AAU 15 Open: Preview and Predictions
June 12, 2024
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Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil 2024 SEATTLE: OH/OPP Avery Fearnley (Northern Nevada) HARVARD: MB Georgia “Bennett” Trubey (Madfrog) PEPPERDINE: S Piper Justiss (Austin Skyline) WALDORF: MB Diamond Doutrive 2025 CAL STATE LA: MB Mariana Alvarado-Rivera (A4 Volley) HILLSDALE COLLEGE: L Madison Peal (MVA Rise) GEORGE MASON: OH/OPP Morgan Inemer (Skyline) GEORGE MASON: OH Nia Thompson (Wave) CITADEL: OH/DS Gwenyth Berry (Top Select) TEXAS ARLINGTON: OH Camryn McMinn (Alabama Performance) MURRAY STATE: S Katie Titus (SKEVA) DRAKE: MB Caroline Smith (1st Alliance) RIDER: MB Annabell Zachritz (Gainesville Juniors) PACIFIC: MB Adeline Sirbu (Adversity) NORTH DAKOTA: S Sadie White (Club V) STANFORD: MB Reese Dunkle (Circle City) ECKERD COLLEGE: OH Taylor Rice (Omni Volleyball) TRANSFERS NEVADA: TR S Sierra Bernard (Cal State San Bernardino/Northern Nevada Juniors) LOUISIANA TECH: TR MB Charlize Williams (Maryland Eastern Shore/UEPA) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: TR RS Presley Nippert (Georgia State/Athena VBA) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: TR L Autumn Rojelio (Ventura College/Rise VBC) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: TR MB Natalia Brandlin (Orange Coast College/Irvine Valley College) TCU: TR S Stephanie Young (Florida Atlantic/Texas A&M Corpus Christi Beach) YOUNGSTOWN: TR OH/L Bianca Giglio (Marshall/Legacy) CITADEL: TR MB/OPP Aaliyah Byers (Wright State/Carolina Juniors) WAKE FOREST: GR OH Jaime Santer (Hawaii Beach/Pakmen) NORTHWESTERN: GR MB Sophia Summers (Washington/NPJ) WEST GEORGIA: OH/OPP Mackenzie Yoakum (Seton Hall/Alabama Performance) HOWARD: GR OH Aziah Buckner (San Diego State/UNC/Memphis Juniors) NICHOLLS STATE: TR OH/DS Quincy Cummard (Eastern Arizona College/Club One) WYOMING: TR OPP Emma Winter (West Virginia) WASHINGTON STATE: TR MB Jade Warren (College of Idaho/Boise Ignite) BEACH TRANSFERS ARIZONA: GR Brooke Blutreich (LSU/RPM Sand) ARIZONA: TR Adriana Nieves Papaleo (Arizona State/PUR Beach Volley School) ARIZONA: TR Dylan Brewer (Florida Gulf Coast/Madsand)
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Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil 2024 DALLAS BAPTIST: OH Ella Swinn (Vegas Aces) MERCYHURST: L Sydney Forcht (Premier Academy) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: S Grace Stone (Omni) NORTH ALABAMA: S/DS Mia Cibor (Legacy) ALCORN STATE: OH/OPP Kayla Jones (Houston Hurricanes) RHODE ISLAND: MB Havyn Rolle (City) RUTGERS: OH/OPP Ema Grubanov (Serbia) NORTH DAKOTA: MB/OPP Vanessa Imoh (Surfside) TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA: OPP Destiny Wiggins (Crossfire) LAMAR: MB Ashlyn Gamble (Alabama Performance) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE: L Meghan Roggenkamp (Northern Lights) TUSCULUM: S Audrey Tribble (Mid Tn) MCKENDREE: OH Paige Parant (Alabama Performance) 2025 MARYLAND: S/Opp Nikki Tawil (Sunshine) CENTRAL MISSOURI: MB Bria Dawson (PVA) CENTRAL FLORIDA: OH Addy Cook (Club GSL) ORAL ROBERTS: L Julia Angert (NOVA) BYU: S Grace Fredrick (Club GSL) TEXAS STATE: OH/MB Isabella Andrews (SA Juniors) PRAIRIE VIEW A&M: S Kenedy Massie (Houston Juniors) TULANE: OH Lauryn Mack (TAV) COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON: MB Makena Parthen (Colorado Juniors) ARMY: MB/OPP Kennedy Jones (AVA) NORTHERN IOWA: L Sophie Buysse (Iowa Rockets) IONA: S Ava Reding (APV) WESTERN ILLINOIS: OH/DS Caroline Clayton (Dynasty) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: OH Raegan Richardson (AZ Sky) KENNESAW STATE: OH Abby Kaminski (Boiler Jrs) STANFORD: MB Erika Sayer (Colorado Juniors) STANFORD: L/OH Spencer Etzler (Munciana) BELMONT: MB Erin McMullen (Tribe) PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE: OH Emma McHatten (MOD) CAMPBELL: OH Ella Duong (Vision) BINGHAMTON: OPP Maya Coblentz-Brown (A4) UNC ASHEVILLE: MB Cadence Nichols (A5 Chattanooga) DELAWARE STATE: L Kira DeVrieze (Triangle) MIAMI: S Billie Reiter (Milwaukee Sting) DAYTON: MB Isabel Simmons (Sanford Sports Academy) WAKE FOREST: MB Kelis Hawkins (Forza1 North) WEST GEORGIA: S Addy Franz (Tri-State Elite) WEST GEORGIA: L Olivia Kremer (Nebraska Elite) VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH: OH/DS Lannah Price (JoCo Volleyball) MCNEESE STATE: L Summer Anderson (PVA) TEXAS SAN ANTONIO: L Keelea Alexander (Drive Nation) GEORGE MASON: OPP/OH Kiera Hamilton (Club Cactus) DUQUESNE: L Alexa Flowers (A5) BUFFALO: S/OPP Maddie Mitchell (MAVS KC) EASTERN KENTUCKY: L Cassidy Trahan (Pittsburgh Elite) COLGATE: S/OPP Jordyn Moore (Excel) WESTERN CAROLINA: MB Tatum Sharp (NORCO) DAVIDSON: OH/OPP Ariyana Johnson (Tsunami) SOUTHERN INDIANA: S Aysa Thomas (The Academy) PENN: MB Haley Kerstetter (Skyline) WAKE FOREST: OPP Sadie Poeck (Circle City) DARTMOUTH: S Julia York (MOD) WYOMING: MB Anna Williams (Aspire) CITADEL: L KK Domek (Drive Nation) MOUNT OLIVE: S Aly Dolan (Colorado VBA) GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE: MB Emersyn Mullvain (M2) TEXAS TYLER: OH Sydney Atkinson (1United) INDIANA STATE: MB Sydney King (Mid Tn) CENTRAL FLORIDA: L Reese Moore (Tennessee Performance) TRANSFERS CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: TR OH Hailey Brockway (Illinois State/Dakine) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: TR OH/MB Amaris Smith (Long Island/Colorado Juniors) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: S Katie Kolar (West Virginia/OK Charge) TENNESSEE: TR OH Eryn Jones (TCU/AZ REV) ILLINOIS STATE: TR S Mekaila Aupiu (UTSA/Houston Skyline) SOUTH FLORIDA: TR OH/OPP Ally Cavanaugh (Georgia/OTVA Jacksonville) NORTHWESTERN: TR OH Lily Wagner (Liberty/MKE Sting) MICHIGAN STATE: TR OH Akasha Anderson (Auburn/Virginia Elite) MIAMI OH: TR L Anna McClure (Ohio State/Illini Elite) MIAMI OH: TR OH Ava Francis (Virginia Tech/Elite VBTC) TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA: TR OH Breanah Rives (Missouri State/Florida Gulfside) VIRGINIA: TR MB Kate Dean (Eastern Illinois/Illini Elite) FLORIDA ATLANTIC: TR OH/OPP Kayla Richardson (Saint Louis/TAV Houston) TEXAS: TR MB Soah Franklin (Columbia/Sunshine) TARLETON STATE: TR OH/DS Courtney Carter (Louisiana Tech/Woodlands Revolution) SETON HALL: TR OH Reagan Merk (San Diego State) MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY: GR MB Abby Erickson (Toledo/Elite VBTC) MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY: GR OPP Ramonni Cook (Pacific) WICHITA STATE: MB Sarah Barham (Wofford/Piedmont VBC) WEST VIRGINIA: TR MB Laila Ibrahim (Coppin State) BAYLOR: GR OH Jennifer Bolden (Howard/Mizuno Long Beach) NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: GR OH Ilayda Dincer (Temple/Arkansas State/Turkey) LSU: TR MB Rumur Rouille (Long Island/Zona VBC) VANDERBILT: TR L Elli Kinney (College of Charleston/K2 Volleyball Club) ILLINOIS: TR OH Averie Hernandez (Northwestern/Illini Elite) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE: TR OH Finley Westover (Western Illinois/Ultimate) JACKSONVLLE: TR OPP Jamie Seward (Austin Peay/North Pacific Juniors) MISSISSIPPI STATE: GR MB Kennedy Davis (Western Illinois/Tennessee State/Rockwood Thunder) TCU: TR MB Alexis Roberson (LSU/Houston Juniors) ARIZONA: TR OPP Amanda DeWitt (South Florida/Tribe) KANSAS STATE: GR L Ella Larkin (LSU Beach) KENT STATE: GR S Chelsea Harvey (Tulane/Rutgers/East Coast Power) WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE: TR OH/L Hallie Cook (UNC Greensboro/417 Juniors) INDIANA STATE: TR S Emily Weber (Illinois