State volleyball: 2A capsules

Team capsules for the Class 2A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament, in bracket order: 

No. 6 EDDYVILLE EBF (34-5)

Nickname: Rockets

Coach: Gladys Genskow (17th year, 356-149)

Tourney history: 2nd appearance. Previous trip was in 2006.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

1 

Paige Shafer

5-4 

Jr. 

S 

10

Karlie Taylor

6-0 

So. 

OH 

12 

Taylor Leffler

6-1 

So. 

MH

13

Sadie Baugher

5-7

Jr. 

OH

14

Tasha Alexander

5-8

Sr.

OH

15

McKinley Moore

5-10

So. 

MH 

16

Haegen Boyer

5-2

Fr. 

L

 No. 4 COUNCIL BLUFFS ST. ALBERT (27-4)

Nickname: Saintes

Coach: Angie Lantz (10th year, 237-147)

Tourney history: 3rd appearance, and third in a row. 2A semifinalist last year.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

1 

Kendall Biggs 

5-4 

Jr. 

DS 

2 

Grace Wettengel 

5-6 

So. 

OH 

3 

Chloe Meyer 

5-5 

Jr. 

DS 

5 

Matti Munger 

5-7 

Jr. 

S 

6 

Josie Thomas 

5-10 

Sr. 

OH 

7 

Alli Wettengel 

5-10 

Jr. 

MH 

8 

Kylie Ferguson 

5-10 

Sr. 

OH 

 IOWA CITY REGINA (19-11)

Nickname: Regals

Coach: Megan Eskew (1st year, 19-11)

Tourney history: 2nd appearance. Previous berth was in 2003.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

 

Yr.

Pos.

2 

Mackenzie Conlon 

 

So. 

DS

5 

Izzy Brandt 

 

Sr.

S/DS

7 

Megan Bonnett 

 

Sr. 

S

10 

Katelyn Murhammer 

 

Fr. 

OH

13 

Tori Owens 

 

Sr. 

MH 

14 

Tori Brennan 

 

Jr. 

OH

18 

Haley McLaughlin 

 

Jr. 

OH

 No. 1 DIKE-NEW HARTFORD (42-1)

Nickname: Wolverines

Coach: Diane Harms (11th year, 393-75; 20th year overall, 658-169)

Tourney history: 24th appearance, including nine as Dike. Nine-time champion, including two straight.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

2

Sam Meyer 

5-2 

Sr. 

L 

4 

Briana Weber 

5-10 

Jr.

OH 

8 

Brooke Morgan 

6-5 

Jr. 

MH 

10 

Rachel Koop 

5-10 

Jr. 

S 

12 

Lizzy Blough 

5-10 

Jr. 

OH 

17 

Sadie Eden 

5-9 

Sr. 

OH 

18 

Ashley Dumler 

5-11 

Sr. 

MH 

 No. 7 HINTON (26-7)

Nickname: Blackhawks

Coach: Jodi Cook (7th year, 195-44; 8th year overall, 208-71)

Tourney history: 2nd appearance. Other came in 2005.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

2

Christina Stuerman

5-9

So. 

MH 

3 

Lauren Hedlund  

5-11

Sr. 

OH 

4 

Tori Bishop 

5-11 

Sr. 

OH 

5 

Brylee Schindel 

5-4 

Sr. 

S 

6 

Kasey Reuter 

6-1 

Sr. 

OH 

7

Tori Clausen

5-11

Jr.

OH

19 

Alexis Koetters 

5-7 

Jr. 

L 

 No. 3 SUMNER-FREDERICKSBURG (37-3)

Nickname: Cougars

Coach: Gwen Pagel (1st year, 37-3)

Tourney history: 2nd appearance as S-F; Sumner qualified three times in the 1990s.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

 

Yr.

Pos.

1

Sarah Heller 

 

Sr. 

DS 

3 

Tara Converse 

 

Sr. 

DS 

4 

Ashley Larson 

 

Sr. 

L 

7 

Kally Frisch

 

Sr. 

OH 

8 

Jessica Eekhoff 

 

Sr. 

MH 

10 

Becca Pagel 

 

Fr. 

S 

15 

Josie Weldrich 

 

So. 

MH 

 No. 9 GRUNDY CENTER (29-8)

Nickname: Spartans

Coach: Darwin Sents (16th year, 479-133)

Tourney history: 7th appearance, and fourth in a row. 1A runner-up last year.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

2

Piper Johanns

5-5 

So. 

DS 

5 

Peyton Ralston 

5-7 

Jr. 

S 

8 

Riley Sents 

5-5 

Jr. 

L 

10 

Kennedy Buss 

5-10 

Sr. 

MH 

11 

Alyssa Mathews 

5-7 

So. 

S 

14 

Noel Saak 

5-10 

Jr. 

MH 

16 

Katie Lindeman 

5-8 

So. 

OH 

 No. 2 WESTERN CHRISTIAN (43-2)

Nickname: Wolfpack

Coach: Tammi Veerbeek (15th year, 657-66; 18th year overall, 716-89)

Tourney history: 31st appearance (13th in a row) with 13 championships, most recently in 2010.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

3

Jamie Gesink 

5-8 

Jr. 

S 

7 

Jade Schaap 

5-11 

Sr. 

OH 

8 

Haley Moss 

6-5 

Sr. 

OH 

10 

Kaira Moss 

6-1 

So. 

MH 

13 

Summer Jansen 

5-10 

Sr. 

OH 

14 

Alissa Pollema 

5-6 

Sr. 

L 

15 

Ema Altena 

6-0 

Jr. 

MH