Mizuno Sports Performance Presidents' Day ChallengeFeb 16, 2017 by FloVolleyball Staff
Top Players To Watch At Mizuno Sports Performance Presidents' Day Challenge
Top Players To Watch At Mizuno Sports Performance Presidents' Day Challenge
The Mizuno Sports Performance Presidents' Day Challenge is chock full of talented athletes, especially in the 18 Open division.
The Mizuno Sports Performance Presidents' Day Challenge is chock full of talented athletes, especially in the 18 Open division.
Even in an elite group such as this, certain players stand out. See who we've highlighted as the top players to watch at the Presidents' Day Challenge in Aurora, Illinois, on February 18-20, live on FloVolleyball.
Ashley Shook has been setting for SPVB 18 Elite since her sophomore club season, the same year she committed to Texas. Now, as a senior playing her final season of club ball, she's preparing to take over the setting duties at one of the top Division I college teams in the country, and as such, you better believe she'll be working hard for her SPVB squad this spring.
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Marijke Van Dyke earned second-team Post-Tribune All-Area honors after her senior season at Munster High School, putting away 289 kills and 58 blocks. The Illinois commitment will be one of the many weapons on the Sports Performance top 18s team.
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A star on the basketball and volleyball courts, Grace Loberg became the all-time leader in career kills (1,313) and digs (82) at Geneva High School this fall. She has one more season of club ball before heading to the University of Wisconsin for college, and she'll be hoping to improve upon her team's disappointing 19th place in 17 Open at AAU Nationals last summer.
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"Lauren is a tenacious defender and has good ball control," Minnesota head coach McCutcheon said of this future Gopher on signing day. Watch for the Benet Academy senior to pick up everything that comes her way this weekend at the Great Lakes Center.
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Oregon commit Chandlar Duff is a high-reaching middle blocker who is sure to provide plenty of defensive moves and offensive opportunities for Legacy 17 Elite as it battles in the 18 Open division at the Presidents' Day Challenge.
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Junior three-sport athlete Rebecka Poljan comes from a very sporty family. Her older brother, Tony, was the Gatorade State Football Player of the Year and is now a sophomore on the Central Michigan football team. Rebecka plays softball and basketball, but in college, the Michigan State commit will focus solely on volleyball.
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Kamryn Malloy missed most of her senior high school season while recovering from a knee injury, but she's back in action for Sports Performance 18 Elite this winter. The Indiana commit won three state titles at St. Francis High School and took the 18 Open championship at AAU Nationals with her Sports Performance squad.
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Indiana-bound Julia Gauthier will be quarterbacking the offense for the stacked Club Fusion 18 Red squad. That offense will include middle Meegan Hart, who plays with Gauthier on the Rosary High School team, as well as Wisconsin commit Grace Loberg and UConn-bound Ally Barrett.
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1st Alliance middle blocker Alana Walker has decided to stay local for college, committing to play for Shane Davis at Northwestern. Athletic and explosive, Walker will be a big presence for 1st Alliance 18 Silver.
One of the best setters in the Class of 2018, Erin O'Leary won state championships with her Novi High School team as a sophomore and a junior, and in a little over a year she's headed to Michigan. First priority, however, will be upsetting some 18s teams this weekend at the Mizuno Sports Performance Presidents' Day Challenge.
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Even in an elite group such as this, certain players stand out. See who we've highlighted as the top players to watch at the Presidents' Day Challenge in Aurora, Illinois, on February 18-20, live on FloVolleyball.
Ashley Shook, Setter, Sports Performance 18 Elite
Ashley Shook has been setting for SPVB 18 Elite since her sophomore club season, the same year she committed to Texas. Now, as a senior playing her final season of club ball, she's preparing to take over the setting duties at one of the top Division I college teams in the country, and as such, you better believe she'll be working hard for her SPVB squad this spring.
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/ashshook_9/status/810170616246636544" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
Marijke Van Dyke, Outside Hitter, Sports Performance 18 Elite
Marijke Van Dyke earned second-team Post-Tribune All-Area honors after her senior season at Munster High School, putting away 289 kills and 58 blocks. The Illinois commitment will be one of the many weapons on the Sports Performance top 18s team.
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/IlliniVBall/status/796482896274092036" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
Grace Loberg, Outside Hitter, Club Fusion 18 Red
A star on the basketball and volleyball courts, Grace Loberg became the all-time leader in career kills (1,313) and digs (82) at Geneva High School this fall. She has one more season of club ball before heading to the University of Wisconsin for college, and she'll be hoping to improve upon her team's disappointing 19th place in 17 Open at AAU Nationals last summer.
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Lauren Barnes, Libero, 1st Alliance 18 Silver
"Lauren is a tenacious defender and has good ball control," Minnesota head coach McCutcheon said of this future Gopher on signing day. Watch for the Benet Academy senior to pick up everything that comes her way this weekend at the Great Lakes Center.
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Chandlar Duff, Middle Blocker, Legacy 17 Elite
Oregon commit Chandlar Duff is a high-reaching middle blocker who is sure to provide plenty of defensive moves and offensive opportunities for Legacy 17 Elite as it battles in the 18 Open division at the Presidents' Day Challenge.
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/LegacyLvc/status/714510629911011329" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
Rebecka Poljan, Middle Blocker, FaR Out 18 Black
Junior three-sport athlete Rebecka Poljan comes from a very sporty family. Her older brother, Tony, was the Gatorade State Football Player of the Year and is now a sophomore on the Central Michigan football team. Rebecka plays softball and basketball, but in college, the Michigan State commit will focus solely on volleyball.
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/becka_poljan/status/713389735285297152" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
Kamryn Malloy, Outside Hitter, Sports Performance 18 Elite
Kamryn Malloy missed most of her senior high school season while recovering from a knee injury, but she's back in action for Sports Performance 18 Elite this winter. The Indiana commit won three state titles at St. Francis High School and took the 18 Open championship at AAU Nationals with her Sports Performance squad.
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/juliagauthier_/status/811975829865558016" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
Julia Gauthier, Setter, Club Fusion 18 Red
Indiana-bound Julia Gauthier will be quarterbacking the offense for the stacked Club Fusion 18 Red squad. That offense will include middle Meegan Hart, who plays with Gauthier on the Rosary High School team, as well as Wisconsin commit Grace Loberg and UConn-bound Ally Barrett.
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/RHSvolleyball15/status/643963454240489476" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
Alana Walker, Middle Blocker/Opposite, 1st Alliance 18 Silver
1st Alliance middle blocker Alana Walker has decided to stay local for college, committing to play for Shane Davis at Northwestern. Athletic and explosive, Walker will be a big presence for 1st Alliance 18 Silver.
Erin O'Leary, Setter, Legacy 17 Elite
One of the best setters in the Class of 2018, Erin O'Leary won state championships with her Novi High School team as a sophomore and a junior, and in a little over a year she's headed to Michigan. First priority, however, will be upsetting some 18s teams this weekend at the Mizuno Sports Performance Presidents' Day Challenge.
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