Regan Pittman

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-5
High School:
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Hometown:
Spring Hill, Kansas
Major:
Recreation Administration

PRONUNCIATION

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2021 SPRING - SENIOR SEASON: AVCA All-America honorable mention, her third All-America award of her career • three-time First-Team All-Big Ten selection • Senior CLASS Award first-team selection • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week • had three matches where she amassed double-digit blocks • finished the season averaging 1.48 blocks per set • has 502 career blocks • accumulated a .356 career hitting percentage and had 902 career kills • ranked eighth all time in career blocks and tied for third in career hitting percentage • started both matches against Michigan State • hit .476 in the Maryland series, including an 88.9 percent clip on Jan. 30 • had 13 kills, 11 blocks and 10 digs against Purdue • had nine blocks against Penn State • added a career-high 14 blocks in the win over Nebraska (2/19) • produced 21 blocks against Illinois, including 13 on March 13 • her 13 against the Illini was a school record for blocks in a three-set match • hit .471 against Wisconsin and had three blocks • had 13 kills, hit .571 and had 12 blocks against Northwestern (3/26-27) • hit .300, had 16 kills and six blocks against Iowa (4/2-3) • posted a team-best six blocks and had five kills in the Georgia Tech win (4/15).

2019 - JUNIOR SEASON:
AVCA First Team All-American • Volleyball Magazine First Team • First Team All-Big Ten • All-Region • played in all 118 sets for the Gophers • held a team-best 1.41 blocks per set, whcih ranked second in the Big Ten and 13th nationally • had 27 solo blocks and 139 block assists for a 166 total blocks • contributed 256 kills and hit .355 • averaged 2.17 kills per set • tied for a team-best 27 aces • had seven blocks in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge • tallied 14 blocks during the Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge • also hit .410 that weekend with 19 kills to become the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Week • hit .417 during the Diet Coke Classic and had 18 kills and seven blocks • had 16 kills, hit .640, added three assists, an ace and five blocks against Iowa • hit .583 and had a team-best 14 kills against Rutgers • had seven blocks and seven kills against Illinois • hit .400 in the home match against Illinois • had a career-best 11 blocks at Michigan • added a career-best 19 kills at Michigan State • Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Week after the Michigan/MSU road trip • had nine blocks vs OSU • had six blocks in the road with at Ohio State • hit .647 against Wisconsin • had nine blocks against Michigan • had 12 kills, an ace and six blocks against Nebraska • posted six aces against Rutgers • had a match-best seven blocks against Penn State • had 12 blocks, hit .375 and had two aces in the NCAA Regionals.

2018 - SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Second Team All-American • First Team All-Big Ten selection • AVCA All-North Region selection • ranked fourth on the team in kills with 274 • also averages 2.58 kills per set • led the team in hitting percentage (.400), blocks (121) and blocks per set (1.14) • had nine blocks, 25 kills and hit .447 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge • named the Diet Coke Classic Tournament MVP • had 24 kills, hit .524 and had 11 blocks in the DCC had 15 kills and seven blocks during the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge • hit .421 against Green Bay • had five blocks against Maryland • had three kills and two blocks in the win over Wisconsin • hit .500 in the win at Northwestern when she had eight kills, four blocks and two assists • had nine kills and three blocks in the win over Nebraska • hit .444 against Illinois and .500 against Northwestern • hit .444 against Nebraska when she had nine kills • hit .667 against Michigan State (11 kills, 1 error, 15 attempts) • had eight blocks and hit .500 against Michigan • contributed a team-best 15 kills, hit .520 and had eight blocks in the win over MSU (11/3/18) • hit .615 against Purdue and had eight kills • added a career-best 20 kills and hit .594 in the win over Ohio State • hit 533 against Rutgers • hit .600 against South Carolina when she had nine kills (15 attempts) and added four blocks • had 12 kills against Oregon.

2017 - REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN SEASON:
Played in 114 of 118 sets and 33 of 34 matches in her first year with the Gophers • ranked third on the team in kills (261), kills per set (2.29) and blocks (110) • started both matches during the Big Ten/ACC Challenge and made her collegiate debut in the 3-0 win over North Carolina • posted 15 kills, 10 blocks and hit .400 in her first week as a Gopher • produced 30 kills, hit .480 and a team-best 111 blocks in the Diet Coke Classic • had 12 blocks and 16 kills during the American Campus Classic • added a team-best 15 blocks during the Boise State Classic and had 26 kills • had 15 kills and seven blocks in opening weekend of Big Ten play • hit .438 and had seven kills in the win over Iowa • added nine kills and three blocks in the win over Wisconsin • hit .600 against Michigan and had three blocks • hit .471 against Iowa and had 10 kills in 17 attempts • hit .467 and had eight kills in 15 attempts in the win at Ohio State • had nine kills and two blocks in the home win over Ohio State • hit .522 and had 14 kills and two blocks in the Second Round win over Northern Iowa.

2016 - FRESHMAN SEASON:
Did not see action in matches.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
Named an Under Armour First Team All-American by the AVCA, and named Team East's Most Valuable Player at 2015 Under Armour All American Game • 2015 Prepvolleyball.com Club All-American and 2014 high school All-American • played with both her high school team, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and club team, KC Power • led Aquinas HS to a State Championship in 2014 as well as two State runner-up finishes in 2015 and 2013 • MVP of the 2015 Eastern Kansas League • 2015 all metro team and finalist for the Evelyn Gates Award • had over 1050 career kills at Saint Thomas Aquinas, .450 hitting clip, 349 blocks (236 solos) and 170 digs • the .450 career hitting efficiency ranks at the top of Saints' record books, while 472 kills this season is also a school record • KC Power finished fifth in Open twice (2016 and 2015) at the USAV National Championships • named to the 2015 American Family Insurance All-USA Preseason Team, a Prepvolleyball.com Pre-Season Watch List • two-time first-team all-state selection • two-time all-state tournament team honoree • 2014 Prepvolleyball.com All-American and was listed as the 12th-best recruit in the nation • National Junior of the Year finalist • member of the USA Youth National Team World Championship roster and garnered a silver medal in 2015.

PERSONAL:
Parents are Tim and Monica Pittman • has an older brother, Austin • recreation administration major • knits and sews some of her own clothes • mom, Monica, played volleyball at Colby and grandfather, Steve, played football at Carthage • has volunteered with the Special Olympics and on the Academic Honor Roll • also a standout track athlete, including a third-place high jump finish in 2015 • 2016 graduate of Saint Thomas Aquinas.