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Mavericks
2007
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Tessa
Andrews- Jr. - 5'11" - Right Side - Durango, CO
Major - Criminal Justice
At Northern Arizona University (2005-2006): Lettered
in 2005…Two-time Golden Eagle Award.
At Durango High School: Two sport athlete (volleyball,
soccer)…Senior year (2004) team placed 2nd at regional
tournament and finished 7th at state tournament…Named to
All-State Team…Team Captain…First Team All-Southwest
Conference…2004 named 1 of 2 Top Colorado Right Side Hitters
in the Denver Post's Preseason Outlook…Two-time club team
captain…2005 club team participated in Junior Olympics…Two-time
Academic All-State…Math Student of the Year…Math Student
of the Month…Art Student of the Month…Athletic Conditioning
Student of the Year…National Honor Society…National
Art Honor Society…Key Club…Service Learning Initiative.
Personal: Majoring in Criminal Justice…Daughter
of Alan and Nancy…Chose MSC to play volleyball and be closer
to home…Enjoys sewing, quilting, scrap booking, watching
and collecting movies, fishing and being outdoors.
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Brittany
Benningsdorf - Fr. - 5'10" - Left Side - Windsor, CO Major
- Business
At Windsor High School: Three sport athlete excelling
in volleyball, basketball and track…Four-year letterwinner
in volleyball and track, two-year letterwinner in basketball…Three-time
Northern League All-Conference volleyball selection…All-State
volleyball as a senior…Team Captain as a junior and senior…Two-time
league, district and regional champion…Two state appearances…Track
and Field Northern League All-Conference…State qualifier
in high jump and long jump…Four-time Academic All- Star
First Team…4A Academic All-State in volleyball, basketball
and track and field…4A Academic State Champion in basketball…Four-year
Honor Roll recipient…President Interact Club…Future
Business Leaders of America…Volunteer for United Way of
Weld County and American Cancer Society.
Personal: Majoring in Business…Daughter of Bruce
and Kristi…Chose MSC for its proximity to home, the environment,
teacher to class ratio and its volleyball program…Enjoys
shopping, relaxing, hanging out with friends and snowboarding.
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Jessica
Bird - Jr. - 6'0" - Middle Blocker - Honolulu, HI
Major - Sociology
As a Sophomore (2006): Letterwinner…Played in all
34 matches with 26 starts…Second on the team with a .202
hitting percentage…Recorded 247 kills (1.99 kills per game)…Team
high 74 block assists…Second on the team with 23 solo blocks
and .78 blocks per game...Eight matches with double digit kills,
including season high 17 kills at Western New Mexico...Season
high 7 block assist versus Regis…RMAC West Division Runner-up…RMAC
Tournament Runner-up…NCAA Division II Southwest Region
Finalist.
As a Freshman (2005): Letterwinner…Played in 78
games…Recorded 86 kills (1.10 kills per game) and a .209
hitting percentage…Averaged .55 blocks per game (7 solo,
36 block assist)…Recorded 10 kills versus Colorado Mines…Registered
five block assists and one block solo versus Washburn….
RMAC West Division Champion…NCAA Division II tournament
berth.
At Kamehameha High School: Varsity letterwinner…Three-time
state qualifier…Two-time state runner-up (2003, 2004) and
placed third at state in 2002…Honor Roll…Club volleyball
member.
Personal: Majoring in Sociology…Daughter of Allen
and Ranae…Athletic goal is to capture the RMAC title and
advance to the national championship…Chose MSC for its
volleyball program, big Hawaiian community and small class size…Career
aspiration is to become a social worker and earn her masters
degree…Enjoys going to the beach, swimming, relaxing with
friends and spending time with family.
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Meagan
Bosch - Fr. - 5'10" - Outside Hitter - Palisade, CO
Major - Education
At Palisade High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner…Two-time
Western Slope All-Conference selection…Second Team All-State…Holds
school record for career kills…Three-time district champions…Voted
CO-Offensive Player as a junior…CO-Most Valuable Player
as a senior…Four-year varsity letterwinner in soccer…Two-time
All-Conference Honorable Mention…Honor Roll…Superintendent's
Scholar.
Personal: Majoring in Secondary Education…Daughter
of Larry and Christine…Chose MSC for its location, volleyball
program and education program…Career aspiration is to teach
English and coach volleyball at Palisade High School…Enjoys
writing and playing the violin.
