brought home a 6A state championship for JHS as a senior after taking them to a runner-up finish the previous year… Earned first-team all-state honors her senior year… Was a three-year All-Frontier Valley Conference player… Was named team captain 3-of-4 years…A three-time AVCA Phenom and three-time USA Volleyball HP A2 team member… Named to the UA & Prep Volleyball All-American watch list as a senior…Finished her career with 2,141 assists, 651 digs, 290 aces, 170 kills with a .481 hitting clip… Earned all-academic honors four-straight years at JHS as well as earning the superintendent honor roll.

Personal: Daughter of Brian and Karen Mikels… Has a twin brother Steven...

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2017Freshman

    Setter
    5'10"
    16
  • 16

    2018Sophomore

    Setter
    5'10"
    16
  • 16

    2019Junior

    Setter
    5'10"
    16
  • 16

    2020Senior

    Setter
    5'10"
    16