Hayden Huybers

Photo by: John Sims/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - JULY 16, 2018 - \iu during Indiana Football photo Day in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Fishers, Ind.
Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-1

2019 (SENIOR): Played in 24 matches for the Hoosiers in the 2019 season and finished her career having played in 104 total matches…138 kills on the season…season-high 13 kills in final match of her career, at Michigan State…hit .476 with 12 kills at Michigan…season-high seven blocks in win against South Florida…589 career kills and 236 career blocks…Her .270 career hitting percentage (589-201-1436) ranks sixth best in program history…2019 Academic All-Big Ten Honoree.

JUNIOR (2018): Played in 31 matches and 119 of 120 sets in the 2018 season…Had her best season to date with 204 kills and 98 blocks…Her .334 hitting percentage in Big Ten matches is the fourth best in program history…Career-high 18 kills and hit .382 in five set win at Ball State…Had 14 matches with four or more blocks, including a career-high eight blocks in the Hoosiers win against Temple…10 kills and hit .562 in the Hoosiers win at Ohio State…second on the team in overall hitting percentage at .289 for the season…Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

SOPHOMORE (2017): Played in all 32 matches and 109 of 112 sets for the Hoosiers in the 2017 season…fourth on the team in kills with 172 and second in blocks with 64…Career-high 13 kills against Illinois on Oct. 7 and hit .385 in the match...set career-high in blocks twice with six against Hofstra (Sept. 2) and UT Martin (Sept. 9) …Hit .700 with eight kills in season opening win against Ball State…11 kills and hit .421 in win against Rutgers on Oct. 20…11 kills and five blocks against Northwestern on Oct. 6…Named to the All-Tournament Team of the Indiana Invitational and the George Washington Invitational.

FRESHMAN (2016): Played in 17 matches and 42 sets for the Hoosiers in the 2016 season…Became the first Hoosiers since Samantha Thrower in 2011 to have a perfect hitting match with at least 10 kills, when she posted a 10 kills on 10 attempts performance on 9/21 against Northwestern…eight kills and hit .467 in final match of the regular season, at Ohio State on 11/26…hit .417 for the season with 75 kills…added 27 blocks and nine aces for the season.

PREP: Huybers was the MVP her junior and senior seasons at Hamilton Southeastern and helped the Royals to 2015 Class 4A Sectional and Regional Championships and a Final Four appearance as a Semi-State Finalist… 2015-16 Under Armour Girls High School Honorable Mention All-American and an IHSAA First Team All-State honoree…2015 PrepVolleyball.com All-American….ranked first in Indiana 4A in hitting percentage at .470 and recorded a school record 532 kills her senior year, which ranked eighth best for all classes…totaled 116 blocks, good for eighth in the state for 4A… In all Huybers re-wrote the Hamilton Southeastern Record Book with nine school records and six team records during her four years.

PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Mimi Huybers…born August 16, 1997...has one brother, Jack...fifth generation from her family to attend Indiana University, starting with her great, great grandmother, who graduated from IU in the 1890s...Over 40 people from her family have graduated from IU, including both of her parents...Major at IU is Management.