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#11

Gabi Nordaker

Middle
Class
Senior
Height
5-10
Hometown
Omaha, Neb.
Previous School
Millard West HS
Honors and Awards

-2024 First Team All-GPAC                      -2024 GPAC Defender of the Week (Sept. 17)
-2023 NAIA Third Team All-American
-2023 First Team All-GPAC
-2023 Omaha World-Herald All-Midlands Team
-2023 AVCA NAIA West Central All-Region First Team
-2023 NAIA National Attacker of the Week (Oct. 10)
-2023 GPAC Attacker of the Week (Aug. 29, Oct. 10)
-2022 NAIA Second Team All-American
-2022 First Team All-GPAC 
-2022 GPAC Attacker of the Week (Sept. 27)  -2022 Omaha World-Herald All-Midlands Team
-2021 First Team All-GPAC
-2021 Omaha World-Herald All-Midlands Team
-2021 GPAC Attacker of the Week (Nov. 2)
-2020 Second Team All-GPAC
-2020 AVCA NAIA West Central All-Region Honorable Mention
-2020 NAIA National Attacker of the Week (Sept. 22)
-2020 GPAC Attacker of the Week (Sept. 22)

#11

Gabi Nordaker

Middle
Senior, 5-10

2023: Senior
Played in all 29 matches and in 97 sets as a First Team All-GPAC middle blocker ... posted season totals of 267 kills (2.75/set) and 116 blocks (1.20/set) while hitting a team best .328 ... season high of 15 kills came in two separate matches ... racked up a season best 10 blocks in the win over Jamestown on Oct. 6 ... surpassed 1,000 career kills in the win over Mount Marty on Sept. 20 ... following four seasons, has tallied 1,160 kills and 458 blocks in 114 career matches.

2022: Junior
Played in 107 sets and led the team in kills and blocks with 328 kills and 114 blocks ... also finished the season with 29 digs and 1 assist ... had 16 kills on 3 different occasions, twice against Midland on Sept. 9 and Nov. 9, and a third time against Hastings on Nov. 30 ... finished this season with a career total of 893 kills which ranks 14th in school history as well as ranking 26th on the single season kills leaderboard at Concordia ... the total of 342 blocks in her career also places her in 6th place all time at Concordia for blocks in a career. 

2021: Sophomore
Appeared in all 120 sets and 31 matches ... amassed 347 kills and a team high 130 blocks ... hit .354 from the middle ... produced 17 kills and 12 blocks in the GPAC semifinal win at College of Saint Mary ... notched double-digit kills 18 times ... posted 13 blocks in the national tournament win over Viterbo on Dec. 1 ... piled up season high 22 kills at College of Saint Mary on Sept. 25.

2020: Freshman
Appeared in 23 games, and 80 sets...Recorded the most blocks on the team with 98, 3rd most kills on the team with 218, averaging 2.73 per game...17 digs and two service aces...

High School
Prepped at Millard West High School for head coach Joe Wessel … lettered and started all four years … career statistics included 733 kills, 312 blocks, 39 aces, 187 digs and a .265 hitting percentage over 365 sets played … led the Wildcats to four state tournament appearances … helped Millard West to four-straight district titles … lettered three times in swimming and once in track and field … member of honor roll.

Personal
Born in Omaha, Neb., on June 28, 2002 … daughter of Cris and Sara Embree … has two younger siblings: Parker and Isabelle … enjoys reading, outdoor activities, and spending time with family.

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