Hometown Hero:
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2025: NAIA First Team All-American... AVCA Region Player of the Year... AVCA First Team All-Region... GPAC Player of the Year... First Team All-GPAC (OH)... 2x NAIA Attacker of the Week... 4x GPAC Attacker of the Week... Led the team and was third in the GPAC with 419 kills... Led the GPAC and was fifth in the NAIA in kills per set (4.41)… Recorded 17 kills, nine digs, and two aces against Valley City State on August 22… Tallied 20 kills, 13 digs, and two blocks versus Indiana Wesleyan on August 30… Achieved a season-high 24 kills and 27 points against Dordt on September 6… Notched 22 kills and 11 digs against Concordia on October 10… Registered 21 kills, 10 digs, and six blocks against Dakota Wesleyan on October 24… Posted 18 kills, 12 digs, and two aces at Viterbo on October 16… Recorded 20 kills, 14 digs, and three blocks against Concordia on November 15… Contributed 20 kills, 18 digs, and two blocks in the national championship against Indiana Wesleyan on December 9.
2024: played in all 33 matches ... was fourth on the team in total digs (186) ... recorded 27 assists, 45 kills, and 2 service aces
Prior to NWC: played one season at South Dakota State University ... appeared in 28 matches, totaling 383 digs and 25 service aces in the libero spot ... recorded a season-high 27 digs on September 1, 2023 against Kent State.
Career Highs:
  24 kills (9/6/25 at Dordt)
  27 digs (9/1/23 vs. Kent State) - previous school
  6 blocks (11/1/25 at Morningside)
  4 aces (10/11/25 at Midland)
Personal: daughter of Dan and Sara Winterfeld; sister to Karsyn, Tate, and Scarlett
Favorite Bible Verse: Psalm 3:5-6
