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Jersey Number 5
Jaali Winters
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Ankeny, Iowa
- High School:
- Centennial
Bio
Awards & Honors
2015 AVCA All-East Region First Team
2015 AVCA East Region Freshman of the Year
2015 AVCA Third Team All-American
2015 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/14
2015 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/28
2015 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 10/5
2015 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 10/12
2015 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 11/10
2015 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 11/16
2015 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
2015 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2015 Creighton Classic All-Tournament Team
2015 Creighton Female Athlete of the Year
2015 First Team All-BIG EAST
2015 PrepVolleyball.com Freshman All-American
2015-16 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2015-16 Dean’s List
2016 AVCA First Team All-East Region
2016 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2016 BIG EAST Conference All-Tournament Team
2016 BIG EAST Conference Tournament MVP
2016 First Team All-BIG EAST
2016 Iowa State Challenge All-Tournament Team
2016 NCAA Tournament All-Austin Regional Team
2016 PrepVolleyball.com Second Team All-American
2016 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
2016 Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year
2016 VolleyballMag.com Third Team All-American
2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016-17 Dean’s List
2017 AVCA First Team All-East Region
2017 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 10/17
2017 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/31
2017 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team
2017 CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team
2017 First Team All-BIG EAST
2017 Kansas Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 Kansas Invitational MVP
2017 PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American
2017 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2017 VolleyMob.com Honorable Mention All-American
2017-18 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2017-18 BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award
2017-18 Carl M. Reinert, S.J., Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2017-18 Dean’s List
2018 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2018 AVCA First Team All-East Region
2018 AVCA Third Team All-American
2018 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/11
2018 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 10/9
2018 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 10/30
2018 BIG EAST Player of the Year
2018 BIG EAST Tournament MVP
2018 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team Bluejay Invitational MVP
2018 CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team
2018 CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American
2018 First Team All-BIG EAST
2018 PrepVolleyball.com Non-Power 5 National Player of the Week, 11/1
2018 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
2018 Senior CLASS Award Candidate (30)
2018: Senior at Creighton
• Four-time All-American who is the program’s most decorated athlete ever.
• Named 2018 BIG EAST Player of the Year and BIG EAST Championship MVP.
• First player in more than 20 years (and third ever) to be a two-time BIG EAST Championship MVP.
• Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American and Third Team AVCA All-American in 2018.
• Program’s first two-time Academic All-American, and first player to be twice be named to one of the AVCA’s first three All-America teams.
• One of three athletes in CU history to earn four First Team All-Conference honors (Doug McDermott/Men’s Basketball; Tara Oltman/Softball).
• Four-time First Team All-Region player, one of three active seniors who can claim that (Minnesota’s Samantha Seliger-Swenson and Nebraska’s Mikaela Foecke).
• Owned 58 career double-doubles, including team-high 16 this year.
• Averaged 5.36 kills and 4.27 digs per set on .340 hitting in three matches (all wins) over nationally-ranked Marquette.
• In eight matches against ranked teams, had a double-double in seven of them and averaged 4.24 kills and 3.18 digs per set on .222 hitting.
• Opened senior season with 25 kills, 10 digs and four blocks in 3-2 win vs. No. 5 Kentucky (Aug. 24).
• Had 19 kills, 13 digs and five blocks at No. 10 USC (Aug. 25), and her four solo blocks were the most by a Bluejay since 2007.
• Owned 18 kills and 18 digs vs. No. 7 Nebraska (Sept. 6), then followed that with 15 kills and career-high 26 digs vs. Iowa State (Sept. 7).
• Earned Bluejay Invitational MVP honors after 18 kills and 15 digs vs. Wichita State to clinch team title for CU (Sept. 9).
• Honored as BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 11 and BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 9 and Oct. 30.
• Had 15 kills and 11 digs in 3-0 win vs. #21 Marquette (Sept. 23), then added 25 kills and 19 digs on .442 hitting in 3-1 win in the rematch (Oct. 27).
• Started match at Xavier with an 11-0 serving run (Sept. 29).
• Had 16 kills on .441 hitting in sweep of St. John’s that she set the CU career record in kills (Oct. 7).
• Notched 13 kills on career-high .545 hitting vs. Butler (Oct.20).
• Had 13 kills and 16 digs for a double-double in Creighton’s BIG EAST Championship semifinal win vs. Villanova (Nov. 23).
• Finished with 19 kills and 17 digs in BIG EAST Championship final win vs. No. 16 Marquette.
• Third in BIG EAST in kills (451) and 10th in digs (361), the league’s only player with more than 350 of each.
