Kelly Cizek

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
High School:
Millard South
Hometown:
Omaha, Neb.

Awards & Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F99, S01)

2001-02
Saw action in 26 games, starting in seven in her senior ISU campaign...made over half her shots from the field, at a clip of .585...averaged 2.5 points over 11.1 minutes of play...went off for a double-double against Niagara (Dec. 14), recording 13 points and 11 rebounds...ripped down four rebounds in Big 12 Tournament action vs. Nebraska (March 5)...dished two assists in seven minutes vs. Missouri (Jan. 30)...scored two points and controlled five rebounds on the road against Nebraska (Jan. 26)...made plays all over the court vs. Nebraska (Jan. 5), notching six points, five rebounds and two assists...controlled the paint at Creighton (Nov. 27), notching a career-high 13 rebounds.

2000-01
Played in all but one game...had a season-high 10 rebounds vs. Creighton (Nov. 29), adding eight points on 4-of-5 shooting...scored a season-best nine points at UNI (Dec. 20) and vs. Howard (March 16)...tallied seven rebounds in 19 minutes of action vs. San Francisco (Dec. 17).

1999-2000
Played in 14...returned to action vs. Baylor (Feb. 26) after having surgery on a broken finger Jan. 28...tallied six points, one rebound and one block in seven minutes vs. Oklahoma State (March 8)...scored four points in five minutes at Creighton (Nov. 19)...pulled down six rebounds in six minutes vs. Western Michigan (Dec. 20)...collected three points, one rebound and one assist in five minutes of action at UMKC (Dec. 29)...had two points, two steals and three rebounds in six minutes vs. UNI (Dec. 19)...tallied two rebounds, one assist and one steal in six minutes of play vs. Western Illinois (Dec. 4)...also competed on the 2000 Cyclone outdoor track and field squad in the high jump...placed third at Missouri’s Tom Botts Invite with a season best 5-8 high jump mark.

1998-99
Played in 24 games...had six points and six rebounds in 16 minutes vs. OSU...had four boards and two points in seven minutes vs. Missouri...sank 5-of-6 free throws for five points and two rebounds in seven minutes at Missouri...tallied two pints and four rebounds in seven minutes vs. Colorado...saw 13 minutes of action at Clemson, tallying three points, two rebounds and two assists...tallied a career-high 11 points and nine rebounds vs. Southwest Texas...had three assists vs. Northern Illinois in a season-high 26 minutes...collected four rebounds, one assist and two steals in 20 minutes vs. Buffalo...collected two rebounds, one point and an assist in nine minutes at Oklahoma...pulled down a rebound in the NCAA Mideast Regional final, playing one minute vs. Georgia.

1997-98
Played on the ISU volleyball...played in 27 of 29 matches...tallied 58 kills, 116 digs and 10 aces...participated in the high jump on the Cyclone track and field team...placed fifth at the 1998 Big 12 indoor championship meet...placed seventh in the conference outdoor meet.

High School
Transferred to Millard South after her freshman year...Omaha World-Herald Female Athlete of the Year in 1997...a “Fab 50” volleyball recruit by Volleyball Magazine...led her team to three-straight Metro Conference and district championships...team was state champion her junior season and state semifinalist her sophomore and senior years...finalist for Nebraska’s 1997 Miss Basketball award...three-time all-division pick, captaining the squad twice...all-conference and all-state twice...vote to super-state team...member of two state all-tournament teams, captaining the 1997 squad...three-time high jump state champion...won state title in 100m hurdles...three-year conference and district champion...ranked 10th nationally in the high jump by Track & Field News...an all-state volleyball pick her senior year...earned all-conference volleyball recognition twice...owns school track records for high jump (5-10) and 100-meter high hurdles (14.98)...school record-holder in volleyball for blocks and kills...owns school’s basketball career mark for rebounds and is second to only her sister in career points...National Honor Society member...named LITE 96 Sportswoman of the Year...voted all-around student three times by her classmates...Wendy’s High School Heisman state winner and regional finalist...participated in the DARA program as a representative and role model...high school basketball coach was Rich Olson.

Personal
Journalism and sociology double-major...born Jan. 5, 1979...parents are Bonnieand Marc Cizek...father played football and ran track for Nebraska-Omaha...her first word was “basketball”...played for the Daubert/Woodsmen All-Star AAU team, taking second in the national tournament...has two sisters, Sara and Stacie...Sara played basketball at Creighton, while Stacie competed on the hardwood for South Dakota State.