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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS ! Iowa Rockets 15R captured 1st place at the USAV Junior Olympics Championships in Dallas, TX. (watch match point video)

Iowa Rockets on All Tournament Team ! Iowa Rockets 15R landed 3 players on the All Tournament Team - #14 Alli O'Deen - OH, #20 Ali Stark - RS, #8 Brooke Fessler - Setter.  Ali Stark was named MVP of the All Tournament Team.

Congratulations to Iowa Rockets players on the Iowa HP team: Taylor Hoskyn, Mackenzie Bigbee, Brooke Fessler, Haylie Franklin, Katie Kelley, Sarah Kirkegaard, Alli O'Deen, Ali Stark, Brie Winegar, and Jessica Gehrke.

Iowa Rockets 15R - Northern Lights National Qualifier CHAMPIONS !

Iowa Rockets Sophomores selected by PrepVolleyball.com Jessica Gehrke (16R) from Iowa City West HS, Brittany Nelson (17R) Iowa City HS, and Brianna Strong (17R) from Mt Vernon HS were recognized by PrepVolleyball.com as top sophs in the country. Jessica Gehrke was First Team All Conference, All District, All Area and Third Team All State in Class 4A. Brittany Nelson received accolades for First Team all area, First Team all conference, All District and Second Team All State in Class 4A. Brittany helped her team to the 4A State tournament. Brittany has committed to play volleyball at University of Northern Iowa. Brianna Strong did an outstanding job helping her team to the 3A State championship match to capture 2nd place at the state tournament. Brianna earned District and Second Team All State honors. Iowa Rockets Freshmen selected by PrepVolleyball.com Brooke Fessler (15R) from Pella HS, Katie Kelley (16R) Iowa City West HS and Ali Stark (15R) Mt Vernon HS were recognized by PrepVolleyball.com as top freshmen in the country. Brooke Fessler, 5'-9" setter, led class 3A in assists with 877, named Second Team All State and helped her team to the 3A State tournament. Katie Kelley, DS/Libero for Iowa City West HS, led the conference in digs was named to the Highest Honorable Mention list of freshmen. Ali Stark, 6'-0" right side, was selected to Third Team All State and helped her team to a second place finish at the 3A State tournament where she tallied 9 kills and 3 blocks in the finals. Congratulations to the 17 Iowa Rockets players who participated in the 2007 Iowa High School State Volleyball Tournament - Ali Stark (Mt Vernon), Brianna Strong (Mt Vernon), Brittany Nelson (IC High), Brooke Fessler (Pella), Brooke Quigley (IC High), Courtney Kintzel (Mt Vernon), Lauren Mckissick (Bettendorf), Mackenzie Meyer (Durant), Renee Telsroe (Durant), Shelby Kintzel (Mt Vernon), Veronika Nelson (IC High), Emily Sparks (IC High), Kari Mueller (IC High), Kelsey Diltz (IC High), Megan Dunlavy (Bettendorf), Morgan Nielsen (IC High), Natilie Weis (Bettendorf). Congratulations Shelby Kintzel 3A HS State Volleyball All Tournament Team Alumni News - Congratulations to former Rockets players who participated in the NCAA Division I National tournament - Brynja Rodgers (2007 - New Mexico State University), Sarah Oexmann and Shannon Aschoff (2006, UNI), Kayla Grunder (2005, UNI), Katie Niggemeyer (2005, Witcha State University), Bethany Fuller (2006, Missouri State University), Peggy Riessen (2006, Illinois State University). Alumni News - Congratulations to Shelby DeNeice (2007) NJCAA All American from Des Moines Area Community College, Boone, Iowa. Shelby DeNeice along with teammate Monica Driscoll (2006) helped their team to an 8th place finish at the National Tournament. USAV National Championships Iowa Rockets sent 8 teams to the 2007 USAV National Championships in Minneapolis, MN. Competing against the best teams in the nation, Iowa Rockets teams showed strength and depth. Final finishes for Iowa Rockets team were:12 Black 39th in the nation, 13 Black 35th, 14 R 17th, 15 R 41st, 16 R 41st,17 R 31st, 18 Black 47th and 18 R 33rd. Iowa Rockets 14 R captured 1st in Bronze while 15 R, 16 R and 18 R each finished first in thier flight. Congratulations to the 63 Iowa Rockets players on their 2007 High School Varsity teams!

