State volleyball: Class 1A capsules

Capsules for the Class 1A state qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament (listed in bracket order):

No. 1 FORT MADISON HOLY TRINITY (45-4)

* Nickname: Crusaders

* Coach: Melissa Freesmeier (10th year at Holy Trinity, 421-65; 22nd year overall, 776-151)

* Tourney history: 8th appearance, including five straight. West Point Marquette also made eight appearances and won two titles.

* Probable starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

3 Maria Vonderhaar 5-5 Sr. S

10 Meggie Meyer 5-4 Sr. OH

12 Lauren Pothikatis 5-7 Sr. L

14 Madlyn Orton 5-7 Jr. OH

16 Kristin Brinck 5-6 Sr. DS

20 Nicole Wilkens 5-9 Sr. OH

21 Mikaela Foecke 6-3 Sr. MH

No. 8 LE MARS GEHLEN (23-14)

* Nickname: Jays

* Coach: Mike Meyer (9th year at Gehlen, 220-103; 35th year overall, 826-286)

* Tourney history: 8th appearance, including six in a row.

* Probable starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

3 Allison Hansen 5-10 Sr. OH

4 Morgan Whitehead 5-10 Sr. MH

5 Krayton Schnepf 5-8 Jr. OH

7 Jill Kessenich 5-6 Jr. OH

8 Taylor Peters 5-6 Sr. S

15 Becca Konz 6-0 Jr. MH

16 Carly Bunkers 5-7 Jr. L

No. 4 TRIPOLI (26-13)

* Nickname: Panthers

* Coach: Kerry Merrifield (1st year at Tripoli, 26-13; 13th year overall, 254-144)

* Tourney history: 16th appearance, all in the last 17 years. 11-time champion, most recently a five-year run that ended in 2012.

* Probable starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

2 Peyton Benson Sr. S

3 Kennedy Drewis Fr OH

4 Ali Harms So. L

5 Paige Bergmann Sr. MH

9 Miranda Quigley Jr. OH

13 Nikki Dettmer Jr. OH

14 Cheyanne Moore Sr. MH

No. 5 NEW LONDON (35-7)

* Nickname: Tigers

* Coach: Maureen Heath (16th year at New London, 537-138; 30th year overall, 781-222)

* Tourney history: 7th appearance, most recent was 2009.

* Probable starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

1 Carson McSorley 5-3 Fr. L

3 Camryn Blint 5-5 Fr. DS

8 Emma Pry 5-8 Jr. S

9 Kenadi Schulte 5-9 Jr. MH

12 Jorgi Krieger 5-8 Sr. OH

20 Josten Boyer 5-8 Jr. MH

22 Emily Parks 5-7 Sr. OH

No. 2 CENTRAL LYON (36-3)

* Nickname: Lions

* Coach: Jamie Schar (4th year, 101-32)

* Tourney history: 2nd appearance. Semifinalist last year.

* Probable starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

1 Becca Roskam 5-8 So. MH

3 Ivy Sieperda 5-7 Sr. S

4 Sarah Halse 5-8 Sr. OH

5 Ashley Boer 5-6 So. OH

8 Jenessa Herman 5-5 Jr. OH

9 Hope Rasmussen 5-8 So. OH

19 Angel Rasmussen 5-2 Sr. L

No. 7 BELLEVUE MARQUETTE (32-3)

* Nickname: Mohawks

* Coach: Andy Bishop (2nd year, 47-18)

* Tourney history: 3rd appearance. Last qualified in 2012.

* Probable starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

2 Erica Timmerman Jr. OH

3 Blake Banowetz Sr. OH

5 Tayler Richman Jr. OH

8 Callie Jackson So. OH

9 Marissa Schroeder So. MH

13 Justine Kalmes Sr. S

16 Anna Ambrosy Jr. DS

No. 3 JANESVILLE (24-11)

* Nickname: Wildcats

* Coach: Shelly Sorensen (24th year at Janesville, 516-240)

* Tourney history: 5th appearance, all in a row. Defending 1A champion.

* Probable starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

2 Andrea Hesse Jr. MH

4 Katy Harp Sr. L

5 Shelby Schnurstein Sr. OH

6 Kennedy Meister Fr. OH

7 Kendyl Sorge Sr. OH

13 Karlee Boyle Jr. S

16 Gillian Gergen So. MH

No. 6 GRAND VIEW CHRISTIAN (28-10)

* Nickname: Thunder

* Coach: Matt Thompson (1st year at GVC, 28-10; 17th year overall, 441-207)

* Tourney history: 9th appearance (other eight were as Grandview Park Baptist, which included 2002 title).

* Probable starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

6 Ashlan Thompson So. S

7 Kaylee Whittington Sr. MH

8 Cheyenne Wright Fr. DS

12 Abby Booth So. OH

14 Dani DeGraff Sr. OH

16 Cara Arrasmith So. OH

18 Rieley Rodman Sr. L