What committed athletes are taking on the Prep Dig Gauntlet?
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The Prep Dig Gauntlet is only a few days away, and excitement is building around the invite-only event. Here is a list of committed athletes descending on the Milwaukee Sting Center over Memorial Day weekend. Future Teammates Several future teammates…
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Continue ReadingThe Prep Dig Gauntlet is only a few days away, and excitement is building around the invite-only event. Here is a list of committed athletes descending on the Milwaukee Sting Center over Memorial Day weekend.
Future Teammates
Several future teammates will be competing in the tournament. It is always fun to see who will be attending school and playing collegiately together. Grace Nelson Grace Nelson 6'1" | OH Oak Park River Forest | 2024 State #37 Nation IL (1st Alliance 17 Gold) and Reese Ptacek Reese Ptacek 6'3" | MB Prescott | 2024 State #59 Nation WI (Northern Lights 17-1) are both pin hitters who are committed to the University of Kansas. Paige Wagner (Northern Lights 17-1) is a middle, and Madelyn Elsen Madelyn Elsen 5'3" | DS/L Lake Zurich | 2024 State IL (Sky High Adidas 17 Elite) is a libero who will both be headed to Michigan Tech. Current Sky High teammates Jaimie Marquardt Jaimie Marquardt 5'9" | DS/L Libertyville | 2024 State IL and Jenna Meitzler Jenna Meitzler 6'1" | S Barrington | 2024 State #117 Nation IL are committed to playing at the University of Iowa together. Milica Tomic Milica Tomic 5'8" | S Lake Central | 2024 State IL (1st Alliance 17 Silver) and Gabrielle Wire Gabrielle Wire 5'10" | OH Crystal Lake South | 2024 State IL (Mission 17 Elite) are committed to UW-Milwaukee. DS/Liberos Samantha Falk Samantha Falk DS/L Mother McAuley | 2024 State IL (1st Alliance 17 Gold) and Jae Fitting Jae Fitting 5'8" | DS/L Cedarburg | 2024 State WI (Sting 17 Gold) will be teammates at Loyola-Chicago.
For those who really love to dive deep into volleyball commitments, I have a list of future conference opponents at the end of the article.
1st Alliance 17 Gold
Ellie White Ellie White 5'11" | OH Mother McAuley | 2024 State #34 Nation IL – Outside Hitter – University of Michigan
Ava Falduto Ava Falduto 5'7" | DS/L IC Catholic Prep | 2024 State #10 Nation IL – DS/Libero – Penn State
Grace Nelson Grace Nelson 6'1" | OH Oak Park River Forest | 2024 State #37 Nation IL – Outside Hitter – Kansas
Samantha Falk Samantha Falk DS/L Mother McAuley | 2024 State IL – DS/Libero – Loyola Chicago
Calli Kenny Calli Kenny 5'9" | S Willowbrook | 2024 State #58 Nation IL – Setter – Marquette University
Ellery Rees Ellery Rees 6'3" | MB Mother McAuley | 2024 State IL – Middle Blocker – University of Alabama
1st Alliance 17 Silver
Milica Tomic Milica Tomic 5'8" | S Lake Central | 2024 State IL – Setter – UW-Milwaukee
Marin Johnson Marin Johnson 6'2" | MB Glenbard West | 2024 State IL – Middle Blocker – SEMO
Adversity G17 Adidas
Ava Pratt Ava Pratt 6'1" | OH Glenbrook South | 2024 State #63 Nation IL – Outside Hitter – Northwestern University
Ana Vetter Ana Vetter RS New Trier | 2024 State #158 Nation IL – Opposite – Wake Forest