State/The Academy) UTAH TECH: TR S Ioana Asiata (Weber State/Club V) COLGATE: TR S Deren Cukur (Georgia Tech/Turkey) COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON: TR L Olivia Angell (Virginia Tech/Tennessee Performance) BETHUNE-COOKMAN: TR OH/OPP Jasmine Robinson (Florida A&M/Jacksonville Juniors ) LMU: TR MB Kaitlyn Evans (American) MARSHALL: TR L Kenzie Schoenhardt (Arizona/AZ East Valley) SYRACUSE: TR OPP Sara Wasiakowska (Temple/Poland) TENNESSEE STATE: TR OH Ozge Tan (Dodge City CC/Lindenwood/Turkey) MISSOURI: TR L Kiaraliz Perez (Miami Dade College/UTRGV) BOY’S 2024 WITTENBERG: OH Christian Berling (Premier Academy)
We’re proud to be a part of an ongoing partnership with Dick’s Sporting Goods, which is sponsoring our Player of the Week award. We’ll be releasing a featured Vballrecruiter.com Player of the Week, sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, on Tuesdays. Below is this week’s Player of the Week: Sullivan Lell. *** There are those whose path to the volleyball is shaped and molded from a young age. For them, it’s only a matter of time before they begin club and find themselves fully immersed in the sport. Then they are players like Sullivan Lell, a 3-star L/DS from the Class of 2027. The road she traveled was not straight. In fact, she wasn’t even sure volleyball was the sport she wanted to continue on with. Growing up playing soccer and basketball, Lell thought she would be playing the latter long term if nothing else. She dabbled in a rec league for volleyball. Going into middle school, she kept at it playing both basketball and volleyball. Then as she was on the brink of beginning high school, it was decision time. Basketball or volleyball? “It was a very hard decision,” she said. “I played school basketball in eighth grade and I was asked back to the same club for AAU. I went back-and-forth on it. I played basketball for the longest time.” In picking volleyball, she stopped playing basketball altogether. One thing she took with her from the hardwood though was her competitiveness. “Playing basketball made me competitive,” Lell said. “I didn’t like losing. That made me very competitive and I carried that into volleyball.” Lell joined Alabama Performance for her first club season at 12s. She opened as a libero but with one of the setters unable to play on Sundays Lell had to step in to fill that role. Although she didn’t like it as much as playing defense, it did allow her to see the game in a different way. “It was a great learning experience,” she said. “It did help me learn how to pass better with my hands.” Sell and her Alabama Performance 15 teammates have been practicing since November and are in preparation for the season-ending tournament at AAU nationals in a couple of weeks. A year ago, the squad took the gold medal in 14 Spirit. “I love traveling to Orlando,” Lell said. “It’s a fun city. The energy is always high there.” Away from volleyball Lell has recently become a wake boarding enthusiast. She hasn’t quite progressed to doing tricks but she’s working toward it. “We actually got a boat last summer and we went almost all of summer,” she said. “It’s really fun. I want to learn how to do a 360. I’m going to get there.” As our featured Player of the Week sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, we recently spoke with Lell about volleyball and more. Who is a role model or someone you look up to? Lell: Outside of volleyball I look up to my mom a lot. She’s hard working and sets a good example. Inside of volleyball I look up to my coaches. They have all helped me through the years. If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would you do and why? Lell: I would definitely go to the lake and hang out with my family. My grandma’s house is there. I love spending time with her and to