• Also ranked third in points per set (4.28), third in kills per set (3.82), 13th in digs per set (3.06), 18th in hitting percentage (.245)
• Unanimous Preseason All-BIG EAST for the third straight season.
• Named a Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American, Creighton’s Carl M. Reinert, S.J., Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and honored with the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award as a junior.
• One of 15 players in CU history to start four season openers.
• Will graduate in 3.5 years in December (Business Intelligence & Analytics).
• One of three players in program history with more than 1,000 career kills (1,843) and 1,000 career digs (1,386).
• Owns 96 different school records at Creighton, including career kills & attacks and wins appeared in.
• First name pronounced JAY-lee.
• Intends to play professionally in Europe.
2017: Junior at Creighton
• Started all 33 matches, leading team with 3.37 kills per set and was second with 2.81 digs per set.
• Honorable Mention All-American by both VolleyMob.com and PrepVolleyball.com.
• Named First Team All-BIG EAST for third straight fall after being a preseason All-BIG EAST choice.
• CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team and Second Team Academic All-American in 2017.
• BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 17 and Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 31.
• Earned 1,000th career kill in season-opener vs. Saint Mary’s (Aug. 25), reaching the milestone in 72 matches (second quickest in CU history).
• Tied for team-lead with 16 kills in win at No. 3 Washington (Aug. 26), including eight kills during the 25-23 final set victory.
• Landed on Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 2) after averaging 3.22 kills and 2.33 digs per set.
• Named MVP of the Kansas Invitational after double-doubles vs. No. 17 Purdue (13 kills, 10 digs) and No. 7 Kansas (14 kills, 12 digs).
• Scooped a season-high 20 digs vs. #19 Iowa State (Sept. 16).
• Tied career-high with 28 kills vs. Butler (Oct. 13), adding 19 digs.
• The 28 kills vs. Butler were third-most in school history and a D.J. Sokol Arena record for a Creighton player.
• Had 13 kills and 11 digs in 3-0 sweep over Marquette (Nov. 4).
• Finished with 16 kills and 16 digs in five-set win at Butler (Nov. 12) that clinched fourth straight BIG EAST title.
• Recorded 12 kills (including match point) and 19 digs in BIG EAST Championship final win at Marquette (Nov. 25).
• Owned six straight double-doubles from Nov. 12-Dec. 1.
• At year’s end, ranked second nationally among active juniors with 1,392 career kills, which is also the fourth-highest total in Creighton history.
• Also ranks top-five in CU history in career points per set (4.10 pps.) and kills per set (3.70 kps.).
• Won Creighton’s Carl M. Reinert, S.J., Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award (all sports) and the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award for volleyball.
Summer 2017: USA Volleyball
• Spent two weeks during the summer of 2017 with U.S. Volleyball’s Collegiate National Team, helping her team to the European Global Challenge title.
• Owned 27 kills to rank fourth on the U.S. team.
2016: Sophomore at Creighton
• Started all 36 matches, leading CU with 3.61 kills per set and ranking second on the team with 2.90 digs per set and 0.29 aces per set.
• Led all BIG EAST outside hitters in digs per set and was only player in the BIG EAST to rank in the top-10 in both kills per set and digs per set. Also ranked in the top 10 in points per set and aces per set.
• Second Team All-American by PrepVolleyball.com, Third Team All-American by VolleyballMag.com and AVCA Honorable Mention All-American.
• Named First Team All-EAST Region by the AVCA.
• Earned First Team All-BIG EAST honors and named MVP of the BIG EAST Championship.
• Honored with a spot on the All-Austin Regional Team.
• Posted 12 double-doubles in 20 matches against top-75 RPI teams (averaging 3.96 kps., 3.19 dps.).
• Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year.
• Named to Iowa State Challenge All-Tournament Team after consecutive double-doubles.
• Put down 21 kills and added 15 digs vs. No. 4 Kansas (Sept. 8).
• Collected fifth double-double with 13 kills and 20 digs at No. 25 Kansas State (Sept. 13).
• Had 16 kills, including nine in the second set, and hit .519 during 3-0 win at Xavier (Sept. 30).
• Hit .440 with 12 kills in win over Xavier (Nov. 6).
• Finished with 22 kills and 15 digs in 3-1 win at Marquette (Oct. 22).
• Slammed 22 kills during a 3-2 win over Villanova (Nov. 20).
• Hit .353 with 16 kills, 11 digs and three aces during BIG EAST Championship victory over Xavier (Nov. 26).
• Hammered a season-high 24 kills while adding 12 digs and four blocks in NCAA Tournament win over Northern Iowa (Dec. 1).
