Cortnee Wilkerson returned to the volleyball program in 2015 after taking a year off the previous season. She completed her third year with the program in 2016 and ranks among the Raptors’ career leaders in numerous categories, including 11th in matches played (92, 29 shy of the program record), ninth in sets played (412, also 29 shy of the program record) and sixth in kills (569, 199 shy of fifth place). She is averaging 1.82 kills/set for her career, the program’s 11th-highest mark.
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A fine student as well, Wilkerson was named to the Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during both the Spring 2016 and Fall 2016 semesters.
Wilkerson will serve as one of the Scarlet Raptors'Â four captains this season.
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Volleyball 2016: Played in 97 sets and all 32 matches…Finished third on the team with 187 kills and 646 total attacks…Tied for fourth on the team with 20 blocks, including five solo blocks…Notched 81 digs…Named to the All-Tournament Team at Arcadia University’s Knights Invitational (Oct. 14-15)…Notched a double-double at Wilkes University (Oct. 30) with 13 kills and 11 digs, her season high for kills and one of her two matches with 11 digs…Also had 11 digs against Misericordia (Oct. 6), when she added nine kills…Her 13 kills against Wilkes marked one of three matches during the season she notched double-digits in kills, also collecting 12 against William Paterson (Sept. 22, adding three assisted blocks) and 10 against Gwynedd Mercy (Sept. 29)…Added three matches with nine kills apiece…Had two solo blocks in her double-double match against Wilkes.
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Volleyball 2015: Played in 93 sets over 27 matches…Compiled 203 kills, 101 digs, 14 assists, five service aces and 11 blocks… Set a career match-high total of 20 kills against Montclair State University (Oct. 6)… Notched her match-high total of 15 digs against Gwynedd-Mercy University (Oct. 1)…Helped team reach the New Jersey Athletic Conference Tournament and the ECAC Metro/Upstate Volleyball Championship Tournament…Named to the Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2016 spring semester.
Volleyball 2013: Played in 122 sets over 33 matches…Compiled 179 kills, 232 digs and 23 service aces… Set a career match-high total with 16 kills against Delaware Valley College (Sept. 23)…Notched a match-high total with 18 digs against Elmira College (Oct. 19).
High School:  Two-year varsity letterwinner at West Adams Prep High School for Coach Grigor Khudyan…First Team All-City…Served as the team captain and was named Most Valuable Player.
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Club Team: Starlings COLA.
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Personal: Born August 24, 1995…Political Science major with minors in both Philosophy and American Literature…Plans on continuing her education in pursuit of a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and eventually attending law school…Cortnee is the daughter of Giovanna Wilkerson of Los Angeles.
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