Ulmer Inks Three Transfers to Join Kansas Volleyball

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas head coach Matt Ulmer has announced the signing of Cristin Cline, Ryan White and Audra Wilmes, who will join Kansas Volleyball for the upcoming 2025 season.

Cline comes to Kansas as a sophomore after transferring from Oregon, where she was the starting setter for the Ducks last season. White and Wilmes both join the Jayhawks with one season of eligibility remaining. White is a libero/defensive specialist, and she comes to Kansas following three seasons at Oregon State, while Wilmes is a pin hitter who spent four seasons at Washington, playing in 73 matches during the last three.

Cristin Cline
S, 5-11, So.
Stanfield, N.C. (Hickory Grove Christian School/Oregon)

Notes: Spent two seasons at Oregon, redshirting in 2023 before taking over as the starting setter as the Ducks finished 24-8 and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in 2024…Named to the Big Ten's All-Freshman Team and earned AVCA All-Region First Team honors…Ranked fifth in the conference and fourth nationally among freshman with 10.26 assists per set…Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors on Oct. 21 following matches against Wisconsin and Iowa…Totaled 1,139 assists and 218 digs for the year…Added 23 service aces and 48 kills…Had at least 40 assists in 15 matches, including four efforts with 50 or more…Recorded seven double-doubles, including four-straight to conclude the season…Finished fourth in the Gold bracket at the 2022 Big South Qualifier with the Carolina Union Volleyball Club (CUVC)—17 Premier…Earned a USAV Open bid…Team won three of its last four matches at the 2022 USAV Girls Junior National Championships; finished tied for 27th overall in 17 Open…Began prep career at West Stanly HS…Helped team to a 23-4 record and second-round appearance at 2019 North Carolina 2A State Tournament.

Coach Ulmer on Cline: "Cristin has big goals and work ethic to achieve them. She's a great teammate and will do whatever it takes to make the team better."

Ryan White
L/DS, 5-6, Sr.
Richland, Wash. (Richland HS/Oregon State)

Notes: Appeared in 86 matches for Oregon State from 2021-23…Recorded 921 digs, an average of 2.95 per set…Played in all 30 matches and led the Beavers with 448 digs during the 2023 season…Had a streak of 16-straight Pac-12 games with at least 10 digs, including a career-high 29 in an upset win over No. 6 Washington State…Named the Pac-12's Defensive Player of the Week following a combined 43 digs against No. 19 Arizona State and Arizona…Earned CSC Academic All-Region honors as a sophomore…Led the team with 361 digs in 2022, averaging 3.28 per set…Made nine starts and saw action in all 97 sets as a freshman in 2021…Ranked third on the team with 160 digs that season…Three-time letterwinner for Richland HS and selected as team captain as a junior and senior in high school…Two-time all-conference first team and all-state selection.

Coach Ulmer on White: "Ryan is an elite passer and defender. She will provide leadership and energy that can only strengthen our back court. Ryan will force everyone in our gym to up their game with her example."

Audra Wilmes
Pin, 6-1, Sr.
West Linn, Ore. (West Linn HS/Washington)

Notes: Spent four seasons at Washington, redshirting in 2021 before appearing in 73 matches from 2022-24…Totaled 523 kills, 393 digs, 87.0 blocks and 78 service aces during her time with the Huskies…Started 16 matches in 2024, ranking sixth on the team with 154 kills…Had four double-doubles in kills and digs…Averaged 1.68 digs and a career-best 0.44 blocks per set…Ranked second on the team with 281 kills (2.40 per set) during her sophomore season…Entered the starting lineup midway through her redshirt freshman season, finishing with 1.48 kills per set and 25 service aces for the year…Named an AVCA/Under Armour Third Team All-American while in high school…One of 25 underclassmen to watch in 2020 by Volleyball Magazine…Member of the 2019 USA Youth National Training Team…Led her West Linn HS squad to three-straight Three Rivers League titles…Unanimous all-state tournament selection in 2019 after advancing to the 6A state semifinals…Older sister Emilie played volleyball at Long Beach State and Oregon State, graduating from OSU in 2016…Older sister Mindy played volleyball at College of Southern Idaho and Linn Benton CC…Older brother Peter player basketball for two years at Linn Benton CC.

Coach Ulmer on Wilmes: "Audra brings a lot of experience and maturity to our roster. She has played at the highest levels in prep and in college on both pins. Audra is a very well-rounded player that will have a great impact on the floor and in the locker room."

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Ulmer Inks Three Transfers to Join Kansas Volleyball

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