2009 -- Saw action in 31-of-31 matches on the year, and played in all 114 games... finished the season with a team-high 460 digs and 12 aces... 460 digs were the fourth most in a single season in school history, while her 4.04 digs per set were sixth best... led team in digs in 20 matches... finished with 20 or more digs in matches against Oakland (9/10), Western Illinois (9/19), South Dakota State (10/1), North Dakota State (10/3), IUPUI (10/17) and SIU Edwardsville... led team in aces in matches against Akron (8/29), Southern Utah (9/26), Oral Roberts (10/9) and Oakland (11/14)... her 26 digs in 3-1 loss at Western Illinois (9/19) was a career-high and the team's season-high... named to The Summit League Fall Academic all-League team and to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.... UMKC Scholar Athlete.

2008 -- Saw action in 27-of-32 matches and in a total of 86 sets... finished with 207 digs (2.41 p/set) and 16 service aces on the year... tallied nine matches with a double-digit dig total and led the team in the category in six contests... also had three or more aces in a pair of matches on the year... finished with 14 digs in her collegiate debut against Belmont (8/29)... registered a career-best 16 digs at IUPUI (10/4)... tallied a career-high four aces at Centenary (10/29)... named to The Summit League Fall Academic all-League team.

High School -- Honorable mention all-state selection as a senior... also was a Rivers Cities all-conference honoree... helped GCHS to top-three state finishes in all four years of high school... finished with 33 digs in helping Gross defeat their rival Skutt in five games... claimed the Nebraska Class B State Championship as a sophomore... was the runner-up as a junior... placed third as a freshman and senior... helped her team to four consecutive River Cities Conference titles... played club volleyball for the Nebraska Elite Volleyball Club from 2002-08... academic all-conference selection as a sophomore and junior... was an Ortman Scholar in 2008... received highest honors from 2004-08... recipient of the American Chemical Society Omaha Selection Award in 2008... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal -- Full name is Nicole Marie Kerkman... born on Feb. 27, 1990... nickname is Kerk... daughter of Tom and Teresa Kerkman... majoring in political science.

Career Highs
Kills: 1 (three times)
Attempts: 4 at Centenary, 10/25/08
Hitting Percentage: --
Assists: 3 vs. SIU Edwardsville, 8/28/09
Aces: 4 at Centenary, 10/25/08
Digs: 26 at Western Illinois, 9/19/09
Total Blocks: --
Block Solos: --