AAU 16s National Championships Recap: VCNebraska 16 Black Ties for 5th in 16 Club
ORLANDO – On the final day of competition at the AAU National Championships in Orlando, VCNebraska 16 Black made a valiant effort at winning a national title but came up just a couple wins short. VCNebraska 16 Black advanced to…
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Continue ReadingORLANDO – On the final day of competition at the AAU National Championships in Orlando, VCNebraska 16 Black made a valiant effort at winning a national title but came up just a couple wins short.
VCNebraska 16 Black advanced to the championship bracket in the 16 Club division on Thursday night with a 25-21, 28-26 win over Woodlands Revolution 16 in a challenge match. Then, this morning VCNebraska 16 Black started the championship bracket with a 25-14, 28-26 win over Pipeline 16 Nike of Illinois to advance to the championship quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, VCNebraska 16 Black fell just short in a 25-19, 22-25, 15-13 loss to Xcel 16 Select from North Carolina to finish in a tie for 5th place.
Here is a look at how all the teams from Nebraska did in the 16s age division at the AAU National Championships, starting with the most difficult division and working down.
16 Open
VCNebraska 16 Elite – 22nd place
Team Roster
Rebekah Allick
Ellie Baumert
Elle Glock
Kali Jurgensmeier
Kalli Kroeker
Mya Larson
Whitney Lauenstein
Morgan Sangl
Elisabeth Tomlin
Nebraska Juniors 16 Black – 26th place
Alexa Edmisten
Hannah Kepler
Ava LeGrand
Leah Mach
Alexis Markowski
Brooke Peltz
Molly Ramsey
Brianna Stai
Alexa Theis
Brittany Wulf
16 Premier
Nebraska Juniors 16 Red – 16th place
Team Roster
Madison Bahm
Lucy Bartee
Roan Brandon
Aliah Clarke
Saige Craven
Breckyn Moore
Shania Russell
Cortlya Schaefer
Kynley Sis
Jessica Stander
16 Club
VCNebraska 16 Black – tied for 5th place.
Team Roster
Kiley Elkins
Taylor Kudym
Brooke McCartney
Delaney Novy
Hannah Pham
Masa Scheierman
Kylen Sealock
Cora Thomas
Lauren Vandenberg
Annalee Ventling
River City Juniors 16 Navy – tied for 67th place.
Team Roster
Ava Cunningham
Kenzie Keith
Leila Laham
Emma Lukowski
Anna Paulus
Naomi Piskorski
Liv Reitsma
Courtney Thompson
Kendyi Wenninghoff
Justine Woracek
Nebraska Elite 16 Black Ice – tied for 82nd place
Team Roster
Mia Broadstone
Alivia Cullen
Carley Damme
Mckenna Greenwell
Ella Hopkins
Laura Hyde
Brynn Jacobson
Annabella Madsen
Mayle Owen
Josie Richards
Alexa Richter
16 Aspire
River City Juniors 16 Red – 64th place
Team Roster
Sienna Balwanz
Leah Faber
Baylee Greene
Lyssa Hernandez
Mia Rathbun
Paige Roberts
Emilie Sacks
Naomi Simones
Sophia Stevens