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by Kirstin Olsen/ESPN RISE
November 11-18 was the early signing period for Prospective Student-Athletes Enrolling in the 2010-2011 Academic Year. Usually boys volleyball commits wait until spring period April 14- August 1.
BYU, Hawaii, Loyola, Stanford and UCLA have signed a few in the early period. Penn State has a verbal commit from Mira Costa bomber Jace Olsen but has not released a press release on early signees. Unlike football, volleyball players usually stick with their verbal commitments, but never say never.
BYU looks to add depth to their outside position with Taylor Sander (Norco). Hawaii reloads at the middle position with two 6-foot-8-ers. Loyola is loading up on setters. Stanford and UCLA have notably the strongest classes for 2010 with a bevy of talent from CA, IL, NY, HI and PA. The Bruins' commit 7-foot Robert Page (Victor) tops the height charts for early signees.
Below is the list for early signees from November 11-19.
College First Last High school city state position
BYU Joshue Rivera Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola San Juan Puerto Rico OH
BYU Taylor Sander Norco Norco CA OH
Hawaii Shane Popelka Great Bridge High School Chesapeake VA MB
Hawaii Shane Welch Douglas Parkland FL MB
Loyola Peter Jasaitas Loyola Los Angeles CA L
Loyola Matt Mirick Loyola Los Angleles CA S
Loyola Joseph Smalzer Marist Palos Hills IL S
Penn State Jace Olsen Mira Costa Manhattan Beach CA MB
Stanford Brian Cook Soquel HS Santa Cruz CA OH
Stanford Denny Falls Providence Catholic HS New Lennox IL MB
Stanford Steve Irvin Loyola Los Angles CA OH
Stanford Eric Mochalski Mira Costa Manhattan Beach CA OH
Stanford Scot Sakaida Iolani Honolulu HI L
Stanford Daniel Tublin Fox Chapel Pittsburgh PA OH
UCLA Michael Beals Mira Costa Manhattan Beach CA S
UCLA Jackson Belcher Palos Verdes Palos Verdes CA Opp/S
UCLA Robert Page Victor Victor NY OH
UCLA Kendall Partie La Costa Canyon Encinitas CA S
UCLA Spencer Rowe Mission Viejo Mission Viejo CA OH/MB
The next NLI signing period is April 14- August 1. Have you committed? Did we miss anyone? Let us know… kolsen@studentsports.com
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Excitement filled the air as the first signing period date arose…November 11-18 was the early signing period for Prospective Student-Athletes Enrolling in the 2010-2011 Academic Year.
Hawaii reloads with California talent. Cal-Berkeley reloads with Texas talent. Penn State replaces some size with more size. Texas replenishes with an array of offensive weapons. UCLA only inks one, Dana Reeves (Cathedral Catholic), but has a notable group of walk ons from the Golden State, Meg Norton (Harvard-Westlake), Allie LaPierre (Bonita), Jenna Scilacci (Marymount) and Angelica Chaghouri (Marymount). Stanford and USC haven't released a press release on early signees but they do have some verbal commits.
Stanford has the golden child Lydia Bai (Beckman), daughter of Jenny Lang-Ping. USC will sign super setter from Texas, Sara Shaw (Westlake), and reload the outside with Falyn Fonoimoana (Mira Costa) and Kirby Burnham (Newport Harbor). All and all 2010's class is definitely strong and big and should come in with a bang.
Below is a list of early signees for top 20-ish NCAA teams.
College First Last High school city state position Cal-Berkeley Lauren Loerch Georgetown Georgetown TX OH Cal-Berkeley Adrienne Gehan Episcopal School Dallas TX Opp Florida Taylor Unroe Muncie Burris Muncie IN OH/L Florida Chanel Brown Valley Christian Tempe AZ S Hawaii Kaela Goodman Mission Viejo Mission Viejo CA OH Hawaii Mita Uiato Long Beach Poly Long Beach CA S Hawaii Emily Hartong Los Alamitos Los Alamitos CA MB Hawaii Michelle Waber Elsinore Lake Elsinore CA OH Illinois Jennifer Bonilla Marymount Los Angeles CA L Illinois Anna Dorn Munster Munster IN MB Illinois Jazmine Orozco Lakewood Lakewood CA OH Indiana Melanie Hicks Assumption Louisville KY DS Iowa State Kristen Hahn Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids IA DS Iowa State Tenisha Matlock North Platte North Platte NE MB Iowa State Hannah Willms Waterloo Waterloo IA OH Kentucky Elizabeth Koberstein Madison West Madison WI S Michigan Jennifer Cross Birchmount Park Collegiate Scarborough ON/CA MB Michigan Molly Toon Middleton Middleton WI OH Michigan Lexi Erwin Woodlands College Park Spring TX OH Minnesota Ashley Wittman Shakopee Shakopee MN OH Minnesota Tori Dixon Burnsville Burnsville MN MB Nebraska Morgan Broekhuis Colorado Spring Christian Colorado Springs CO MB/OH Nebraska Kristen Kelsay Wheaton St. Francis Wheaton IL OH Notre Dame Andrea McHugh El Dorado Placentia CA OH Notre Dame Lauren Stuhr Huntington Beach Huntington Beach CA S Oregon Camryn Irwin Prarie Bush Prarie WA S Oregon Lauren Plum Poway Poway CA S Oregon Jaklyn Wheeler Red Bluff Red Bluff CA OH Oregon Ariana Williams Poly Riverside CA MB Penn State Maddie Martin Plant Tampa FL OH Penn State Katie Slay Wakefield Raleigh NC MB Penn State Deja McClendon Dupont Manual Louisville KY OH Penn State Mikinzie Moydell Chaparral Parker CO S Penn State Ariel Scott Union Catholic Newark NJ OH/MB Pepperdine Kellie Woolever Long Beach Wilson Long Beach CA S Pepperdine Emily Cook Murrieta Valley Murrieta CA OH Stanford Sam Wopat Dos Pueblos Goleta CA OH Stanford Carly Wopat Dos Pueblos Goleta CA MB/OH Stanford Rachel Wiliams Archbishop Mitty San Jose CA OH Stanford Lydia Bai Beckman Irvine CA OH Tennessee Kelsey Robinson Wheaton St. Francis Wheaton IL OH Tennessee Carly Sahagian Bartlett Bartlett IL OH Tennessee Kylann Scheidt Farragut Knoxville TN S Texas Hannah Allison Siloam Springs Siloam Springs AR S/Opp Texas Ashley Bannister Travis Richmond TX OH Texas Haley Cameron La Jolla La Jolla CA MB Texas Sarah Palmer Hawaii Baptist Academy Honolulu HI OH UC Irvine Shannon Fleming Archbishop Mitty San Jose CA MB UC Santa Barbara Katey Thompson Newport Harbor Newport Beach CA MB UCLA Kelly Reeves Cathedral Catholic San Diego CA OH USC Sara Shaw Westlake Austin TX S USC Kirby Burnham Newport Harbor Newport Beach CA OH USC Falyn Fonoimoana Mira Costa Manhattan Beach CA OH Washington Kaleigh Nelson Sprague Salem OR OH/MB Washington Gabbi Parker Sheldon Eugene OR OH The next NLI signing period is April 14- August 1. Have you committed? Did we miss anyone? Let us know… kolsen@studentsports.com
Lausanne, November 19, 2009 - Asmara, the city once called "Piccola Roma", was the venue for a very unusual Volleyball Cooperation Programme Young Players Course at the beginning of this month. Thirteen young women and ten young men took part in the course – more women than men, which is why it was so remarkable. Generally, the numbers of male participants greatly outweigh the numbers of female participants.