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2018: Played in 22 matches and a total of 43 sets… Finished with 44 kills and 25 errors in 138 attack attempts for a .138 hitting percentage… Also added 13 digs, 11 assists, eight block assists and three service aces… Notched career highs with five kills on two occasions, including Feb. 17 against North Central (Ill.) and again vs. MSOE on March 21… Recipient of Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Scholar-Athlete Award.

2017: Played in eight matches and a total of 11 sets… Finished second on team with 27 assists (2.45 assists per set) and also added six digs and two service aces.

2016: Played in two matches and a total of two sets… Finished with two kills and three errors in eight attack attempts.

High School: Lettered one year in volleyball after transferring to Ironwood High School as a senior after spending first three years at Deer Valley High… Named all-conference and all-district as well as honorable mention all-state as a senior.

Personal: Born May 22, 1997… Son of Joe & Lynn Cotterman and has one brother (Connor) and one sister (Melissa)… Majoring in accounting.


Career ambition/goal: Become a respected club/college volleyball coach
Favorite TV show: WWE Monday Night Raw
Favorite movie: Major League
Favorite athlete: Hassan Whiteside (NBA’s Miami Heat)
Hero/most influential person: Coach and good friend Joaquin Santa Cruz
Why did you choose Lakeland? Liked the campus, environment and people