Heather Kraft

Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
High School:
Oak Hall
Hometown:
Gainesville, Fla.

2012 (Senior)
Anchored a tough back row defense ... Saw action in nearly every match ... Had a service ace in the first match of the year at High Point (Oct. 28) ... Registered four digs against UNC Wilmington (Aug. 31) ... Had two service aces and eight digs against Davidson (Sept. 1) and another eight digs against Winthrop (Sept. 1) ... Put up five digs against Michigan (Sept. 7) ... Finished with 10 digs against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 7) ... Played against UNI (Sept. 8) and had nine digs and two service aces at Marquette (Sept. 8) ... Saw action at NC State (Sept. 19) and had 10 digs at North Carolina (Sept. 21) ... Had three digs against Furman (Sept. 25) while adding four assists, two service aces and 14 digs at No.14 Florida State (Sept. 28) ... Had four digs at Miami (Sept. 30) ... Added nine digs against Boston College (Oct. 5) and 11 digs in the win over ACC rival Maryland (Oct. 6) ... Put up 10 digs in the next match against Georgia Tech (Oct. 12) ... Had five digs against Clemson (Oct. 13) and four assists and nine digs at Virginia Tech (Oct. 19) ... Put up four digs at Virginia (Oct. 20) ... Finished with 13 digs in the comeback victory over NC State (Oct. 26) ... Had dive digs against North Carolina (Oct. 28) ... Tallied five digs against Maryland (Nov. 2) ... Recorded four service aces and 11 digs in the win over Boston College (Nov. 4) ... Had six digs against Miami (Nov. 9) and 10 against No.13 Florida State (Nov. 10) ... Put up 12 digs at Clemson (Nov. 15) and 12 at Georgia Tech (Nov. 16) ... Finished her career with 10 digs against Duke (Nov. 20).

2011 (Junior)
Appeared in all four matches at the 2011 Deacon Invitational ... Had 4 digs vs. Charleston Southern (9/3), while recording 5 digs vs. North Florida (9/4) ... Turned in a career-best four aces, also, against the Ospreys ... Recorded an ace vs. LSU (9/9) ... Played in 1 set and recorded a dig vs. Xavier (9/10) ... Played in all 3 sets vs. High Point (9/17) ... Posted 2 digs vs. Georgia Tech (9/24) ... Added 3 digs at Florida St. (10/2) ... Tallied 2 digs and an assist at Virginia (10/7) ... Registered 4 digs vs. NC State (10/19) ... Had a dig vs. North Carolina (10/21) and VCU (11/1) ... Put up a season-high 8 digs vs. Florida St. (11/11) ... Ended the year with 2 digs and an ace vs. Miami (11/12).

2010 (Sophomore)
Played in 13 matches and made two starts for Wake Forest ... Ended the year with 28 digs ... Had six digs in the season opener against Coastal Carolina on Aug. 27 ... Played against Campbell and East Carolina on Sept. 11 at the Black and Gold Invitational, recording her first ace of the season against the Pirates ... Played two sets against Duke and recorded five digs on Sept. 17 ... Played in two sets against Georgia Tech on Sept 24, recording an ace and a dig ... Had a season-high nine digs against Maryland on Sept. 30, playing in all five sets of the Deacs' loss ... Had three digs in three sets in a win over Boston College on Oct. 1 ... Saw action in one set at Miami on Oct. 24, at North Carolina on Nov. 5 and vs. NC Central on Nov. 9 ... Had four digs and an assist at Maryland on Nov. 12 ... Played in a set at Boston College on Nov. 14 and vs. Duke in the season finale on Nov. 23.

2009 (Freshman)
Played in 11 matches and made four starts for the Demon Deacons during her freshman year ... Had 82 digs on the season and was fourth on the team by averaging 2.48 digs per set ... Earned a spot on the ACC Honor Roll ... Started her first two career matches against Charlotte (Aug 28) and JSU (Aug. 29) ... Collected 14 digs against the 49ers and 10 against JSU ... Had her first career service ace against Furman (Aug. 29) ... Saw action in all three matches of the Western Michigan Invite (Sept. 4-5) ... Recorded a total of 18 digs and one assist on the weekend ... Played in all three matches of the Bash at the Boro, recording a total of 32 digs and three assists ... Had four digs and a season-best two service aces against Georgia Southern (Sept. 11) and came back the next day to collect two digs and one ace against Auburn (Sept. 12) ... Finished the tournament with a season-high 26 digs and three assists against Coastal Carolina (Sept. 12) ... Played in her first ACC-match against Duke (Sept. 18), recording one dig in her only set ... Saw action in one set of the team's five-set victory at Boston College (Sept. 24).

High School
Was a seven-time letterwinner at Oak Hall High School, earning four letters in volleyball and three in track & field ... Volleyball team made three-straight state final four appearance from 2005-07, including a runner-up finish in 2005 ... Was the runner-up for the Florida Volleyball Player of the Year as a senior ... Named the Gainesville Sun Female Athlete of the Year in 2009 after earning Gainesville Sun Volleyball Player of the Year honors in 2008 ... Was a three-time member of the All-Area Team and earned All-State honors as both a junior and senior ... A regional and state finalist on the track in 2006, 2007 and 2008 in the high jump, triple jump and 4x400 meter relay ... Was the Class 2A Sportsman of the Year for the state of Florida in 2006 ... Named the 2009 Oak Hall Athlete of the Year ... Played five seasons for the Gainesville Junior Volleyball Club, highlighted by a trip to the 2009 Junior Olympics National Tournament where her team finished 10th ... Also carries a strong academic resume as she was a member of the National and Spanish Honor Societies each of her four high school years ... A member of the Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society for four years and was named to the National Society of High School Scholars from 2006 through 2009 ... Was elected the Student Representative for the FHSAA Public Liaison Advisory Committee and held over a 4.0 GPA throughout her high school career.

Personal
Full name is Heather Ann Kraft ... Was born on February 19, 1991 in Gainesville, Fla. ... ... Also recruited by Central Florida, Davidson, Emory, Washington & Lee and Washington University in St. Louis ... Is majoring in international business ... Daughter of Peter and Dawn Kraft of Gainesville ... Father Peter played football at Florida State.