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Posted November 6, 2012
State volleyball: 3A capsules

Team capsules for the Class 3A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament, in bracket order:

No. 14 IOWA FALLS-ALDEN (32-4)

Nickname: Cadets

Coach: Steve Barhite (10th year, 216-124)

Tourney history: 11th appearance, first since 2001. Class 2A state champions in 1999.

Starting lineup:

No. Name   Yr. Pos.
3 Lindsey Barnhart   Sr. S
5 Kylie Gerstein   Jr. OH
6 Kelsey Redmond   So. MH 
8 Harli Janes   Sr. MH
13  Jamie Peterson    Sr. OH
16 Jessi Timm   Sr. OH

 

No. 1 MEDIAPOLIS (42-0)

Nickname: Bullettes

Coach: Dennis Jandrey (26th year, 743-188)

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

Starting lineup:

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.
2 Molly Woodruff 5-6 Jr. DS
5 Kensley Heater  5-7 Sr. OH
7 Rachel Holsteen  5-11 Jr.  OH
8 Jessica Holsteen 5-11 Sr. MH
11 Aubrey Siegle 5-6 Sr. S
15 Haley Hillyard 6-1 Sr. OH

 

No. 7 UNION (33-7)

Nickname: Knights

Coach: Brian Jesse (3rd year at Union, 94-20; 6th year overall)

Tourney history: 3rd appearance, and third straight. Class 3A semifinalists last year.

Starting lineup:

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.
2 Payton Hilton 5-11 Sr. MH
8 Maria Wrage 5-11 So. MH
9 Jena Boisen 5-9 Jr. OH
10 Breann Bader 5-6 Jr. L
13 Sam Barz 5-10 Sr. OH
22 Lauren Barz 5-6 Jr.  S

 

No. 4 SIOUX CENTER (31-6)

Nickname: Warriors

Coach: Julie Oldenkamp (6th year, 167-74; 5th year at Sioux Center, 119-66

Tourney history: 4th appearance. Most recent was 1999.

Starting lineup:

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.
1 Malyn Hulstein 5-6 Sr. S
2 Jillian Estes 5-9 Sr. OH
3 Carrigan Cleveringa 5-6 Sr. L
5 Amber Bakker 6-0 Sr. MH 
Jennifer Buyert 6-2 Jr. MH
10 Jill VanderPlaats 6-0 So. OH

 

No. 10 MOUNT VERNON (27-10)

Nickname: Mustangs

Coach: Maggie Willems (2nd year, 45-29)

Tourney history: 8th appearance. Most recent was 2010. Three-time state champions (1984, 2009, 2010).

Starting lineup:

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.
1 Morgan Melchert 5-8 So. S
2 Chelsey Schirm 5-7 Sr. OH
6 Amanda Petrick 5-6 Sr. OH 
8 Marissa Stark 5-8 Sr. L
12 Emma Cochrane 5-9 So. OH 
20 Hannah Whitley 5-10 Jr. MH

 

No. 2 DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION (28-7)

Nickname: Knights

Coach: Kyle Condon (1st year, 28-7)

Tourney history: 1st appearance.

Starting lineup:

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.
Claire Bird 5-8 Jr. OH
4 Lexi Flynn 5-4 Jr. L
9 Sydney Lunardi 5-8 Sr. OH
11 Danielle Cabel 6-2 Jr. OH
13 Kate Fennelly 5-9 Sr. S
16 Hailey Schneden 6-0 Sr. MH

 

No. 9 RED OAK (27-6)

Nickname: Tigers

Coach: Angela Montgomery (4th year, 97-36)

Tourney history: 11th appearance. Most recent was 2010.

Starting lineup:

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.
3 Blake Bergren 5-10 Jr. MH
4 Josie Snyder 5-5 Sr. DS
5 Angela Mahoney 5-7 Fr. OH
7 Grace Blomstedt 6-1 So. MH
9 Kate Walker 5-9 So. OH
16 Maddie Holmgren  5-6 Sr. S

 

No. 3 MOC-FLOYD VALLEY (30-8)

Nickname: Lady Dutch

Coach: Jon Mouw (6th year, 132-70; 4th year at MOC-FV, 97-50)

Tourney history: 2nd appearance, if you count Maurice-Orange City in 1988.

Starting lineup:

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.
1 Katie Landhuis 5-8 Jr. OH
2 Ali Achterhof 5-11 Jr. MH
4 Alyssa Brown 5-6 So. S
6 Alexis Conaway  6-0  Jr. OH
8 Emily McDonald 6-1 Jr. MH
10 Shelby Schouten 5-10 Jr. OH

 

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