Player	High School	Rockets Team	Accomplishments
Alli O'Deen - Freshman	Iowa City West HS	Iowa Rockets 15 R	Varsity Lettered;
Allison Stark - Freshman	Mt Vernon HS	Iowa Rockets 15 R	Varsity Lettered; 3rd Team All State; All District Team; State Tournament Participant; Team Award "Most Dependable", PrepVolleyball.com Top 59 Freshmen.
Amanda Bates - Senior	Iowa Mennonite School	Iowa Rockets 18 R	Varsity Lettered; 1st Team All State; All District Team; Iowa Senior All Star Team; 1st Team All Conference; Honorable Mention, Player of the Year (Iowa City Press Citizen); All Area Team; Signed NLI to play for Western Missouri State University; Team MVP
Ashlea Schlabach - Sophomore	Iowa Valley HS	Iowa Rockets 15 Black	Varsity Lettered;
Bailey Kaloupek - Freshman	Xavier HS	Iowa Rockets 15 R	Varsity Lettered;
Brianna Strong - Sophomore	Mt Vernon HS	Iowa Rockets 17 R	Varsity Lettered; 2nd Team All State; All District Team; 1st Team All Conference; State Tournament Participant; PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention Top Sophomores
Brie Winegar - Freshman	Solon HS	Iowa Rockets 15 R	Varsity Lettered;
Brittany Hansen - Junior	Xavier HS	Iowa Rockets 17 Black	Varsity Lettered; Honorable Mention All Conference; Honorable Mention All Metro
Brittany Nelson - Sophomore	Iowa City HS	Iowa Rockets 17 R	Varsity Lettered; 2nd Team All State; All District Team; 1st Team All Conference; State Tournament Participant; PrepVolleyball.com Top 79 Sophomores
Brittney Thomas - Junior	Marion HS	Iowa Rockets 17 R	Varsity Lettered; 1st Team All State; All District Team; 1st Team All Conference;1st Team All-Metro (Captain); Academic All-Conference
Brooke Bowie - Junior	West Liberty HS	Iowa Rockets 16 Black	Varsity Lettered;
Brooke Fessler - Freshman	Pella Community HS	Iowa Rockets 15 R	Varsity Lettered; 2nd Team All State; All District Team; 1st Team All Conference; State Tournament Participant; PrepVolleyball.com Top 59 Freshmen
Brooke Quigley - Junior	Iowa City HS	Iowa Rockets 17 Black	Varsity Lettered; Honorable Mention All Conference; State Tournament Participant
Cari Brenneman - Junior	Mid-Prairie HS	Iowa Rockets 17 Black	Varsity Lettered; All District Team; 1st Team All Conference
Carlee Grunder - Freshman	Wilton HS	Iowa Rockets 16 Black	Varsity Lettered;
Catharine Found - Senior	Iowa City West HS	Iowa Rockets 18 R	Varsity Lettered;
Chelsea Jones - Sophomore	Marion HS	Iowa Rockets 16 R	Varsity Lettered;
Christiana Fairfield - Sophomore	Iowa City West HS	Iowa Rockets 16 Black	Varsity Lettered;
Courtney Kintzel - Freshman	Mt Vernon HS	Iowa Rockets 15 R	Varsity Lettered; State Tournament Participant
Danielle Walter - Senior	West Branch HS	Iowa Rockets 18 Black	Varsity Lettered; Team Captain; Academic All Conference; Honorable Mention All Conference
Elley Neuzil - Senior	Highland HS	Iowa Rockets 18 Black	Varsity Lettered;
Emily Sparks - Junior	Iowa City HS	Iowa Rockets 18 Black	Varsity Lettered;
Haley Wilson - Junior	Williamsburg HS	Iowa Rockets 17 R	Varsity Lettered; KCRG Athlete of the Week Nominee
Haylie Franklin - Sophomore	Muscatine HS	Iowa Rockets 16 R	Varsity Lettered;
Hillary Goos - Junior	West Liberty HS	Iowa Rockets 17 Black	Varsity Lettered; All Conference
Jade Cooling - Sophomore	HLV Community HS	Iowa Rockets 16 Gold	Varsity Lettered; Academic All Conference; Academic All State; 1st Team All Conference
Jamie Hebl - Senior	Iowa City West HS	Iowa Rockets 18 R	Varsity Lettered;
Jessica Gehrke - Sophomore	Iowa City West HS	Iowa Rockets 16 R	Varsity Lettered; 3rd Team All State; All District Team; 1st Team All Conference; 2007 High Performance Team/Camp; PrepVolleyball.com Highest Honorable Mention Top Sophomores
Jonte Thornton - Sophomore	Washington HS	Iowa Rockets 16 R	Varsity Lettered; All District Team; 2nd Team All Conference
