State volleyball: 4A capsules

Team capsules for the Class 4A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament, in bracket order:

No. 9 CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER (26-11)

Nickname: Saints

Coach: Barb Sullivan (3rd year, 95-55)

Tourney history: 4th appearance. Most recent was 2010, when they made 4A semifinals.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

1

Halle Heying

5-4

Jr.

L

4

Melissa Everett

6-0

Sr.

MH

7

Kara Zwanziger 

6-0

Jr.

MH

12

Sarah Homan

5-6

Sr.

S 

13

Kayla Torson

5-11

So.

OH 

14 

Audrey Richards

5-8

Sr.

OH 

 

No. 1 CHARLES CITY (42-1)

Nickname: Comets

Coach: Matt Johnson (9th year, 260-109)

Tourney history: 4th appearance, and second in a row. 2A runners-up in 2002.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

2

Jackie Foster

5-9

Jr.

OH

6

Hali Hillegas

5-7

So.

S

8

Mara Forsyth

5-9

Jr.

OH

14

Cady Wendel

5-10

Jr.

MH

15

Torey Buenger

5-11

Sr.

MH

17

Jessie Sindlinger 

5-11

Sr.

OH

 

No. 5 NORTH SCOTT (27-5)

Nickname: Lancers

Coach: Amy Schubert (3rd year, 58-36)

Tourney history: 4th appearance, first since 1986. Class 2A state champions in 1985.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

3

Hannah Lindaman

5-7

Sr.

S

6

Erin Mead

5-11

Sr.

OH

8

Morgan Schabilion

5-10

Sr.

MH

13

Ashley Schabilion 

6-0

Sr.

MH

14

Sydney Rollinger

5-9

Sr.

OH

16

Emily Hermiston

5-11

Sr.

OH

 

No. 4 WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK (44-7)

Nickname: Go-Hawks

Coach: EaVon Woodin (32nd year, 832-223; 24th year at WSR, 705-185)

Tourney history: 7th appearance, and fourth in a row. 3A state champions in 2009 and 2011.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

1 

Abby Caldwell

5-8

Jr.

L

2

Emma Irvin

5-7

Sr.

S

5

Ali Arns

5-8

Jr.

OH

6

Mattie Gray

5-9

Sr.

OH

11

Elena Gray

5-11

So.

MH

14

Kara Roggemann

6-0

Sr.

MH

 

No. 6 SOLON (31-4)

Nickname: Spartans

Coach: Peter Gustin (1st year, 31-4)

Tourney history: 2nd appearance. Made debut last year.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

4

Rylee Smith

5-2

Jr.

L

6

Kelsey Cave

6-2

Sr.

MH

9

Emma Rickels

5-5

Sr.

S

10

Kelsey Hinrichs

5-10

Sr.

OH

12

Jordan Smith

5-10

So.

OH

16

Jordan Runge

6-0

So.

OH 

 

No. 3 HARLAN (32-5)

Nickname: Cyclones

Coach: Angie Spangenberg (20th year, 488-131; 2nd year at Harlan, 63-12)

Tourney history: 5th appearance, and second straight.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

5

Jess Schaben

6-1

So.

OH

7

Elle Kloewer 

5-9

So.

OH

8

Kenzie Swanson 

5-4

So.

S 

11

Lauren Larsen 

5-8

Sr.

OH

14

Josie Esser

5-11

Sr.

MH

15

Taylor Frederick

6-0

Fr.

MH

 

No. 8 WEST DELAWARE (31-11)

Nickname: Hawks

Coach: Brett Mather (18th year at West Delaware, 541-129; 570-105 overall)

Tourney history: 7th appearance. Most recent was 2010. Four-time state runners-up.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

1 

Carlee Ketchum

5-7

Fr.

OH

4

Cassie Vaske

5-6

Sr.

OH

7

Emily Thole 

5-8

So.

OH

9

Maddie Coates 

5-4

Jr.

S

12

Paige Soppe

5-8

Jr.

OH

15

Leslie Hoffmann

5-11

Sr.

MH

 

No. 2 SIOUX CITY HEELAN (35-10)

Nickname: Crusaders

Coach: Mary Miller (32nd year, 682-317; 6th year at Heelan, 216-62)

Tourney history: 19th appearance, including 15 in a row. Class 3A runners-up last year. Three-time state champions (1999, 2006, 2007).

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

3

Laura Twiford

6-1

Sr.

OH

4

Lauren Brobst

6-1

Sr.

MH

6

Taylor Koolstra 

5-7

Sr.

MH

9

Megan McCarthy

5-11

Sr.

OH

12

Grace Hanno 

5-8

Fr.

OH

15

Taylor Ferguson 

5-4

Fr. 

S