Our Midwest National Tune-Up featured several dynamic setter-hitters, but Sjuts’ role with South Central NE stands out. She has the rare task of distributing from the back row while also being a leading terminator in multiple seams along the net. We’ve seen this Wayne State signee play seemingly every position under the sun during her decorated prep career.

Sjuts makes it easy to forget that she hasn’t always been a setter in the Lincoln Lutheran gym. The Wayne State commit spent her first three seasons at middle blocker, racking up over two kills per set and hitting over 0.300. However, club competitions with Nebraska ONE revealed Sjuts’ rare ability to transition from the middle to a full-time setter. Her smooth hands have dished out 9.2 assists per set this fall as the Warriors chase a five-peat in Class C1.

Sjuts distinguished herself as one of the top slide hitters at last week’s tournament. It’s a profound development for this versatile athlete who also competes as a setter on the club side. Sjuts’ proficiency behind the setter got Lincoln Lutheran out of some jams against a hard-charging Thayer Central squad in the C2 title bout. No matter which position takes precedence next year, Sjuts is bound to be a high-impact athlete as Lincoln Lutheran pursues a five-peat.