be able to surf and jet ski and stuff like that. Do you have a favorite volleyball memory or story to share? Lell: Last year winning our division at AAU nationals was a really cool experience with the team. We had so much fun during that time. Do you have any volleyball superstitions or rituals and if so what? Lell: Yes, but it’s more of a habit. When our team goes through at the net to say good luck to the other team, we always get in the same order and my teammate behind me is always my middle. We always turn around and give each other high fives before every game. What is something that makes you laugh a lot and why? Lell: My older sister, Elizabeth, is the funniest person ever. Whenever I’m with her I’m always laughing. We are close in age so we spend a lot of time together. When not at a tournament, what’s your favorite way to spend a weekend? Lell: It’s either going to the lake or staying home, sleeping in and hanging out with friends. What is something you wish you had more time to do and why? Lell: I really like playing pickleball. I would love to do it more and get better at it. What is one thing that may surprise people about you? Lell: It would be either that I do wake surfing or that I’m young for my grade. I don’t turn 15 until May 29. If you could visit any place in the world, where would it be and why? Lell: I’ve been to the Bahamas twice for spring break. It’s so pretty. If I had to pick somewhere else it would be Greece or Italy. They both seem really pretty too. But, the Bahamas is my all-time favorite vacation spot. What is something you love learning about and why? Lell: In school I actually take Spanish and I would love to take it all the way through high school. Being fluent would be fun and useful. What’s your favorite number and why? Lell: It’s definitely three. I have always loved three. Growing up my basketball number was three and it has just stuck.
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Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil 2024 SEATTLE: OH/OPP Avery Fearnley (Northern Nevada) HARVARD: MB Georgia “Bennett” Trubey (Madfrog) PEPPERDINE: S Piper Justiss (Austin Skyline) WALDORF: MB Diamond Doutrive 2025 CAL STATE LA: MB Mariana Alvarado-Rivera (A4 Volley) HILLSDALE COLLEGE: L Madison Peal (MVA Rise) GEORGE MASON: OH/OPP Morgan Inemer (Skyline) GEORGE MASON: OH Nia Thompson (Wave) CITADEL: OH/DS Gwenyth Berry (Top Select) TEXAS ARLINGTON: OH Camryn McMinn (Alabama Performance) MURRAY STATE: S Katie Titus (SKEVA) DRAKE: MB Caroline Smith (1st Alliance) RIDER: MB Annabell Zachritz (Gainesville Juniors) PACIFIC: MB Adeline Sirbu (Adversity) NORTH DAKOTA: S Sadie White (Club V) STANFORD: MB Reese Dunkle (Circle City) ECKERD COLLEGE: OH Taylor Rice (Omni Volleyball) TRANSFERS NEVADA: TR S Sierra Bernard (Cal State San Bernardino/Northern Nevada Juniors) LOUISIANA TECH: TR MB Charlize Williams (Maryland Eastern Shore/UEPA) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: TR RS Presley Nippert (Georgia State/Athena VBA) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: TR L Autumn Rojelio (Ventura College/Rise VBC) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: TR MB Natalia Brandlin (Orange Coast College/Irvine Valley College) TCU: TR S Stephanie Young (Florida Atlantic/Texas A&M Corpus Christi Beach) YOUNGSTOWN: TR OH/L Bianca Giglio (Marshall/Legacy) CITADEL: TR MB/OPP Aaliyah Byers (Wright State/Carolina Juniors) WAKE FOREST: GR OH Jaime Santer (Hawaii Beach/Pakmen) NORTHWESTERN: GR MB Sophia Summers (Washington/NPJ) WEST GEORGIA: OH/OPP Mackenzie Yoakum (Seton Hall/Alabama Performance) HOWARD: GR OH Aziah Buckner (San Diego State/UNC/Memphis Juniors) NICHOLLS STATE: TR OH/DS Quincy Cummard (Eastern Arizona College/Club One) WYOMING: TR OPP Emma Winter (West Virginia) WASHINGTON STATE: TR MB Jade Warren (College of Idaho/Boise Ignite) BEACH TRANSFERS ARIZONA: GR Brooke Blutreich (LSU/RPM Sand) ARIZONA: TR Adriana Nieves Papaleo (Arizona State/PUR Beach Volley School) ARIZONA: TR Dylan Brewer (Florida Gulf Coast/Madsand)
