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 starters
2 Cassie Schleisman 5-6 Sr. OH
9 Kiana Case 5-3 Jr. S
14 Megan Monahan 5-11 Sr. MB
3 Chelsey Henkenius 5-6 Jr. DS
1 Kendra Jacobs 5-4 Sr. S
7 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 starters
2 Morgan Jacobsen 5-5 Jr. DS
10 Sarah Klahn 5-9 Jr. S
9 Abby Gordon 5-10 Jr. MB
3 Tayler Geer 5-10 Sr. OH
11 Kaitlin Floerchinger 6-1 Jr. MB
13 Emma Fiene 5-7 Fr. MB
14 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 starters
4 Sasha Noel 5-7 Sr. OH
10 Taylor Delaney 5-4 Sr. S
12 Breanna Dean 5-9 Jr. MB
1 Jessica Lerdal 5-8 Sr. OH
6 Emily Dudley 5-4 Sr. DS
3 Amber Jackson 5-7 Jr. MB
32 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 starters
1 Roxanne Grundmeier 5-9 Jr. OH
11 Sydney Shell 5-8 Sr. S
6 Alyssa Drey 5-8 Jr. DS
10 Chelsea Clayton 5-10 Sr. MB
2 Jessica Griggs 5-4 Sr. DS
12 Egypt Clayton 5-7 Jr. S
3 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 starters
10 Alexis Wiltgen 5-10 Sr. OH
15 Amber Timmins 5-10 So. S
17 Rachel Tilley 5-11 Sr. MB
7 Steph Rohe 5-7 So. OH
3 Jessie Timmins 6-0 Sr. OH
16 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 starters
15 Alex Becker 5-2 Jr. DS
11 Anne Weber 5-10 Sr. MB
5 Alaina Rigdon 5-7 Sr. OH
8 Abby Breitbach 5-6 Sr. S
16 Allison Rottinghaus 5-10 Sr. MB
12 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 starters
11 Emily Hartwig 5-6 Sr. DS
6 Jessie Herrick 5-10 Jr. MB
20 Elizabeth Humburg 5-8 So. OH
9 Amanda Bell 5-10 Jr. MB
4 Paige Meyer 5-3 Sr. DS
8 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 starters
2 Marissa Shinstine 5-5 Sr. S
6 Megan Gilbert 6-0 So. MB
7 Natalie Figanbaum 5-8 Jr. OH
11 Micah Wedemeier 5-10 Sr. OH
5 Erica Ollendieck 5-8 Jr. OH
4 Kalie Kirchhoff 5-8 Sr. OH
17 Morgan Peters 5-3 Sr. L
Class 1A capsules, Don Bosco, Grandview Park Baptist, LeMars Gehlen, New London, Schaller-Crestland, Southern Cal, state volleyball tournament, Treynor, Tripoli
