STATE VOLLEYBALL: Class 4A team capsules

(Teams listed in bracket order)

COUNCIL BLUFFS ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Nickname: Lynx

Ranking & record: Unranked, 29-20.

Coach: Yvonne Carson (5th year, 150-86).

State-tournament history: 10th appearance.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

1

Sierra Nighswonger

S

NA

Sr.

4

Chelsea Acosta

L

NA

Jr.

5

Amber Michael

DS

NA

Sr.

6

Lauren Meeker

OH

NA

So.

9

Victoria Krohn

MB

NA

Fr.

13

Michelle Kennedy

MB

NA

Jr.

14

Hannah Christensen

OH

NA

Jr.

ANKENY

Nickname: Hawkettes

Ranking & record: No. 1, 33-3.

Coach: Dave Whims (11th year, 367-50; overall: 843-139 in 32 years).

State-tournament history: 11th appearance. Four titles, including the previous two in 4A.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

4

Taylor Goetz

S

5-7

Sr.

8

Bailey Rupiper

OH

5-8

Jr.

10

Erin Richardson

MB

5-11

Sr.

23

Maddie Manning

OH

6-0

Jr.

5

Katie Cox

OH

5-11

Sr.

13

Erin Roggenburg

MB

6-0

Sr.

6

Haley Wandrey

L

5-5

Sr.

WAUKEE

Nickname: Warriors

Ranking & record: No. 8, 22-8.

Coach: Ed Frederick (1st year, 22-8).

State-tournament history: 4th appearance, most recently in 1999.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

9

Jessica Henter

S

5-9

Fr.

13

Allie Howard

OH

5-8

Jr.

11

Maddy Nevenhoven

MB

5-10

So.

2

Tori Giudici

OH

5-6

So.

4

Morgan Hoeg

OH

5-9

Jr.

1

Jasmine Schillinger

DS

5-6

Sr.

 

 

 

 

 

CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER

Nickname: Saints

Ranking & record: No. 6, 29-11.

Coach: Barb Brunow (2nd year, 49-30).

State-tournament history: 3rd appearance.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

18

Kelly Biermann

MB

6-0

Jr.

2

Bailey Kaloupek

DS

5-6

Sr.

9

Kayla Waddell

OH

5-8

Sr.

6

Alex Saxen

MB

5-11

Sr.

8

Ty Sampson

OH

5-11

Sr.

4

Nicole Schulte

DS

5-7

Sr.

19

Laura Birky

S

5-6

Jr.

LINN-MAR

Nickname: Lions

Ranking & record: Unranked, 18-18.

Coach: Rob Justis (3rd year, 65-52)

State-tournament history: 2nd appearance.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

8

Kelsey Schroeder

OH

5-7

Sr.

12

Claire Meyer

OH

5-10

Sr.

14

Keegan Birkicht

OH

5-9

Sr.

18

Kiah Stokes

OH

6-3

Sr.

2

Meghan Holdgrafer

S

5-8

Jr.

6

Megan Allmandinger

MB

5-11

So.

3

Emma Weldon

L

5-5

Jr.

IOWA CITY WEST

Nickname: Women of Troy

Ranking & record: No. 3, 35-7.

Coach: Kathy Bresnahan (19th year, 495-153; overall: 583-174 in 23 years).

State-tournament history: 9th appearance. Runner-up last year.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

8

Olivia Mekies

DS

5-6

Jr.

11

Shelly Stumpff

OH

6-0

Jr.

7

Lexi Potter

MB

5-11

Sr.

9

Caroline Found

S

5-8

Jr.

14

Alli O'Deen

OH

5-11

Sr.

13

Katie Kelley

L

5-6

Sr.

 

 

 

 

 

URBANDALE

Nickname: J-Hawks

Ranking & record: No. 9, 35-8.

Coach: Liz Baethke (11th year, 296-115; overall: 377-195 in 16 years)

State-tournament history: 5th appearance.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

17

Kyla Inderski

MB

6-0

Fr.

12

Meredith Zimmerman

MB

5-10

Sr.

4

Katelyn Sandon

OH

5-6

Sr.

11

Margit Hansing

OH

6-0

Sr.

5

Emilee Erichsen

MB

5-10

Fr.

7

Bri Smith

MB

5-10

Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY

Nickname: Cougars

Ranking & record: No. 5, 34-7.

Coach: Michelle Goodall (12th year at Kennedy, 289-159)

State-tournament history: 16th appearance. Semifinalists in 2008 & 2009, champions in 1979.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

11

Kristen Huebsch

MB

6-1

Sr.

13

Allie Hutcheson

S

6-1

Jr.

7

Erin Coker

OH

5-9

Fr.

9

Katie Sickelka

MB

5-11

Sr.

4

Alexus Litts

S

5-10

Sr.

15

Ashlyn Milbrath

OH

5-11

Jr.

3

Olivia Meier

L

5-9

Sr.