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SWI Open Gym Update
Nov. 6 O'Fallon High School Milburn Campus Main Gym 3:00-5:00pm $10
Nov. 13 O'Fallon High School Smiley Campus Dome Gym 5:00-7:00pm $10
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Tryouts for 14 and under will be October 21 or 23. Please click here for more information:
Tryouts for 15-18s will be November 18-19. Please click here for more information:
For additional information contact: Melissa Massey (618) 410-9840, Lauren Martin (618) 698-1800 or send an email to southwestillinoisvbc@gmail.com
Congratulations to Washington University senior (and SWI alum), Lauren Budde, who was named AVCA Division III National Player of the Week on October, 4, 2011. Lauren recently became the eighth student-athlete and first middle hitter in school history to reach 1,000 kills and digs in a career. Currently Wash U is undefeated and ranked #2 in the AVCA Div. III poll.
Congratulations to Illinois senior (and SWI alum), Michelle Bartsch, who was named Big Ten co-Player of the Week on September 26, 2011. Currently Illinois is undefeated and ranked #1 in the AVCA Div. I poll.
With wins over New Mexico Jrs 16 Russ, Northern Lights 16-B (18th), Colorado Performance 16 UA, and Golden Bear 16 Mizuno (13th), SWI 16 Smack finished the season 23rd in the 16 American Division at Junior Nationals. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Coach Kari Lane of SWI 18 Smack (and the Lane Family) on the birth of their baby girl Kailey Marie!
Congratulations to Sam Bedard from SWI 18 Smack and Mater Dei High School on her commitment to Murray State.
SWI alums Michelle Bartsch and Carly Thomas have been named to the U.S. Women’s National A2 Program roster. Congratulations!
http://usavolleyball.org/news/article/41461
Michelle Bartsch (Illinois, OPP, 6-4, 1, Maryville, Ill.)
Michelle Bartsch (Maryville, Ill.) was selected to the AVCA All-American Third-Team in 2010 after averaging 3.56 kills, 0.81 blocks and 2.09 digs per set for Illinois. She recorded 23 matches of double-digit kills and nine matches of double-doubles. Bartsch, who was a member of the 2009 U.S. Women’s National A2 Program, helped the 2006 U.S. Girls’ Youth Team and the 2008 U.S. Women’s Junior National Team to NORCECA Continental Championships. She also competed in the 2009 FIVB Women’s Junior World Championship.
Carly Thomas (Missouri State, S, 5-11, 3, Swansea, Ill.)
Carly Thomas (Swansea, Ill.) split time as the starting setter as a freshman at Missouri State last fall, turning in 7.77 assists per set with 14 match starts. She added 2.03 digs per set as Missouri State held a 21-10 record in 2010. Thomas, who is also U.S. Women’s Junior National Team eligible, helped the U.S. Girls’ Youth National Team win the gold medal at the 2009 NORCECA Girls’ Youth Continental Championship where she earned Best Setter.
Congratulations to Maddy Hogan from SWI 18 Smack and Freeburg High School on her commitment to Missouri State.
Local tournament update . . . the 18s finished tied for 3rd in Power League behind CYC and Rockwood 18s. The 16s finished tied for 5th losing to the 18s in the quarter finals. 16 Smack is undefeated against 16s with a win over High P 16s and 2, 18s teams. This tied the highest finish of 16s teams in the tournament as CYC 16s also went out in the quarter finals. The 13s won their first local tournament.
Congratulations to SWI 14 Smack on their 1st place finish at the H2 Gov. Cup (see picture above).
Front row, l to r: Megan Webb; Kristina Gerlach; Lexie Dent; Kennedy Coplen. Back row, l to r: Erin Albers, coach; Toni Fields; Kathryn Buscher; Gabrielle Morrow; Zoe Zeiter; Megan Seibel; Steve Mueth, coach
Congratulations to Taylor Boyer (Tennessee Martin), Erica Johnson (McKendree), and Alex Rohlfing (Augusta State) from SWI 18 Smack on their recent college commitments.
Congratulations to Me’Asha Nicholson from SWI 18 Smack and Althoff High School on her commitment to the University of Cincinnati.
Congratulations to Hillary Keltner from SWI 18 Smack and Althoff High School on her commitment to the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Congratulations to Chelsi Hummert from SWI 18 Smack and Freeburg High School on her commitment to SIU Edwardsville.
Congratulations to Maddy Hogan, SWI 17 Smack, for earning a spot on Prepvolleyball.com’s Defensive Dandies List.
Maddy Hogan, Jr., Freeburg (IL) – A flawless hitter, Hogan loves to work hard and has an attitude on the court of "access denied" when a hitter tries to lay a ball down on her back row. Amassing 507 digs and 576 passes on serve receive while displaying a wicked jump serve, Hogan was instrumental in the Midgets’ run to the Illinois 2A title. She was a First Team All Conference and First Team All Metro selection and Honorable Mention All State.
Congratulations to Ali Mueller from 17 Smack and Erica Gallois from 18 Smack on their commitments to Missouri S&T (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla).
Congratulations to 17 Smack for their 5th place finish in 17 Open at the Northeast Qualifier in Baltimore.
Congratulations to Emma Goldschmidt, 18 Smack for earning a spot on PrepVolleyball.com’s 2009 High School Volleyball Academic All American list.
2009 PrepVolleyball.com High School Volleyball Academic All-Americans
FIRST TEAM
Emma Goldschmidt, 6-0 RS, O’Fallon (IL) – Belleville News Democrat All Metro Large School Player of the Year and Second Team All State by the Champaign News-Gazette, Goldschmidt sparked O’Fallon’s great year with 367 kills and 419 digs. Academically, she boasts a 4.0 GPA and is ranked first in her class of 635 students. She is involved in Student Council, Students Against Destructive Decisions, Leadership Council and Sports Psychology Club. She has a full scholarship to play volleyball at St. Louis University next fall and plans on majoring in Business and Communication.
