Badger Region Teams Set To Compete at USAV Nationals
It’s officially summer and the AAU Girls Junior National Championships are underway! Soon all the attention will shift from Florida to Indiana for USAV Nationals. Quite a few Badger Region clubs are making the road trip, including Midwest Penguins, Milwaukee Sting,…
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Continue ReadingIt’s officially summer and the AAU Girls Junior National Championships are underway! Soon all the attention will shift from Florida to Indiana for USAV Nationals. Quite a few Badger Region clubs are making the road trip, including Midwest Penguins, Milwaukee Sting, FC Elite, FDL Fusion, Wisconsin Premier, and SWVBC.
USAV has five divisions per age group: Open, National, USA, American, and Patriot (listed from highest to lowest division). Teams competed in qualifiers to get bids to play in the top 4 divisions or entered without qualifying in the Patriot Division. Teams will compete at the Indiana Convention Center June 27th – July 6th.
Here are the Badger Region teams attending USAV Nationals and some of the top available recruits:
17 Open Division
Milwaukee Sting 17 Gold
17 National Division
FC Elite 17 Navy
Carlee Doering Carlee Doering 5'11" | MB Kimberly | 2020 State WI – 2020 – 5’11 – Middle Blocker – Kimberly
Emily Bruckshen Emily Bruckshen 6'0" | MB Howards Grove | 2020 State WI – 2020 – 6’0 – Outside Hitter – Howards Grove
Katie DiRaimondo Katie DiRaimondo 6'0" | OH Manitowoc Lincoln | 2020 State WI – 2020 – 6’0 – Outside Hitter – Manitowoc Lincoln
Myka Roethal – 2022 – 5’9 – Outside Hitter – Howards Grove
Rachael Bohlman Rachael Bohlman 5'8" | S Green Bay Southwest | 2020 State WI – 2020 – 5’8 – Setter/Right Side Hitter – Green Bay Southwest
17 American Division
FDL Fusion 17 Purple
Wisconsin Premier 17 Teal
Olivia Robertson Olivia Robertson 5'10" | MB Cedar Grove-Belgium | 2020 State WI – 2020 – 5’10 – Outside Hitter – Cedar Grove-Belgium
16 Open Division
Milwaukee Sting 16 Gold
[player_tooltip player_id="80743" first="Camryn" last="Lukenbill"]Alexis Boling Alexis Boling 6'0" | OH Waukesha West | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 6’0 – Middle Blocker – Waukesha West
Camryn Lukenbill Camryn Lukenbill 6'0" | MB Burlington | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 6’0 – Middle Blocker – Burlington
Kaitlyn Riley Kaitlyn Riley 6'0" | MB Catholic Memorial | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 6’1 – Middle Blocker – Catholic Memorial
Katie Winkler Katie Winkler 5'11" | RS East Troy | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 6’0 – Right Side Hitter – East Troy
Lizzie Binder Lizzie Binder 6'2" | OH Sheboygan North | 2021 State WI –2021 – 6’3 – Pin Hitter – Sheboygan North
16 National Division
FC Elite 16 Navy
[player_tooltip player_id="80713" first="Cora" last="Behnke"]Cora Behnke Cora Behnke 6'0" | OH Oconto | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 6’0 – Outside Hitter – Oconto
Emma Mans Emma Mans 6'2" | RS Fort Atkinson | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 6’2 – Middle Blocker – Fort Atkinson
Hattie Bray Hattie Bray 6'1" | MB Wautoma | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 6’1 – Middle Blocker – Wautoma
Linnea Willer Linnea Willer 5'11" | OH Freedom | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 5’11 – Outside Hitter – Freedom
Natalie Johanknecht Natalie Johanknecht 6'0" | MB Oshkosh West | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 6’0 – Outside Hitter – Oshkosh West
FDL Fusion 16 Purple
Gianna Trotter Gianna Trotter 5'11" | OH Fond du Lac | 2022 State WI – 2022 – 6’2 – Middle Blocker – Fond du Lac
16 American Division
SWVBC G16 BLUE
Wisconsin Premier 16 Teal
Brielle Lynde Brielle Lynde S Menomonee Falls | 2021 State WI – 2021 – Setter – Menomonee Falls
Kady Stigler Kady Stigler 5'7" | DS/L Menomonee Falls | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 5’7 – Libero – Menomonee Falls
Lily Behrendt Lily Behrendt 5'6" | S Whitefish Bay | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 5’6 – Setter – Whitefish Bay
16 Patriot Division
South Shore Slam -16
Southport G16-Blue
15 National Division
FC Elite 15 Navy
Bella VanLaanenBella Van Laanen – 2022 – 6’0 – Right Side Hitter – Appleton North
Berkley Mischler Berkley Mischler 6'1" | MB Appleton North | 2022 State WI – 2022 – 6’0 – Middle Blocker – Appleton North
Brianna Cantrell Brianna Cantrell OH Appleton North | 2022 State #104 Nation WI – 2022 – 5’10 – Pin Hitter – Appleton North
Emma Baierl Emma Baierl 5'8" | S Howards Grove | 2022 State WI – 2022 – 5’8 – Setter – Howards Grove
Michaela Riege Michaela Riege 5'7" | DS/L Waterloo | 2022 State WI – 2022 – 5’7 – Defensive Specialist/Libero – Waterloo
15 American Division
Midwest Penguins 15-Black
Aoife Treacy Aoife Treacy 5'11" | RS Mukwonago | 2022 State WI – 2022 – 5’10 – Right Side Hitter – Mukwonago
Faith Powers Faith Powers 5'11" | S Mukwonago | 2022 State WI – 2022 – Setter – Mukwonago
Wisconsin Premier 15 Teal
Alyssa Gaeth Alyssa Gaeth 6'0" | RS KML | 2022 State WI – 2022 – 6’0 – Right Side Hitter – Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Taylor Larson Taylor Larson 5'6" | OH Menomonee Falls | 2022 State WI – 2022 – 5’6 – Outside Hitter – Menomonee Falls
15 Patriot Division
I AM VBC 15 Red
14 National Division
FC Elite 14 Navy
[player_tooltip player_id="61799" first="Karissa" last="Fortune"]Ella Demetrician – 2024 – Outside Hitter
Karissa Fortune – 2023 – Outside Hitter
Kyla Dunaway – 2023 – Middle Blocker/Right Side
Rachel Koss – 2023 – Setter/Right Side Hitter – Freedom
Sydney Bartels Sydney Bartels 5'11" | OH Freedom | 2023 State WI – 2023 – Middle Blocker – Freedom
14 American Division
[player_tooltip player_id="82901" first="Maddy" last="McGath"]Midwest Penguins 14-Black
Maddy McGath Maddy McGath MB Brookfield East | 2023 State WI – 2023 – Middle Blocker – Brookfield East
SWVBC G14 BLUE
14 Patriot Division
Midwest Penguins 14-Red
You can follow these teams by tracking their USAV National Championship Tournament results at: https://results.advancedeventsystems.com/event/PTAwMDAwMTcxODU90/home