Illinois Wesleyan

Has earned four letters (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) ...

2018:  Co-winner of team's "Most Valuable Player" honor ... Honorable mention All-American on AVCA Division III teams ... Appeared in 33 matches and played in 123 sets ... Had 426 kills, 20 assists, 29 service aces, and 363 digs. Had team-high of 13 solo blocks ... Elected to District 7 Academic All-District team and on ballot for Academic All-American® ... Named to first team of College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin All-Conference squads ... Named to first team AVCA All-Midwest Region squads ... Named to All-Tournament team of Concordia (Wis.) Invitational (Oct. 20) ... Named to All-Tournament team of Holiday Inn Express Classic II (Sept. 22) ... Named to All-Tournament team of Holiday Inn Express Classic II (Sept. 8) ... Named "Offensive Player of the Week" in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin on Sept. 25 (Elmhurst, Trinity, Texas Lutheran, Williams) ... Named CCIW "Offensive Player of the Week" on Sept. 18 (Calvin, DePauw) ... Named to All-Tournament team of season-opening Emory (Ga.) Classic ... Named "Offensive Player of the Week" in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin on Oct. 16 ... CCIW Jack Swartz Award Recipient ... Academic All-CCIW ...

2017: Appeared in 31 matches and played in 116 sets ... Had 10 set assists, 354 digs, 304 kills, and 27 service aces ... Chosen to first team of College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin All-Conference squads ... Named to All-Tournament team of Barker Classic I ... Academic All-CCIW ...

2016: Appeared in 29 matches and played in 107 sets ... Had 270 kills, 9 assists, 129 digs, 39 blocks, and 28 service aces ... Elected to second team of College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin all-league squads ... Named to All-Tournament team of Barker Classic III ... Named to All-Tournament team of Barker Classic I ... Academic All-CCIW ...

2015: Appeared in 113 sets and played in 31 matches ... Finished with 277 kills and averaged 2.45 kills per set..Had 31 service aces and 131 digs ... Academic All-CCIW ...

AT LINCOLN-WAY NORTH HS: Earned three volleyball letters as outside hitter ... All-State special mention, Champaign News-Gazette ... All-Area for Chicago Tribune and Daily Southtown teams ... All-Suburban Southwest Conference honoree and named to multiple all-tournament teams ... Named her team's "Offensive Player of the Year" as she led squad with 257 kills and 200 digs ... As senior, played for team that went 33-3 and were conference champions ... Played for 2013 team that was conference champ and 4A regional winners ... 2014 AAU Academic All-American ... Illinois State Scholar, National Honor Society ... Also in national honor societies for history, science and math ...

PERSONAL: Rachel A. Burkman ... Majoring in nursing at Illinois Wesleyan ... Other interests include saving lives, taking naps, and drawing snails ...