Team Profile: M1 17-1
One of the strongest age groups among all Minnesota girls volleyball clubs is the 17’s as there is great depth in this 2021 class. Several clubs are hosting multiple teams at this age group with many second and third teams built around some very good recruiting prospects among their respective rosters. One of the most competitive 17’s teams will be at M1 this club season as they have pulled together a collection of athletes that include a handful of Prep Dig’s higher ranked athletes in the class of 2021. Here are some of their key uncommitted athletes.
Madison Ellman
Madison
Ellman
5'9" | DS/L
Chanhassen | 2021
State
MN
– 5’9 | L/DS | High School: Chanhassen
An all-conference selection, Ellman is among the elite Minnesota liberos in the class of 2021. She has great court vision, awareness, and composure that allow her to make big-time plays. Not only does she get to a lot of balls on the defensive side, but she more often than not digs her team to an in-system opportunity. She shows patience in serve-receive along with great platform skills in creating great angles on the first contact and in putting attackers into a good situation if she needs to step in and control a second touch. Her ball control and defense will be a major factor in this team’s success.
Sophie Jesewitz
Sophie
Jesewitz
6'3" | OH
Wayzata | 2022
State
MN
– 6’4 | OH | High School: Wayzata
A 2019 all-state honorable mention selection and an ‘AVCA Phenom’ selection, Jesewitz helped lead Wayzata to the class AAA state championship. Her size is a big asset in all areas of her game as a six-rotation athlete. She can elevate and move the ball around with pace and finesse when attacking. She has many comfortable attack point locations in both the front and back row. Defensively, she has great range because of her length and has ability to provide high quality first-contact touches. She is agile and athletic and will be a big pick-up at the next level as she has college-ready skills.
Olivia Koeppen
Olivia
Koeppen
5'7" | S
Minnetonka | 2021
State
MN
– 5’9 | S | High School: Minnetonka
Koeppen helped lead Minnetonka to the state semifinals at the class AAA tournament. She has proven to be very capable of setting a varied and high powered offense in utilizing her hitting corps very well. She can set a variety of locations and tempos and makes good decisions to put her attackers in good position to be successful.
Rachel Wieber
Rachel
Wieber
6'0" | OH
Northfield | 2021
State
MN
– 6’0 | OH | High School: Northfield
Helping Northfield through a great high school season, Wieber has established herself as a very reliable six-rotation athlete. For multiple seasons she has been contributing solid ball control and defense for her high school team and emerged in 2019 as a regular on the left pin. She has good elevation and can move the ball around with good arm control.
Riley Walsh
Riley
Walsh
6'0" | OH
Breck | 2021
State
MN
– 6’0 | OH | High School: Breck
Walsh brings a ton of energy and competitiveness to the floor. She is athletic and gets off the floor quickly in her approach work. She has a fast arm that can put a lot of pace on the ball and gets on opponents in a hurry. She gets her feet to the ball consistently, which allows her to take aggressive swings both in-system and out. Effective on both pins, Walsh has good offensive versatility.
Jasmine Weidemann
Jasmine
Weidemann
5'9" | S
Lakeville South | 2021
State
MN
– 5’9 | S | High School:
Lakeville South
Weidemann has great presence on the floor with her court leadership and distribution skills. She moves well around the floor and has great touch and control in her location through both pins. Ranked at #10 among 2021 athletes on Prep Dig, she has great experience and potential to help lead this team to some very competitive heights this club season.
Other athletes to watch for M1 17-1
- Emma Grimm Emma Grimm 5'9" | OH Eastview | 2021 State MN – OH | Eastview
- Carissa Richie Carissa Richie 6'0" | MB Mound Westonka | 2021 State MN – MB/RS | Mound Westonka
- Rachel Schneider – MB/RS | East Ridge (*Class of 2020)
- Hanna Thompson Hanna Thompson 5'11" | MB Chaska | 2021 State MN – MB/RS | Chaska
- Ella Wheatcraft Ella Wheatcraft 5'8" | DS/L Lakeville North | 2021 State MN – L/DS | Lakeville North