Jessica Kurpeikis Jessica Kurpeikis 5'10" | RS Marist | 2024 State IL – Opposite – UW-Green Bay
Circle City 17 Black
Mia Loyd – Setter – Air Force Academy
Ella Byrum – DS/Libero – Hillsdale College
Madeline Lynch – Opposite – University of Louisiana-Monroe
Illini Elite 17 Cardinal
Gwenyth Schiff – Outside/Opposite – Colorado
Libby Detweiler Libby Detweiler 5'11" | MB Tri Valley | 2024 State IL – Middle Blocker – Heartland CC
Sydnie Hernandez Sydnie Hernandez 5'7" | DS/L Normal West | 2024 State IL – Libero – Bowling Green
Rachel Ogunleye Rachel Ogunleye 6'2" | OH University | 2024 State IL – Middle Blocker – Vanderbilt
Olivia Price Olivia Price 6'1" | S Normal Community | 2024 State IL – Setter/Opposite – Grand Canyon
Julia Johnson Julia Johnson 5'10" | RS Burlington Central | 2026 IL – Setter/Opposite – High Point
Michigan Elite 17 Mizuno
Johanna Tillman – Middle Blocker/Opposite – Grand Valley State
Michigan Elite 17 Elite
Margaret Hilliard – Setter/Opposite – Baldwin Wallace
Mission 17 Elite
Gabrielle Wire Gabrielle Wire 5'10" | OH Crystal Lake South | 2024 State IL – Outside Hitter – UW-Milwaukee
Milwaukee Sting 17 Gold
Rylea Alvin Rylea Alvin 6'2" | MB Randolph | 2024 State WI – Middle Blocker – Northern Illinois
Anna Bjork Anna Bjork 6'3" | MB Oconomowoc | 2024 State #54 Nation WI – Middle Blocker – Notre Dame
Emily Bruss Emily Bruss 5'9" | S Pulaski | 2024 State WI – Setter – North Dakota State University
Jae Fitting Jae Fitting 5'8" | DS/L Cedarburg | 2024 State WI – Libero/DS – Loyola-Chicago
Melia Johnson Melia Johnson 6'2" | OH Slinger | 2024 State #140 Nation WI – Outside Hitter – Ole Miss
Olivia Kwiatkowski Olivia Kwiatkowski 6'0" | OH Oconomowoc | 2024 State WI – Outside Hitter – Troy University
Claire Luoma Claire Luoma 5'8" | DS/L Franklin | 2024 State #85 Nation WI – Libero/DS – Clemson
Sophia Wendlick Sophia Wendlick 6'0" | OH DSHA | 2024 State #100 Nation WI – Outside Hitter – Creighton
Olivia Wyma Olivia Wyma 6'4" | MB Arrowhead | 2024 State WI – Middle Blocker – Hope College
Milwaukee Sting 17 Black
Georgia Koscielak Georgia Koscielak 5'6" | DS/L Whitefish Bay | 2024 State WI – Libero/DS – Minnesota-Duluth
Greta Pleuss Greta Pleuss 5'9" | S St. Mary's Springs Academy | 2024 State WI – Setter – The Citadel
Gabby Wold Gabby Wold 6'0" | OH Arrowhead | 2024 State WI – Outside Hitter – Holy Cross
Natalia Farrugia Natalia Farrugia 6'0" | MB Mukwonago | 2024 State WI – Middle Blocker – Missouri Western State University
Briana Binagi Briana Binagi 5'10" | OH Kettle Moraine | 2024 State WI – Outside Hitter – Binghampton University
Ella Skogman Ella Skogman 6'2" | MB Waukesha West | 2024 State WI – Middle Blocker – Lewis University
Northern Lights 17-1
Reis Baune – Outside Hitter/DS – North Carolina State University
Luca Bredenberg – Libero/DS – Lipscomb University
Hadley Burger – Opposite/Setter – Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Audrey Kocon – Setter/Opposite – Providence College
Bianca Nistor – DS/Outside Hitter – University of California-Santa Barbara
Reese Ptacek Reese Ptacek 6'3" | MB Prescott | 2024 State #59 Nation WI – Middle/Outside Hitter – Kansas
Paige Wagner – Middle/Opposite Hitter – Michigan Tech
Sky High Adidas 17 Elite
Madelyn Elsen Madelyn Elsen 5'3" | DS/L Lake Zurich | 2024 State IL – Defensive Specialist – Michigan Tech
