State volleyball: Class 1A capsules

Class 1A state volleyball capsules, in bracket order: 

SOUTHERN CAL

Nickname: Mustangs

Coach: Wade Voith (10th year, 206-127)

Record and ranking: 25-10, No. 12

State tournament history: 3rd appearance, last qualified in 2007.

Probable starters2 Cassie Schleisman 5-6 Sr. OH9 Kiana Case 5-3 Jr. S14 Megan Monahan 5-11 Sr. MB3 Chelsey Henkenius 5-6 Jr. DS1 Kendra Jacobs 5-4 Sr. S7 Taylor Kelly 5-11 Sr. MB 

TREYNOR

Nickname: Cardinals

Coach: Janet Fiene (15th year, 340-80)

Record and ranking: 36-4, No. 4

State tournament history: 13th appearance, all since 1993.

Probable starters2 Morgan Jacobsen 5-5 Jr. DS 10 Sarah Klahn 5-9 Jr. S9 Abby Gordon 5-10 Jr. MB3 Tayler Geer 5-10 Sr. OH11 Kaitlin Floerchinger 6-1 Jr. MB13 Emma Fiene 5-7 Fr. MB14 Becca Easton 5-10 Jr. L 

NEW LONDON

Nickname: Tigers

Coach: Maureen Heath (11th year at New London, 381-86; overall, 624-170)

Record and ranking: 30-9, unranked

State tournament history: 6th appearance, including five years in a row. Made the 1A semifinals last year.

Probable starters4 Sasha Noel 5-7 Sr. OH10 Taylor Delaney 5-4 Sr. S12 Breanna Dean 5-9 Jr. MB1 Jessica Lerdal 5-8 Sr. OH6 Emily Dudley 5-4 Sr. DS3 Amber Jackson 5-7 Jr. MB32 Aaren Wright 5-7 Jr. L

 

SCHALLER-CRESTLAND

Nickname: Wildcats

Coach: Marilyn Murra (33rd year, 657-205).

Record and ranking: 31-3, No. 3

State tournament history: 7th appearance, and its second in a row.

Probable starters1 Roxanne Grundmeier 5-9 Jr. OH11 Sydney Shell 5-8 Sr. S6 Alyssa Drey 5-8 Jr. DS10 Chelsea Clayton 5-10 Sr. MB2 Jessica Griggs 5-4 Sr. DS12 Egypt Clayton 5-7 Jr. S3 Erin Wissink 5-8 Jr. L

 

LE MARS GEHLEN

Nickname: Jays

Coach: Mike Meyer (4th year at Gehlen, 90-56; overall, 542-207)

Record and ranking: 29-8, No. 6

State tournament history: 3rd appearance, first since 2004.

Probable starters10 Alexis Wiltgen 5-10 Sr. OH15 Amber Timmins 5-10 So. S17 Rachel Tilley 5-11 Sr. MB7 Steph Rohe 5-7 So. OH3 Jessie Timmins 6-0 Sr. OH16 Kayla Holtgrewe 5-6 Sr. L

 

DON BOSCO

Nickname: Dons

Coach: Kerry Merrifield (11th year, 224-120)

Record and ranking: 25-9, No. 5

State tournament history: 2nd appearance, the other was in 2005.

Probable starters15 Alex Becker 5-2 Jr. DS11 Anne Weber 5-10 Sr. MB5 Alaina Rigdon 5-7 Sr. OH8 Abby Breitbach 5-6 Sr. S16 Allison Rottinghaus 5-10 Sr. MB12 Audrey Rottinghaus 5-10 Sr. OH

 

GRANDVIEW PARK BAPTIST

Nickname: Defenders

Coach: Matt Thompson (12th year, 304-146)

Record and ranking: 25-14, unranked

State tournament history: 6th appearance. Won the 1A championship in 2002.

Probable starters11 Emily Hartwig 5-6 Sr. DS6 Jessie Herrick 5-10 Jr. MB20 Elizabeth Humburg 5-8 So. OH9 Amanda Bell 5-10 Jr. MB4 Paige Meyer 5-3 Sr. DS8 Kayla Nikkel 5-6 Sr. OH

 

TRIPOLI

Nickname: Panthers

Coach: Will Baumann (4th year, 93-27; overall, 129-34)

Record and ranking: 34-4, No. 1

State tournament history: 11th appearance, all since 1998. Seven titles, including last year's 1A crown.

Probable starters2 Marissa Shinstine 5-5 Sr. S6 Megan Gilbert 6-0 So. MB7 Natalie Figanbaum 5-8 Jr. OH11 Micah Wedemeier 5-10 Sr. OH5 Erica Ollendieck 5-8 Jr. OH4 Kalie Kirchhoff 5-8 Sr. OH17 Morgan Peters 5-3 Sr. L