Personal: Full name is Caroline Patricia Berlekamp…Daughter of Kurt and Erin Berlekamp…Has an older brother, Jacob and younger sister, Claire.
Career Honors
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2023 Volley For Unity Tournament MVP
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2024 Elon Phoenix Classic All-Tournament Team
Career Highs (through Nov. 16, 2024)
Kills: 13 vs. N.C. Central | Sept. 10, 2023
Assists: 1, 9x last at Delaware | Nov. 16, 2024
Digs: 3, 3x last at Delaware | Nov. 16, 2024
Blocks: 8 at Stony Brook | Oct. 19, 2024
Aces: -- 5 vs. Charleston | Nov. 22, 2024
2024: Appeared and started in all 29 matches with 105 sets played…Led the team with 101 blocks and 19 solo blocks…Finished the season with 199 points (1.90/set), 128 kills (1.22/set), 29 digs, and 11 service aces…Ranked second on the team and sixth in the CAA, hitting 29.9 percent…Set a new career-high with eight blocks against Stony Brook…Notched a season-high 10 kills, hitting 56.3 percent, in the team’s win over N.C. Central…Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Elon Phoenix Classic after averaging 3.67 kills per set and 2.3 blocks per set.
2023: Played in 26 matches with 22 starts and appeared in 75 sets…Led the team with 62 blocks (0.83 / set)…Finished the season with 134 points and totaled 96 kills on 255 attempts…Delivered a career-best 13 kills in the team’s win over N.C. Central at the Phoenix Volley For Unity where she was named the MVP of the tournament…Notched her career-high in blocks with six on two occasions against Western Carolina and College of Charleston…Added two kills, two digs and two blocks at Towson on Nov. 5.
High School: A member of the varsity team since the ninth grade and a three-year letter winner, Berlekamp played for Coach Jenni Sage at Liberty Union-Thurston High School…Finished district runners-up in 2020 where she earned All-League Honorable Mention…Earned First Team All-District two years in a row and First-Team All-League once…Was the 2022 Mid-State League player of the year…Set several school records at Liberty Union-Thurston, as her 809 career kills, .397 career hitting percentage and 202 career blocks are all the most in team history…She played club at Mintonette Sports, where her 2021 team finished third at nationals in the national division…Been on the AVCA watchlist from 2020-22
Quoting Coach Tendler: "Every time I go to watch Caroline play, she keeps getting better and better. That's a tribute to her desire to improve, her work ethic and the high quality of training she is receiving. She is a very determined player and brings us great size in the middle."
