2009: Freshman
Werth was one of the Big 12’s top newcomers in 2009, averaging a team-high 3.18 kills and 3.07 digs per set en route to earning Big 12 and AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year • Honorable-mention All-American became the first freshman to lead NU in kills since Sarah Pavan in 2004 and was the first Husker freshman to averave 3.00 kils and 3.00 digs per set  • Totaled 13 double-doubles and led NU in kills a team-high 13 times, as she led all Big 12 freshmen in kills per set in 2009 • Ranked in the top three among Husker freshmen in both digs (332, second) and kills (343, third) • Nearly collected a double-double in the regional semifinals against No. 5 Iowa State on Dec. 11 with nine kills and 13 digs • Turned in a strong opening weekend in the NCAA Tournament with 4.17 kills and 4.17 digs per set, including 13 kills on a season-best .476 hitting, 14 digs and four blocks against No. 20 Northern Iowa  • Picked up her 11th double-double of the year at Kansas State on Nov. 25 with team highs in both kills (13) and digs (13), as she had nine kills in the opening set • Nearly collected a double-double at Kansas on Nov. 21 with 10 kills on .381 hitting and nine digs • Finished with team highs in kills (nine) and digs (15) in a sweep at No. 8 Iowa State on Nov. 8 • Totaled a team-high 12 kills on .429 hitting in a sweep of Missouri on Nov. 4 • Picked up her 10th double-double with match highs in kills (15) & digs (12) at Texas Tech on Oct. 29 • Put up a career-high 19 kills on .342 against Oklahoma on Oct. 24 • Collected her eighth double-double of the year with 13 kills and 17 digs against No. 14 Iowa State on Oct. 21 • Tied her career best with 17 kills and added 15 digs in a win at Missouri on Oct. 17 • Picked up a double-double with a match-high 13 kills on .379 hitting and 12 digs in a sweep of No. 19 Baylor on Oct. 14 • Hit .448 with 14 kills and nine digs in sweep of Kansas on Oct. 7 • Registered 17 kills, three blocks and 10 digs in a win at Oklahoma on Sept. 30  • Recorded 11 kills and nine digs in the Huskers’ loss to No. 2 Texas on Sept. 26 • Recorded 14 kills and a career-high 23 digs against No. 8 UCLA on Sept. 13, as her 23 digs were the most by a Husker freshman since 2003 • Collected 13 kills on .455 hitting against UL-Lafayette on Sept. 4, and followed up later that day with 11 kills and 10 digs at LSU for her first career double-double

High School
Werth was one of the nation’s top high school players at Glenwood High School • Selected to Volleyball Magazine’s Fab 50 in February of 2009 • Chosen as a first-team All-American by Volleyball Magazine and the AVCA after totaling 606 kills on .414 hitting, 252 assists, 220 digs and 54 aces • Earned MVP honors at the 2008 AVCA/Under Armour High School All-America match at the Qwest Center with five kills and seven digs •  Named the Gatorade Illinois High School Player of the Year in 2008, as she established the Illinois High School state record with 2,022 career kills • Rated the No. 4 senior by Prepvolleyball.com, Werth finished her career with school records for kills, digs (936), aces (183), blocks (252) and hitting percentage (.331) playing for Coach Larry Sample • Was a three-time all-state pick by the Champaign News-Gazette and Chicago Tribune, earning state player-of-the-year honors by the News-Gazette in 2008 • Ranked second in the state with 699 kills while also chipping in 350 digs as a junior • Participated on the U.S. Junior National Team that won a gold medal at the 2008 NORCECA Continental Women’s Junior Championships, as she spent two summers  in the USA Volleyball program • Played club volleyball for Coach Andy Erins at Illini Elite, earning MVP honors at the 2007 AAU National Championships after helping her team win the title • Comes from a rich athletic heritage • Her older brother (Jayson) starts for the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies while her older sister (Hillary) is a member of the UCLA track team • Hannah’s mother (Kim Schofield Werth) was a track star at the University of Florida, who competed in the 1976 U.S. Olympic Trials in the long jump and 100 meters, while her father (Dennis) played four years for the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals. In addition, Hannah’s uncle (Dick Schofield) and grandfather (Dick “Ducky” Schofield) also played in the Major Leagues • Was recruited by Illinois, Florida, UCLA, Stanford and Wisconsin before choosing to become a Husker.