2016 Volleyball Roster
Labhart, Katelyn
vs
Southeastern Louisiana
Sep 18 (Thu)
6:00 PM
Jersey Number 1
Katelyn Labhart
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Whitesboro
- Hometown:
- Whitesboro, Texas
Bio
2016
2015
2014
2013
CAREER HIGHS
Category Career High
Kills 1 vs. Georgia (10/24/14); vs. Ohio State (8/27/16)
Attempts 1 five times
Hit% (min. 10 k) n/a
Assists 5 vs. LSU (11/6/14)
Aces 5 at Florida A&M (9/19/15)
Digs 12 at Kentucky (11/20/16)
Blk Solos 0
Blk Assists 0
Total Blocks 0
Points 5.0 at Florida A&M (9/19/15)
2016 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 19 matches and 44 sets…Typically played back row for freshman outside hitter Hollann Hans…Made five starts, including in five of the last six matches of the season…Averaged 1.07 digs per set for the full season…Was the recipient of the Most Inspirational Player Award as voted by the players…Graduated in December.
2015 (JUNIOR)
Was the recipient of the team’s Texas A&M Aggie Excellence Award along with senior co-captain Angela Lowak, recognizing them for their overall selfless service and leadership, as well as their dedication to athletics and academics…Played in 16 matches and 45 sets overall and averaged 1.53 digs per set for the full season and 1.90 digs per set in SEC matches only…Made her first of six starts against Florida A&M on Sept. 19…Had a career-high five aces in the sweep against the Rattlers, marking the most aces in a match by a Texas A&M player since the 2013 season…Posted double-figure digs in two matches, including a career-high 15 digs in the Aggies’ 3-2 come-from-behind victory against No. 14 Florida on Nov. 22.
2014 (SOPHOMORE)
Received the team’s Most Improved Player Award, having worked her way into becoming a mainstay in the back row in each of the last 13 matches of the season…Over the first 17 matches of the season, appeared in only one set (Tulane, Aug. 29) before playing four sets in a 3-2 win against South Carolina (Oct. 19) in the 18th match of the season…Made her first career start in the 3-1 victory over No. 16 Kentucky on Oct. 26 and recorded double-figure digs with a then-career-high 13…Played in every match and all but one set for the remainder of the season…Made eight starts overall in the back row, with opposite hitter Ashlie Reasor subbing in the front row…Reached double figures in digs in four matches, taking team match-high honors in digs with 12 in the 3-1 win at Missouri on Nov. 2… Appeared in 53 sets and 14 matches overall and averaged 2.23 digs per set for the full season and 2.21 digs per set in SEC matches only…Led Texas A&M with 0.21 aces per set for the full season and 0.19 aces per set in conference matches only.
2013 (FRESHMAN)
Made her career debut in the season opener against South Dakota State (Aug. 30)…Appeared in three matches and three sets.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a four-year letterwinner and three-year staring outside hitter for coach Kelly Cherry at Whitesboro High School…Was a two-time selection to both the Texas Girls Coaches Association all-state team and the Texas Sports Writers Association all-state third team…As a senior, was on the AVCA/Under Armour All-American Watch List and was selected to the 2012 TGCA 1A-2A-3A All-Star Team…Named the Herald Democrat All-Texomaland MVP as a senior and was named first team as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore…Was a three-time all-district honoree, earning District 9-3A first-team honors as a sophomore, District 9-3A defensive MVP accolades as a junior and District 11-2A laurels as a senior…The two-time team MVP was named 2012 Miss Bearcat at WHS athletics after posting 453 kills and 424 digs as a senior, giving her more than 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her career…Was a four-time member of the academic all-district team and earned TGCA academic all-state honors as a senior…Played for Dallas Premier (2010-11) and Dallas Summit (2012-13) volleyball clubs…Coached by Mike Minnis, her teams competed in the national division of the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship every year…Was a member of the WHS varsity basketball team as a freshman…Also competed in track and field and was a regional qualifier in the high jump in 2012…Most memorable moment in athletics is her Whitesboro volleyball team advancing to the regional quarterfinals in back-to-back years (2010 and 2011).
