State volleyball: 1A capsules

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

No. 6 STANTON (34-2)

Nickname: Viqueens

Coach: Jody Druivenga (1st year, 34-2)

Tourney history: 3rd appearance, and third in a row.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

6

Rachel Sorensen

5-6

Sr.

OH

8

Ragen Anderson

5-4

Sr.

S

10

Kara Allen

5-11 

Sr.

MH

12

Rochelle Sink

5-6

Sr.

S

13

Carmen Subbert

5-7

Jr.

OH

14

Erin Dekay

5-9

Jr.

MH

 

No. 4 JANESVILLE (31-8)

Nickname: Wildcats

Coach: Shelly Sorensen (22nd year at Janesville, 453-222; 26th year overall)

Tourney history: 3rd appearance, and third in a row. Semifinalists last year.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

 

Yr.

Pos.

3 

Destiny Christopher 

 

Jr.

L

7

Kendyl Sorge

 

So.

OH

8

Brittney Hanson

 

Jr.

S

12

Sylvia Amile

 

Jr.

OH

13

Emily Ruth

 

Sr.

MH

14

Anna Backstrom

 

Jr.

OH

 

No. 14 GRANDVIEW PARK BAPTIST (29-6)

Nickname: Defenders

Coach: Matt Thompson (15th year, 381-185)

Tourney history: 8th appearance, most recent in 2010. State champions in 2002.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

2

Emily Wolfe

5-7

Jr.

OH

10

Kaylee Whittington

5-11

So.

MH

14

Dani DeGraff

5-6

So.

OH

15

Maddie Thompson

6-0

Jr.

MH

16

Bailey Oberbroeckling

6-0

Sr.

OH

17

McKaylla Bell

5-6 

Jr.

S 

 

No. 1 GRUNDY CENTER (33-6)

Nickname: Spartans

Coach: Darwin Sents (15th year, 446-124)

Tourney history: 6th appearance, and third in a row.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

3

Samantha Meyers

5-11

Sr.

OH

5

Peyton Ralston

5-6

So.

DS

8

Riley Sents

5-5

So.

L

9

Stephanie Faust

5-10

So.

MH

11

Heather Hook 

6-0

Sr.

S

12

Riley Ackerman

5-9

Sr.

OH

 

No. 7 LE MARS GEHLEN (21-10)

Nickname: Jays

Coach: Mike Meyer (33rd year, 779-259; 173-76 at Gehlen)

Tourney history: 6th appearance, and fourth in a row. Runners-up last year.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

4

Morgan Whitehead

5-10

So.

MH

7

Abby Freking 

5-6

Sr.

S 

12

Katelin Langel

5-10

Sr.

OH

13

Bailey Wiltgen

5-9

Jr.

OH

14

Alison Schnepf

5-9

Jr.

OH

3/16

Shannon Smith

5-4

Sr.

L

 

No. 3 TRIPOLI (35-5)

Nickname: Panthers

Coach: Will Baumann (8th year at Tripoli, 236-45; overall, 272-54)

Tourney history: 14th appearance, all in the last 15 years. Ten-time state champions, including four in a row.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

 

Yr.

Pos.

4

Bailey Kirchhoff

 

Sr.

OH

8

Ashlen Damm

 

Sr.

OH

10

Toni Moeller

 

Jr.

S

12

Heather Heine

 

Fr.

MH

15

Courtney Anderson

 

Sr.

MH

17

Paige Figanbaum

 

Jr.

L 

 

No. 8 BELLEVUE MARQUETTE (29-5)

Nickname: Mohawks

Coach: Jill Herrig (4th year, 95-38)

Tourney history: 2nd appearance, other was in 2004.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

4 

Kelli Herrig

5-8

Sr.

MH

7

Jacquel Frett

5-8

Sr.

OH

8

Danielle Bender

5-11

Sr.

OH

10

Kelsey Tebbe

5-6

Sr.

S

11

Erica Sieverding

5-9

Sr.

MH 

12 

Lauren Swain

5-11

Sr.

OH

 

No. 2 FORT MADISON HOLY TRINITY (43-4)

Nickname: Crusaders

Coach: Melissa Freesmeier (20th year, 685-142; 8th year at Holy Trinity, 329-55)

Tourney history: 6th appearance, including three straight. West Point Marquette was an eight-time qualifier with two titles.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

1 

Amanda Welding

5-2

Sr.

L

2

Jordan Freesmeier

5-9

Sr.

OH

7

Emily Tinguely

5-5

Sr.

S 

11

Caitlin Fraise 

5-11

Sr.

OH

20

Nicole Wilkens

5-10

So.

OH

21

Mikaela Foecke

6-3

So.

MH