Webber women's volleyball announces 2020 recruiting class
Babson Park, Fla. (06/19/2020) — Webber International University Head Women's Volleyball Coach Gretchen Hand has announced her recruiting class for the upcoming 2020 season.
Webber International University 2020 Women's Volleyball Recruiting Class:
Name: Camryn Brown
Position: Setter
Hometown: Estevan, Saskatchewan (Canada)
High School: Weyburn Comprehensive High School (Weyburn, Saskatchewan)
Previous School: Williston State College (Williston, N.D.)
Academic Achievements: Honor roll in high school & Dean's List three out of four semesters in college.
Athletic Achievements: Most Improved, MVP in volleyball & softball (high school)
Academic Major: Psychology
Motivational Quote: "There is no change where there is no action."
Personal Quote: "Your life isn't yours if you always care about what people think."
Name: Sara Weisrock
Position: Outside Hitter/Defensive Specialist
Hometown: Walcott, Iowa
High School: Davenport West High School (Davenport, Iowa)
Previous School: Black Hawk College (Moline, Ill.)
Previous Academic Accomplishments: All-Academic sophomore, junior, and senior year.
Previous Athletic Accomplishments: High School: Second-Team All-Conference junior and senior year, College: All-Conference, All-Region.
Academic Major: Psychology
Motivational Quote: "The biggest risk is not taking any."
Personal Quote: "Have courage and be kind."
Name: Sydney Sneed
Position: Middle Blocker
Hometown: Mesa, Arizona
High School: San Tan Charter School (Gilbert, Ariz.)
Club Team: Champions Block
Academic Achievements: Salutatorian, Principals list, NHS, Student Council.
Athletic Accomplishments: MVP in basketball sophomore year, Athlete of the Year junior year, Team Captain in basketball junior and senior year, Volleyball Captain senior year.
Academic Major: Sport Business management
Motivational Quote: "You can't beat someone who never gives up."
Personal Quote: "Believe achieve."
Name: Kiersten Tisdale
Position: Defensive Specialist/Outside Hitter
Hometown: Punta Gorda, Fla.
High School: Port Charlotte High School (Port Charlotte, Fla.)
Club Team: Siesta Key Juniors
Athletic Achievements: Three-time All-Area Team.
Awards: Most Valuable Player
Academic Major: Sport Business Management
Motivational Quote: "You didn't come this far to only come this far"
Personal Quote: "Seek respect not attention, it lasts longer."
Name: Yanileb Figueroa Roman
Position: Outside Hitter/Right Side Hitter
Hometown: Born in Puerto Rico, Living in Kissimmee, Fla.
High School: Cypress Creek High School (Orlando, Fla.)
Club Team: Tainas Volleyball Club
Previous Academic Accomplishments: Highest GPA in ESL in 10th and 11th grade.
Previous Athletic Accomplisments: MVP in volleyball program in 11th and 12th grade, Top-seven players in all-metro, Florida Region and NFLPA scholarships.
Academic Major: Psychology
Motivational Quote: "It's okay when this game is your life. When you devote your life to perfecting the game, only to come up short. Just know, the little athlete you were just years ago, that had an undying passion to get where you are now, is proud of how far you've come."
Personal quote: "I don't have time to give up, but to live my youth the best that I can developing each talent God gave me."
Name: Gabriela M. Lopez Alvarez
Position: Libero
Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
High School: Fountain Christian Bilingual School (Carolina, Puerto Rico)
Previous College: Bryant & Stratton College (Wauwatosa, Wis.)
Academic Accomplishments: Dean's List
Athletic Accomplishments and Awards: All-Region Player and All-Tournament Team
Academic Major: Accounting
Motivational Quote: "To uncover your true potential, you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them."
Name: Kayleigh Smith
Position: Pin Hitter
Hometown: Middleburg, Fla.
High School: Middleburg High School
Club Team: Jjva
Academic Achievements: National Honor Society and Psi Alpha
Athletic Achievements: Coaches' award
Academic Major: Criminal Justice management
Motivational Quote "Hope is something you give yourself. That is the meaning of inner strength"
Personal Quote: "Don't stress out too much bro"
Name: Nadia Reid
Position: Middle Hitter
Hometown: Fairfield, Illinois
High School: Fairfield Community High School
Club Team: Lady Jackrabbits
Athletic Accomplishments: Back-to-back regional and sectional champs, went 37-3 for the season, broke the school record for wins, and got first in our conference (East Black Diamond Conference).
