Michael Brian / Loveland Reporter-Herald)
FORT COLLINS — There was never any worry.
Ever.
Tom Hilbert was just that confident when Katie Oleksak signed her national letter of intent. His hitters at Colorado State weren't sweating having a true freshman at setter either.
They were on to something, because Oleksak has been as good as advertised in green and gold.
"Better maybe," Hilbert said. "In that she's grown, she's figured out tempos that are working to keep these guys athletic. She takes feedback, she understands what to do in out-of-system situations, because that's really been a big difference in what she was doing in club versus now.