Academic Notes: Majoring in strategic communications with minors in business and sociology...Four-time Big Sky All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.
2016-17 (Senior): Appeared in 27 games with six starts...Averaged 5.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game...Recorded eight double-digit scoring games including in six of last seven games...Averaged 12.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game with a .424 three-point percentage in last seven games...Recorded career-high 24 points vs. Sacramento State...Recorded four double-digit rebounding games with three double-doubles...Tallied three straight double-doubles at Montana, vs. Southern Utah and vs. Sacramento State...Posted 13 points and 12 rebounds at Montana, 11 points and 10 rebounds vs. Southern Utah and 24 points and 11 rebounds vs. Sacramento State…Her 12 rebounds at Montana tied a career-high...Recorded season-highs of six assists and two blocks vs. Southern Utah...Made 20 three-pointers with 14 in final seven games...Shot .400 from the field, .351 on three-pointers and .786 from the free throw line...Played career-high 42 minutes on Senior Day vs. Portland State...Averaged 15.8 minutes per game...Totaled 143 points, 101 rebounds, 30 assists, 12 steals and three blocks.
2015-16 (Junior): Appeared in 28 games with 14 starts...Averaged 5.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game...Ranked fourth on the team in rebounds and assists...Recorded five double-digit scoring games and one double-digit rebounding game...Posted career-highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds for only double-double of season vs. Portland State...Also recorded career-high eight field goals made vs. Portland State...Scored 16 points and made career-high four three-pointers at Idaho...Recorded season-high six assists at Iowa State...Recorded career-high two blocks at Montana...Recorded career-high three steals twice vs. Montana State and at Southern Utah...Made 17 three-pointers, fourth-most on the team...Shot .406 from the field, .347 on three-pointers and 1.000 from the free throw line...Made all nine free throw attempts...Played career-high 40 minutes at Eastern Washington...Averaged 20.1 minutes per game...Totaled 142 points, 107 rebounds, 49 assists, 20 steals and six blocks.
2014-15 (Sophomore): Appeared in 29 games...Averaged 1.0 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game...Scored season-high five points vs. Montana...Posted four points and season-high six rebounds vs. Fort Lewis...Recorded season-best two assists twice vs. Loyola Marymount and at Eastern Washington...Recorded season-best one block in five games...Equaled career-high of two steals at Northern Colorado...Shot .342 from the field, 1-of-6 (.167) on three-pointers and 1-of-3 (.333) from the free throw line...Averaged 6.6 minutes per game...Totaled 28 points, 30 rebounds, 15 assists, five steals and five blocks.
2013-14 (Freshman): Appeared in all 29 games with seven starts...One of three players to appear in all 29 games...Averaged 3.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game...Ranked fourth on the team in assists...Recorded three double-digit scoring games and one double-digit rebounding game...Recorded first double-double with season-highs of 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in first career start at Sacramento State...Scored 10 points in consecutive games at Southern Utah and vs. Portland State...Recorded season-best two steals vs. Southern Utah and Portland State...Made four three-pointers...Shot .413 from the field, .190 on three-pointers and .700 from the free throw line...Averaged 14.5 minutes per game...Totaled 94 points, 66 rebounds, 44 assists, 12 steals and six blocks.
High School: Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter in basketball at Oregon City HS...Also ran track, and played softball, soccer and football at Oregon City HS...Two-time Second Team All-League...High school's Athlete of the Year as a senior...Averaged 10.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game as a senior, shooting 59 percent from the field...Helped team to two River League championships and three top-five finishes in the state...Team was ranked No. 21 nationally as a senior...Received Most Improved Player in 2011-12...Best Offensive Player in 2013...Placed ninth in the javelin in state meet as a junior and top 10 in javelin, shot put and discus as sophomore and junior...Kicked and punted for football team as a senior...Also played for Team Concept, 503 Flyers and Columbia Cascades club teams...3.64 high school GPA...Received Honors Diploma.
Personal: Catelyn Ryan Preston was born Feb. 1, 1995 in Newark, Calif....Daughter of Margo and Brad Preston...One younger sister, Meaghan...One younger brother, Brysen...Hobbies include biking and writing...Most exciting event was seeing her close friends sign their own letters of intent to continue doing the thing they love...Chose NAU because she loved the coaching staff and the campus and it felt right...Also considered Colorado, UC Santa Barbara and Santa Clara.
