2026 Women's Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 44
Brooke Bultema
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Ursuline Academy
PRONUNCIATION
2023-25 (Kentucky):
• Played in 309 sets across 49 matches over two seasons at Kentucky, recording 309 kills and 159 total blocks
• Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2024 after racking up 217 kills and 104 blocks, averaging over two kills and one block per set
• Played 57 sets as a redshirt sophomore in 2025, finishing the year with 92 kills and 55 blocks
• Set a career-high with 14 kills against Tennessee on Oct. 16, 2024
• Posted 11 kills and a career-high eight blocks against Louisville on Sep. 18, 2025
• Notched double-digit kills in nine matches at Kentucky, while also recording at least five blocks in 12 matches
• Redshirted the 2023 season as a freshman
• Named to the 2025 USA Volleyball U23 Team, where she won gold with future teammate Chloe Chicoine at the 2025 U23 Pan American Cup
High School/Club:
• Lettered in volleyball for four years at Ursuline Academy in Cincinnati
• Recognized as an Under Armour All-American as a senior in 2023
• Was also recognized as both the GGCL Player of the Year and Cincinnati Enquirer Player of the Year in 2023
• Led her Ursuline Academy team to the 2022 OHSAA Division I state title
• Played her club ball with Elevation Volleyball Club
Personal:
• Birthday is August 2, 2004
• Daughter of John and Tiffany Bultema
• Has one sibling, Johnny, who played basketball for Wheaton College
• Major is business administration
• Hopes to play professionally after graduating college
• Proudest moments of her athletic career include being named to the USA Volleyball U23 Team and finishing as the 2025 NCAA team runner-up
• Hobbies outside of volleyball include being outside, reading, spending time with family and friends, hiking, cooking and watching movies
• Favorite foods are steak, sushi and sweet potatoes
• Favorite athlete is Anna Stevenson Hall
• Favorite musical artists are Coldplay and Tiffany Hudson
2023-25 (Kentucky):
• Played in 309 sets across 49 matches over two seasons at Kentucky, recording 309 kills and 159 total blocks
• Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2024 after racking up 217 kills and 104 blocks, averaging over two kills and one block per set
• Played 57 sets as a redshirt sophomore in 2025, finishing the year with 92 kills and 55 blocks
• Set a career-high with 14 kills against Tennessee on Oct. 16, 2024
• Posted 11 kills and a career-high eight blocks against Louisville on Sep. 18, 2025
• Notched double-digit kills in nine matches at Kentucky, while also recording at least five blocks in 12 matches
• Redshirted the 2023 season as a freshman
• Named to the 2025 USA Volleyball U23 Team, where she won gold with future teammate Chloe Chicoine at the 2025 U23 Pan American Cup
High School/Club:
• Lettered in volleyball for four years at Ursuline Academy in Cincinnati
• Recognized as an Under Armour All-American as a senior in 2023
• Was also recognized as both the GGCL Player of the Year and Cincinnati Enquirer Player of the Year in 2023
• Led her Ursuline Academy team to the 2022 OHSAA Division I state title
• Played her club ball with Elevation Volleyball Club
Personal:
• Birthday is August 2, 2004
• Daughter of John and Tiffany Bultema
• Has one sibling, Johnny, who played basketball for Wheaton College
• Major is business administration
• Hopes to play professionally after graduating college
• Proudest moments of her athletic career include being named to the USA Volleyball U23 Team and finishing as the 2025 NCAA team runner-up
• Hobbies outside of volleyball include being outside, reading, spending time with family and friends, hiking, cooking and watching movies
• Favorite foods are steak, sushi and sweet potatoes
• Favorite athlete is Anna Stevenson Hall
• Favorite musical artists are Coldplay and Tiffany Hudson
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