State volleyball: 2A capsules

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

No. 12 SUMNER-FREDERICKSBURG (24-6)

Nickname: Cougars

Coach: Ed Boltz (6th year, 120-51)

Tourney history: 1st appearance as S-F, though Sumner qualified three times in the 1990s.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

2

Kaylyn Brandt

5-9

Sr.

S

7

Kally Frisch

5-11

Jr.

OH

8

Jessica Eekhoff

5-8

Jr.

MH

9

Tara Converse 

5-7

Jr.

DS

15

MaKaya Henniges 

5-11 

Sr.

MH

16

Ashley Larson

5-6

Jr.

L 

 

No. 1 DIKE-NEW HARTFORD (42-0)

Nickname: Wolverines

Coach: Diane Harms (19th year, 614-168; 10th year at DNH, 349-74)

Tourney history: 23rd apperance, including nine as Dike. Eight-time champions, including last year,

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

2

Sam Meyer 

5-2

Jr.

L 

4

Briana Weber

5-9

So.

OH

8

Brooke Morgan

6-4

So.

MH

10

Rachel Koop

5-10

So.

S 

12

Lizzy Blough

5-9

So.

OH

18

Ashley Dumler

5-11

Jr.

MH

 

No. 5 COUNCIL BLUFFS ST. ALBERT (28-10)

Nickname: Saintes

Coach: Angie Lantz (9th year, 203-130)

Tourney history: 2nd appearance, second in a row.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

5

Matti Munger

5-7

So.

S

6

Josie Thomas

5-9

Jr. 

OH

7

Alli Wettengel

5-9

So.

MH

8

Kylie Ferguson 

5-10

Jr.

OH

10

Nevada Meis

5-10

Sr.

MH

13

Katie Kuck

5-8

Sr.

OH

 

No. 4 WEST BRANCH (36-4)

Nickname: Bears

Coach: Josh Lukavsky (14th year, 283-173; 3rd year at West Branch, 100-17)

Tourney history: 1st appearance

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

2

Paige Donohoe

5-6

Sr.

L

8

Kelli Vaughan 

5-3

Sr.

S

12

Heather Poula

5-10

Sr.

MH

13

Kelley Trimble

5-9

Sr.

OH

14

Haley Poula

6-0

Fr.

MH

15

Ashley Finnegan

5-6

Jr.

OH

 

No. 7 TREYNOR (31-6)

Nickname: Cardinals

Coach: Janet Fiene (17th year, 423-110)

Tourney history: 14th appearance, most recent in 2009.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

5

Lexi Woods

5-10

So.

MH

7

Gracie Myers 

5-9

Jr.

OH

8

Tracy Purdy 

5-8

Jr.

S 

9

Chaley Rath 

5-11

Sr.

MH

10

Madison Keysor

5-6

Sr.

S

13 

Emma Fiene

5-9

Sr.

OH

 

No. 2 WESTERN CHRISTIAN (41-3)

Nickname: Wolfpack

Coach: Tammi Veerbeek (17th year, 671-86; 14th year at Western, 612-63)

Tourney history: 30th appearance (12th in a row), with 13 championships.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

Shae De Jager

6-0

Sr.

MH

3

Jamie Gesink

5-8

So.

S 

7

Jade Schaap

5-11

Jr.

OH

8

Haley Moss 

6-6

Jr.

OH

12

Brooke Wolterstorff 

5-11

Sr.

MH

15

Ema Altena

6-0

So.

MH

 

No. 6 LAKE MILLS (43-0)

Nickname: Bulldogs

Coach: Jim Boehmer (21st year, 600-155)

Tourney history: 6th appearance, including three in a row.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

 

Yr.

Pos.

4 

Brook Groe

 

Sr.

OH

5

Randi Dilly

 

Sr.

DS

17

Carlie Christianson

 

Sr.

S 

18 

Kelci Larson

 

Sr.

MH

24

Megan Johnson

 

Sr.

OH

2/26

Hallie Erdahl

 

Sr.

L

 

No. 3 CARROLL KUEMPER (32-5)

Nickname: Knights

Coach: Keith Stickrod (4th year, 101-36)

Tourney history: 6th appearance, and second straight.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

6 

Brandi Bueltel

5-10

Sr.

OH

7

Morgan Naberhaus

5-7

Jr.

S

10

Taylor Boldt 

5-6

Jr.

DS

11

Hannah Dentlinger

5-11

Jr.

MH

15

Lexi Albrecht

5-11

Sr.

MH

19

Karla Knobbe

5-6

Jr.

L