2026 Women's Volleyball Roster

7 Kierstyn Barton

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • High School Corona Del Sol High School
  • Hometown Chandler, AZ

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (AT WASHINGTON)
  • 2025 All-Big Ten First Team
  • 2025 AVCA All-North Region Team
  • 2024 All-Big Ten Second Team
  • 2023 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
  • 3x Pac-12 Freshman of the Week
PREVIOUS SCHOOL (2023-2025)
  • Spent the first three years of her college career at the University of Washington
JUNIOR (2025)
  • AVCA All-North Region Team
  • All-Big Ten First Team
  • Academic All-Big Ten Team
  • Preseason All-Big Ten Team
  • Was the leading attacker for the Dawgs, posting 400 total kills and a 3.57 kills per set average
  • Averaged a career-best 0.21 aces per set, and also had 1.96 digs per set, which ranked fourth on the team
  • Was one of just five players in the Big Ten to have 400+ kills and 200+ digs for the season Posted double-figure kills in all but three matches she played and led UW in kills 16 times 
  • Had seven double-doubles in kills and digs and eight matches with 12+ kills while hitting over .300 (UW was 6-2 in those matches)
  • Was one of her team's primary passers, handling the second-most serve-receptions with 706 and a .945 reception percentage
  • Hit .355 with 12 kills in a 3-0 win over UCLA (November 22)
  • Totaled a dominant 15 kills while hitting .464 in a 3-0 sweep of Oregon (October 31)
  • Had 15 kills on a .400 Att% at No. 10 Purdue (September 25) 
  • Recorded a season-high 21 kills two times, in back-to-back matches, against San Diego (2-3 loss; September 14) and at Washington State (3-1 win; September 17)
  • Earned All-Tournament Team recognition at the Husky Invitational with 34 kills and a .325 attack percentage
SOPHOMORE (2024)
  • All-Big Ten Second Team
  • Academic All-Big Ten Team
  • Led the Huskies with a 3.32 kills per set average, which ranked 15th in the Big Ten
  • Missed a chunk of the season due to injury, appearing in 65 sets out of a total 117, and started 15 matches
  • Led UW in kills in 11 of the 17 matches she played in and had double-digit kills in 13 of 17 matches
  • Improved her attack percentage to .250 and was second on her team with a 2.35 digs per set average alongside 0.46 blocks per set
  • Had five double-doubles and reached 20 kills for the third time with 20-4-48 (.333) line in a 3-2 win over No. 10 Oregon (October 30) 
  • Totaled a career-high 20 digs plus 16 kills for an impressive double-double in a win over Maryland (October 26)
  • Went for 20 kills and 16 digs in her first start back from injury at No. 11 Oregon (October 13)
  • Compiled a a dominant season-high 22 kills, a .500 attack percentage, and 12 digs in a 3-1 win over WSU (September 13)
FRESHMAN (2023)
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team 
  • Three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week
  • Ranked third on her team with 2.79 kills per set and handled the most serve-receptions of any Husky with 541
  • Started 23 matches, and led UW team in kills six times 
  • Had 14 matches with double-digit kills and four double-doubles 
  • Led Washington with 17 kills, 13 digs, and a season-high four blocks while hitting .286 in a big comeback win at Utah (November 17)
  • Tallied a season-high three aces plus four kills against UCLA (November 12)
  • Won a third Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award on November 6 after a road trip to Cal and Stanford in which she averaged 3.38 kills per set and 2.75 digs per set while hitting .276 ... Posted a double-double with new career-high 13 digs and 10 kills at No. 5 Stanford (November 5)
  • Recorded a tied-for-team-high 17 kills on 44 swings with nine digs, two aces, and two blocks in a 3-1 win at Cal (November 3)
  • Won a second-straight Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor on October 16 after posting 17 kills in consecutive matches, both UW wins over Colorado and Utah ... 
  • Had 17 kills on 44 swings with 10 digs for her first double-double in a five-set win over Utah (October 15)
  • Won Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the first time on October 9 after averaging 3.67 kills per set against No. 3 Stanford and Cal
  • Twice had kills to earn match points in a 26-24 set win to end a win over Oregon State (October 1) finishing with 17 kills
  • Tallied 11 kills in 3-1 defeat at No. 6 Oregon (September 29)
  • Came up big in a five-set win at Cal Poly September 14) with 26 kills (.436 Att%), making her the first UW freshman with 25-plus kills since Krista Vansant in 2011
  • Had an impressive collegiate debut against UTEP (August 25) with 11 kills on 26 swings with two blocks.
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended Northwest Christian School as a freshman and sophomore, then Corona Del Sol as a junior and senior
  • Led Northwest Christian to 3A Arizona state titles as a freshman and sophomore, then finished third at the 6A state level as a junior with Corona Del Sol before winning the 6A state title as a senior
  • Played her club 18s year for Club One Volleyball, and the prior three years with Aspire Volleyball Club
  • Was chosen for the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program training block in 2021-22 and was on the preliminary roster for 2021 USA U18 National Team
  • Named an AVCA First Team All-American as a senior in 2022
  • Was also the 2022 MaxPreps Player of the Year in Arizona 
  • Earned Sports360 Arizona All-Academic Team honors in 2022
PERSONAL
  • Born to Alysia Cronise and Bobby Wilson in in Richmond, Virginia
  • Has one brother, Isaiah
  • Her mother was a standout sprinter who competed in the Olympic Trials in the 400m hurdles

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