A couple of years ago, Ali was a long, lean and learning outside hitter for uber-small Oldenburg Academy. After her first year of club at Circle, she learned the pass-to-attack skill that is required of all six-rotation outsides. All of that work, all of that unseen gym time and all of that discipline turned into a commitment from Northern Illinois. Ali’s meteoric rise has been one of the feel-good stories of this class, and I’m glad to have been a small part of it.

A couple of years ago, Ali was a long, lean and learning outside hitter for uber-small Oldenburg Academy. After her first year of club at Circle, she learned the pass-to-attack skill that is required of all six-rotation outsides. All of that work, all of that unseen gym time and all of that discipline turned into a commitment from Northern Illinois. Ali’s meteoric rise has been one of the feel-good stories of this class, and I’m glad to have been a small part of it.