Athletes “Playing Up” for the 2020 Club Season
Athletes playing up age levels is nothing new in club volleyball, but this year there seems to be an influx of younger athletes joining the ranks of older teams. It seems teams are really looking to put forth the best…
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Continue ReadingAthletes playing up age levels is nothing new in club volleyball, but this year there seems to be an influx of younger athletes joining the ranks of older teams. It seems teams are really looking to put forth the best team possible, despite the ages of the athletes on the roster.
FC Elite is a prime example of that, their 18 Elite only has two class of 2020 athletes on the team! Two of the younger athletes on the team are already verbally committed to Big 10 Conference teams.
Here is a list of athletes who will be playing up a year, or three! I have split them by grade, not age level they are playing at.
Class of 2023
Saige Damrow – FC Elite 18 Elite – Libero/DS – Committed to UW-Madison – Prep Dig Watch List
Ashton Birr – FC Elite 17 White
Olivia Lasee – FC Elite 17 White
Abigail Sohn – FC Elite 17 White
Class of 2022
Brianna Cantrell – FC Elite 18 Elite – Outside Hitter – Prep Dig Rank #6
Madisen Miller – FC Elite 17 Navy – DS/L – Prep Dig Rank #13
Myka Roethel – FC Elite 17 Navy – Outside Hiter – Prep Dig Rank #12
Heidi Colburn – FC Elite 17 White
Natalie Johnston – FC Elite 17 White
McKenna Wucherer – Milwaukee Sting 18 Gold – Outside Hitter – Committed to Minnesota – Prep Dig Rank #1
Aspen Jankowski – Milwaukee Sting 17 White – Setter – Committed to Arkansas Tech – Prep Dig Rank #8
Kylie Struble – Wisconsin Ice 18 Purple
Class of 2021
Cora Behnke – FC Elite 18 Elite – Outside Hitter – Committed to UW-Green Bay – Prep Dig Rank #9
Lizzie Binder – FC Elite 18 Elite – Outside Hitter – Prep Dig Rank #3
Hattie Bray – FC Elite 18 Elite – Middle Blocker – Committed to Marquette – Prep Dig Rank #6
Josie Halbieb – FC Elite 18 Elite – Setter/Right Side – Prep Dig Rank #14
Brooke Mosher – FC Elite 18 Elite – Setter – Committed to the University of Illinois – Prep Dig Rank #1
Linnea Willer – FC Elite 18 Elite – Outside/Right Side Hitter – Prep Dig Rank #29
Lauren Borchardt – FC Elite 18 Navy – Outside/Right Side Hitter – Prep Dig Rank #72
Lindsay Krznarich – Milwaukee Sting 18 Black – Middle Blocker – Prep Dig Rank #70 (Feature Photo #15)
Julianna Schmidt – Milwaukee Sting 18 Black – Middle Blocker – Prep Dig Rank #126
Parker Wittig – Milwaukee Sting 18 White – Setter
Kaia Lofy – Milwaukee Sting 18 White – Outside Hitter
FC Elite specifically seemed to focus on talent level and chemistry as opposed to age this year. Sting does not usually pull athletes up to different age levels, but a handful of spots on rosters at the older age levels were filled with younger athletes.
Please note, this is not a comprehensive list, just a list based on the rosters that included grade levels that were posted at this time.