Recruiting The #PDResolution – 2024s of FC Elite
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The Class of 2024 is heading into an exciting club season where many of these athletes will continue their college recruiting process. Some athletes may be starting, others are in the heat of it, and a few have already said…
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Continue ReadingThe Class of 2024 is heading into an exciting club season where many of these athletes will continue their college recruiting process. Some athletes may be starting, others are in the heat of it, and a few have already said yes as to where we will be continuing their academic and volleyball careers.
I’m going to zero in on the 17s from FC Elite , the club out of the Appleton, Wisconsin area that is rising among the ranks of top clubs in the Midwest and will have their sights set on some lofty goals in the 2023 season. This group of athletes had a big 2022 where their 16 White team won MEQ 16 American, 16 Navy won the National Division at USAV, and 18 Elite who had some 2024s were in the final four of 18 Open. We will see their 17s squads at the Prep Dig Resolution where plenty will be looking to get a big start to the season. Here’s a quick look at the FC Elite 17s/2024s.
* FC Elite 18 Elite will not be at the PD Resolution, but will start season at Windy City Qualifier and Northern Lights Qualifier
Committed
Ella Demetrician Ella Demetrician 6'2" | OH Appleton North | 2024 State #40 Nation WI – FC Elite 18 Elite – Michigan
Bryn Janke Bryn Janke 5'10" | S Wisconsin Dells | 2024 State WI – FC Elite 18 Elite – Ohio
Emma Nilson Emma Nilson 6'1" | MB Fox Valley Lutheran | 2024 State WI – FC Elite 17 Navy – Middle Tennessee State
Olivia Baierl Olivia Baierl 5'8" | DS/L Howards Grove | 2024 State WI – FC Elite 17 Navy – Illinois State
Olivia Neumann Olivia Neumann 6'3" | MB Xavier | 2024 State WI – FC Elite 17 Navy – Green Bay
Libero/DS
Belle Shea – Xavier – FC Elite 18 Elite
Elle Kennedy Elle Kennedy 5'5" | DS/L Howards Grove | 2024 State WI – Howards Grove – FC Elite 17 Navy
Laurin Hamann Laurin Hamann 5'8" | DS/L Manitowoc Lincoln | 2024 State WI – Manitowoc Lincoln – FC Elite 17 White
Keira Jahner – Fox Valley Lutheran – FC Elite 17 White
This is a loaded class of liberos for FC Elite where many of these athletes were on successful high school teams and are extremely well trained. Shea was a 1st Team All State pick where she was the libero for state champion Xaiver out of Appleton. She has an athletic style where she covers a lot of court as well as a nasty serve to score points on her own. Kennedy won a state title at Howards Grove where she was their libero, pacing the backrow. Hamann was one of the top liberos in the Fox River Classic Conference where Manitowoc Lincoln won the conference title and was a top ten team in D1 all season. Jahner was a key piece for the success at Wisconsin Blaze as a 16, but made the move across town to FC Elite where she will provide a lot of defensive depth. This 17 White team will be one to watch where many of their same core is returning after a big 2022 season.
