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Virginia Elite is the only club to have two teams win at the Chesapeake Regionals held in Boyds, Md. Both teams have invites to the 31st Annual Girls' Junior National Championships (formerly the USA Junior Olympics Girl's Volleyball Championships).
The 16s team, coached by Jake Lawrence with assistants Melanie Bradshaw and Gary White, feature a team with players from five of the 10 Loudoun public high schools including four from three-time defending AA state champion Loudoun County:
Erin Dancy (Loudoun County)
Kelsey Hrebenach (Heritage)
Kaitlyn LaMantia (Freedom)
Jordan Leiter (Loudoun County)
Christina Kamis (Heritage)
Alex Heyn (Stone Bridge)
Mallory Brickerd (Broad Run)
Jenna Strange (Loudoun County)
Gabby Serafin (Loudoun County)
Breanna Atkinson (The Madeira School)
Four members of the VA Elite 16s were recently featured on PrepVolleyball.com's Soph 79 list. This is a list published annually by PrepVolleyball that features the players highest accomplishments during the high school season.
Atkinson, 5-11 OH, Madeira School (McLean, Virginia) – One of the best sophs in Virginia, Atkinson averaged three kills a set in 2009 and took her small private school to a top 10 state ranking in the VISVA pools.
Brickerd, 6-1 OH, Broad Run (Ashburn, Virginia) – A starter and six-rotation player all year for Broad Run, Brickerd has a big arm and solid back row and serve receive ability.
Heyn, 6-4 MB, Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Virginia) – A major offensive weapon for one of Virginia’s top teams, Heyn is easily one of the best sophomore middles in the state. She touches over 10-0 with a 9-6 block touch and possesses the ability to hit anywhere along the net. Heyn was Second Team All District in 2009, but has the skill set to be a national level recruit before she’s done.
Strange, 5-10 RS/OH, Loudoun County (Leesburg, Virginia) – A starting pin hitter on the AA state championship team, Strange is an outstanding athlete with good back row skills and the ability to score from the left or right side.
The 15s are coached by Kim Sears with assistants Pete Mathis and Kacy Sellers and feature players from four Loudoun high schools and four of the eight Northern Region Liberty District schools:
Taylor Gallart (Holy Cross)
Morgan Hammer (Loudoun Valley)
Isabella Borgiotti (Marshall)
Kate Whitmire (T.C. Williams)
Megan McKenzie (Fairfax)
Maureen Marsh (Langley)
Molly Maloney (Broad Run)
Kayla Carlton (Potomac Falls)
Ryan Ackermann (Stone Bridge)
Hanna Radhi (Battlefield)
Claire Crutchfield (Bishop O'Connell)
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There were 3 players on the 15's team that made Prep Volleyball All-American Frosh 59 list:
ReplyDeleteRyan Ackermann, 5-8 OH, Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Virginia) – The top attacker on a state-ranked team, Ackermann is a big leaper with an arm to match. Second Team All Region, Ackermann also is a primary serve-receiver and has been described as “Easily one of the best three freshmen in Virginia at any position.”
Taylor Gallart, 6-1 OH, Holy Cross (Kensington, Maryland) – Gallart averaged 3.3 kills per set in 2009 en route to Honorable Mention All-Met recognition by the Washington Post.
Kate Whitmire, 6-0 OH, TC Williams (Alexandria, Virginia) – A big time contributor for the Titans, Whitmire is strong, a good passer and has the skills to contribute at all points across the net.