Senior Commitments
18 Gold's Sarah Jaeckel, a senior at Heritage High School, recently made a verbal commitment to play volleyball at Seattle University, where she will join FRVBC alumna Kelly Biette in the fall of 2010. The Redhawks athletic program is in the second year of a four-year process of returning to NCAA Division I competition after 28 years in other levels. The volleyball program currently plays a complete Division I schedule but is not yet affiliated with an athletic conference.
18 Black's Rachel Gillcrist, a senior at Lakewood High School, has committed to play at St. Mary's College in Moraga, CA. Rachel is following in the footsteps of FRVBC alumna Lauren Jaeckel, who is currently a senior at St. Mary's. The Gaels compete in the West Coast Conference.
18 Gold's Julie Cox, a senior at Cherokee Trail, has elected to continue her volleyball career at CSU-Pueblo. A member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the Thunderwolves compete in NCAA Division II.
Congratulations to all three FRVBC athletes!
High School News
Prep Volleyball has released three different sets of high school rankings so far this season and three teams with Front Range players have been included in the "Century Club" of the top 100 teams in the nation. Chaparral, featuring Mikinzie Moydell, Anna Faul, Nicole Dalton, and Karlie Dalton, has been ranked as high as #16. Grandview, featuring Morgan Gradishar and Erica Denney has been ranked as high as #69. Ponderosa, with Kelsye Van Denend, Carly Boatwright, and Caitie Breaux, has been ranked as high as #87.
Prep Volleyball also released their Senior Aces, a list of the top 100 college seniors in the country. Front Range landed two athletes in the top 20. There was only one other Colorado senior. Mikinzie Moydell is #15 on the list and Erica Denney is #14.
Congratulations to Morgan Gradishar and Erica Denney for being named to the Eaglecrest Invitational all-tournament team. Denney was named the Most Valuable Player for the tournament. Read the Aurora Sentinel's article about the tournament here.
Mark Your Calendar!
It's time to make time! Front Range has scheduled our annual Meet The Coach Nights, Holiday Party, scorekeeper clinic, ankle brace fitting, uniform sizing, and picture day. Please make note of the events now so you can join us! Remember that you can always check on events at Front Range, from practices and tournaments to meetings and travel dates on our club calendar.
Rick Russo, the local sales representative for ASO ankle braces will be available on Sunday, November 8th beginning at 10:00am and will stay until approximately 1:00pm. He will have ASO ($29.95) and ASO Evo ($34.95) braces available for purchase. He will accept cash, check, or credit card payments. For more information about the braces, click here.
Sunday November 8th is also uniform sizing day. Sizing will be done by team beginning at 10:00am. Look for the schedule to be posted in a future newsletter and on the club calendar.
Picture day has been scheduled for Sunday, November 15th. Times will vary according to team. Look for the schedule to be posted in a future newsletter and on the club calendar.
The annual Front Range VBC Holiday Party will be held on the evening of Saturday, December 5th at Front Range. Details will be sent out in a future newsletter.
Front Range will host a scorekeeper clinic on the evening of Friday, November 20th. Maintaining scorekeepers (people who held a scorekeeper rating last year) will attend at an earlier time than those who are earning their rating for the first time. Times for the clinic will be announced in the near future.
High School Meet The Coach night will be on Monday, November 23rd at Front Range. The meeting will start at 6:30pm for parents new to the club and at 7:30pm for returning parents.
Middle School and Boys Meet The Coach night will be on Thursday, October 29th at Front Range. The meeting will start at 6:30pm for parents new to the club and at 7:30pm for returning parents.
