Julia Towler

Photo by: Tim Tai

Photo by: Tim Tai

Photo by: Tim Tai

Photo by: Tim Tai

CAREER HONORS

SENIOR (2016)

Limited to injuries in her final year at Mizzou, only appearing in 11 total matches (two starts)
Appeared in three total SEC matches and the Tigers' NCAA Tournament opener vs. Northern Illinois (Dec. 1)
Productive despite limited action, totaling 13 kills on .281 hitting with five digs, one solo block, six total blocks and 16.5 points
Earned consecutive starts in the Tigers' two opening matches of the season (Aug. 26-27)
Appeared in season high five sets in Mizzou's thrilling 3-2 win over Kennesaw State (Aug. 26)
Posted season high three kills on three separate occasions, highlighted by perfect 1.000 hitting percentage on three strikes against Delaware (Sept. 17)

JUNIOR (2015)

Moved from middle blocker to right side in 2015, keying new single-season career-highs across virtually every category
Played and started in a career-high 33 matches
Set new single-season highs in kills (183), digs (39), solo blocks (12), total blocks (105) and points (241.5)
Reset new single-match career-highs in kills (12), attacks (21), hitting percentage (.588), total blocks (nine), digs (four) and points (14.0)
Season-high 12 kills on .579 hitting at South Florida (Sept. 5)
In Tigers' SEC opener, posted 10 kills on .588 hitting in the team's thrilling 3-2 comeback win vs. No. 9 Florida
Tallied double-digit points in eight matches
Hit better than .300 in a match 15 times and hit better than .400 in a match seven times
One of three Tigers to record 100-plus blocks

SOPHOMORE (2014)

Posted four kills on six attempts with a pair of blocks in Mizzou’s sweep of Mississippi Valley State (Aug. 29)
Tallied a then season-high five kills on .556 hitting vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 13)
Had a season-high five blocks vs. UNC-Greensboro (Sept. 20)
Reset career-highs in kills (10), attempts (17) and hitting (10 or more kills) at .412 against Georgia (Nov. 14)
Season-high hitting percent of .600 came vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 16)
Led the Tigers in blocks twice (Aug. 20 vs. Mississippi Valley State and Nov. 14 vs. Georgia)

FRESHMAN (2013)

Tallied 67 kills (1.14 per set) on .380 hitting while serving as a backup at the middle hitter position
Played in 59 sets and also added 54 blocks in those 59 sets, including a school record five solo blocks against Seton Hall
Tallied 98.0 points in her first year in black and gold
Had three kills and two blocks in her first career start at No. 16 Kentucky in a 3-0 sweep
Posted a kill that sparked a 5-0 rally to help Mizzou close out the first set at Florida, 25-22
Also added four kills and a pair of blocks in Mizzou's 3-0 win at South Carolina
Came off the bench and had a huge impact at Alabama, posting five kills on .833 hitting with four blocks.
Had two kills on two swings with a pair of blocks in Mizzou's 3-0 sweep of No. 19 Kentucky
Posted two kills on three attempts in Mizzou's 3-1 upset of No. 2 Florida
Had a great match against Alabama in a 3-1 win as she tallied five kills on seven errorless attacks
Posted five kills and five blocks in a three-set sweep at Tennessee
Tallied a career-best eight kills on .545 hitting while matching her career-best with six blocks in the Tigers' three-set in over Austin Peay

HIGH SCHOOL (BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH)

Ranked as the No. 84 on the Senior Aces List and was a top-50 junior according PrepVolleyball.com after starting all four years at Blue Springs South under the direction of Dave MacLean
Second team All-State as a senior in 2012 and was All-State honorable mention as a junior in 2011
First team All-Conference in 2010 and 2011 and was second team All-Conference in 2012
Earned first team All-District and All-Region honors in 2011 and 2012
Named KC All-Metro honorable mention in 2011 as well
Finished career with 977 kills, including 346 on .330 hitting in her senior season
Guided Blue Springs South to Suburban Big Six Championships in 2010 and 2011, finishing undefeated in 2011
The team qualified for the District Finals in both 2011 and 2012
Was Academic All-State from 2009 through 2011 and currently owns a 4.24 grade-point-average
Member of the Principal's Honor Roll for all three years of high school
Member of DECA and the Youth Advisory Council

CLUB

Played for coach Amy Drawe and KC Extreme in Kansas City
Her team qualified for the Open Level at Junior Nationals in every year in which she was on the team

PERSONAL

Born January 6, 1995, to parents James and Lena Towler in Blue Springs, Mo.
Father, James, is a Mizzou alum and her younger brother, Jacob, is also a current student at University of Missouri.
Pursuing an Accounting degree at the University of Missouri.