Ohio Valley Region Represented Well at U18 GJNC
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Columbus was host to USA Volleyball’s U18 Girls Junior National Championships this past weekend. Teams from the Ohio Valley Region earned podium finishes across a few divisions. 18 OPEN Elevation 18 Goller claimed a third-place finish, coming up just shy…
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Continue ReadingColumbus was host to USA Volleyball’s U18 Girls Junior National Championships this past weekend. Teams from the Ohio Valley Region earned podium finishes across a few divisions.
18 OPEN
Elevation 18 Goller claimed a third-place finish, coming up just shy of a gold medal match appearance in losing the third set of their semifinal match 18-16. They were led by a great collection of athletes, several bound for Division I programs at the next level. This includes Ally Christman Ally Christman 5'10" | RS Mount Notre Dame | 2021 State OH (Robert Morris), Jules Fink Jules Fink 6'2" | MB Kings | 2021 State OH (Robert Morris), Annie Lockett Annie Lockett 6'1" | OH Mason | 2021 State OH (Eastern Michigan), Hailey Green Hailey Green 6'2" | MB Ursuline | 2021 State OH (University of Denver), and Megan Wielonski Megan Wielonski 5'10" | S Mount Notre Dame | 2021 State OH (Ball State). This team also features a couple of athletes from the class of 2022, including:
Elizabeth Schlemmer – 5’8 | DS/L | 2022
Schlemmer has really good ball control and defense and provided key contributions for this team and their high potent offense. She has good patience and platform control while capable of playing any position in the back row effectively. Her size at 5’8 allows for good range and she shows good quickness in pursuit of the ball in serve receive and defensively.
18 AMERICAN
A2 18 Green finished with a 6-3 overall record and a third-place finish in the 18 American division.
Ruby Moore – 6’0 | MB | 2022
Athletic with good quickness off the floor and with her arm, Moore provided a nice presence in the middle for this team. She has good vision at the net and can move the ball around well through quick tempo options. She has good lateral speed as well to be able to get to hitters at both pins when blocking.
Ashleigh Zehala – 5’8 | S | 2022
Zehala is another 2022 athlete on this U18 squad and shared setting duties for an offense that had good production. She has good quickness and shows good hand position upon contact with consistency in her location through both pins. She has good timing with middles and did a good job of balancing her attackers opportunities to keep them involved and apply pressure to opposing defense.
18 NATIONAL
CVC 18 Black earned a third-place podium finish as well as they completed the competition with 6-2 overall record. This is another team full of athletes heading to Division I programs around the country, including Margo Huff Margo Huff 6'1" | MB South | 2021 State OH (UNCW), Maria Futey Maria Futey 5'10" | OH Padua Fransiscan | 2021 State OH (Buffalo), Amanda Leigh Amanda Leigh 6'0" | S Padua Franciscan | 2021 State OH (Buffalo), Makenna Shafer (Ohio), Brooke Cirigliano Brooke Cirigliano 6'2" | MB Padua Franciscan | 2021 State OH (Miami), and Bella Peroni Bella Peroni 5'7" | DS/L Beaumont | 2021 State OH (Niagra).