4  Jill Roslund
Jill Roslund

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Denver, Colo.

High School:
Denver Christian

Height:
5-11

Position:
Middle Blocker


UW This Season: One of four seniors on the Cowgirl squad this season...a hard worker and good team player, she really made improvements coming out of spring drills...has good all-around skills, especially as an attacker because of her speed and quickness...adds depth to the Cowgirl roster.

Junior (2003): Was the only player to start in all 31 matches during the season, while playing in 111 games...was second on the team in hitting percentage, .289 (269-105-568), which was 12th in the MWC...averaged 2.42 kills and .95 blocks per game...was also second on the team in service aces with 34 (.31 sapg)...ranked sixth in hitting percentage (.319, 116-41-235) in Mountain West Conference matches and 14th in blocks...earned MWC Player of the week honors for Oct. 6 after hitting .633 (22-3-30) and averaging 3.67 kills and two blocks over that weekend...tied a career high with eight block assists and total blocks against Baylor (8/30/03)...recorded a season high 16 kills, seven digs and four service aces against Jacksonville (9/12/03)...hit a season high .650 (15-2-20) against San Diego State (10/3/03) and followed it up with a .600 (7-1-10) hitting percentage against UNLV (10/4/03)...needs only two service aces to move into the Top 10 in that category in Wyoming school history...finished the year with 11 double-figure kill matches...an Academic All-Conference and Scholar Athlete selection for the third time in her career.

Sophomore (2002): Started in all 31 matches on the season, while playing in 114 games...averaged 2.21 kills and one block per game, which was third on the team...hit .273 (252-99-561)...was tied for first on the team with 36 service aces (.32 sapg), which was seventh in conference matches...tallied 12 assists and 51 digs...had a career high eight block assists and total blocks against Air Force (10/9/02), while notching a career high six service aces against New Mexico (11/9/02)...recorded a season high 17 kills, along with six block assists and seven total blocks in the victory over Central Michigan (8/30/02)...recorded double-figures in kills ten times in 2002...named Academic All-Conference for the second year in a row.

Freshman (2001): Played in all 24 matches, including starts in 21 in her first season with the Cowgirls...played in all 88 games...started in her first career match against Cincinnati (8/31/01)...averaged 1.81 kills and 1.73 digs per game, which was fifth on the team in both categories...was third on the team in service aces, finishing with 18 on the year...had a career high 18 kills and 36 attempts against New Mexico (11/9/01), along with 11 digs against Idaho State (9/8/01) and Denver (10/9/01)...recorded double-figures in kills four times and digs three times...an Academic All-MWC and Scholar Athlete selection.

High School: A two-time All-Conference and All-State selection at Denver Christian High School...a team captain as a senior, was selected the best of the best in the same year...also garnered School MVP awards as both a junior and senior...coached in high school by Becky Mudd...besides lettering three times in volleyball, she was also a three-year letterwinner in track and field...an excellent student, she was on the honor roll for two years and earned the Senior Scholar Award...selected Wyoming over several other schools.

Personal: One of four children of Sid and Glenda Roslund...born Oct. 9, 1982 in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey...majoring in elementary education.

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