PERSONAL
Katelyn June Labhart is the daughter of Mark and Cindy Labhart…Has two older brothers, Jake and Travis…Travis was a standout wide receiver on the Texas A&M football team and signed with the Houston Texans in 2014…Her father and oldest brother also played college football, at TCU and Air Force, respectively…Is a third generation Aggie, as her grandfather, Cecil, her father and her two brothers graduated from Texas A&M…Her cousin, Shannon (Labhart) Grant, was a standout on the Aggie soccer team from 2001-04…First started playing volleyball when she was 12 years old and began playing club ball at age 15…Made an official recruiting visit to Auburn but decided to go to Texas A&M because she considers it to be her home away from home and she could not see herself going through life without an Aggie Ring and not being a part of the Aggie Network…Most memorable athletic moment at Texas A&M is the Aggies’ first-ever victory over Florida – “I had a career-high in digs as well. One of the games I have ever felt so much peace the entire way through the match.”…Hobbies include being active along with catching up with friends…Is a member of Chi Omega Sorority, previously serving as the marketing chair…Was one of 11 Aggie volleyball players to travel to Haiti in May, participating in manual labor service projects and sharing the gospel in the villages…Is a member of the FCA Leadership team and Kanakuk Ags and has served as a counselor and staff recruiter for Kanakuk Kamps…Has volunteered for the annual Aggies CAN food drive and Texas A&M Residence Hall Assistance Move-In Day, helping new and returning Aggies move into their dorms…Also participated in The Big Event and the Aggie Athletes Involved annual coat drive…Is a five-time member of the Texas A&M Athletics Director’s Honor Roll…Majoring in marketing, is slated to graduate in December…Career ambition is “to serve and lead others to be the best that they can be in whatever work environment I’m in – while exercising my entrepreneurial spirit and being involved with fun businesses through the years.”…Born December 30, 1994, in Sherman, Texas.
LABHART UP CLOSE
Favorites:
Miscellaneous:
Teammate who:
Teammate who would be the best candidate for:
- Texas A&M Most Inspiration Player Award
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015
- Texas A&M Aggie Excellence Award (Co-)
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2014
- Texas A&M Most Improved Player Award
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2013
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
CAREER HIGHS
Category Career High
Kills 1 vs. Georgia (10/24/14); vs. Ohio State (8/27/16)
Attempts 1 five times
Hit% (min. 10 k) n/a
Assists 5 vs. LSU (11/6/14)
Aces 5 at Florida A&M (9/19/15)
Digs 12 at Kentucky (11/20/16)
Blk Solos 0
Blk Assists 0
Total Blocks 0
Points 5.0 at Florida A&M (9/19/15)
2016 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 19 matches and 44 sets…Typically played back row for freshman outside hitter Hollann Hans…Made five starts, including in five of the last six matches of the season…Averaged 1.07 digs per set for the full season…Was the recipient of the Most Inspirational Player Award as voted by the players…Graduated in December.
2015 (JUNIOR)
Was the recipient of the team’s Texas A&M Aggie Excellence Award along with senior co-captain Angela Lowak, recognizing them for their overall selfless service and leadership, as well as their dedication to athletics and academics…Played in 16 matches and 45 sets overall and averaged 1.53 digs per set for the full season and 1.90 digs per set in SEC matches only…Made her first of six starts against Florida A&M on Sept. 19…Had a career-high five aces in the sweep against the Rattlers, marking the most aces in a match by a Texas A&M player since the 2013 season…Posted double-figure digs in two matches, including a career-high 15 digs in the Aggies’ 3-2 come-from-behind victory against No. 14 Florida on Nov. 22.
