State volleyball: 5A capsules

Team capsules for the Class 5A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament, in bracket order:

JOHNSTON (26-8)

Nickname: Dragons

Coach: Rick Brooks (19th year, 486-187)

Tourney history: 6th appearance, first since 2008. Class 4A state champion in 2007.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name 

Ht. 

Yr.

Pos.

1

Sanna Rasmussen

5-10

Sr.

MH

8

Taylor Joens

6-0

Jr.

OH

10

Emily Hanson

5-9

Jr.

OH

12

Madeline Miller

5-9

Jr.

OH

15

Abby Hallman

5-4

Jr.

S 

28

Hayley Dotseth

5-9

Jr.

OH

No. 1 ANKENY (29-6)

Nickname: Hawkettes

Coach: Dave Whims (34th year, 909-155; 13th year at Ankeny, 434-63)

Tourney history: 13th appearance, including 11 straight. Four-time state champions, most recently in 2009.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

2 

Moriah Johnson 

6-1

So.

MH

4

Jenny Roberts

5-6

Sr.

S

10

Claire Wandrey

5-6

Jr.

L

11

Molly Wiedmier

5-10

Sr.

MH

17

Jaali Winters

6-0

So.

OH

19

Megan Ballenger

6-0

So.

MH 

No. 5 WEST DES MOINES DOWLING (33-10)

Nickname: Maroons

Coach: Mary Beth Wiskus (4th year, 102-42)

Tourney history: 1st appearance.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

 

Yr.

Pos.

2

Anne Buscher

 

Sr. 

L

6

Melissa DeRocher 

 

Sr.

OH

7

Elise Brown 

 

Sr. 

OH 

10 

Mary Jess Heddinger

 

Sr.

MH

11

Jessi Henter 

 

Jr. 

S

14

Alex DeMarco

 

So

MH

No. 4 IOWA CITY HIGH (29-8)

Nickname: Little Hawks

Coach: Craig Pitcher (17th year, 464-148; 11th year at City High, 363-78)

Tourney history: 12th appearance. Two-time state champions (1998, 2006). Class 4A runners-up last year.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

4

Abby Saehler

6-1

Sr. 

MH 

6 

Ruth Grace 

5-8

Jr. 

S 

7

Michaela Nelson 

5-10

Jr. 

OH 

9

Liz Hubing 

5-10

Sr. 

OH

10

Rachel Rinehart 

5-9

Sr.

OH

15

Aliyah Gustafson 

6-0

Sr.

MH

No. 7 BETTENDORF (20-11)

Nickname: Bulldogs

Coach: Diane Lichtenberg (29th year, 541-274)

Tourney history: 8th appearance, first since 2007.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

1 

Hannah Matt

5-11

Jr.

OH

5

Caitlin Wernentin

6-0

Jr.

OH

10

Megan Sharkey

5-9

Fr.

S 

11

Danielle Pennington

5-11

Fr.

OH

14

Tessa Henderson 

5-10

Sr.

MH 

15

Anna Willey 

6-0

Jr.

S

No. 3 DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (29-6)

Nickname: Mustangs

Coach: Randy Dolson (6th year at Hempstead, 168-55; 27 year overall)

Tourney history: 14th appearance. Two-time state champions (1975, 2003).

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

9 

Heather Splinter

5-9

Jr.

S 

10

Haley Van Cleave

6-3

Jr.

MH

14

Audrey Reeg

5-10

Sr.

OH

15

Allison Bitter

5-9

Jr.

OH

16

Hope Koeperich

6-1

Jr.

MH

20

Karrah Davis

6-0

Jr.

OH

No. 10 URBANDALE (31-8)

Nickname: J-Hawks

Coach: Liz Baethke (18th year, 440-212; 13th year at Urbandale, 359-133)

Tourney history: 6th appearance. Most recent was 2010.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

2 

Mallary Erbes 

5-8

So.

S

5 

Mackenzie Brees

5-9 

So.

OH

9

Emilee Erichsen

5-9

Jr.

OH

17

Kyla Inderski

6-0

Jr.

OH

18

Celie Kohls 

6-0

Jr.

MH

19

Brooke DeCarlo

5-10

Sr.

MH 

No. 2 PLEASANT VALLEY (37-1)

Nickname: Spartans

Coach: Stacey Ruff (5th year at Pleasant Valley, 128-39; 16th year overall)

Tourney history: 9th appearance. Most recent was 2008.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

4

Allie Carter

5-7

Jr.

S

7 

Sydney Strawser

5-10

Jr.

OH

16

Chloe Miller

5-10

Sr.

OH

17

Megan Paustian 

5-11

Jr.

MH

18

Maddi Theisen 

5-10

Sr.

MH 

20

Morgan Waterman

5-4

Jr.

DS