Ottawa University

High School: Tanking earned three letters in volleyball, two in basketball, and four in track for Holton High School. On the volleyball court, she helped lead the Wildcats to a fourth place finish at the Kansas 4A State Volleyball Tournament in 2011. Tanking earned All-Big 7 Honorable Mention and All-Jackson County Honorable Mention honors in 2011. In 2012, she was a First Team All-Big 7 selection and earned First Team All-Jackson County honors. Tanking was also named Northeast Kansas Player of the Week. On the basketball court, she helped HHS to a Kansas 4A State Championship in 2011-12 and on the track she placed 10^th in the high jump at the Kansas Track and Field State Championships in 2012.

Personal: Daughter of Kenny and Louise Tanking ... born November 17, 1994 ... psychology and human services major. She was the high school teammate of current Lady Braves Christa Hill. Tanking is the daughter of Kenny and Louise Tanking and plans to major in psychology and human services. Her family has a history of attending Ottawa University. Her brother Mike Tanking played basketball, her sister Erin Tanking-Scott was a member of the volleyball team, her sister-in-law Corrin Ball-Tanking was an all-conference performer on the softball field and a national qualifier in cross country, and her brother-in-law Devin Scott was a member of the cross country team.