Marian University

Awards:
2023-24 Marian Student-Athlete of the Year Finalist
CSC Academic All-District (June 25, 2024)
All-NACC Second Team (May 2, 2024)
NACC Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 28, 2024)
CSC Academic All-District (May 23, 2023)
NACC Defensive Player of the Week (May 3, 2023)

2024: Was one of the best defensive student-athletes in the NACC once again to earn her second All-NACC Second Team award.  Kolpitcke finished the regular season fourth in the NACC with 2.2 caused turnovers per game and 11^th in the entire country, second in the NACC, with 5.07 ground balls per game.  She had at least five ground balls in seven games including a career-best 12 coming against Hendrix in the season opener.  She also had five caused turnovers against Hendrix earning her NACC Defensive Player of the Week honors.  Kolpitcke caused multiple turnovers in 10 games with a career-best six coming in a one-goal win at UW-Stout.  Offensively, she had multiple goals in three games with a four-goal game coming at Illinois Tech.  She leaves Marian the all-time leader for ground balls and caused turnovers.

2023: Kolpitcke was second in the NACC this season with 2.4 caused turnovers per game and was 16th in the country, first in the NACC, with 4.93 ground balls per game.  She had at least four ground balls in 11 games with a season-high 10 coming in a win over Beloit.  Kolpitcke also caused multiple turnovers in 10 games and ended the season with multiple caused turnovers in the final five games.  Her season-high for caused turnovers came in a win over Elmhurst where she forced five turnovers. 

2022: Started in all 15 games scoring four goals with just as many helpers for eight total points.  She also finished the season with 24 ground balls, seven draw controls, and nine caused turnovers.  Had three of her caused turnovers come against Cornell on the road.  Finished the season with multiple ground balls in the final seven games of the season including a four-ground ball game against Aurora.

High School: Earned varsity letters in cross country and high school at Powell High School and was also a member of the Park County Ice Cats for hockey.  Highly decorated student-athlete earning four all-conference honors and one all-state selection for cross country, two all-conference nods for soccer, and seven all-state selections for hockey.  She was the team MVP for soccer twice and cross country three times, along with being named the Senior Athlete of the Year in 2020.  She went on to earn three state championships in hockey, and made an appearance at state for soccer in 2017.

Personal

Parents: Scott and Linda Kolpitcke

Siblings: One brother (Ryan)

Major: Nursing