2  Erin Kirby
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Evanston, Wyo. High School: Evanston Height: 6-0 Position: Middle Blocker/Rightside Hitter

Redshirt Freshman (2011): An All-MW Conference selection in her first season of play...started in all 32 matches in her first season of competition while playing in 120 sets...started in the first match of her career against Oregon State (8/26/11)...finished with nine kills and four total blocks in that match...averaged 1.68 kills and 2.33 points, plus a team leading 1.20 blocks...had a .305 (202-59-469) hitting percentage...in conference matches, she hit .252 (83-30-210) and averaged 1.43 kills and 1.31 blocks per set...ranked second in blocks and tenth in hitting percentage in overall matches, while in league matches she was second in blocks...finished with 11 kills, six blocks and a .476 (11-1-21) hitting percentage against Northern Colorado (10/5/11)...recorded 11 kills and a career high ten total blocks against Boise State (9/22/11)...tied her career high with 11 kills and 28 attempts against Idaho State (9/10/11)...had seven total blocks against Drake (9/3/11)...finished with a career high 11 kills and a .688 (11-0-16) hitting percentage against South Dakota (8/27/11)...recorded five blocks against Gonzaga (8/26/11) and DePaul (8/27/11)...led the team three times in kills and 17 times in blocks...earned Academic All-Mountain West honors.

Freshman (2010): Redshirted in volleyball for the season...ran both indoor and outdoor track in the spring of 2011...won the 400-meter hurdle title at the MW Outdoor Championships...also placed seventh in the 100-meter hurdles, while helping the 4x400 meter relay team to a second place finish and the 4x100 meter relay team to a fourth place finish.

High School: A two-time All-Conference and All-State selection while attending Evanston High School...earned 4A West Player of the Year and Wyoming 4A Player of the Year honors in 2009...helped her team to a 21-6 overall record and 9-1 in the 4A West Conference, while they finished second in the State 4A Championship...finished first in the conference in both kills with 396 (4.1 kps) and blocks (2.3 bps), while hitting 44%...was coached by Tera Lawler...a three-time letterwinner in volleyball, she has also earned letters in track and field and basketball...an excellent track and field athlete, she was a four-time All-Conference and All-State selection...as a senior, she finished first in four events to help her team to the 4A West Regional Championship...followed that up with four first place finishes at the 4A State Championships in the 200, 400, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles, while helping her team to a fourth place finish...also earned "Best of the Best" honors in all of those events except the 400, which is the fastest overall time regardless of classification...during her junior year, she qualified for seven events at the 4A State Track and Field meet and placed first in three events (400, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles) and second in an additional event...was also "Best of the Best" in three events at the State Meet...in basketball, she was named First Team Class 4A All-West Conference, while averaging 9.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game...her team made it to state after finishing second at the 4A West Regionals...as a junior she was selected Honorable Mention All-Conference...an honor roll student, she was a member of the National Honor Society, while being involved in several scholastic and community activities.

Personal: Full name Erin Nichole Kirby...born July 3, 1992...is the daughter of Jon and Michelle Kirby...has two siblings, Lyndsey and Kevin...majoring in speech language and hearing science.