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Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil 2024 DALLAS BAPTIST: OH Ella Swinn (Vegas Aces) MERCYHURST: L Sydney Forcht (Premier Academy) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: S Grace Stone (Omni) NORTH ALABAMA: S/DS Mia Cibor (Legacy) ALCORN STATE: OH/OPP Kayla Jones (Houston Hurricanes) RHODE ISLAND: MB Havyn Rolle (City) RUTGERS: OH/OPP Ema Grubanov (Serbia) NORTH DAKOTA: MB/OPP Vanessa Imoh (Surfside) TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA: OPP Destiny Wiggins (Crossfire) LAMAR: MB Ashlyn Gamble (Alabama Performance) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE: L Meghan Roggenkamp (Northern Lights) TUSCULUM: S Audrey Tribble (Mid Tn) MCKENDREE: OH Paige Parant (Alabama Performance) 2025 MARYLAND: S/Opp Nikki Tawil (Sunshine) CENTRAL MISSOURI: MB Bria Dawson (PVA) CENTRAL FLORIDA: OH Addy Cook (Club GSL) ORAL ROBERTS: L Julia Angert (NOVA) BYU: S Grace Fredrick (Club GSL) TEXAS STATE: OH/MB Isabella Andrews (SA Juniors) PRAIRIE VIEW A&M: S Kenedy Massie (Houston Juniors) TULANE: OH Lauryn Mack (TAV) COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON: MB Makena Parthen (Colorado Juniors) ARMY: MB/OPP Kennedy Jones (AVA) NORTHERN IOWA: L Sophie Buysse (Iowa Rockets) IONA: S Ava Reding (APV) WESTERN ILLINOIS: OH/DS Caroline Clayton (Dynasty) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: OH Raegan Richardson (AZ Sky) KENNESAW STATE: OH Abby Kaminski (Boiler Jrs) STANFORD: MB Erika Sayer (Colorado Juniors) STANFORD: L/OH Spencer Etzler (Munciana) BELMONT: MB Erin McMullen (Tribe) PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE: OH Emma McHatten (MOD) CAMPBELL: OH Ella Duong (Vision) BINGHAMTON: OPP Maya Coblentz-Brown (A4) UNC ASHEVILLE: MB Cadence Nichols (A5 Chattanooga) DELAWARE STATE: L Kira DeVrieze (Triangle) MIAMI: S Billie Reiter (Milwaukee Sting) DAYTON: MB Isabel Simmons (Sanford Sports Academy) WAKE FOREST: MB Kelis Hawkins (Forza1 North) WEST GEORGIA: S Addy Franz (Tri-State Elite) WEST GEORGIA: L Olivia Kremer (Nebraska Elite) VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH: OH/DS Lannah Price (JoCo Volleyball) MCNEESE STATE: L Summer Anderson (PVA) TEXAS SAN ANTONIO: L Keelea Alexander (Drive Nation) GEORGE MASON: OPP/OH Kiera Hamilton (Club Cactus) DUQUESNE: L Alexa Flowers (A5) BUFFALO: S/OPP Maddie Mitchell (MAVS KC) EASTERN KENTUCKY: L Cassidy Trahan (Pittsburgh Elite) COLGATE: S/OPP Jordyn Moore (Excel) WESTERN CAROLINA: MB Tatum Sharp (NORCO) DAVIDSON: OH/OPP Ariyana Johnson (Tsunami) SOUTHERN INDIANA: S Aysa Thomas (The Academy) PENN: MB Haley Kerstetter (Skyline) WAKE FOREST: OPP Sadie Poeck (Circle City) DARTMOUTH: S Julia York (MOD) WYOMING: MB Anna Williams (Aspire) CITADEL: L KK Domek (Drive Nation) MOUNT OLIVE: S Aly Dolan (Colorado VBA) GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE: MB Emersyn Mullvain (M2) TEXAS TYLER: OH Sydney Atkinson (1United) INDIANA STATE: MB Sydney King (Mid Tn) CENTRAL FLORIDA: L Reese Moore (Tennessee Performance) TRANSFERS CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: TR OH Hailey Brockway (Illinois State/Dakine) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: TR OH/MB Amaris Smith (Long Island/Colorado Juniors) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: S Katie Kolar (West Virginia/OK Charge) TENNESSEE: TR OH Eryn Jones (TCU/AZ REV) ILLINOIS STATE: TR S Mekaila Aupiu (UTSA/Houston Skyline) SOUTH FLORIDA: TR OH/OPP Ally Cavanaugh (Georgia/OTVA Jacksonville) NORTHWESTERN: TR OH Lily Wagner (Liberty/MKE Sting) MICHIGAN STATE: TR OH Akasha Anderson (Auburn/Virginia Elite) MIAMI OH: TR L Anna McClure (Ohio State/Illini Elite) MIAMI OH: TR OH Ava Francis (Virginia Tech/Elite VBTC) TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA: TR OH Breanah Rives (Missouri State/Florida Gulfside) VIRGINIA: TR MB Kate Dean (Eastern Illinois/Illini Elite) FLORIDA ATLANTIC: TR OH/OPP Kayla Richardson (Saint Louis/TAV Houston) TEXAS: TR MB Soah Franklin (Columbia/Sunshine) TARLETON STATE: TR OH/DS Courtney Carter (Louisiana Tech/Woodlands Revolution) SETON HALL: TR OH Reagan Merk (San Diego State) MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY: GR MB Abby Erickson (Toledo/Elite VBTC) MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY: GR OPP Ramonni Cook (Pacific) WICHITA STATE: MB Sarah Barham (Wofford/Piedmont VBC) WEST VIRGINIA: TR MB Laila Ibrahim (Coppin State) BAYLOR: GR OH Jennifer Bolden (Howard/Mizuno Long Beach) NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: GR OH Ilayda Dincer (Temple/Arkansas State/Turkey) LSU: TR MB Rumur Rouille (Long Island/Zona VBC) VANDERBILT: TR L Elli Kinney (College of Charleston/K2 Volleyball Club) ILLINOIS: TR OH Averie Hernandez (Northwestern/Illini Elite) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE: TR OH Finley Westover (Western Illinois/Ultimate) JACKSONVLLE: TR OPP Jamie Seward (Austin Peay/North Pacific Juniors) MISSISSIPPI STATE: GR MB Kennedy Davis (Western Illinois/Tennessee State/Rockwood Thunder) TCU: TR MB Alexis Roberson (LSU/Houston Juniors) ARIZONA: TR OPP Amanda DeWitt (South Florida/Tribe) KANSAS STATE: GR L Ella Larkin (LSU Beach) KENT STATE: GR S Chelsea Harvey (Tulane/Rutgers/East Coast Power) WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE: TR OH/L Hallie Cook (UNC Greensboro/417 Juniors) INDIANA STATE: TR S Emily Weber (Illinois State/The Academy) UTAH TECH: TR S Ioana Asiata (Weber State/Club V) COLGATE: TR S Deren Cukur (Georgia Tech/Turkey) COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON: TR L Olivia Angell (Virginia Tech/Tennessee Performance) BETHUNE-COOKMAN: TR OH/OPP Jasmine Robinson (Florida A&M/Jacksonville Juniors ) LMU: TR MB Kaitlyn Evans (American) MARSHALL: TR L Kenzie Schoenhardt (Arizona/AZ East Valley) SYRACUSE: TR OPP Sara Wasiakowska (Temple/Poland) TENNESSEE STATE: TR OH Ozge Tan (Dodge City CC/Lindenwood/Turkey) MISSOURI: TR L Kiaraliz Perez (Miami Dade College/UTRGV) BOY’S 2024 WITTENBERG: OH Christian Berling (Premier Academy)
We’re proud to be a part of an ongoing partnership with Dick’s Sporting Goods, which is sponsoring our Player of the Week award. We’ll be releasing a featured Vballrecruiter.com Player of the Week, sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, on Tuesdays. Below is this week’s Player of the Week: Sullivan Lell. *** There are those whose path to the volleyball is shaped and molded from a young age. For them, it’s only a matter of time before they begin club and find themselves fully immersed in the sport. Then they are players like Sullivan Lell, a 3-star L/DS from the Class of 2027. The road she traveled was not straight. In fact, she wasn’t even sure volleyball was the sport she wanted to continue on with. Growing up playing soccer and basketball, Lell thought she would be playing the latter long term if nothing else. She dabbled in a rec league for volleyball. Going into middle school, she kept at it playing both basketball and volleyball. Then as she was on the brink of beginning high school, it was decision time. Basketball or volleyball? “It was a very hard decision,” she said. “I played school basketball in eighth grade and I was asked back to the same club for AAU. I went back-and-forth on it. I played basketball for the longest time.” In picking volleyball, she stopped playing