Wisconsin Athletes Taking on Land of Lincoln

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Land of Lincoln is shaping up to be a great 2-day event leading into nationals. While it is primarily made up of teams from the Great Lakes Region, a handful of Wisconsin and Iowa teams are making the trek to the Great Lakes Center. Many Wisconsin athletes play for clubs in Illinois, including at [program_tooltip program_id='429175' first='VC' last='United']. Here are some Wisconsin athletes taking on the Land of Lincoln tournament. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["388589"],"_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":"Natalie is a talented libero with a lot of potential. 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