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Drew
Choules - Sr. - 5'9" - Right Side - Eagle, ID
Major: - Exercise Science
As a Junior (2006): Letterwinner…Only Maverick to play
in all 130 games…Led the team in digs (392) and digs per
game (3.02)…Second on the team in kills (373) and points
(444.5)…Recorded 63 block assists, 11 block solos and averaged
.57 blocks per game…Finished with 29 service aces…RMAC
All-Conference First Team selection…First Team Daktronics
All-Southwest Region Team…Recorded 19 double-doubles (kills,
digs)…Season high 16 kills versus Ft. Lewis and Regis…Recorded
20+ digs in four matches, including season high 28 digs versus
Regis…Posted double digit kills in 24 of the 34 matches
and double digit digs in 20 matches…RMAC West Division
Runner-up…RMAC Tournament Runner-up…NCAA Division
II Southwest Region Finalist.
As a Sophomore (2005): Letterwinner…All-RMAC First
Team Selection…Daktronics All-Southwest Region Second Team…AVCA
All-Southwest Region Honorable Mention…RMAC Player of the
Week…Played in 104 games…Led the team with 69 service
aces…Hit .215 on the year with 378 kills (3.63 kills per
game)…Recorded 277 digs (2.66 digs per game) and 90 assists…Third
on the team with 51 total blocks (5 solo, 46 block assists)…Team
high 475 points...Recorded 11 double-double matches…Recorded
23 kills and 17 digs at Ft. Lewis…Hit .600 versus SE Oklahoma
State with 13 kills… RMAC West Division Champion…NCAA
Division II tournament berth…RMAC All-Academic Team.
As a Freshman (2004): Letterwinner…RMAC Freshman
of the Year…RMAC Second Team All-Conference…Two-time
RMAC West Division Player of the Week…One of four Mavericks
to play in all 117 games…Second on the team in kills (389),
digs per game (3.18), assists (109), assists per game (.93)
and service aces (35)…Third on the team in digs (372) and
total blocks (59)… Recorded 15 matches with double digit
kills and digs…Had a season high 23 kills at Chadron State
and 30 digs at Colorado Mines.
At Eagle High School: Idaho 5A State Volleyball Champion…Three-time
All-Conference performer…Two-time All-State selection…Team
Captain for 2003 season…Magic Valley Player of the Year
in 1999…National Honor Society…Honor Roll…Link
Crew…National Honor Society…Business Professionals
of America.
Personal: Majoring in Exercise Science… Daughter
of Ted and Susie…Career highlight is participating in the
NCAA tournament…Chose MSC for its location, surroundings,
the campus and friendly atmosphere… …Enjoys camping,
traveling and watching movies.
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Sarah
Hancock - So. - 5'10" - Outside Hitter - Littleton, CO
Major - English/Education
As a Freshman (2006): Letterwinner…Played in 25 matches…Recorded
47 kills (.94 kills per game) and 46 digs (.92 digs per game)…Hit
.031 on the year…Finished with 8 service aces and 5 total
blocks…Recorded one double-double (10-kills, 11-digs) versus
Cal-State Dominguez Hills.
As a Freshman (2005): Medical Redshirt
At Arapahoe High School: Second Team All-Conference…Most
Valuable Player 2004…Rocky Mountain News "Best of
the Rest" 2004…Two sport athlete and letterwinner…Two-time
Scholar Athlete Award …National Honor Society…Academic
Letterwinner…Link Crew Commissioner 2004…Club volleyball
team qualified for Junior Olympics…Regional All-star Award.
Personal: Majoring in Business…Daughter of Sally
and Brad…Career highlight is winning All-star Award and
club team qualifying for Junior Olympics…Chose MSC for
its volleyball program, environment and proximity to home…Twin
sister plays for the Mavericks basketball team…Enjoys biking,
frisbee, movies and spending time with friends.
