Washington State University Athletics

Stephanie Papke’s career placed her alongside an elite class of Washington State Volleyball student-athletes. The 6-foot setter from Auburn, Washington posted an incredible list of accomplishments throughout her athletics career (1993-97). After redshirting as a freshman and playing the following year, it was during her sophomore season where Papke began to show off her potential. Papke was named an All-Pac-10 honorable mention, along with sharing team most valuable player honors with Sarah Silvernail, and earning Pac-10 All-Academic second team honors. Her junior season she excelled both on and off the court, as she was selected to the AVCA All-American second team, earned All-District 8 honors, and was the first Cougar volleyball player to be voted by coaches to the All-Pac-10 team, and earn Pac-12 All-Academic first team honors. She went on to lead the conference in 1996 in assists per set with 13.92, and finished sixth nationally in the stat category. Papke capped off her WSU Volleyball career earning All-Pac-10, and Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention honors, during her senior season. The awards did not stop there however, as Papke was WSU’s Pac-10 Medal Winner, and was a NCAA Woman of the Year nominee as well. Overall she helped WSU Volleyball established a winning mentality, making four total trips to the NCAA Tournament during her career with the Cougars, including an Elite Eight appearance in 1996, and a Sweet Sixteen trip in 1997.