2011 Outlook
Should challenge for time in what should be a loaded back row for the Tigers ... Is a gifted passer that brings with her plenty of high-level experience and should see plenty of time in the Tiger back row this season.
2010
Did not see action in a match for Mizzou.
High School
LedParkway SouthHigh School to a 2008 Suburban West Conference Championship while earning a varsity letter in each of her four seasons with the Patriots ... Led the Suburban West Conference in digs in 2007 after averaging 5.72 per frame with 103 digs overall ... Came back and ranked seventh in the league at a clip of 5.20 digs per set, good for 156 overall ... Boasted a service reception percentage of 94.64-percent in 2007, a career-best, and boasted a 92.55-percent clip in 2008 ... Led the Patriots to runner-up finishes in the district in both 2006 and 2008 ... Helped her team to the 2008 Meramec Tournament title in 2008 as well ... Also earned a pair of varsity letters as a member of the Patriots' swimming team, where she helped the team finish second in the state in 2008 and as Suburban West Conference Champions in 2007 and 2008 ... Also led the swimming team to Parkway Quad Championships in 2007 and 2008 ... Earned a letter in track and field as well ... Member of National Honors Society, honored as the Student of the Month once during high school and was active in peer teaching and the Special Olympics ... Member of both the Honor Roll and Citizenship Roll during high school.
Personal:
Born July 13, 1992, in Osage Beach, Mo., to Pete and Helen Buchanan ... Plans to study Nutrition and Fitness while at Mizzou and expects to graduate in May of 2014 ... Has aspirations of working for a professional sports team ... Brother, TJ, is a senior mechanical engineering major at Mizzou.
