State volleyball: 3A capsules

Team capsules for the Class 3A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament, in bracket order:

No. 10 INDEPENDENCE (35-8)

Nickname: Mustangs

Coach: Joe Schmitz (4th year, 63-80; 18th year overall, 228-290)

Tourney history: 1st appearance.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

1 

Alyssa Hawkins 

5-4 

Jr. 

S 

3 

Suzi Grover 

5-5 

Jr. 

L 

4 

Karlie Niedert 

5-9 

Sr. 

MH 

6 

Kaitlin Niedert 

5-9 

Fr. 

OH 

8 

Shelby Lehman 

5-8 

Jr. 

OH 

14 

Megann Kinseth 

5-8 

Jr. 

OH 

 

 

 

 

 

No. 1 MOC-FLOYD VALLEY (32-6)

Nickname: Lady Dutch

Coach: Jon Mouw (7th year, 167-76; 5th year at MOC-FV, 132-56)

Tourney history: 3rd appearance (including one by MOC in 1988). Won 3A championship last year.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

1

Kate Landhuis

5-8 

So. 

OH 

4 

Alyssa Brown 

5-8 

Jr. 

S 

6 

Alexis Conaway 

6-0 

Sr. 

OH 

8 

Emily McDonald 

6-1 

Sr. 

MH 

9 

Erica Johnson 

5-7 

Sr. 

DS 

10 

Shelby Schouten 

5-11 

Sr. 

OH 

 

 

 

 

 

 No. 5 NEVADA (32-11)

Nickname: Cubs

Coach: James Brockway (9th year, 220-126; 14th year overall, 403-171)

Tourney history: 2nd appearance. Reached 3A semifinals in 2008.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

3 

Mara Rhodes 

5-7 

Jr. 

MH 

4 

Abby Stephenson 

5-7 

Fr. 

OH 

5 

Michaela Matuska 

5-6 

Jr. 

S 

6 

Kati Cassabaum 

6-0 

So. 

MH 

8 

Megan Pringnitz 

5-10 

Sr. 

OH 

11 

Jessica Helton 

5-5 

Sr. 

L 

12 

Emma Lodestein 

5-9 

Sr. 

MH 

 No. 4 UNION (27-7)

Nickname: Knights

Coach: Brian Jesse (4th year at Union, 122-28; 7th year overall)

Tourney history: 4th appearance, and fourth straight. Class 3A runner-up last year.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

3

Raini Hilmer 

5-5 

Sr. 

DS

5

Brenna Allen

5-11 

Sr. 

OH

8

Maria Wrage 

5-11 

Jr. 

MH

9

Jena Boisen

5-10 

Sr. 

OH

10

Breann Bader 

5-6 

Sr. 

L

13 

Megan Hudson 

5-11 

Fr. 

MH

22

Lauren Barz 

5-7 

Sr. 

S 

No. 8 MOUNT VERNON (25-10)

Nickname: Mustangs

Coach: Maggie Willems (3rd year, 70-39)

Tourney history: 9th appearance, and its sixth in last seven years. Three-time state champ (1984, 2009, 2010).

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

1

Morgan Melchert 

5-9 

Jr. 

S 

7 

Wynne Vandesall 

5-5 

Fr. 

OH 

9 

Libby Ryan 

5-6 

Fr. 

DS 

12 

Emma Cochrane 

5-9 

Jr. 

OH 

16 

Kaitlyn Volesky 

5-11 

Fr. 

MH 

20 

Hannah Whitley 

5-10 

Sr. 

MH 

21 

Kate Lynott 

5-6 

Jr. 

L

No. 2 SHELDON (34-4)

Nickname: Orabs

Coach: Eric Maassen (2nd year, 59-14)

Tourney history: 4th appearance, most recent was 2011.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

 

Yr.

Pos.

1

Sami Kleinwolterink 

 

Jr. 

S

3

Emily Johnson 

 

Jr. 

L

4 

Jena Van Marel 

 

Jr. 

MH

6 

Jessica Van Beek 

 

Sr. 

OH

7 

Marti Vogel 

 

Sr. 

OH

12 

Kati Kneifl 

 

Jr. 

OH

13 

MacKensey Radke 

 

Sr. 

OH

No. 6 RED OAK (27-6)

Nickname: Tigers

Coach: Angela Montgomery (5th year, 124-43)

Tourney history: 12th appearance, and its second in a row.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

 

Yr.

Pos.

5

Angela Mahoney 

 

So. 

OH

6 

Makeiti White 

 

Sr. 

S

7  

Grace Blomstedt 

 

Jr. 

MH

8 

Madison Gilbert 

 

Jr. 

MH

9 

Kate Walker 

 

Jr. 

OH

10 

Courtney Billings 

 

Sr. 

OH

 

 

 

 

 

No. 3 CARROLL KUEMPER (26-4)

Nickname: Knights

Coach: Keith Stickrod (5th year, 128-41)

Tourney history: 7th appearance, and third straight. Reached semifinals last year.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

1

Hannah Macke 

5-7 

Sr. 

DS 

7 

Morgan Naberhaus 

5-7 

Sr. 

S 

10 

Taylor Boldt 

5-7 

Sr. 

DS

12

Paige Overmohle 

5-10 

So. 

MH 

13 

Claire Ludwig 

5-11 

Sr. 

OH 

16 

Maria Dentlinger 

6-0 

Jr. 

MH 

19 

Karla Knobbe 

5-7 

Sr. 

L