Russ Rose Then (2007): “Caitlyn has good natural quickness and is a young player who we[apos]re going to train and take a look at to see if she can make some contributions from the backrow position.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Caitlin was a good back row player from Pittsburgh who was only with us her freshman year. There was not a lot of playing time for her, but she came to practice every day and gave us a great effort. All of those types of people are still instrumental to a team’s development. Even if they don’t play, they’re valuable. Sometimes kids can be a pain in the butt, if they don’t get to play, but Caitlin was really a positive player all the time.”
2007 Season (Freshman): 2007 National Champion … played in 4 sets, registering 1 assist … did not play for Penn State in subsequent seasons.
Before Penn State: Four-year volleyball letterwinner and one-year basketball letterwinner at Vincentian Academy in McCandless, Pa. … three-time team captain for the Lions … during senior season helped the squad to the WPIAL title and a third-place finish in the state championship … aided the team in posting a 58-34 four year record … earned the Heart of the Champion award during senior season … member of the Pittsburgh 3 Rivers club volleyball program … team captain five years with the program … 2002 squad captured the East Coast Championship title and the 2004 Early Bird crown … member of the high honor roll and National Honor Society.