18 Programs With Minnesota Prep Players Head To The NCAA Tournament
Minnesota is never short on talent when it comes to volleyball. With the strong high school and club programs across the state, there will be plenty of former prep athletes with Minnesota roots that will take the court at the NCAA Tournament this upcoming weekend.
18 Programs out of the possible 64 will have Minnesota athletes listed. Even top high schools such as Champlin Park has five with Izzy Ashburn and Sydney Hilley playing for Wisconsin, Lauren Clark at Penn State, Emma Schmidt at Northern Iowa, and Kaity Weimerskirch at Illinois State.
Here is a list of all the Minnesota prep volleyball players and who they will be playing for in the NCAA Tournament:
Wisconsin
Sydney Hilley – Champlin Park
Izzy Ashburn – Champlin Park
Minnesota
Claire Sheehan – Cambridge-Isanti
Rachel Kilkelly – Shakopee
CC McGraw – Prior Lake
Taylor Morgan – Blaine
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Marquette
Claire Nuessmeier – St. Peter
Ellie Koontz – Academy of Holy Angels
Northern Iowa
Mazy Jackson – Benilde-St. Margaret
Emma Schmidt – Champlin Park
Denver
Tina Boe – Osseo
Iowa State
Eleanor Holthaus – Rocori
Missouri
Brynn Paumen – Maple Lake
Central Florida
Dresden Pass – Minnetonka
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Cincinnati
Jordan Thompson – Edina
Penn State
Lauren Clark – Champlin Park
UCLA
Jenny Moser – Lakeville South
Mari Hinkle – Rosemount
Northern Colorado
Maddy Bremer – Prior Lake
Ball State
Esther Grussing – Willmar
Howard
Fola Wilson – Minneapolis Southwest
Illinois State
Kaity Weimerskirch – Champlin Park
Ella Francis – Prior Lake
Nicole Lund – Rochester Century
San Diego
Lauren Turner – Edina
South Carolina
Brittany McLean – Rosemount
Florida State
Jasmyn Martin – Hopkins