Emily Lisi Emily Lisi 6'1" | OH Wauconda | 2024 State IL – Outside Hitter – Drake University
Jaimie Marquardt Jaimie Marquardt 5'9" | DS/L Libertyville | 2024 State IL – Libero – University of Iowa
Jenna Meitzler Jenna Meitzler 6'1" | S Barrington | 2024 State #117 Nation IL – Setter – University of Iowa
Berkeley Ploder Berkeley Ploder MB Barrington | 2024 State IL – Middle Blocker – Georgetown
Brynn Smith Brynn Smith 6'0" | OH Stevenson | 2024 State IL – Outside Hitter – Northeastern University
Ruth Ziegler Ruth Ziegler 6'3" | MB Warren Township | 2024 State IL – Middle/Opposite Hitter – Illinois State University
Future Conference Opponents
It is always fun to look ahead and see who will go head-to-head in conference play. Here is a list of athletes by conference:
BIG 10
Ellie White Ellie White 5'11" | OH Mother McAuley | 2024 State #34 Nation IL – University of Michigan
Ava Falduto Ava Falduto 5'7" | DS/L IC Catholic Prep | 2024 State #10 Nation IL – Penn State
Jaimie Marquardt Jaimie Marquardt 5'9" | DS/L Libertyville | 2024 State IL and Jenna Meitzler Jenna Meitzler 6'1" | S Barrington | 2024 State #117 Nation IL – University of Iowa
Ava Pratt Ava Pratt 6'1" | OH Glenbrook South | 2024 State #63 Nation IL – Northwestern University
SEC
Ellery Rees Ellery Rees 6'3" | MB Mother McAuley | 2024 State IL – University of Alabama
Melia Johnson Melia Johnson 6'2" | OH Slinger | 2024 State #140 Nation WI – Ole Miss
Reis Baune – North Carolina State University
Big East
Calli Kenny Calli Kenny 5'9" | S Willowbrook | 2024 State #58 Nation IL – Marquette University
Sophia Wendlick Sophia Wendlick 6'0" | OH DSHA | 2024 State #100 Nation WI – Creighton
Audrey Kocon – Providence College
Berkeley Ploder Berkeley Ploder MB Barrington | 2024 State IL – Georgetown
ACC
Ana Vetter Ana Vetter RS New Trier | 2024 State #158 Nation IL – Wake Forest
Anna Bjork Anna Bjork 6'3" | MB Oconomowoc | 2024 State #54 Nation WI – Notre Dame
Claire Luoma Claire Luoma 5'8" | DS/L Franklin | 2024 State #85 Nation WI – Clemson
Rachel Ogunleye Rachel Ogunleye 6'2" | OH University | 2024 State IL – Vanderbilt
Horizon League
Milica Tomic Milica Tomic 5'8" | S Lake Central | 2024 State IL and Gabrielle Wire Gabrielle Wire 5'10" | OH Crystal Lake South | 2024 State IL – UW-Milwaukee
Jessica Kurpeikis Jessica Kurpeikis 5'10" | RS Marist | 2024 State IL – UW-Green Bay
Mountain West
Mia Loyd – Air Force Academy
Gwenyth Schiff – Colorado
Mid-America
Sydnie Hernandez Sydnie Hernandez 5'7" | DS/L Normal West | 2024 State IL – Bowling Green
Rylea Alvin Rylea Alvin 6'2" | MB Randolph | 2024 State WI – Northern Illinois
GLIAC
Johanna Tillman – Grand Valley State
Paige Wagner and Madelyn Elsen Madelyn Elsen 5'3" | DS/L Lake Zurich | 2024 State IL – Michigan Tech
Missouri Valley
Emily Bruss Emily Bruss 5'9" | S Pulaski | 2024 State WI – North Dakota State University
Emily Lisi Emily Lisi 6'1" | OH Wauconda | 2024 State IL – Drake University
Ruth Ziegler Ruth Ziegler 6'3" | MB Warren Township | 2024 State IL – Illinois State University
Sun Belt
Madeline Lynch – University of Louisiana-Monroe
Olivia Kwiatkowski Olivia Kwiatkowski 6'0" | OH Oconomowoc | 2024 State WI – Troy University