2014 (SOPHOMORE)
Received the team’s Most Improved Player Award, having worked her way into becoming a mainstay in the back row in each of the last 13 matches of the season…Over the first 17 matches of the season, appeared in only one set (Tulane, Aug. 29) before playing four sets in a 3-2 win against South Carolina (Oct. 19) in the 18th match of the season…Made her first career start in the 3-1 victory over No. 16 Kentucky on Oct. 26 and recorded double-figure digs with a then-career-high 13…Played in every match and all but one set for the remainder of the season…Made eight starts overall in the back row, with opposite hitter Ashlie Reasor subbing in the front row…Reached double figures in digs in four matches, taking team match-high honors in digs with 12 in the 3-1 win at Missouri on Nov. 2… Appeared in 53 sets and 14 matches overall and averaged 2.23 digs per set for the full season and 2.21 digs per set in SEC matches only…Led Texas A&M with 0.21 aces per set for the full season and 0.19 aces per set in conference matches only.
2013 (FRESHMAN)
Made her career debut in the season opener against South Dakota State (Aug. 30)…Appeared in three matches and three sets.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a four-year letterwinner and three-year staring outside hitter for coach Kelly Cherry at Whitesboro High School…Was a two-time selection to both the Texas Girls Coaches Association all-state team and the Texas Sports Writers Association all-state third team…As a senior, was on the AVCA/Under Armour All-American Watch List and was selected to the 2012 TGCA 1A-2A-3A All-Star Team…Named the Herald Democrat All-Texomaland MVP as a senior and was named first team as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore…Was a three-time all-district honoree, earning District 9-3A first-team honors as a sophomore, District 9-3A defensive MVP accolades as a junior and District 11-2A laurels as a senior…The two-time team MVP was named 2012 Miss Bearcat at WHS athletics after posting 453 kills and 424 digs as a senior, giving her more than 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her career…Was a four-time member of the academic all-district team and earned TGCA academic all-state honors as a senior…Played for Dallas Premier (2010-11) and Dallas Summit (2012-13) volleyball clubs…Coached by Mike Minnis, her teams competed in the national division of the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship every year…Was a member of the WHS varsity basketball team as a freshman…Also competed in track and field and was a regional qualifier in the high jump in 2012…Most memorable moment in athletics is her Whitesboro volleyball team advancing to the regional quarterfinals in back-to-back years (2010 and 2011).
PERSONAL
Katelyn June Labhart is the daughter of Mark and Cindy Labhart…Has two older brothers, Jake and Travis…Travis was a standout wide receiver on the Texas A&M football team and signed with the Houston Texans in 2014…Her father and oldest brother also played college football, at TCU and Air Force, respectively…Is a third generation Aggie, as her grandfather, Cecil, her father and her two brothers graduated from Texas A&M…Her cousin, Shannon (Labhart) Grant, was a standout on the Aggie soccer team from 2001-04…First started playing volleyball when she was 12 years old and began playing club ball at age 15…Made an official recruiting visit to Auburn but decided to go to Texas A&M because she considers it to be her home away from home and she could not see herself going through life without an Aggie Ring and not being a part of the Aggie Network…Most memorable athletic moment at Texas A&M is the Aggies’ first-ever victory over Florida – “I had a career-high in digs as well. One of the games I have ever felt so much peace the entire way through the match.”…Hobbies include being active along with catching up with friends…Is a member of Chi Omega Sorority, previously serving as the marketing chair…Was one of 11 Aggie volleyball players to travel to Haiti in May, participating in manual labor service projects and sharing the gospel in the villages…Is a member of the FCA Leadership team and Kanakuk Ags and has served as a counselor and staff recruiter for Kanakuk Kamps…Has volunteered for the annual Aggies CAN food drive and Texas A&M Residence Hall Assistance Move-In Day, helping new and returning Aggies move into their dorms…Also participated in The Big Event and the Aggie Athletes Involved annual coat drive…Is a five-time member of the Texas A&M Athletics Director’s Honor Roll…Majoring in marketing, is slated to graduate in December…Career ambition is “to serve and lead others to be the best that they can be in whatever work environment I’m in – while exercising my entrepreneurial spirit and being involved with fun businesses through the years.”…Born December 30, 1994, in Sherman, Texas.
