The Sports Performance volleyball program is completely dedicated to providing its athletes with the technical, tactical and physical training to reach their highest possible potential. We will strive to help each and every player regardless of age or ability to achieve maximum performance. “COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE”
Sports Performance Alumni lead the way for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini to reach their first NCAA DI Championship Match. Colleen Ward 27 kills and 22 digs. Annie Luhrsen 66 assists and 11 digs. Anna Dorn 5 assist blocks. Great job ladies!!! Bring home the championship! [more]
Congratulations to the 6 Sports Performance Alumni competing in the 2012 NCAA DI Final Four!
University of Illinois - Anna Dorn, Colleen Ward, Jessica Jendryk, Jackie Wolfe, Annie Luhrsen
Southern California University - Emily Young
Congratulations to the 27 Sports Performance Alumni competing in the 2012 NCAA DI Tournament!
American University - Rebecca Heath
University of Cincinnati - Jamie Netisingha
University of Dayton - Paige Vargas, Brigid Campbell
University of Delaware - Chelsea Lawrence
University of Florida - Kelly Murphy
University of Illinois - Anna Dorn, Colleen Ward, Jessica Jendryk, Jackie Wolfe, Annie Luhrsen
Kansas State University - Gina Madonia
University of Kentucky - Gretchen Giesler
The University of Miami - Nrithya Sundararaman
Michigan State University - Kristen Kelsay, Rebecca Zlabis
North Carolina University - Erica Behm, Emily McGee
The Ohio State University - Amanda Peterson
Purdue University - Kaisley Fisher
Southern California University - Emily Young
University of Tennessee - Kelsey Robinson, Shealyn Kolosky, Carly Sahagian
University of Texas - Michelle Kocher
Western Michigan University - Ali Gossen
Yale University - Gina Finke
2011-2012 Season
Kelly Murphy of Univ. of Florida has signed to play professionally for the Guaynabo Mets of the Superior Volleyball League in Puerto Rico. Murphy named AVCA DI First-Team All-America, EC All-Conference First Team, SEC Player of the Week, AVCA Division I National Player of the Week (9/20); is one of ten NCAA women’s volleyball student-athletes selected as a finalist for the 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in collegiate volleyball [more]
Colleen Ward of Univ. of Illinois named AVCA DI First-Team All-America, AVCA DI All-Region Mideast Team, Big Ten All-Conference Team.
Kelsey Robinson of Univ. of Tennessee named AVCA DI Second-Team All-America, AVCA DI All-Region South Team, SEC Player of the Year, SEC All-Conference First Team, SEC Player of the Week x 3 [more], [more], AVCA National Player of the Week; and SEC News Article [more];
Emily McGee of Univ. of North Carolina named to AVCA DI Honorable Mention All-America, AVCA DI All-Region East Team, ACC All-Conference Team and ACC Player of the Week
Maggie Johnson of Belmont Univ. named AVCA DI All-Region South Team - honorable mention [more], COBRA Magazine All-Southeast Region team [more], Atlantic Sun Co-Player of the Year, All-Conference, Scholar Athlete of the Year, Preseason Player of the Year [more], Belmont Student-Athletes of the Month for September 2011 [more], Atlantic Sun Player of the Week x 3 [more], and leads the Atlantic Sun Conference in both Points Scored and Kills Per Set.
Julie Chin of Northwestern Univ. named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Amber DeWeerdt of Toledo named MAC All-Academic Team - Honorable Mention, MAC Player of the Week
Anna Dorn of Univ. of Illinois named Big Ten Freshmen and Defensive Player of the Week [more]
Kari Galen of Bowling Green State University named MAC Defensive Player of the Week and MVP of the USF Invitational
Ali Gossen of Western Michigan named MAC All-Academic Team - Honorable Mention
Kassie Kadera ofUniversity of Toledo named MAC All-Conference Second Team.
Annie Luhrsen of Univ. of Illinois named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week [more].
Meghan Matusiak of Seton Hall named to AVCA DI All-Region Northeast Team - honorable mention, Big East First Team All-Conference [more]
Natalie Patzin of Clemson Univ. 'Move to Libero has Tigers Rolling' [more]
Caitlin Piechota of Western Carolina Univ. named All -Tournament Team at the Courtyard Mid-Town Classic, Southern Conference Freshman Player of the Week, Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week, Southern Conference All-Freshman Team.
Katie Post ofOhio University named MAC All-Academic Team, MAC All-Conference First Team and MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Amy Raseman of Miami (Ohio) named MAC All-Academic Team - Honorable Mention
Carly Sahagian of Univ. of Tennessee named SEC Player of the Week
Natalia Skiba of Northeastern University named AVCA DI All-Region East Team - honorable mention and Freshmen of the Year, CAA Rookie of the Week, CAA Defensive Specialist Player of the Year, All-CAA 2nd Team, and All-CAA Rookie Team.
Courtney Thomas of Univ. of Wisconsin named Big Ten All-Freshmen Team and "University of Wisconsin Women's Volleyball: Home debut to light up UW Field House" [more]
Paige Vargas of Univ. of Dayton named to the A-10 All-Conference 2nd Team.
