Columbia University Athletics

2006 Season: Named to the Sacred Heart Invitational all-tournament team after leading the team on defense in two of the three games and posting double-doubles vs. both Wagner and Sacred Heart in order to help the Lions sweep the tournament ... averaged 2.73 digs per game ... had a career-high 23 kills to help the lions clinch a five-set thriller against brown and also made 15 digs for the double-double ... second on the team with 262 kills on the season, averaged 3.08 kills per game ... 60 assists on the season ... 21 service aces ... garnered an impressive 10 double-doubles on the season ... had a double-double in the team’s win over Hartford with 11 kills and 10 digs ... led the team with 11 kills vs. Iowa, adding 10 digs for the double-double ... posted 20 kills vs. Eastern Michigan ... added 10 kills and 13 digs to the victory over Wagner ... led the team on defense and offense vs. Yale with 17 kils and 19 digs ... led the team on offense vs. Brown with 16 kills ... team-high 11 kills vs. Cornell ... had a career-high 23 digs vs. Harvard and also had 14 kills for the double-double ... had a team-high 14 kills vs. Dartmouth and also had 10 digs for the double-double ... made 14 kills and 14 digs vs. Harvard ... had a double-double vs. Dartmouth with 17 kills and 12 digs.

2005 Season: Led the team in service aces with 31 ... averaged 3.29 kills per game ... had a career-high 280 kills on the season ... had a career-high 20 digs in team’s win over Harvard ... posted double-doubles in seven matches including Sacramento State, Loyola, Manhattan, Penn (2), Harvard and Brown ... accumulated a team-high 18 kills against both Loyola and Fairfield.

2004 Season: Named to the Marist College Invite all-tournament team after averaging 4.09 kills per game in the tournament ... led the team with 273 kills on the season, averaged 3.07 kills per game, second on the team ... averaged 2.76 digs per game ... led the team in kills with 11 vs. NC State ... had a team-high 15 digs vs. Wofford ... had a season-high 21 kills in team's win over Manhattan, also had 12 digs ... led the team with 12 kills against West Virginia ... led the team with 20 kills vs. Hartford and also had 10 digs for a double-double ... had a team-high 13 kills vs. Marist ... had a double-double vs. Cornell with 18 kills and 10 digs ... led the team with 12 kills vs. Harvard while also having 12 digs ... had 12 kills and 10 digs vs. Dartmouth ... had 10 kills and 14 digs vs. Yale ... led the team with 18 digs at Brown ... had a double-double in team's win over Dartmouth with 12 kills and 12 digs ... led team with 12 kills vs. Harvard ... led Lions on both offense and defense vs. Brown with 13 kills and 15 digs.

Pre-Columbia: Awarded six letters from Lutheran High, two in volleyball, four in soccer ... named second team all-league in 2002 ... was a goalkeeper on her varsity soccer team ... was named second team all-league and third team all-CIF in 2001; first team all-league and third team all-CIF in 2002 and 2003 ... had a 0.63 goals against average and nine shutouts her senior year ... soccer team was league champions three years in a row ... received the Bank of America Achievement Award in Arts, was the Spanish 3 Student of the year in 2002 ... AP Biology student of the year in 2003 ... three-year member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Enjoys reading and studying sign language ... was an oboist for three years in the Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra ... was the principal oboe for 2003-04 ... has traveled to Australia, Italy and Germany for different musical performances ... sister, Rachel, plays volleyball for Indiana ... Natalie Curbey Gerling ... birthday: 12/2/85 ... parents Shawn and Dale Gerling.