Jordyn Akers - Sophomore	Iowa City Regina HS	Iowa Rockets 16 Black	Varsity Lettered; All District; 2nd Team All Conference
Julissa Galvin - Sophomore	West Liberty HS	Iowa Rockets 16 Black	Varsity Lettered;
Kaitlyn Yoder - Sophomore	Mid-Prairie HS	Iowa Rockets 16 Gold	Varsity Lettered;
Kari Mueller - Freshman	Iowa City HS	Iowa Rockets 15 R	Varsity Lettered; Honorable Mention All Conference; State Tournament Participant; Team "Hustle" award
Katie Kelley - Freshman	Iowa City West HS	Iowa Rockets 16 R	Varsity Lettered; The ‘Shovel’ Award; PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention Top Freshmen
Kelsey Berg - Sophomore	Mid-Prairie HS	Iowa Rockets 16 Black	Varsity Lettered;
Kelsey Diltz - Junior	Iowa City HS	Iowa Rockets 18 Black	Varsity Lettered;
Kira Yoder - Junior	West Liberty HS	Iowa Rockets 17 Black	Varsity Lettered; Team MVP; Academic All Conference
Kristy Hinrichs - Senior	Solon HS	Iowa Rockets 18 R	Varsity Lettered; 2nd Team All State; All District Team
Laura Boenish - Sophomore	Kennedy HS	Iowa Rockets 17 Black	Varsity Lettered; 3rd Team All State; All District Team; 1st Team All-Metro;1st Team All Conference
Lauren McKissick - Senior	Bettendorf HS	Iowa Rockets 18 R	Varsity Lettered; 1st Team All State; All District Team; 1st Team All Conference; Iowa Senior All Star Team; State Tournament Participant; Team MVP
Lydia Hahn - Sophomore	West Branch HS	Iowa Rockets 16 Gold	Varsity Lettered;
Mackenzie Meyer - Sophomore	Durant HS	Iowa Rockets 16 Black	Varsity Lettered; Academic All Conference; State Tournament Participant
Maggie Murphy - Sophomore	Marion HS	Iowa Rockets 17 Black	Varsity Lettered;
Maggie Rummells - Senior	West Branch HS	Iowa Rockets 18 Black	Varsity Lettered; All District Team
Mallory Dixon - Sophomore	Iowa City Regina HS	Iowa Rockets 16 Gold	Varsity Lettered;
Maria Cain - Junior	Williamsburg HS	Iowa Rockets 17 R	Varsity Lettered; Honorable Mention All Conference
Megan Dunlavy - Senior	Bettendorf HS	Iowa Rockets 18 R	Varsity Lettered; All District Team
Megan Kasparek - Senior	Solon HS	Iowa Rockets 18 Black	Varsity Lettered;
Meridyth Bates - Freshman	Iowa Mennonite School	Iowa Rockets 15 R	Varsity Lettered; Honorable Mention All Conference
Morgan Nielsen - Junior	Iowa City HS	Iowa Rockets 18 Black	Varsity Lettered;
Natalie Weis - Junior	Bettendorf HS	Iowa Rockets 18 R	Varsity Lettered;
Nikki Dautremont - Junior	Solon HS	Iowa Rockets 17 Black	Varsity Lettered;
Nikki Huss - Senior	St Edmonds HS	Iowa Rockets 18 R	Varsity Lettered; Team Captain; Team MVP; 1st Team All Conference; 2nd Team All State; Academic All Conference
Rebecca Lampe - Senior	Highland HS	Iowa Rockets 18 R	Varsity Lettered; 2nd Team All State; All District Team
Renee Telsroe - Sophomore	Durant HS	Iowa Rockets 16 Black	Varsity Lettered; Academic All Conference; State Tournament Participant
Sara Sladky - Senior	Burlington HS	Iowa Rockets 18 R	Varsity Lettered;
Sarah Kirkegard - Sophomore	Kennedy HS	Iowa Rockets 18 R	Varsity Lettered;
Sarah Rosenberger - Sophomore	Marion HS	Iowa Rockets 16 R	Varsity Lettered;
Sarah Smith - Junior	HLV Community HS	Iowa Rockets 17 Black	Varsity Lettered; Team MVP; Academic All Conference; Academic All State; 1st Team All Conference
Shelby Kintzel - Junior	Mt Vernon HS	Iowa Rockets 17 R	Varsity Lettered; 1st Team All State; All District Team; 1st Team All Conference; Team MVP; State Tournament Participant; State All Tournament Team
Skylar Lesan - Junior	Solon HS	Iowa Rockets 17 R	Varsity Lettered; All State Special Mention; All District Team
Stephanie Nagy - Junior	Muscatine HS	Iowa Rockets 17 R	Varsity Lettered; Team Captain; Academic All Conference
Veronika Nelson - Junior	Iowa City HS	Iowa Rockets 18 Black	Varsity Lettered;