Hall of Honor
Yonke was a four-year star on the volleyball hardwood from 2006-2009 for the Lady Chaps. She is the program's all-time career digs leader with 3,018, with a mark that is the fourth most in NAIA history. The Lubbock, Texas native appeared in 530 sets over 149 career matches and averaged 5.7 digs per set.
Yonke was a Lubbock Avalanche Journal All-City Libero and Defensive Player of the Year at Coronado High School before arriving at LCU. She primarily played as a defensive specialist as a freshman at LCU in 2006, and moved to Libero as a sophomore. In 2007, her first full season at the libero position, she set the program's single season digs mark with 947 and claimed the program's first NAIA National Libero of the Week accolade.
She excelled on the court and in the classroom, becoming the program's only three-time Sooner Athletic Conference Libero of the Year and three-time NAIA Scholar Athlete. Yonke ranked in the top-15 nationally in digs per set 2006-2009, ranking seventh in 2008 and 2009. LCU claimed three Sooner Athletic Conference titles, while making four NAIA Regional Tournaments and two NAIA National Tournaments, while she was a member of the Lady Chaps. Included in the mix was LCU's Elite Eight appearance in 2008.
Courtney was a volleyball standout coming from a golf family. She is the granddaughter of former PGA great Jim Colbert and her brothers Kyle and Curtis each played golf at Kansas State University and have competed professionally. Courtney currently resides in Shawnee, Kan., where she works in the education field. She is married to Cody Boyd and the couple has one son (Easton), while also expecting their second child (Presley) in December.
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