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Whitney
Howard - Fr. - 5'4" - Setter - Bayfield, CO
Major - Nursing
At Bayfield High School: Three sport athlete excelling in
volleyball, basketball and track…Four-year letterwinner
in each sport…Three-year team captain in each sport…Volleyball
two-time Intermountain League Champion…Four-time All-Conference
selection…Three-time Most Valuable Player…All-State
Team Volleyball selection…Holds 3 records (games played,
assists per game, career assists)…All-Conference selection
in basketball and track…Most Valuable Player in basketball
and track…Holds 4 basketball records (games played, free
throws per game, career points, tied for points per game)…Track
two-time Intermountain League Champion…Two-time state qualifier
in track (300m hurdles and 4x100 relay)…Holds school record
for 4x100 meter relay…Academic All-State…Academic
Letter…Graduated with Honors…National Honor Society…Future
Business Leaders of America…Student Council…Link Crew
Leader…Leadership LaPlata.
Personal: Major in Nursing...Daughter of Rex and Tara…Chose
MSC for its size, location, academic and athletic programs…Enjoys
scrap booking and boating…Collects "I Love Lucy"
memorabilia.
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Lindsey
Jefferson - Fr. - 6'2" - Middle Blocker - Orem, Utah
Major - Undecided
At Orem High School: Three-year letterwinner in volleyball
and track…Two sport athlete excelling in volleyball and
track…First Team All-Valley…First Team All-Region…Named
to the Top 10 Hitters in the Valley…Most Valuable Player
Award…Best Defensive Player…Most Improved…Two-time
team regional and state champion…High Honor Roll…Honor
Roll…Perfect Attendance as a sophomore…Relay for Life...'Make
it with Wool'…Operation Smile…FCCLA.
Personal: Daughter of Kendall and Jennifer…Chose
MSC for its location, volleyball program and teammates…Enjoys
summer cross-country, camping, hiking and sewing…Grand
daughter of former MSC athletic director and Hall of Honor Inductee,
Jay Jefferson.
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Tara
King - So. - 5'9" - Setter - Steamboat Springs, CO
Major - Education
As a Freshman (2006): Letterwinner…Played in 40 games,
20 matches including three starts…Second on the team with
214 assists, averaging 5.35 assists per game…Recorded 17
kills and two service aces…Finished with 33 digs and 12
block assists…Posted a career high 42 assists versus Cal-State
Dominguez Hills…Registered 10 digs versus Cal-Poly Pomona…Career
high four kills versus Metro State… RMAC West Division
Runner-up…RMAC Tournament Runner-up…NCAA Division
II Southwest Region Finalist.
At Steamboat Springs High School: Five sport athlete
excelling in volleyball, basketball, lacrosse, track and tennis…Volleyball;
Two-time all-conference selection…All-State as a senior…Western
Slope League Most Valuable Player…Two-time varsity captain…Two-time
all-conference in basketball…Team MVP…Varsity captain…Placed
eighth at state in the 4 x 4 relay…Regional champion at
number four doubles…Finished fifth at state tennis championships
at number four doubles…Team Captain…Honor Roll.
Personal: Majoring in Elementary Education…Daughter
of Buddy and Joanie King…Chose MSC for its proximity to
home and outstanding volleyball program…Enjoys running,
working out, skiing, writing and spending time with friends.
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Ashley
Loftsgard - Jr. - 5'5" - Def. Specialist - Granby, CO
Major - Business
As a Sophomore (2006): Letterwinner…Played in all 34
matches and 129 of 130 games played…Led the league in digs
(677) and digs per game (5.25)…Ranked 48th in Division
II in digs per game…Fourth on the team with 21 service
aces…Recorded double digit digs in 29 of 34 matches played…Career
high 45 digs versus nationally ranked Neb.-Kearney…Finished
with 30+ digs in four matches…20+ digs in 13 matches…RMAC
All-Tournament Team selection…RMAC All-Conference Second
Team…RMAC West Division Runner-up…RMAC Tournament
Runner-up…NCAA Division II Southwest Region Finalist.
As a Freshman (2005): Letterwinner…Played in 45
games…Recorded 29 digs (.64 digs per game)…Registered
two kills and five assists…RMAC West Division Champion…NCAA
Division II tournament berth.
At Middle Park High School: Three sport athlete excelling
in volleyball, basketball and track…Two-time All-Conference
selection…All-State Honorable Mention…Two-time team
captain…CHSCA All-State participant…CCGS All-State
participant…Middle Park High Wall of Fame honoree…Honor
Roll…Two-time All-State Academic.
Personal: Majoring in Business…Daughter of Phyliss
Loftsgard and Mike and Tracy Loftsgard…Career highlight
is qualifying for state four consecutive years and three time
district champions…Chose MSC for its academic and athletic
programs, location and atmosphere…Enjoys sports, outdoors,
watching movies and hanging out with family and friends.