Outsides
Annalise Patchett Annalise Patchett 6'0" | OH Fox Valley Lutheran | 2024 State WI – Fox Valley Lutheran – FC Elite 17 Navy
Mattea Kiepert Mattea Kiepert 5'10" | OH Xavier | 2024 State WI – Xavier – FC Elite 17 Navy
Hannah Greisen Hannah Greisen OH Notre Dame Academy | 2024 State WI – Notre Dame Academy – FC Elite 17 White
Addison Albrecht Addison Albrecht 5'10" | OH Kaukauna | 2024 State WI – Kaukauna – FC Elite 17 White
Marin Grossman Marin Grossman 5'10" | OH Hortonville | 2024 State WI – Hortonville – FC Elite 17 White
Lauren Fischer Lauren Fischer 6'1" | MB St. Marys Catholic Neenah | 2024 State WI – St. Marys Catholic – FC Elite 17 White
Plenty of dynamic athletes who are playing on the outside. Annalisse Patchett will be high on the radar and is one of the top available athletes in the state of Wisconsin. She is long, athletic, can play six rotations, and has a high contact point. Her ceiling is incredibly high where her best volleyball is ahead of her. Kiepert was a key part of the Xavier state title team as a middle blocker. She might see some time on the pin and with her athletic style she will be an attacker who can score points from anywhere. Hannah Greisen Hannah Greisen OH Notre Dame Academy | 2024 State WI was among one of the top attackers in the FRCC earning 1st Team All Conference honors. She is also part of the top ranked Notre Dame Academy girls basketball team. Albrecht and Grossman have big time point scoring abilities. Grossman was one of the top kill leaders at Hortonville and has a springy, athletic style with an active arm. Fischer is a physical 6’2 pin who can play in the backrow. She could be a new one to watch among 2024s to have on the radar.
Setters
Emerson Van Lannen Emerson Van Lannen 5'10" | S Appleton North | 2024 State #144 Nation WI – Appleton North – FC Elite 17 Navy
Kamryn Kaminski Kamryn Kaminski 5'7" | S Howards Grove | 2024 State WI – Howards Grove – FC Elite 17 Navy
Mariah Potter Mariah Potter 5'9" | S Xavier | 2024 State WI – Xavier – FC Elite 17 White
Grace Fruzen Grace Fruzen 5'8" | S Manitowoc Lincoln | 2024 State WI – Manitowoc Lincoln – FC Elite 17 White
FC Elite Navy and White will have dynamic setters where they can go with a 6-2 or 5-1. Emerson Van Lannen Emerson Van Lannen 5'10" | S Appleton North | 2024 State #144 Nation WI will be a setter college coaches will be excited to see take the court where she can do so many things. At 5’10, she has the length to be a threat in the front row offensively and defensively, she has a high IQ, and spent part of the 2022 season as a right side which she could do again. Kamryn Kaminski Kamryn Kaminski 5'7" | S Howards Grove | 2024 State WI finished the 2022 club season with an injury and recovered during the high school season, but is an athlete with great hands and a very high IQ where she can make plenty of plays. Mariah Potter Mariah Potter 5'9" | S Xavier | 2024 State WI and Grace Fruzen Grace Fruzen 5'8" | S Manitowoc Lincoln | 2024 State WI are well trained and come from solid high school programs as well. Potter was an All State pick, quarterbacking Xavier to a state title, while Fruzen was a key piece to the success of Manitowoc Lincoln and is also a savvy defender.
Middle Blocker/Right Side
Madison York Madison York 6'1" | RS Manitowoc Lincoln | 2024 State WI – Manitowoc Lincoln – FC Elite 17 Navy
Sophie Dodd Sophie Dodd 5'8" | RS Hortonville | 2024 State WI – Hortonville – FC Elite 17 White
Trinity Pearce Trinity Pearce 6'1" | MB Waupun | 2024 State WI – Waupun – FC Elite 17 White
Bella Ricci Bella Ricci MB Notre Dame | 2024 WI – Notre Dame Academy – FC Elite 17 White
There will be plenty of length on the front line for these teams this upcoming season. Madison York Madison York 6'1" | RS Manitowoc Lincoln | 2024 State WI is a high level right side at 6’3, left handed, and a huge arm swing. She was the Co-MVP of the FRCC where she hits such a heavy ball, a mismatch nightmare for the other side of the net. Dodd is another lefty who can score points on both pins, a swiss army knife for her team. Pearce and Ricci will be two middles who will pace the 17 White squad. Pearce comes from Waupun and plays with a lot of physicality, she’s a multisport athlete. Bella Ricci Bella Ricci MB Notre Dame | 2024 WI out of Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay is long, athletic, and has a high contact point. She was on 17 White last club season and will be one to keep tabs on in 2023.