Milestones – Illinois Players to Celebrate

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players across the Metro East area continue to make their mark by reaching major career milestones and rewriting their school record books. From 1,000 career kills, digs, and assists to new records for single-match digs and career aces, these athletes are showing the lasting impact of their careers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Emerson Isringhousen – Father McGivney Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Emerson Isringhousen recently set a new Father McGivney Catholic single-match record with 39 digs, surpassing Macy Hoopes' 37 digs set in 2019. Emerson currently has 575 career digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Josey Czapla – Steeleville</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2028 libero reached 1,000 career digs earlier this season and now has 1,140. With another season still remaining, Josey is in position to surpass 1,500 career digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kara Stephens – Augusta Southeastern</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kara Stephens, a Rockwood Thunder club player, recently surpassed 1,000 career kills for Augusta Southeastern.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alison Coyne – Wheaton Warrenville South</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2028 setter recently surpassed 1,000 career assists. With the rest of this season and another year ahead, Alison will have an opportunity to pursue 2,000 career assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kaylie Jordan – Teutopolis</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kaylie continues to make her mark on the Teutopolis program. She recently broke the school record for career assists and now has 1,162. Jordan surpassed Savannah Grimes' record, set in 2018.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kinze Reese – Mascoutah</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In a win over Collinsville, Kinze became Mascoutah's all-time career ace leader. She currently has 147 aces, surpassing Allie Beck's previous record of 138. With the remainder of this season and another year to play, Reese has plenty of time to continue adding to the record.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Samantha Spruill – Columbia</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 5-foot-6 setter recently surpassed 1,000 career assists for the Columbia Eagles. Did Sam help Claire reach 1000 career kills with her 1000 career assists?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Claire Sandstrom – Columbia</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 5-foot-11 pin hitter recently surpassed 1,000 career kills and continues to add to her total. She is also nearing another career milestone in digs. How many of these kills came thanks to Sam Spruill? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marley Edson – Centralia</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6-foot setter and outside hitter recently reached two significant milestones for the Centralia Annies, surpassing 1,000 career assists and 1,000 career kills. Her next milestone could be 1,000 career digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Haiden Mueller – Wesclin</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Haiden recently surpassed 1,000 career assists and is closing in on 500 career digs. She needs just 20 more digs to reach that milestone.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->