University of West Florida

2018 (Fr.): Appeared in 32 matches ... Averaged 1.4 kps on .220 attack pct. ... Finished with 50 blocks and 0.5 bps.

PREP: Four-year letter winner at Lockport High… During her sophomore year, she registered 202 kills, 169 digs, 271 assists and 39 aces… During her junior year, she added 190 kills 42 aces, 164 digs, and 244 assists… As a senior, piled up 240 kills, 46 aces, 25 blocks, 274 assists, and 137 digs… As a sophomore was selected to Team 22's 2015 All Star list, The Herald-News All-Area Second team, The Bugle Voyager Media All-Area Team, and the 2015 Southwest Suburban All-Conference team… Also earned was selected to the Rich East All-Tournament Team.... As a junior, she was selected to the All-Southwest Suburban Conference Team… As a junior, was also selected to the Top Ten Players to Watch by The Herald-News, Team 22's 2016 All-Star list, The Herald-News All-Area First Team… As a junior was also named to the Rich East and Plainfield Central All-Tournament Teams, the Chicago Tribune's Top 100 Players List, as a Herald-News Player of the Week award winner, and as Lockport's team MVP… Was once again selected to the Southwest Suburban All-Conference Team in 2017 as well as the Rich East and Plainfield Central All-Tournament Teams… Played club volleyball for Uno Volleyball Club.

Melissa Wolter on Jodee Kovanda: "JoDee is everything we wanted in our next right side. She is an incredibly dynamic lefty that has a fast and powerful arm. In addition, she has experience playing multiple positions. JoDee has a crazy amount of potential. She's super competitive and we all loved her right from the start. I expect big things from JoDee!"

Why I chose UWF: "I chose UWF because I was looking for a place where I could play the sport I love while pursuing my major.  Another major reason is because after meeting with the coaches I saw how much they cared about their athletes and how invested they were in their success."