Kansas Wesleyan Adds Several Heavy Hitting Options To Roster

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A week ahead of a large rankings update, Prep Dig continues to feature Kansas athletes from the Class of 2024 who have committed to play college volleyball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>That list will feature 200 athletes and close to 100 college-committed athletes. Updated rankings for the Class of 2025 will follow after that.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two NAIA programs have signed two significant-sized classes that consist of Kansas athletes Bethel and Kansas Wesleyan. Here is a report on eight Kansas athletes who will be joining Jessica Biegert's Coyotes volleyball squad. A report on the Threshers and other NAIA signees will be coming this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='342345' first='Savannah' last='Shahan']<a>,</a></strong> 5'11”, OH, Hillsboro</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shahan is the highest-ranked player by Prep Dig to sign with Kansas Wesleyan. She is a tall hitter who is a member of the 1,000-career kill club. Shahan had back-to-back seasons of 300-plus kills tallying 398 her senior season and 382 kills for the Trojans during her junior campaign.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='216388' first='Abigail' last='Gruber']</strong>, 5'7”, DS/OH, Manhattan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gruber can do a little bit of everything on the court. She finished with 160-plus kills and digs for Manhattan during her senior season. She will add solid depth to the Coyotes' roster and could be used as a utility-type player.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='216391' first='Callie' last='Powell']</strong>, 5'10”, OH, Abilene</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Powell has been committed to Kansas Wesleyan for a long time. She committed clear back at Wesleyan's summer camp that I scouted. She finished her senior season with 190 kills for Abilene. She is a possible six-rotation player who also racked up 325 serve receptions and 359 digs during her final high school season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='515014' first='Emma' last='Rains']</strong>, 5'8”, S/OH, Newton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rains is another versatile athlete that I saw play during the high school season. She finished with 358 kills for the Railers last season. She has also played setter in the past recording 319 assists during her junior season for Newton. It will be interesting to see how the KWU coaching staff decides to utilize her skills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='515024' first='Shelby' last='Davidson']</strong>, 5'8”, OH, Minneapolis</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Davidson is an experienced attacker who is a member of the 1,000-career kill club. She racked up 343 kills in 76 sets played last season. Her career high of 407 kills came during her junior season for the Minneapolis Lions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='515019' first='Maddy' last='Wolf']</strong>, 5'6”, RS, Heritage Christian Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wolf was a state champion in her final high school season. She finished with 162 kills and 141 digs last season. She has a dangerous serve that resulted in 65 aces last season for the Chargers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='515022' first='Malia' last='Smith']</strong>, 5'6”, DS/L, Valley Center</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smith was a defensive whiz for the Hornets and is one of two liberos from Kansas joining the Coyotes program. She finished with 408 digs and 560 serve receptions for Valley Center in her senior season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='515023' first='Kalie' last='Villagomez']</strong>, 5'4”, DS/L, Collegiate</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Villagomez will head to Salina and compete for a spot as a defensive specialist or libero. She finished her senior campaign at Wichita Collegiate with 215 digs and 108 serve receptions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->