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Colorado Volleyball Adds One New Buff to 2025 Roster
April 09, 2025 | Volleyball
BOULDER – The Colorado volleyball team welcomes the addition of another freshman Nicole "Nikki" Ott (Valley, Neb./Skutt Catholic HS) to the 2025-26 roster, head coach Jesse Mahoney announced Wednesday, April 9.
Ott joins Audrey Asleson (La Grange, Ill./Benet Academy), Inés Losada Gordaliza (Coruña, Spain/IES Eusebio da Guarda), and Olivia Grenadier (Bloomfield, Mich./Detroit Country Day) to round out an exciting 2025 class.
"I'm excited to add Ott to our talented libero/DS core of athletes," Mahoney said. "As a player, she has a very natural platform touch and excellent range as a defender. She is a great competitor who comes from a championship tradition at the prep level. Ott has high expectations for herself, and I look forward to her game continuing to progress at the collegiate level."
A 5-7 libero/defensive specialist from Valley, Neb., Nikki Ott attended Skutt Catholic High School and helped her team to win three Nebraska state championships. Named to the RCC All-Conference Team and the AVACA All-Region Team in 2024, Ott finished her high school career with 527 digs and 148 aces. In 2024, she was also selected to the Lincoln Journal Star Class B All-State Second Team, Omaha World Herald All-State Second Team and Omaha World Herald All-Omaha Area Second Team. Ott played club for Elite Nebraska from 2021-22 and VCN from 2022-25. She and her team were the runners-up at the 2024 Mother McAuley Tournament and became the 2024 Bellevue West Tournament Champions.
Off the court, Ott enjoys wake surfing, traveling and hanging out with friends. During her time at CU she intends to major in marketing. Ott stated that she chose CU because of the welcome she received from both the coaches and players at Colorado – after meeting her best friends and future teammates, there is no place she'd rather be.
Nikki Ott Highlights
For more information on the Colorado volleyball team, please visit cubuffs.com/vb. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffsvb on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
Ott joins Audrey Asleson (La Grange, Ill./Benet Academy), Inés Losada Gordaliza (Coruña, Spain/IES Eusebio da Guarda), and Olivia Grenadier (Bloomfield, Mich./Detroit Country Day) to round out an exciting 2025 class.
"I'm excited to add Ott to our talented libero/DS core of athletes," Mahoney said. "As a player, she has a very natural platform touch and excellent range as a defender. She is a great competitor who comes from a championship tradition at the prep level. Ott has high expectations for herself, and I look forward to her game continuing to progress at the collegiate level."
A 5-7 libero/defensive specialist from Valley, Neb., Nikki Ott attended Skutt Catholic High School and helped her team to win three Nebraska state championships. Named to the RCC All-Conference Team and the AVACA All-Region Team in 2024, Ott finished her high school career with 527 digs and 148 aces. In 2024, she was also selected to the Lincoln Journal Star Class B All-State Second Team, Omaha World Herald All-State Second Team and Omaha World Herald All-Omaha Area Second Team. Ott played club for Elite Nebraska from 2021-22 and VCN from 2022-25. She and her team were the runners-up at the 2024 Mother McAuley Tournament and became the 2024 Bellevue West Tournament Champions.
Off the court, Ott enjoys wake surfing, traveling and hanging out with friends. During her time at CU she intends to major in marketing. Ott stated that she chose CU because of the welcome she received from both the coaches and players at Colorado – after meeting her best friends and future teammates, there is no place she'd rather be.
Nikki Ott Highlights
For more information on the Colorado volleyball team, please visit cubuffs.com/vb. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffsvb on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
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