Colorado Mesa University Athletics

2025 (@ Colorado Mesa): Posted a 13-7 record on Court 5 with four different partners throughout the season… Went 2-0 with two other unfinished matches alongside Lauren Rohlwing during the AVCA Small College Beach Championships after Sofia Kolbe was inured after the Mavs had won the first set of their tournament opener against Erskine… Opened the season playing with Izzy Burns, going 6-5… Was 5-1 with Emerson Deferme in late March and early April while playing with Kolbe in one exhibition match against Trinidad State (Mar. 28).

2024 (@ Colorado Mesa): Went 7-5 overall with partner Cedar Bellows… Won their lone official dual start at No. 5 against Trinidad State… Also went 3-3 in exhibition or “6” matches in other duals… Was 3-2 in other tournament and exhibition set competitions… Went 1-1 in pool play at the AVCA Small College Beach Championships Pairs Challenge.

Before CMU: Joins the CMU program as a graduate transfer after spending the past 4 ½ years at the University of Tennessee at Martin, where she played both indoor and beach volleyball for the Skyhawks… Will have two seasons of beach volleyball eligibility remaining after playing in three while missing another due to injury at UT Martin… Helped lead the Skyhakws to a conference crown and NCAA Championship apperance... Was a graduate assistant coach for the Skyhawks’ indoor program in the fall of 2023… Completed her bachelor’s degree in molecular biology in 2022.

Beach VB Career Synopsis: Racked up 33 career victories rank eighth in UT Martin Skyhawk history… Tallied 14 OVC wins rank fifth all-time in UT Martin history… Won 70 percent of her career conference decisions…. Received an OVC Academic Medal of Honor for her perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average during the 2022-23 season…. Was a two-time OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient and has found herself on the Skyhawk Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in eight separate semesters.

2023 (@ UT Martin): Earned Second Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors, competing primarily alongside Addy Vaughn out of the No. 3 position (20-8 record, perfect 10-0 mark in OVC play)… Helped the team win the OVC Regular Season and Tournament titles during a 27-9 season, which ended in the first round of the NCAA Championships… The Skyhawks’ 27 victories were an OVC record… Also competed at No. 2 alongside Dylan Mott, going 4-1 to bring her individual season record to 24-9…Enjoyed an 11-match winning streak with Vaughn by her side from March 18 through April 1…Earned the clinching point against No. 20 Stetson after the match was tied at 2-all on April 8…Also sealed victories in three OVC matches with deciding points and picked up the match-clinching point on Day 2 of the OVC Championship tournament against Morehead State…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Earned an OVC Medal of Honor for a perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average and was also named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2022 (@ UT Martin): Missed the entire season due to an injury suffered late in preseason camp...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.

2021 (@ UT Martin): Teamed up with Hannah Phillips at the No. 1 position for all 17 matches of the season... Earned four victories, all of which came in Ohio Valley Conference play...Accounted for a three-match winning streak from April 24-25... Was named to the OVC All-Tournament team...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.

2020 (@UT Martin): Managed a winning record (5-4) during the abbreviated season despite missing a significant portion of preseason camp with an illness… Exclusively partnered with Hannah Phillips at each of the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 slots… Went 3-1 at No. 3 and also added one victory at both the No. 1 and No. 2 positions…Began her collegiate career with two straight victories while ending the season on a two-match winning streak...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Indoor Volleyball (Career Synopsis): Played in 37 matches and 118 sets for the UT Martin Skyhawks in two indoor seasons (2019; 2020-21) before focusing on the beach game.

2020-21:  Played in six matches (13 sets) during the shortened season...Recorded seven kills, a .263 attack percentage, four digs, two blocks and one assist...Best match of the season came during the frontend of the March 29 doubleheader against Austin Peay when she posted four kills (against only one error) on 11 swings for a .273 hitting percentage...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.

2019: Enjoyed a successful freshman campaign, appearing in 31 matches and logging 105 sets played…Led the Skyhawks in digs (208, 3.65 per set) in Ohio Valley Conference play, becoming the first freshman to accomplish that feat since UT Martin Hall of Famer Kasey Elswick Copeland in 2009…Chipped in 273 overall digs (2.60 per set), 61 assists, 16 service aces, five kills and two blocks…Topped UT Martin in digs on 12 different occasions – all over the final 16 matches of the season…Reached double figures in the dig column 15 times, including a trio of 20-plus outings in the last seven matches of the season…Career-high of 22 scoops came in only three sets in the OVC victory at SIUE on Nov. 16…Tallied a career-best three service aces in the win against Little Rock on Sept. 21…Handed out a career-high six assists against Southeast Missouri on Oct. 29...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Prep: Played for head coach Jodie Fowler at Eureka High School, helping the Wildcats notch a 57-15-5 overall record over her last two seasons… That included a 31-8-3 record during Kaufman's senior year – as EHS captured the school's first-ever Class 4 state championship with a 25-23, 25-23 win over Lafayette... The Wildcats, who won their first district championship since 1996, rose as high as No. 6 in the Missouri team rankings in 2018... Led EHS with 31 service aces to go along with 156 digs, 52 kills and 13 blocks as a senior...Ranked second on the squad with eight digs in only two sets in the state championship victory over Lafayette...Also is an accomplished beach volleyball player, as she honed her skills on the club level for High Performance STL... Earned a AAU Junior Olympic bid, a USAV National Open bid and a AVP First National Championship bid in Hermosa Beach, Calif....Placed fifth in the prestigious AVP VA Flyaway Juniors Tournament and earned a third-place finish at the 2017 Texas Image Sand AAU event in Grand Prairie, Texas... Also earned a spot on the national 2017 JVA Beach Watch List.

PERSONAL: Aspires to become and embryologist… Daughter of Patrick and Brenda Kaufman... Has three siblings, Coleman, Molly and Jacob...Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology.

Why I Chose CMU: “I chose CMU because of the championship culture, family atmosphere, and the beauty that surrounds campus.”