Dr. Arthur F. Kirk, Jr. Athletics Hall of Fame
Nicole Zahtilla came to Keuka College as an outside hitter from North Royalton High School in Ohio. She immediately made an impact for the Green and Gold and went on to be one of the top women's volleyball players in program history. Nicole graduated as the career leader in service aces and digs while ranking second in career kills. She is one of just six players in program history to surpass 1,000 career digs and still ranks third in program history with 926 kills.
She posted what would go on to be a career-best 274 kills in her rookie year, ranking then in the top ten. Although her total dropped in her second year, she had the best service season ever for Keuka College Women's Volleyball as she hit 75 service aces that season, a record that still stands today.
Nicole was a four-time All-North Eastern Athletic Conference selection, including being named to the first team in 2003 and 2004. She was also named a conference scholar-athlete.
As a team, Keuka College won the NEAC Championship in 2004, Nicole's second season, and then returned to the championship game the following two years.
