Welcome to the Iowa Rockets VBC Web Site 2007-08

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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;