• Contributed 23 kills and 14 digs on .296 hitting in 3-2 win at No. 4 Kansas (Dec. 2) to secure return trip to the Sweet 16.
• Had 21 kills and career-high 25 digs in five-set win over No. 17 Michigan to help team reach first Elite Eight (Dec. 9).
• Led team with 11 kills and eight digs in NCAA Tournament match at No. 5 Texas (Dec. 10).
2015: Freshman at Creighton
• Led Creighton with 4.07 kills per set, setting Creighton single-season records for kills (546) and attack attempts (1,428).
• Led the team in kills (546), points (595.5) and double-doubles (16).
• In BIG EAST play, ranked second in kills per set and second in points per set, and in all matches ranked second in kills per set, second in points per set, 19th in digs per set and 20th in hitting percentage.
• Named an AVCA Third Team All-American, one of three freshmen honored on the first three teams, and the only outside hitter. She was the 16th freshman outside hitter since 2000 to be on the 1st/2nd/3rd All-America Team.
• Was a unanimous selection as the 2015 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, in addition to being a unanimous First Team All-BIG EAST choice.
• AVCA East Region Freshman of the Year and First Team All-East Region.
• Ranked 10th nationally in kills (second-best among freshmen) and 44th in kills per set.
• Six-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week.
• First freshman in CU history with 400 or more kills, and reached the 200, 300, 400 and 500 career kill milestones in fewest matches in program history.
• Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Bluejay Invitational and the Creighton Classic.
• Her 17 kills against Miami (Ohio) on Aug. 28 were a Creighton record for a debut, and her 14 digs made her the fifth to debut with a double-double.
• Had 25 kills vs. Kansas State (Sept. 20), including seven in the fifth set and CU’s last five kills. The 25 kills were a D.J. Sokol Arena record by a Bluejay.
• Put down 23 kills vs. Villanova on Sept. 27, then followed that up with a career-high 28 kills vs. St. John’s on Oct. 2. The 28 kills against the Red Storm were tied for third-most in CU history, and most since 2003.
• Had 23 kills in 3-0 sweep of Marquette (Oct. 11), including 21 in the final two frames.
• Finished with 25 kills and 14 digs in five-set win at Georgetown (Nov. 20).
• Had 21 kills and 17 digs in 3-2 win over Marquette (Nov. 27), setting a Creighton and D.J. Sokol Arena record with 77 attack attempts.
• Led all players with 18 kills in BIG EAST Championship final vs. Villanova (Nov. 28).
• Posted 20 kills and 10 digs in NCAA Tourney win over Coastal Carolina (Dec. 4).
• Led Creighton to first Sweet 16 with 21 kills and 21 digs in win at No. 23 North Carolina (Dec. 5), setting CU’s single-season kills record in the process.
• Led CU with 12 kills vs. No. 2 USC in Sweet 16 match (Dec. 11).
• Set CU’s freshman record with 19 straight matches of double-figure kills.
• Named a Freshman All-American by PrepVolleyball.com.
• Named Creighton’s Female Athlete of the Year.
2013-15: Centennial High School
• 2014-15 Under Armour Third Team All-American.
• Was ranked 41st on PrepVolleyball.com’s Senior Aces list.
• Team won state title with a 44-3 record her senior year.
• She led all players in the state championship match with 15 kills and 16 digs in a sweep over two-time defending champ Bettendorf.
• Named MVP of the All-Tournament Team at state as a senior.
• At the state tournament, led all players in kills, kills per set and serving percentage and also ranked third in digs.
• Team title was the first for a girls’ program in school history.
• As a senior, ranked second in the state of Iowa in kills per set (4.48), fifth in hitting percentage, eighth in aces (46) and 13th in blocks (68).
• Owns school records for kills in a match (32), kills in a season (534 as a junior), career aces (111), career blocks (232) and career kills (1,635).
2011-13: Ankeny High School
• Two-time First Team All-Central Iowa Metro League selection.
• Team went 30-7 as a sophomore and 29-9 her freshman season, falling in the state semifinals each time.
• Was a teammate of Megan Ballenger for two years at Ankeny High School before a new school in the city opened. Also was a teammate with Ballenger with All Iowa Attack throughout her entire high school career.
Personal
• Birthday is July 26.
• Daughter of James and Kelly Winters.
• Has siblings Riley, Arin and Trey.
• A business intelligence & analytics major.
• Served as a data analyst /programmer intern at Allied Oil and Tire Co. last summer.
• Favorite win last year was at Washington.
• Dream dinner guest would be Zendaya.
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