Illinois Wesleyan

Has earned three letters (2010, 2011, 2012)...

Currently ranks No. 8 all-time at Illinois Wesleyan with 2,363 assists...Her 86 career service aces ranks No. 26 in IWU career records and she is No. 30 with 785 total digs ...

2012: Earned honorable mention on the all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin squads...Chosen "Setter/Defensive Player of the Week" in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin" on Oct. 2 ... Chosen CCIW "Setter/Defensive Player of the Week" for week ending Sept. 17 ... Named to all-tournament team at Carthage Invitational (Sept. 14-15) ... Named to all-tournament team of IWU's Barker Classic I (Sept. 7-8)...Appeared in 128 sets in 33 matches...Had 100 kills averaging 0.78 kills per set...Led the team with 1,260 assists (11th all time in a single season) averaging 9.84 assists per set (13th all time in a single season)...Had 314 total digs averaging 2.45 digs per set...Also contributed 23 service aces and 51 blocks...

2011: Appeared in 27 matches and 91 games...Led the team with 862 assists...Second in aces with 27...also contributed 44 kills and 238 digs...Had game highs of 60 assists vs. Rose-Hulman...Had a game high 18 digs vs. Wis.-Whitewater...

2010: Played in 29 of 31 matches as a freshman...Second on the team with 241 assists and 2.36 per set...Also second on the team with 233 digs and 36 service aces...

AT ST. THOMAS MORE HS: Earned four letters in volleyball, three in track and one in basketball for the Sabers...Champaign News-Gazette all-state second team and all-area first team as a senior...First team all-Sangamon Valley Conference as a senior after being honorable mention as sophomore and junior...Played on regional champions as junior and senior and conference champions three years...Chosen for a number of all-tournament teams...Won "Outstanding Setter Award" at 2008 University of Illinois Volleyball Camp...Played on club teams that went to Junior Olympics two years...Multiple state qualifier as track athlete, running on seventh place 4x800 relay team in 2010...School record holder in 400 and 800...Track team's "MVP" and team captain as junior and senior and Champaign News-Gazette all-state second team for track...Illinois State Scholar...National Honor Society...IHSA Academic Scholar Athlete Award...

PERSONAL: Erin Nichole Wachtel ... Born May 23, 1992...Majoring in business/economics at Illinois Wesleyan...Parents are Jayne and Lyle Wachtel.