St. Thomas University Bobcats

Payton Bertke
Setter | Celina, Ohio
Major: Health and Physical Education

Career Highs
Kills: 7 at. MidAmerica Nazarene (9/01/2023)
Digs: 16 vs. Southeastern (11/11/2023)
Assists: 60 vs. Corban (11/29/2023)
Service Aces: 4 at. Southeastern (9/23/2023)
Blocks: 3 vs. Florida Memorial (10/18/2023)/Marian (11/18/2023)

Honors and Accolades
• Sun Conference Setter of the Week (Aug. 28, 2023; Sept. 25, 2023; Oct. 9, 2023)
• All-Sun Conference First-Team (2023)
• Sun Conference Setter of the Year (2023)
• Sun Conference All-Tournament Team & MVP (2023)
• AVCA All-Southeast Region (2023)
• AVCA All-American (Honorable Mention, 2023)

2023 (Freshman)
• Played 26 matches, started 25 of them, and 89 sets
• College Debut - 08/17 vs. Missouri Baptist
• Led the conference with 10.71 assists/set (10^th NAIA)
• Totals - 953 assists, 80 kills, 218 digs, 24 blocks, 28 aces
• 25 matches with 20+ assists, 20 matches with 30+ assists, 9 matches with 40+ assists, 3 matches with 50+ assists
• 11 double-doubles (digs/assists)