Jori Simmons

Middle Blocker
Graduated Senior
6-0, Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East)

Carthage’s career leader in total blocks (663), while ranked second in block assists (489), fifth in block solos (174), seventh in kills (1,106) and eighth in service aces (149)…set a Carthage career record by playing in 143-straight matches.
2007:  Named American Volleyball Coaches Association second-team All-America…named AVCA first-team All-Midwest Region for the third-straight year…named first-team All-CCIW for the fourth-straight year…named CCIW “Offensive Player of the Week” on Sept. 4 after being named to the all-tournament team at the Elmhurst Tournament I…named to the Sept. 14-15 Wisconsin-La Crosse all-tournament team…started all 38 matches…led the CCIW in both attack percentage (.407) and blocks (1.23)…averaged 2.37 kills per game…collected 10 or more kills in 13 matches, with a season-high 13 kills against Washington (Mo.) on Nov. 10 in the Midwest Regional championship match…collected four block solos on three occasions and seven block assists in the Sept. 14 Illinois Wesleyan match.

2006:  Named American Volleyball Coaches Association honorable mention All-America and first-team All-Midwest Region for the second-straight year…named CCIW Women’s Volleyball Player of the Year and earned first-team All-CCIW honors for the third-straight season…named to the all-tournament team at the CCIW Women’s Volleyball Tournament…named CCIW Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 9…played in 32-of-33 matches and started all 32…team leader in attack percentage (Carthage-record .373 and ranked 18th in NCAA Division III thru Oct. 22), second in kills per game (2.54) and blocks (1.14 per game)…collected 10 or more kills in 11 matches, including a career-high of 19 kills with a .594 attack percentage in the Sept. 19 North Central match…hit .615 with nine kills against Marian (Wis.) on Sept. 15…had a season-high nine blocks against Simpson on Sept. 2…ranked 11th in Carthage career kills (807), fifth in block solos (176), second in block assists (414), second in total blocks (590) and 12th in service aces (112).

2005:  Named American Volleyball Coaches Association honorable mention All-America and first-team All-Midwest Region…first-team All-CCIW for the second-straight year…named to the all-tournament team at the CCIW Women’s Volleyball Tournament…ranked third in CCIW attack percentage (.312) and first in blocks (1.50 per game)…started all 37 matches…named CCIW “Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week” on Sept. 19 after hitting .500 in the Sept. 16-17 Ripon Tournament…hit .769 (10-0-13) against Cardinal Stritch University on Sept. 17 and set a Carthage individual match record for 10-14 attempts…collected 10 or more kills on eight occasions, including a season-high 16 kills in both the Oct. 15 Calvin match and in the Oct. 18 Elmhurst contest…had a season-high 10 blocks (6 solo, 4 assisted) in the Oct. 27 University of Chicago match…named CCIW “Offensive Player of the Week” again on Oct. 24 with 16 kills and a .500 attack percentage against Elmhurst on Oct. 18 and being named to the all-tournament team at the Oct. 21-22 Carthage Tournament.

2004:  Named first-team All-CCIW…ranked fourth in CCIW attack percentage (Carthage-record .333) and third in blocks (1.56 per game)…named CCIW “Offensive Player of the Week” on Oct. 4 and again on Oct. 25, the latter time with 17 kills and a .615 attack percentage in a regular-season win over Elmhurst…played and started in 36-of-37 matches…had 10 or more kills on seven occasions, including a season-high 17 kills against Elmhurst on Oct. 19.

High School:  Three-year letterwinner…her junior-year squad won both regional and sectional championships, and her sophomore-year team won a regional title…coached by Linda Vivona…Lincoln-Way East High School female nominee for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award…National Honor Society member, Southwest-Inter-Conference Association all-academic, Illinois State Scholar and a four-year high honors student.

Personal:  Double major in business administration and marketing…a 2007 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine first-team Women’s Volleyball College Division Academic All-American®, a 2006 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine third-team Women’s Volleyball College Division Academic All-American®, as well as first-team All-District V all-academic (Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin) in both 2006 and 2007…named to the fall 2005 and fall 2006 CCIW/Jack Swartz academic all-conference teams…named to the Carthage dean’s list five times and a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 12, 1986.