Years at BYU
- 2011-2013
Responsibilities:
- Assistant women's volleyball coach
At BYU
- Helped the Cougars to their first conference title since 2005, their best record since 1998 at 28-4 and a finish in the round of 16 at the NCAA tournament, the team's first showing at the tournament since 2007, during the 2012 season
- Coached four All-Americans, including AVCA first teamer Jennifer Hamson, in 2012
- Helped Cougars to 21-9 (10-6 WCC) season in 2011
- Coached players to three all-conference honors, three academic all-conference honors, one all-region accolade and one AVCA All-America citation in 2011
- Helped the team to a third-place finish in BYU’s first season in the West Coast Conference
Education
- Graduated from Utah in 2009 with a major in health promotion and education
Prior to BYU
- Coached club volleyball for six years
- Helped her team place first in the competitive division and in the top ten the other five years
- Assisted with camps throughout the Salt Lake Valley
Playing Career
- Played college volleyball at Utah 2004-2008
- Played professional volleyball in Slovenia for nine months
- Played with both the U. S. national team and the Canadian national team because of her dual citizenship
- Traveled with Team USA to Egypt in April of 2009
Career Highlights
- Helped the Utes to four Mountain West Conference championships, one first-round finish in the NCAA Tournament, two second-round finishes in the NCAA Tournament and one Sweet 16 finish in the NCAA Tournament her senior year
- Played middle blocker and right side hitter for Utah
- Was the second leading blocker in the nation her junior year
- Earned two all-region awards
- Earned two honorable mention All-American awards
- Earned three All-Mountain West Conference awards
- Finished second in Utah's all-time blocking history
- Started 63 matches and played in 95 (315 games)
- Recorded a career-high 17 kills against Wyoming
- Recorded a career-high 14 blocks against Colorado State in her junior season
- Recorded a .778 hitting percentage in 2005 against Air Force
- Set a school record for block assists with 14 against CSU
- Helped Slovenian team to a national championship
Hometown
- American Fork, UT
Personal
- Married Asael Checketts in the summer of 2013
- Sixth of eight children
- Likes to play the piano, read and spend time with her family