2011 • MVC Good Neighbor Award Forced to sit out her senior campaign due to concussions • remained with the team as a mentor for the defensive specialists • earned the MVC's Good Neighbor Award due to her contributions in the classroom and the Carbondale community.
2010 • MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention Battled injury for a fair portion of the beginning of the season before returning to dominate at libero during the big home series against Indiana State and Illinois State • recorded a season-high 26 digs against Illinois State (Oct. 9) • finished the season averaging 3.72 digs per set, ranking 13th in the MVC.
2009 • MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention • MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 16) As a sophomore, played the majority of her 29 matches and 106 sets at libero • finished the season averaging a team-leading 4.45 digs per set, ranking eighth in the Missouri Valley Conference • recorded 33 assists, 21 service aces and 472 digs • recorded a career-high 33 digs at Creighton (Nov. 13).
2008 As a freshman, saw action in 26 matches, starting six • played in 82 sets • finished the season averaging 1.89 digs per set • recorded 25 assists, 11 service aces and 155 digs • recorded a season-high 15 digs at Missouri State (Nov. 8).
High School A four-year letterwinner that helped her team to a 101-8 record in three seasons, two regional championships and a third-place finish at state as a senior • in 2007, as a senior was named first-team All-Conference and All-County • named Team Captain, Most Inspirational and received the Walter D. Boyd Scholarship for excellence in athletics and leadership • as a junior was named first-team All-County, second-team All-Conference, leading her team in digs • as a freshman and sophomore was named Most Inspirational Player on her team, as a sophomore led her team in digs • named class valedictorian, Illinois State Scholar and a member of National Honor Society.
Personal Club Team • Illini Elite Full name is Lauren Elaine Blumhorst • majoring in math education • born November 10, 1989 in Decatur, Ill. • has one sister Maria, a junior at SIU • daughter of Mike and Pam Blumhorst • both parents were graduates of SIU • dad, Mike, was a four-year letterwinner on the baseball team (1981-84) receiving the scholar-athlete award in 1984.
