Club Spotlight: FC Elite 18 Navy
FC Elite gives the top athletes in the Fox Valley area a great opportunity for training with strong technicians and exposure to a regional and national schedule, giving them a taste of different levels of competition. Elite only fields 7 teams,…
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Continue ReadingFC Elite gives the top athletes in the Fox Valley area a great opportunity for training with strong technicians and exposure to a regional and national schedule, giving them a taste of different levels of competition. Elite only fields 7 teams, and the program is not for the recreational player. With such a concentrated effort on a few teams, their success is expected and met.
[player_tooltip player_id="32728" first="Addison" last="Barnes"]Badger Region AES Rank
18 Navy – #1
17 Navy – #2
16 Navy – #3
15 Navy – #1
14 Navy – #1
14 White – #11
13 Navy – #1
They have 14 coaches with a solid background as collegiate and varsity high school coaches. Their focus is to develop their players to compete at a high level and find a program to continue their careers after high school. But with the USAV Girls 18 National Championships quickly approaching, let’s take a look at their 18 Navy.
#72 [player_tooltip player_id="10222" first="Maddie" last="Koch"]The 18s have won the Badger Region 18 Open Championship and the JVA MKE Jamboree. They also had a solid outing taking 5th at the Mizuno Showcase. Most recently the 18s placed 19th in the JVA World Challenge – 18 Open Division and will be in Pool 1 of the Open Division on Friday as they take on some of the top 18 teams in the country.
Elite’s roster is just full of huge talent heading to big programs in the fall. Hannah Vanden Berg Hannah Vanden Berg 6'1" | OH Little Chute | 2019 State WI (Committed To Marquette) is a huge hitter who hits over and powers through blocks and can place the ball wherever she’d like. Maggie Cartwright Maggie Cartwright 6'1" | OH/OPP Kimberly | 2019 State WI (Committed To Arkansas) is a very gifted player and skilled attacker. Maddie Koch Maddie Koch 6'2" | OH Ashwaubenon | 2019 State WI (Committed To Purdue) was the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year and brings power to the pin, as well as lethal out of the back row.
Addison Barnes Addison Barnes 5'11" | OH Neenah | 2019 State WI (Committed To Loyola) can hit pretty much every shot, which makes her a strong and effective 6-rotation outside. Libero Kayla Kraus Kayla Kraus 5'6" | DS/L Neenah | 2019 State WI (Committed to Loyola) is a ferocious backcourt defender that rarely lets the ball drop on her side. Liz Gregorski Liz Gregorski 5'10" | OH Xavier (Appleton) | 2019 State WI (Committed To Wisconsin) is over a year out from a knee injury and should be back in good form as a force to be reckoned with. Tiffany Paalman Tiffany Paalman 6'0" | MB Appleton East | 2019 State WI (Committed To UW-Green Bay) brings a lot of power as a physical middle and provides a strong block.
Alysha Brickl Alysha Brickl 5'7" | S/DS Chilton | 2019 State WI (Committed To UW-Parkside) provides a strong serve, scrappy defense, and is a solid back-up setter. Brooke Mosher Brooke Mosher 5'11" | S Waterloo | 2021 State WI (2021 – Committed To Illinois) is a 6’0” setter that may be the youngest on the court, but she runs their highly effective offense with great maturity. This team will have a tough pool, but they are a tough group to take on the competition.