Furman University

Junior Year (2014)

Started all 30 matches for the Paladins, playing in all 118 sets…team captain…her total of 4010 assists ranks 5^th all-time in Furman history for assists in a career…tied a career-high with 65 assists against Western Carolina on Nov. 23…recorded 50 or more assists in nine matches and 60+ in one…set a new career-high with 25 digs vs. Western Carolina on Oct. 15, before tallying 22 digs vs. the Catamounts on Nov. 23…set a new career-high with five blocks vs. Wofford on Nov. 22…tallied 11 double-doubles on the season…named Preseason All-Conference and First Team All-SoCon…member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll, 2014-15 Commissioner’s Medal recipient and member of the SoCon Academic All-Conference team.

Sophomore Year (2013)

Started all 29 matches for the Paladins…her then-total of 2712 assists ranked 8th all-time in Furman history for assists in a career…recorded a career-high 65 assists against South Carolina on Sept. 7…recorded 50 or more assists in six matches and 60+ in two matches…tied a career-high with 19 digs against Chattanooga on November 16…turned in a career-high four blocks vs Sacred Heart on Sept. 13…tallied six double-doubles on the season…named Preseason All-Conference and Second Team All-SoCon…member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and Academic All-Conference team.

Freshman Year (2012)

Started all 34 matches for the Paladins and appeared in all 125 sets…named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year…ranked fourth in the nation and first in the conference in assists per set (12.23)…her total of 1529 assists ranks fourth all-time in Furman history for assists in a single season…recorded a career-high 62 assists against Wofford on October 26…recorded 50 or more assists in nine matches and 60+ in three matches…tallied a career-high 19 digs against Chattanooga on October 27…notched four kills, 57 assists, two service aces, 10 digs and two blocks in the Paladins’ 3-2 win over Georgia Southern in the Southern Conference Tournament semifinals…was named SoCon Freshman of the Week six times, the most nods in a single season in SoCon history…named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team…member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

High School

Named conference and area player of the year as both a junior and senior at Union Grove…a two-time all-conference and all-area first team selection…named to the all-county first-team in 2010 and 2011…garnered all-state honorable mention accolades her junior and senior season…was selected to the all-conference second-team as a sophomore…earned PrepVolleyball.com High School Academic All-American honorable mention accolades after posting a 4.15 GPA…a member of the National Honor Society, the Key Club, and the Science Club…voted a class officer on Student Council…participated in 4H.

Personal

Kassidy Jo Wilks was born on August 1, 1994, in Racine, Wis…daughter of Kevin and Kelley Wilks… majoring in health sciences.