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Gabrielle
Lovato - So. - 5'9" - Outside Hitter - Delta, CO
Major - Biology
As a Freshman (2006): Played a limited roll on the right
side for the Mavericks…RMAC West Division Runner-up…RMAC
Tournament Runner-up…NCAA Division II Southwest Region
Finalist.
At Delta High School: Two sport athlete excelling in
volleyball and track…Three-year letterwinner in volleyball…All-Conference
selection…All-State Games…'Will to Win' Award…Most
Valuable Player…State qualifier…Four-year letterwinner
in track…Two-time state qualifier…Holds two records
in 4 x 400m and 4 x 800m…Honor Roll…Future Farmers
of America…Century Program.
Personal: Majoring in Biology…Daughter of Manuel
Lovato and Mary Baier…Chose MSC for its proximity to home
and volleyball program…Career aspiration is to become a
veterinarian…Plays the violin…Enjoys riding horses,
staying active and spending time with family and friends.
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Antoinette
McCormick - Fr. - 5'10" - MB/OH - Grand Jct. CO Major -
Undecided
At Grand Junction High School: Two-sport athlete excelling
in volleyball and track…Four-year letterwinner in volleyball…All-Conference
Second Team selection as a senior…Team Captain…Named
Most Valuable Player her senior year…KJCT8 Athlete of the
Week her junior year…Played club volleyball for five years…Club
volleyball RMR showdown 2006 champion (18's)…Three-year
letterwinner in track…Two-time state qualifier in the high
jump..."Millennium Club" for community service hours…Coached
a parks and recreation girls basketball team for four years.
Personal: Daughter of Clyde and Julie…Chose MSC
for its volleyball program…Enjoys music, dancing, shopping
and spending time with friends and family.
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Krista
McCracken - Sr. - 6'0" - Middle Blocker - Gilbert, AZ
Major - Psychology
As a Junior (2006): Letterwinner…Played in 27 matches
with 13 starts…Averaged .56 blocks per game…Recorded
27 block assists and six solo blocks…Hit .148 for the season
with 35 total kills…RMAC West Division Runner-up…RMAC
Tournament Runner-up…NCAA Division II Southwest Region
Finalist.
As a Sophomore (2005): Letterwinner…Played in 27
of the Mavericks 30 matches…Led the team in blocks per
game (.72), recording 45 block assists and seven solo blocks…Finished
with 63 kills, (.88 kills per game) and a .290 hitting percentage…RMAC
West Division Champion…NCAA Division II Tournament berth…RMAC
All-Academic Team…Catholic Newman Center.
As a Freshman (2004): Letterwinner…One of four players
to have played in all 117 games…Led the team in total blocks
(105), block assists (88) and blocks per game (.90)…Second
on the team in solo blocks (17)…Recorded 110 kills and
27 digs…Had a career high eight kills versus UC-Colorado
Springs (Sept. 11)…Recorded a season high 7.0 blocks (1
block solo, 6 block assist) versus CSU-Pueblo (Sept. 10)…RMAC
West Division Champion…NCAA Division II tournament berth…Outstanding
academic achievement…Catholic Newman Center.
At Gilbert High School: Arizona 5A State Champion in
2003…Arizona 5A State runner-up in 2002…National Honor
Society…National Honor Roll…Golden Scholar…Graduated
top 10% of her class…Fellowship of Christian Athletes…Sports
Medicine Club.
Personal: Majoring in Psychology…Daughter of Byron
and Kathy…Career highlight is winning west division title
and playing in the NCAA national tournament…Chose MSC for
its atmosphere, size, the volleyball team and coaches…
…Enjoys spending time with her husband, Cody, hanging out
with friends, going to the beach, watching movies and snowboarding.
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Kristen
Schnake - So. - 5'9" - Outside Hitter - Loveland, CO
Major - Undecided
As a Freshman (2006): Letterwinner…Played in 32 games…Recorded
five kills and nine digs…Had a season high four digs versus
Chadron State…RMAC West Division Runner-up…RMAC Tournament
Runner-up…NCAA Division II Southwest Region Finalist.
