AAU 15s National Championships Recap: Lexington 15 SWAT Ties for 9th in Club Division

<p>ORLANDO - For the second straight year, Lexington SWAT advanced to the championship bracket in its division at the AAU National Championships in Orlando over the weekend. </p> <p>As a group of 14s a year ago, the group finished second sand this year the team returned and finished in a tie for ninth place in the 15 Club division in Orlando. After dropping a match in each of its first two days of competition, Lexington SWAT rattled off six straight wins to reach the 15-team championship bracket. There were 151 teams total in the division.</p> <p>In the first round of the championship bracket, Lexington SWAT fell 25-22, 29-27 to Skyline 15 Black out of Texas to finish in a tie for ninth place.</p> <p>Meanwhile, in the 15 Open division, Nebraska Elite 15 KOA had the highest finish for a Nebraska team by placing 23rd in the 51-team division and VCNebraska 15 Elite tied for 25th.</p> <p>Here is a look at how each team from Nebraska did in the 15s division at the AAU National Championships, going from the highest divisions down to the least competitive divisions.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>15 Open (51 teams)</strong></span></p> <p>Nebraska Elite 15 KOA - tied for 23rd place.</p> <p>Team Roster</p> <p>Elise Estudillo<br /> Katie Galligan<br /> Bailey Helzer<br /> Ava Heyne<br /> Kara Liebentritt<br /> Amanda Loschen<br /> Sydney Raszler<br /> Abby Schomers<br /> Madilyn Siebler<br /> Kylie Weeks</p> <p>VCNebraska 15 Elite - tied for 25th place.</p> <p>Team Roster</p> <p>Hannah Allick<br /> Grace Baumert<br /> Jadyn Hahn<br /> Regan Haith<br /> Karli Heidemann<br /> Courtney Holsteen<br /> Shayla Meyer<br /> Jordie Nekl<br /> Karli Symonsbergen<br /> Karsen Vanscoy</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>15 Premier (82 teams)</strong></span></p> <p>Nebraska Juniors 15 Black - 50th place.</p> <p>Team Roster</p> <p>Harlei Cole<br /> Jaiden Coudeyras<br /> Anna Hern<br /> Jenna Jakubowski<br /> Presley Liberty<br /> Erin Power<br /> Brenna Schmidt<br /> Brooklyn Schuyler<br /> Madeline Swanson<br /> Madison Wegner</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>15 Club (151 teams)</strong></span></p> <p>Lexington 15 SWAT - tied for 9th place.</p> <p>Team Roster</p> <p>Syd Conner<br /> Avery Franzen<br /> Brisa Garcia Vargas<br /> Cordella Harbison<br /> Ashley Keck<br /> Carliee Stuhmer<br /> Taylor Woehrle</p> <p>River City Juniors 15 Navy - tied for 54th place.</p> <p>Team Roster </p> <p>Madeline Ballard<br /> Christina Carozza<br /> Madi Cushing<br /> Lucy Drexel<br /> Sophia Hendricks<br /> Mia Hickman<br /> Abby Jensen<br /> Landry Miller<br /> Kayla Romero<br /> Reese Wenninghoff</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>15 Classic (196 teams)</strong></span></p> <p>River City Juniors 15 Red - tied for 119th place.</p> <p>Team Roster</p> <p>Kate Cogswell<br /> Avery Edwards<br /> Molly Gallegos<br /> Zandra Kern<br /> Sara Matthiessen<br /> Samantha Moore<br /> Tallie Pease<br /> Alinda Ropski<br /> Peyton Steiner<br /> Katie Torres</p>