Prior to NJIT: All-conference for Marshall School in Duluth, MN. ... Duluth News Tribune Prep Newsmaker and Prep Performance honoree. ... second in the Duluth area in kills per game and was ranked in serve percentage. ... Minnesota all-state nominee. ... Duluth team MVP in the Pepsi All-Star game. ... played club volleyball for East End Volleyball Club. ... also competed in basketball and track and field and was 10th in the high jump at the 2006 Lake Superior championships.

Personal: Kasha Hornstein. ... mechanical engineering major. ... born 12/23/88 in Duluth, MN