Black Hills State University Athletics

PRONUNCIATION

2025 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Atkinson appeared in all 26 games this year and started 16 games…She led the team in assists with 403 and averaged 4.58 assists per set…Atkinson finished fourth on the team in digs with 121…She added 11 aces and three total blocks…She reached 20 assists in eight games this year and reached 15 in 12 games…Atkinson set her career-high for assists early in the season when she had 38 versus Augustana…She also set a career-high in kills for that game as well with three, while posing a career-high 11 digs versus Western Colorado…She reached seven digs in eight games this year…The other career-best set this year was when she had two blocks versus Saint Martin’s…Due to her performance in the classroom, she earned RMAC Academic Honor Roll and CSC Academic All-District this year.

2024 (Redshirt Freshman)
She started three of 17 matches and playing in 55 sets…Finished second on the team in assists with 228, which is 4.15 per set…Added 53 digs and nine assists…Had a career high 26 assists in one of the starts versus Adams State…Reached 10 or more assists in all but three games last season…Set career highs in digs (9 versus Minot State) and kills (3 versus Minnesota-Crookston).

2023 (FRESHMAN)
Redshirt season... Did not appear in any matches for the Yellow Jackets.

PREP
Tallied 1,729 assists, 401 digs, 173 service aces, and 221 blocks in four years of varsity at Severance High School... Received the Outstanding Female Freshman Athlete of the Year... Ranked third in the state 4A volleyball rankings and was an All-Conference runner-up... Was named captain of her team in her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons and was an academic letter all four years of high school.

Club Team: Rocky Elite VBC