Awards: Got all-conference and all-south.
Academic Major: Undecided
Motivational Quote: "Doubt kills dreams more than failure ever will." -Suzy Kassem
Personal Quote: "Boom Biscuit" (this is just something I say a lot)
Name: Emma Roy
Position: Outside Hitter
Hometown: Cape Coral, Fla.
High School: Cape Coral High School
Club Team: USA South Volleyball
Academic Accomplishments: Summa Cum Laude, Honor Roll
Academic Accomplishments: Four-Year Varsity , Captain
Academic Major: Business Major
Motivational Quote: "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."
Personal Quote: "Don't limit yourself."
Name: Nora Burgos-Heredia
Position: Middle Hitter
Hometown: Doral, Fla.
High School: Divine Savior Academy
Club Team: 305vbc 18s
Previous Athletic Accomplishments: Co-captain Varsity for the 2019-2020 season, Volleyball Shark Award Winner
Academic Major: Criminal Justice
Motivational Quote: "The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow."
Personal Quote: "Live life one day at a time."
Name: Kaylee Reierson
Position: Libero/Defensive Specialist
Hometown: Delta Junction, Alaska
High School: Delta High School
Club Team: Arctic Volleyball Club
Previous Academic Accomplishments: National Honor Society, National Society High School Honors, Pursuit of Academic Excellence, Principals and High Honor rolls, and attendance awards.
Previous Athletic Accomplishments: High School Varsity Volleyball for four years, Captain, Aurora Conference All-Conference Team, and Seward Tournament MVP.
Academic Major: Business Management
Motivational Quote: "It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my ways secure." Psalms 18:32
Personal Quote: "We walk by Faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7
Name: Meosha Erving
Position: Middle Hitter
Hometown: Floresville, Texas
High School: Floresville High School
Previous School: Garden City Community College (Garden City, Kan.)
Previous Academic Accomplishments: President's Honor Roll (4.0 GPA), Three-Time Vice President's Honor Roll (3.4-3.6 GPA).
Previous Athletic Accomplishments: NJCAA All-American in the 4x100 meter relay in 2019
Academic Major: Early Childhood Education
Motivational Quote: "I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'" - Muhammad Ali (I chose this quote because I am a dual sport athlete. I have no breaks during the school year. I get out of bed every morning knowing I'm going to have a busy day. Then I think about if I were to take today off, how will that benefit me in any way as an athlete.)
Personal Quote: "Give every day 100 percent because the day you give 99 percent is the day somebody took your spot." (Knowing the competitor I am, I literally always want to be the best at everything. This quote reminds me on days where I feel like giving up, that if I do, my spot can't be replaced because of something I can control.)
Name: Abbey Darress
Position: Outside Hitter/Defensive Specialist
Hometown: Mars Hill, North Carolina
High School: North Buncombe High School (Weaverville, N.C.)
Previous School: Spartanburg Methodist College (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Academic Accomplishments: President's List Fall 2019 and Spring 2020
Athletic Accomplishments: Catawba Valley Invitational All-Tournament Team Fall 2019
Academic Major: Criminal Justice
Motivational Quote: "The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory."- Les Brown
Personal Quote: "In life you get what you give so always give everything you got."
Name: Elena Gilliam
Position: Middle Blocker/Right Side Hitter
Hometown: Prescott, Arizona
High School: Delta High School
Previous School: Lamar Community College (Lamar, Colo.)
Major: Elementary Education
Motivational Quote: "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan
Personal Quote: "I can do all things through Christ, who gives me strength." - Philippians 4:13
Name: Kylie Rosero
Position: Setter
Hometown: Gilbert, Arizona
High School: San Tan Charter School
Club Team: Champions Block AZ
Previous Athletic Achievements: NHS, honor roll, student council treasurer, chick-fil-a leadership academy, and top six percent in my class.
Previous Athletic Achievements: State Champions 2018, State Runner-Up 2019 in the sand.
Awards: Athletic Award for Court Volleyball in 2017, and Athletic Award for Sand Volleyball in 2018.
Academic Major: Undecided
Motivational Quote: "If you can dream it, you can do it." - Walt Disney
Personal Quote: "Everything happens for a reason."
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