Outlook

Jadyn Troutman is a 6-0 hitter who has much talent and natural ability ... Had a lot of success as a volleyball, basketball and track athlete at the prep level ... Is a well-rounded athlete, but looks to focus on volleyball and is expected to excel this coming year ... Has a strong presence at the net as a blocker and attacker.

Freshman Year 2021-22

Earned first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference and second-team All-Region VI/Plains District B honors … Played in 38 matches and 113 sets ... Ranked second on the team and ninth in the conference with 313 kills ... Also ranked second on the team and 12th in the conference with a kills-per-set average of 2.77 ... Ranks fourth on the team and eighth in the conference with an attack percentage of .258 ... Also had 107 blocks and 58 digs ... Recorded double figures in kills in 14 matches, and topped 20+ twice ... First hit double figures in kills with 15 in a win over No. Kirkwood (9-10-21) ... Followed with 11 kills in a win over No. 2 Parkland (9-11-21) ... Recorded 20 kills and a season-high seven blocks against No. 13 Highland (9-13-21) ... Produced double digit kills in eight of 10 matches from September 18 to October 9 ... Began the stretch with 14 kills in a win over Central (9-18-21) ... During the JCCC Challenge produced 13 kills in win over NEO A&M (9-24-21), 13 in a loss to No. 2 Iowa Western (9-25-21) and a season-best 22 kills in a win over Jefferson (9-25-21) ... Also had a season-high five digs against Jefferson ... Had 13, 10 and 14 kills in wins over Labette (9-29-21), Independence (10-1-21) and Ottawa JV (10-9-21) ... Was credited with 11 kills in a win at NEO A&M in the first round of the District Playoffs (11-3-21) … Tallied 30 kills over the four matches in the national tournament, highlighted by a 14-kill effort in a 3-2  victory over No. 2 Iowa Central, helping JCCC to a third-place national finish (11-20-21) … Was selected to the NJCAA D-II National All-Tournament Team ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic first-team with a grade point average of 4.0.

High School

Was a three-year starter for coach Eric Evans at Wellsville High School, Wellsville, Kan. … Graduated 2021 … Was a two-time first-team Pioneer League and Ottawa Herald All-Area selection … Helped the Eagles to a Pioneer League title in 2018 … Tallied 323 kills, 164 digs, and 22 aces as a senior … Played club volleyball from 2014-20 for Midwest Juniors coached by Kari Patton … Also earned three varsity letters in basketball, four in track and one in softball … Was a two-time Ottawa Herald All-Area team selection in basketball, and was named first-team All-Pioneer League as a senior … Was the regional champion in the javelin and placed eighth at the state meet in 2018 … Finished runner-up in the javelin at regionals in 2017 … National Honor Society member … Principal’s Honor Roll all four years. 

Personal

Born Jadyn Alane Troutman on July 14, 2003, in Olathe, Kan. … Daughter of Jason and Sharleen Troutman … Has two brothers, Jace and Jenson … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Ottawa University … Favorite food is pasta … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Cheesecake Factory … Favorite TV shows are Either You and Grey’s Anatomy … Favorite movie is Me Before You … Favorite actor is Will Ferrell … Favorite music entertainer is Lauren Daigle … Favorite cartoon character is Johnny Bravo …. Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Best player she has played against in Kansas Jayhawk hitter Kim Whetstone …Her two greatest sports moments were when she got blocked and it bounced off her face and back over the net and winning regional track in the javelin … Has a superstition that if she has a bad game, she can’t wear the same hairstyle the next game … A notable alumna from her school is activist, author and country music artist Chely Wright.