California State University at Bakersfield Athletics

2005 – CSUB
Jodi Hardin continued to develop into one of the region’s top outside hitters as a junior, earning second team All–CCAA honors in 2005…finished No. 7 in the CCAA by averaging 3.7 kills per game as a junior…her 18 kills in a sweep of Northwest Nazarene on Aug. 26 and her 22 kills in a four–game win at Chico State both ranked as team highs for 2005… the 22 kills in that Sept. 30 win at Chico also matched her career high…played in all 29 matches as a junior, reaching double figures in kills 21 times…set three personal best for service aces in 2005, establishing her career high with eight in a five–game win at top 10 Cal Poly Pomona on Oct. 22…reached double figures in digs nine times, including a career–high 20 in a win at UC San Diego on Nov. 2.

2004 – CSUB
Jodi enjoyed a breakout sophomore season, leading CSUB’s leftside hitters with 255 kills in 2004…reached double digits in kills 13 times as a sophomore, including a career–high 22 in a win at Cal State Dominguez Hills on Oct. 20…also cracked the double digit plateau in digs five times with her career high of 16 coming at Cal Poly Pomona on Oct. 22…her three solo blocks in a win at Chico State on Oct. 9 established a personal best…hit better than .300 six times as a sophomore.

2003 – CSUB
Jodi showed great promise as a freshman in 2003…appeared in 16 matches and 25 games…had at least one kill in 14 of her 16 appearances and collected multiple kills in 11 of 16 outings…season–high seven kills came in a win at San Francisco State on Sept. 27…did not make an error in that match and hit a season–best .438…had six kills with no errors and two solo blocks in the rematch with SFSU on Oct. 31.

High School
One of the top local players in recent years, Jodi joined the ’Runner squad after a stellar career at Valley power Liberty High School…led the Patriots to three CIF Central Section titles and the 2002 California State Division II Championship…was an all–state selection and earned a berth on the all–tournament team at the state playoffs…Liberty’s team MVP as a senior…three-time All–Southeast Yosemite League and three-time all–area.

Personal
Jodi played her sophomore season for her mother, Kelly, at Liberty…she carries a 3.27 grade point average as a math major at CSUB …career goal is to be a veterinarian…parents are Ron and Kelly.