basketball altogether. One thing she took with her from the hardwood though was her competitiveness. “Playing basketball made me competitive,” Lell said. “I didn’t like losing. That made me very competitive and I carried that into volleyball.” Lell joined Alabama Performance for her first club season at 12s. She opened as a libero but with one of the setters unable to play on Sundays Lell had to step in to fill that role. Although she didn’t like it as much as playing defense, it did allow her to see the game in a different way. “It was a great learning experience,” she said. “It did help me learn how to pass better with my hands.” Sell and her Alabama Performance 15 teammates have been practicing since November and are in preparation for the season-ending tournament at AAU nationals in a couple of weeks. A year ago, the squad took the gold medal in 14 Spirit. “I love traveling to Orlando,” Lell said. “It’s a fun city. The energy is always high there.” Away from volleyball Lell has recently become a wake boarding enthusiast. She hasn’t quite progressed to doing tricks but she’s working toward it. “We actually got a boat last summer and we went almost all of summer,” she said. “It’s really fun. I want to learn how to do a 360. I’m going to get there.” As our featured Player of the Week sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, we recently spoke with Lell about volleyball and more. Who is a role model or someone you look up to? Lell: Outside of volleyball I look up to my mom a lot. She’s hard working and sets a good example. Inside of volleyball I look up to my coaches. They have all helped me through the years. If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would you do and why? Lell: I would definitely go to the lake and hang out with my family. My grandma’s house is there. I love spending time with her and to be able to surf and jet ski and stuff like that. Do you have a favorite volleyball memory or story to share? Lell: Last year winning our division at AAU nationals was a really cool experience with the team. We had so much fun during that time. Do you have any volleyball superstitions or rituals and if so what? Lell: Yes, but it’s more of a habit. When our team goes through at the net to say good luck to the other team, we always get in the same order and my teammate behind me is always my middle. We always turn around and give each other high fives before every game. What is something that makes you laugh a lot and why? Lell: My older sister, Elizabeth, is the funniest person ever. Whenever I’m with her I’m always laughing. We are close in age so we spend a lot of time together. When not at a tournament, what’s your favorite way to spend a weekend? Lell: It’s either going to the lake or staying home, sleeping in and hanging out with friends. What is something you wish you had more time to do and why? Lell: I really like playing pickleball. I would love to do it more and get better at it. What is one thing that may surprise people about you? Lell: It would be either that I do wake surfing or that I’m young for my grade. I don’t turn 15 until May 29. If you could visit any place in the world, where would it be and why? Lell: I’ve been to the Bahamas twice for spring break. It’s so pretty. If I had to pick somewhere else it would be Greece or Italy. They both seem really pretty too. But, the Bahamas is my all-time favorite vacation spot. What is something you love learning about and why? Lell: In school I actually take Spanish and I would love to take it all the way through high school. Being fluent would be fun and useful. What’s your favorite number and why? Lell: It’s definitely three. I have always loved three. Growing up my basketball number was three and it has just stuck.
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