2014: Played in 28 matches and 87 sets...finished the season with 138 kills and 1.59 kills per set...hit a .183 on the season...accumulated 44 total blocks...totaled 10 kills while hitting a .444 against Lynchburg (8/31)...had nine kills and two block assists against Emory (8/31)...named to the Berry Invitational All-Tournament team.
2013: Member of SAA regular season and tournament champion Vikings team...named to the SAA Fall 2013 Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll...saw action in 34 matches and 117 sets...finished with 191 kills and 1.63 kills per set...tallied a .247 attacking percentage...collected 75 total blocks and 13 service aces...was second on the team in solo blocks with eight...totaled 12 kills, five digs, four total blocks, two service aces against Hardin-Simmons (9/14)...finished with 12 kills and one total block in a 3-0 victory against Rhodes (10/20)...compiled 11 kills, one dig and one solo block at Emory (11/2).
2012: Member of SAA regular season and tournament champion Viking team...SAA All-Conference Honorable Mention...Named to the SAA Fall 2012 Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List...Appeared in 31 matches and 100 sets...finished third on the team in kills (200) and fourth in kills per set (2.00)...tallied a .286 attacking percentage...dished out two assists on the season...picked up 18 digs on the year...finished second on the team in total blocks (61) and second in blocks per set (.61)...logged nine kills and three blocks against Clearwater Christian (9/1)...tallied a season high 15 kills and six blocks versus Transylvania (9/8)...had 14 kills in five sets against Washington and Lee (10/13).
2011: Sat out of matches all the way through Sept. due to an injury...participated in first match as a freshman Sept. 30...played in 8 matches and a total of 18 sets...recorded 12 kills with 0.67 kills per set...assisted in two blocks for the season...contributed four service aces to the team including two in one game against Fisk on Oct. 28.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball at Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia...two-time all-region selection...also named team’s Most Valuable Player twice...served as team captain...four-year Scholar-Athlete...earned Dodge Student-Athlete of the Week honor...earned team’s Freshman Coach’s Award...named Most Valuable Player at the Ampest SpikeFest Tournament.
Personal: Gretchen Kaufman was born in Atlanta, Georgia...the daughter of Suzanne and Scott Kauffman...has one brother, Ryan...made dean's list in spring 2012, fall 2012 and spring 2013...involved with Athletes Bettering the Community, Dig Pink and the Boys and Girls Club...on-campus job: kinesiology office assistant...majoring in exercise science and minoring in psychology at Berry.
