All the All-Tournaments (Plus Two)
So much has happened in the college season so far that it's hard to keep track of it all! Let's take a look at the highlights so far. Front Range Alumnae have secured thirteen all-tournament nods, one tournament MVP, one pre-season all-conference accolade, and one conference player of the week. Check out the litany of achievements!
Lauren Jaeckel was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Week after her amazing performances last weekend for St. Mary's College.
Kristy Jaeckel has had a great impact on the #4 University of Florida. She was named to the preseason All-SEC team and has showed that she is worthy of the hype by being named to all-tournament teams at the Campus USA Credit Union Invitational, the Community Bankers Classic, and the Tampa Twice Tournament.
Sarah Ammerman has been a big reason that Texas A&M has made a reappearance in the top 25 (#22). She was an all-tournament selection at the Texas A&M Invitational and she was the MVP of the Texas State Centurytel Premier.
Karina Garlington was named to all-tournament teams at the MTSU Invitational and the Arkansas Invitational.
Andee Youngblood was named to the Radisson-UCF Invitational all-tournament team.
Elise Sage was selected all-tournament at the Dartmouth Invitational.
Courtney Karst made the Santa Clara Invitational all-tournament team playing for the #18 University of Arizona.
Jessica Kagerise was elected to the UniWyo Cowgirl Classic all-tournament team.
Becci Burling was an all-tournament selection at the Duke Invitational.
Katelin Batten was named all-tournament at the Carolina Classic.
College Rankings
The American Volleyball Coaches Association releases a coaches poll each week, ranking the top 25 teams in NCAA Division I volleyball. The latest poll has teams with a total of eight Front Range alumnae on their rosters (Kindra Carlson, #4 Washington; Ariana Filho, #6 Minnesota; Lindsay Licht, #7 Nebraska; Kristy Jaeckel, #9 Florida; Courtney Karst, #18 Arizona; Sarah Ammerman and Kristen Schevikhoven, #22 Texas A&M; and Carrie Baird, #23 San Diego). Teams that received votes, putting them just outside the top 25, include six more former Front Range athletes (Katelin Batten and Evan Sanders, Colorado State; Lauren Jaeckel, St. Mary's; Emily Adney and Alyssa Heath, Wichita State; and Becci Burling, Duke. Add in the programs to which current Front Range athletes have committed to play and there are three more (Erica Denney and Mikinzie Moydell, #1 Penn State and Rachel Gillcrist, St. Mary's).
Congratulations on your success so far this season. Keep it up!
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 7:00pm 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 (6:00pm) than those who are earning their rating for the first time (7:00pm).
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.
