Biography
Honors and Awards
Honorable Mention All-Summit (2023)
Summit League All-Tournament Team (2023)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21)
Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2020-21)
As a Graduate Student (2023)
Appeared in 28 matches, starting 24, and played 112 sets…Set career highs with 238 kills, 29 service aces, 316 digs, and 2.72 digs/set…Had 12 double-digit kill matches, 15 double-digit dig matches, and nine-double-doubles…Recorded a career-high 20 kills and 23 digs in a win at Kansas City (Nov. 2), before setting a new career mark in digs with 27 also against Kansas City in the Summit League Championship (Nov. 21)…Totaled seven kills, five digs, and two blocks in the NCAA Tournament vs. Kansas.
As a Senior (2022)
Appeared in 30 matches, making 6 starts and playing 113 sets…Topped 100 digs and 100 kills for the third consecutive season…Had back-to-back matches with at least 10 kills at Western Illinois (Oct. 29) and vs. Kansas city (Nov. 3)…Recorded double-digit digs four times, picking up a season-high 16 vs. Creighton (Sept. 10).
As a Junior (2021)
Made 11 starts and appeared in 21 matches for Omaha...Saw action in 55 sets...Totaled 122 kills, 11 assists, 114 digs, 20 blocks, and 15 aces this season...Opened the year on a three-game double-figure kill streak...Tallied 12 kills at Iowa State (Aug. 28), 11 vs. Drake (Aug. 29), and 16 at Nebraska (Sept. 3)...Notched her lone double-double of the season at Creighton (Sept. 11) with 10 kills and 10 digs...Recorded a season-best three aces vs. SMU (Sept. 11)...Made four blocks in three straight matches at Nebraska (Sept. 3), vs. Arizona State (Sept. 3), and vs. Georgia (Sept. 4).
As a Sophomore (2020)
Appeared in all 19 matches, making 13 starts with 67 sets played…Totaled 105 kills, 153 digs, 18 service aces, 11 blocks and seven assists on the season…Had three double-doubles on the season…Collected career-high 16 kills with 12 digs vs. North Dakota (Feb. 22)…Tallied career-high 19 digs along with 10 kills vs. South Dakota State (March 6)…Notched an 11-kill, 11-dig double-double in win against Oral Roberts (March 26)…Had a season-high three service aces vs. North Dakota (Feb. 22) and at North Dakota State (March 13)...Name to Summit League Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
As a Freshman (2019)
Appeared in 15 matches with 11 starts…Helped her team advance to The Summit League Championship final… Averaged 1.84 kills, 0.16 digs and 0.92 blocks per set…Made her collegiate debut against Abilene Christian (Aug. 30)…Made her first-career start against Idaho State (Aug. 30)… Tallied a career-high of 13 kills twice against Denver (Oct. 15) and Western Illinois (Nov. 11)…Had a career-high 10 blocks in the win at Purdue Fort Wayne (Nov. 8)…Finished with 90 kills on .239 hitting, 45 total blocks and eight digs.
Lansing High School
Four-year letterwinner for the Lions where she helped her team achieve a 39-6 record…Her team went undefeated in conference play and won the conference title, finished first at sub-state, third at state…First-Team All-State, All-League, All-Tournament and All-State Honorable Mention as a senior…Went 37-7 and finished first at sub-state and third at state with First-Team All-League, All-State Honorable Mention and All-State Tournament honors as a junior…All-League and All-State Honorable Mention as a sophomore in 2016…Finished 33-8 and went undefeated in the conference and first in sub-state…Also lettered in track where she was a state medalist in the 4x400 and 4x100 meter relays…2017 Academic All-State Honorable Mention… 2018 National Honor Society Member… Lion Honor Roll 2017-18.
Club Volleyball
Played for the KC Power under head coach Dave Johnson…Finished third in nationals in 2016-17 season…Runner-up finish in open in Indianapolis…Second-place finish in Dallas.
Personal
Daughter of father Richard Fairbanks, Echo Van Meteren and step father Kristian Van Meteren Has a sister, Orion, and a brother, James…Undecided on major…Hobbies include eating, watching Netflix and playing with her dogs.
