Wisconsin Athletes Headed to Navy Pier

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Numerous pre-national tournaments are happening in Illinois this weekend. Land of Lincoln is at the Great Lakes Center, and right in the heart of Downtown Chicago, the Asics National Volleyball Championships are taking place at Navy Pier. This is another tournament primarily made up of Great Lakes teams, but there are a number of Wisconsin teams and athletes headed down to the Windy City this weekend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["185618"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Katlyn is a powerhouse pin for RVA and an athlete that has been on this team for several years. 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