Courtesy Colorado State Athletics)
FORT COLLINS — The past four seasons, Tom Hilbert has always leaned toward the cautious with his incoming freshman, yet he's always had a true freshman crack the lineup in some form.
Next year is different. He thinks Katie Oleksak, a third-team Under Armour All-American at setter out of Arizona, is a special kind of player.
"She is game ready, she is talented, she's a creator," Hilbert said. "I don't know how she's going to be ranked, but in my opinion, she's the best recruit we've ever gotten."
With both setters graduating this year, Hilbert expects to go back to a 5-1 offense next year with Oleksak running it.