At Loveland High School : Three sport athlete excelling
in volleyball, basketball and golf…Three-time Front Range
League All-Conference performer in volleyball…Volleyball
conference and district champions in 2004…Team Most Valuable
Player in basketball…All-Conference selection in golf…Front
Range Conference Female Athlete of the Month (Jan. '06)…Bill
Reed Award…Jack Wilson Award…Van Sant Memorial Award…Academic
All-State…Honor Roll…Bob "Bowie" Walton
Student of the Week…Youth Group.
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Kathi Schnake…Chose
MSC for its campus, surroundings and volleyball program…Enjoys
golf, biking, and spending time with family and friends.
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Alisan
Tompkins - So. - 5'10" - Outside Hitter - Fruita, CO
Major - Business
As a Freshman (2006): Letterwinner…Started 24 matches
and played in 114 games…Finished third on the team with
300 kills, averaging 2.63 kills per game…Recorded 273 digs
(2.39 digs per game)…Career high 29 kills (12 digs) versus
nationally ranked Neb.-Kearney…Recorded 10 double-doubles
(kills-digs)…Posted double digit kills in 15 matches (8
consecutive)…Finished with double digit digs in 11 matches…Career
high 20 digs at Western New Mexico…RMAC West Division Runner-up…RMAC
Tournament Runner-up…NCAA Division II Southwest Region
Finalist.
At Fruita Monument High School: Three-year letterwinner…Two-time
First Team All-Conference selection…Southwestern League
Player of the Year…SWL Champions…Regional Qualifier…All-State
Games participant…Colorado Coaches of Girls Sports…Holds
school record for kills in a season (398), career kills (630),
kills in a match (27), digs in a season (490) and career digs
(759)…Link Crew…Advanced Leadership Team…National
Honor Society…Honor Roll.
Personal: Majoring in Business…Daughter of Saul
and Wendy Tompkins and Denise Potterton and Dave Mackler…Chose
MSC for its proximity to home…Likes ballroom dancing…Enjoys
volleyball, hiking and hanging out with friends.
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Krista
Ubersox - Jr. - 5'8" - Setter - Shullsburg, WI
Major - Exercise Science
At Upper Iowa University: Two-year letterwinner…First
Team All-Northern Sun Conference…Team MVP…Most assists
in a season…Most career assists in two years.
At Shullsburg High School: Three sport athlete excelling
in volleyball, softball and basketball…Three-time all-conference
in volleyball…League MVP as a senior…League and regional
champion, sectional finalist as a senior…Two-time league
runner-up…Two-time all-conference in softball…League
MVP in 2004…League champion and two-time regional champion…All-Conference
Honor Mention in basketball (2004)…First athlete in Shullsburg
High School history to receive MVP league honors…All Academic
Team…Spanish Club…Pep Club…National Honor Society.
Personal: Majoring in Exercise Science…Daughter
of Bill and Jeanne Ubersox…Chose MSC because her family
is here and the recreation opportunities…Career aspiration
is to become a radiologist…Enjoys softball, photography,
hiking and biking.
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Dara
Waialae - Jr. - 5'6" - Setter - Honolulu, Hawaii
Major - Exercise Science
As a Sophomore (2006): Letterwinner…Started 29 matches
and played in 121 games…Team high 36 service aces…Finished
with 289 digs (2.39 digs per game)…Career high 67 assists
versus nationally ranked Neb.-Kearney…Double digit sets
in all but two matches played…Recorded 12 double digit
matches (assists/digs)…Recorded five service aces versus
Regis University…RMAC All-Conference Honorable Mention…Ranked
fourth in the league in assists (1318)…Led the team in
assists and assists per game (10.89)…RMAC West Division
Runner-up…RMAC Tournament Runner-up…NCAA Division
II Southwest Region Finalist.
As a Freshman (2005): Letterwinner…Played in 32
games…Second on the team with 92 assists and 2.88 assists
per game…Recorded 14 digs and six kills… RMAC West
Division Champion…NCAA Division II tournament berth.
At Kalani High School: Four-time varsity letterwinner…Two-time
All-Conference Second Team selection…Two-time Honorable
Mention honors…Three-time East Division Champions…Placed
third in state championships her junior year…Graduated
with High Honors.
Personal: Majoring in Exercise Science…Daughter
of George and Jenelyn Waialae…Chose MSC for its volleyball
program…Sister, Janeen played volleyball at Chaminade…Enjoys
surfing and sleeping.
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