LABHART UP CLOSE
Favorites:
- Favorite class subject: Anything business
- Favorite quote: “Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.” Psalm 63:3
- Favorite volleyball player: Natalie Hagglund
- Favorite athlete (any sport): My brothers
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): San Antonio Spurs (peer pressure)
- Favorite social media site: Instagram
- Favorite app: Music
- Favorite type of music: Christian worship/2000’s country
- Favorite food: Frozen yogurt (S/O to my roommates)
- Favorite TV show: Shark Tank
- Favorite book: Bible
- Favorite movie: Can’t sit still for that long
- Favorite Disney character: Cinderella
- Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: TEAM – technical wise, getting to hit
- Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: Golf
- Favorite thing about Texas A&M: The number of impactful rising leaders I’ve met/relationships I’ve made
- Favorite Aggie tradition: Muster
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: Let Me Love You by Mario
Miscellaneous:
- My nickname is: Lab, (Kate if you’re Tori)
- One word to describe me when I’m on the court: Intense
- One word to describe me away from the court: Intentional
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: My father
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: Developing deep, real relationships with people in every area of life
- The Aggie volleyball player I most idolized while growing up: Kelsey Black
- The person I would most like to meet: Jennie Allen
- People have told me that I look like (name of celebrity): Maria Sharapova/Blake Lively
- The most famous athlete I have met: JJ Watt
- The song title that best describes me: In Christ Alone
- Song most listened to: Anything by the Dixie Chicks (sorry Jordan)
- Musical instruments that I play: Clarinet
- When I was little, I dreamed of being an: Aggie athlete
- Early bird or night owl: Both unfortunately
- Something I've always wanted to do but haven't: Travel Europe extensively
- The reality show I would most like to participate in is: The Voice
- I can’t believe I watch this show: I don’t watch a ton of TV
- Few people know that I: Showed horses growing up (yeehaw)
- My best non-athletic talent(s): Time management (haha)
- My most prized possession: Aggie ring
- My most annoying habit: Speeding
- My pet peeve(s): Lack of commitment/follow through
- My superstitions: none
- Being at A&M has taught me: God is constantly pursuing me and loves me; at the end of the day – success in caring/knowing/serving people; a lot about business!
- Best piece of advice to your freshmen teammates: You are more than the way you perform, keep working and being faithful.
- After I graduate, I plan to: Work – in whatever opportunity presents itself, serve the people I’m around – test some business ideas J
- My dream job is: Making a tangible impact in people’s lives while working with a united front of people that work hard for the betterment of others.
Teammate who:
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Hollann Hans
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Victoria Arenas
- The teammate who dominates in the weight room: Kiara McGee
- Teammate most likely to be on People’s “Best Dressed” list: Steph Aiple
- Teammate most likely to become president: Amy Nettles
Teammate who would be the best candidate for:
- America’s Next Top Model: Hollann Hans
- The Amazing Race: Victoria Arenas
- The Apprentice: Kaitlyn Blake
- Big Brother: Ashlie Reasor
- Cake Wars: Emily Hardesty
- Chopped: Kiara McGee
- Dancing with the Stars: Kaysie Shebeneck
- HGTV Design Star: Haley Slocum
- Last Comic Standing: Elli Shadricks
- The Price is Right: Gabby Litwin
- Shark Tank: myself
- Survivor: Lexi Lopez
- The Voice: Amy Nettles
- Wipeout: Jazzmin Babers
Utah State Postgame: Jamie Morrison
Saturday, September 06
Highlights: Texas A&M 3, Utah State 1
Friday, September 05
Utah Postgame: Jamie Morrison
Thursday, September 04
Highlights: Texas A&M 3, Utah 0
Thursday, September 04
