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Congratulations to the 18 Elite team for finishing first in the GLPL!
Congratulations to the Sports Performance 18 Elite team for winning the 2008 Great Lakes Power League with a match record of 22-0 and a game record of 48-1. Congratulations to all the other Sports Performance teams for their performance especially 18 White, 18 Red & 17 Mizuno who all finished in the top 10 out of 109 teams. Great job to all teams.
Congratulations again to the 18 Elite team for finishing first at the JVDA Showcase at the Wisconsin Dells!
Congratulations 2007 SPVB 18 Elite! Click here for event Recap
18-Elite All-Americans
MVP- Kelly Murphy
Colleen Ward
Lindsey Mango
Other Junior Olympic Accomplishments:
| 2007 Team Finishes |
2007 All-Americans |
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Boy's 18 Mizuno
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5th place - 18 Open
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Mike Ashida
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Boy's 18 Open
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Boy's 16 Mizuno
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5th place - 16 Open
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Neal Nystrom
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Boy's 16 Open
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18 Blue
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2nd place - 18 American
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Rebecca Zlabis
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18 National
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18 Red
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5th place - 18 National
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Annie Luhrsen
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18 American
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18 White
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25th place - 18 American
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Rachel August
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18 American
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17 Mizuno
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9th place - 17 Club
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Laura Bynes
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18 American
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16 Elite
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13th place - 16 Open
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Lindsey Weber
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16 American
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16 Soph
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5th place - 16 American
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Gina Finke
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15 Open
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15 Elite
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5th place - 15 Open
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14 Elite
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11th place - 14 Open
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14 Red
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5th place - 14 American
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13 Elite
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21st place - 13 National
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12 White
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18th place - 12 American
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Top Ten Recruiting Clubs (1999 - 2008)
| Sports Performance / Illini Elite |
307 Recruits |
| Premier / M Juniors |
141 Recruits |
| Club Fusion |
140 Recruits |
| Colorado Juniors |
113 Recruits |
| Sky High VBC |
113 Recruits |
| Circle City VBC |
97 Recruits |
| Texas Tornados |
97 Recruits |
| Milwaukee Sting |
89 Recruits |
| Toledo VBC |
88 Recruits |
| Austin Jrs. |
85 Recruits |
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Alumni Accomplishments
Congratulations to Jessica Yanz (SPVB 2006) and the Penn State Nittany Lions on winning the NCAA Division I national championship
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.
Jeanette Abbott - Clemson; Kira Batura - Northwestern; Katie Bruzdzinski - Michigan; Corey Domek - Bowling Green; Jessy Jones - Minnesota; Leslie Mansfield - Clemson; Taylor Reineke - Wisconsin; Jackie Simpson - Wisconsin; Nellie Spicer - UCLA; Adrianna Stasiuk - Notre Dame; Kelly Wernert - East Carolina
2008 Senior Aces
Congratulations to Michelle Kocher, Gretchen Giesler, Katie Post, Becca Zlabis, Megan Barnicle and Colleen Ward for being named to the top 100 junior players, or Senior Aces, in the country, as determined by PrepVolleyball.com. A special Congratulations to Kelly Murphy for being named the #1 junior player in the country by PrepVolleyball.com. Click here formore information about these spectacular athletes!
Congratulations!
Jessica Jendryk, Emily McGee & Amanda Peterson for being named by Prepvolleyball.com as three of the top 80 recruits in the nation for the class of 2009.