Izzy Starck

Career Highlights

AVCA National Freshman of the Year (2024)

AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the Year (2024)

Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2024)

AVCA Second Team All-American (2024)

First Team All-Big Ten (2024)

AVCA East Coast Region Team member (2024)

Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2024)

NCAA State College Regional All-Tournament Team (2024)

Five-time Big Ten Setter of the Week (2024)

Six-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2024)

at Penn State (2024-25)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2025)

Played in four matches and averaged 10.00 assists per set and 2.94 digs per set

Notched a season-high 53 assists in a five-set victory over Kansas (8/25)

Tied her career high with 17 digs against TCU

AS A FRESHMAN (2024)

AVCA National Freshman of the Year

AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the Year

Big Ten Freshman of the Year

AVCA Second Team All-American

First Team All-Big Ten

AVCA East Coast Region Team member

Big Ten All-Freshman Team

NCAA State College Regional All-Tournament Team

Five-time Big Ten Setter of the Week

Six-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week

Played in all 135 sets while starting all 37 matches at setter

Finished with 1,483 assists (10.99/set) while leading the team to a .283 hitting percentage and added 342 digs (2.53), 99 blocks (0.73/set), and 19 aces

Her 1,483 assists were the most in a season by a Penn State player during the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present)

Totaled 40 or more assists in a match 20 times and 50 or more assists in a match five times, including a season-high 56 in addition to 11 digs in a reverse-sweep win over No. 3 Nebraska in the NCAA National Semifinal (12/19)

Recorded 18 double-doubles with kills and digs

Averaged 10.72 assists/set while leading Penn State to .291 hitting and added 2.40 digs/set and 0.60 blocks/set over the Nittany Lions' six NCAA Tournament matches.

HIGH SCHOOL

The No. 1 ranked recruit in her class by PrepVolleyball.com

Colorado and Florida Gatorade State Player of the Year (2022 and 2023)

First-Team Under Armour High School All-American

Three-time All-State member in Colorado, including back-to-back seasons on the first team

2023 PrepVolleyball Club All-American

2022 CSML Player of the Year

Earned 2021 Southern Colorado Player of the Year honors as a freshman

Led Rampart to the 2021 Colorado State Championship

Played four years of club with Colorado Juniors and five with Vegas Aces

Member of the USA U21 National Team in 2023 and helped the team finish sixth at the World Championships

Led the U19 National Team to the gold medal at both the 2022 and 2023 Pan American Cup

PERSONAL

Izzy is the daughter of Errica and Doug Starck and has one older sister, Anjelina, who played volleyball at Penn State

Her mother played volleyball at Texas, and her father played volleyball at Ball State