Alyssa Warren of Seton Hall named Big East Player of the Week [more]
Lainey Wyman of Mississippi State named SEC All-Freshmen Team, SEC Freshman of the Week - 2 times
2010 - 2011 Season
Megan Boken of St. Louis Univ. named Atlantic 10 Honorable Mention All-Conference
Meghan Byrne of Washington / St. Louis Univ. named to First Team All-Conference, Conference Rookie of the Year, All-Region Team, Region Freshmen Player of the Year, and AVCA DIII All-American Honorable Mention
Annie Fesl of Univ. of Cincinnati named to 2010 AVCA Division I Honorable Mention All-America and Big East First Team All-Conference
Elyse Glab of Univ. of Northwestern named Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
Allie Gossen of Western Michigan named to MAC First Team All-Conference
Kassie Kadera of Toledo Univ. named to MAC Second Team All-Conference
Nicole Kump of Univ. of Illinois named Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
Ariana Mankus of Army earned her seventh career Patriot League honor on Monday
Meghan Matusiak of Seton Hall named to Big East Second Team All-Conference
Emily McGee of Univ. of North Carolina named to ACC All-Conference Team
Kelly Murphy of Univ. of Florida named 2010 AVCA Division I First Team All-America and SEC Player of the Year
Katie Post of Ohio Univ. named to MAC First Team All-Conference
Rachel Raynor of Olivet Nazarene named to CCAC Second Team All-Conference
Alyssa Rio of Ball State named to MAC Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference
Kelsey Robinson of Univ. of Tennessee named SEC All-Freshmen Team
Colleen Ward of Univ. of Illinois named 2010 AVCA Division I Second Team All-America and Big Ten First Team All-Conference
Christine Wu of Harvard named All Ivy League Second Team
Jessica Yanz of Dayton named 2010 AVCA Division I Honorable Mention All-America, Atlantic 10 Setter of the Year and First Team All-Conference
2009 - 2010 Season
Caitlin Boland of Georgetown University was awarded The Robert A. Duffey Scholar-Athlete Award
Megan Boken ('07) of St. Louis was named Atlantic 10 Second-Team All-Conference
Alyssa Bauer ('08) of Wisconsin Whitewater was named to the WIAC all-defensive team
Amber DeWeerdt ('08) of Toledo was named to the All-MAC Second Team
Maggie Johnson ('08) of Belmont was named to the Atlantic Sun First Team
Kassie Kadera ('08) of Toledo was named to the All-MAC Second Team
Kelly Murphy ('08) of Florida was named AVCA 2nd team All-American
Christine Wu ('08) of Harvard was All-Ivy league Second Team
Ariana Mankus ('09) of Army was named Patriot League Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and First-Team All-Conference
Hannah Werth ('09) of University of Nebraska and Illini Elite was named AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year
2008 - 2009 Season
Alyssa Bauer ('08) of Wisconsin Whitewater was named to the WIAC all-defensive team
Amber DeWeerdt ('08) of Toledo was named to the All-MAC Freshman team
Noelle Fanella ('08) of George Mason was named to the CAA All Rookie team
Rebecca Heath ('08) of American was named Patriot League Rookie of the Year
Annie Luhrsen ('08) of Connecticut was named Big East Freshman of the Year and First Team All-Conference
Maggie Johnson ('08) was named to the Atlantic Sun All Freshman Team
Michelle Kocher ('08) of Texas was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year
Kelly Murphy ('08) of Florida was named SEC Freshman of the Year, SEC 1st team all conference, AVCA National Freshman of the Year, and AVCA 3rd team All-American
Colleen Ward ('08) of Florida was named to the SEC all Freshman team
Christine Wu ('08) of Harvard was All IVY league honorable mention
Annie Fesl ('07) of University of Cincinnati was named to the All Big East 2nd team
Stephanie Budde ('06) of Central Michigan was named to the All-MAC 2nd team
Ingrid Hanson-Tuntland ('05) of North Carolina was named to the All ACC 2nd team
Nellie Spicer ('05) of UCLA was named to the All PAC 10 team and AVCA 1st team All-American
Shannon Pitsch ('05) of Bucknell was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Team, Patriot League All-Tournament Team and earned All-League Honors
2007-2008 Season
Alumni Accomplishments - Congratulations to Jessica Yanz (SPVB 2006) and the Penn State Nittany Lions on winning the NCAA Division I national championship!
Congratulations to Sports Performance Alumni, Nellie Spicer! - Sports Performance Alumni (2005) Nellie Spicer has been selected by USA Volleyball for a three week competition tour to China with the USA National Training team. Spicer, from Barrington High School, was the MVP at the 2005 USAV Junior National Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Congratulations Sports Performance Alums! - Nellie Spicer-1st team AVCA All American; Taylor Reineke-3rd team AVCA All American; Katie Bruzdzinski-Honorable Mention AVCA All American; Jackie Simpson-Honorable Mention AVCA All American
Congratulations to the Sports Performance & GLC Select alumni who have received post season awards.
