2010 College Volleyball Recruits Sign Letters of Intent

College Volleyball Recruits Sign Letters of Intent for 2010

Okay so what makes a good college volleyball recruit? What one factor or several factors make a college coach notice these " high school standouts" What separates one type of  volleyball recruit from another?

As you read these articles you'll find that its not just a player's height or their ability to play defense that gets them noticed. A lot of off-the-court factors play a part like leadership qualities, community service,  GPA, school activity participation, study habits and congeniality.

Reading these "success stories" and I'll bet you'll be able to outline a list of common characteristics among volleyball recruits who signed letters of intent for the 2010 season. You can identify the traits that college coaches like (or dislike) in potential volleyball recruits.

What clubs did they play on? What grade point average did they maintain in high school? Did they only play volleyball or were they multi-sport athletes? What extracurricular activities did they participate in? Were they team captains or co-captains?

Read the comments and analyses of the coaches on why they wanted these athletes to attend their schools, and play on their teams to pick up clues on how to model your high school practice, your work ethic and your study habits in a way that will increase the chances of getting you recruited as well.   

Air Force

Akron - Volleyball Adds Two During Early Signing Period; Volleyball Adds Defensive Specialist For Fall Season

Alabama - Volleyball Adds Kelsey Melito for 2010 Season, Volleyball Adds Molly Ahrens to 2010 Signing Class, Crimson Tide welcomes Morgan Hendrix and Brianne Vande Griend to 2010 Signing Class

Alabama A&M - 

Alabama State

Alabama-Birmingham - UAB Volleyball Signs Three Players For 2010 Campaign

Bayer, Slaughter and Tipps sign letters of intent with Blazers

Albany

Alcorn State

American

Appalachian State

Arizona - Volleyball Inks Two Recruits

Arizona State - Volleyball Locks Up Stellar 2010 Recruiting Class

Arkansas - Pulliza adds five to 2010 roster

Arkansas State - 

Arkansas-Little Rock - 

Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 

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Army - 

Auburn - 

Austin Peay - Lady Govs volleyball adds two six-footers

Ball State - Women’s Volleyball Signs Five Players For 2010 Season

Baylor  - Harris enters as the highest-ranked setter in BU history: Volleyball Signs Harris for 2010-11

Belmont - Volleyball Announces Class of 2010

Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year included in a class of three.

Bethune-Cookman

Binghamton

Birmingham-Southern

Boise State - Boise State Volleyball Signs Brittany Reardon in Early Signing Period

Boston College - Volleyball Adds One With National Letter Of Intent

Melissa McTighe commits to BC

Bowling Green

Bradley - Volleyball Adds All-American JUCO Setter: Volleyball Adds Pair To Incoming Freshman Class; Volleyball Recruiting Class Earns National Recognition

Brown - 

Bucknell

Buffalo - Three Incoming Freshmen Named Senior Aces: Christine Fritsche, Dani Reinert and Kelly Svoboda all honored by Prepvolleyball.com: Volleyball Recruiting Class Amongst Best In Nation

Butler -  

BYU

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo - Prep Standout Graven Inks National Letter of Intent with Cal Poly

Cal State Bakersfield - Volleyball Inks Four For 2010 Season

Cal State Fullerton - Volleyball Signs Two During Early Signing Period

Cal State Northridge - Northridge Signs Natalie Allen and Mahina Haina to National Letters of Intent 

Campbell - 

Canisius College - 

Centenary College - 

Central Arkansas - UCA VOLLEYBALL SIGNS FOUR

Central Connecticut State - 

Central Florida - 

Central Michigan - Two Join Olson's Nationally Ranked 2010 Recruiting Class

Charleston - Emily Schultz to join College of Charleston volleyball program in 2010

Charleston Southern - 

Charlotte - Redding Announces 2010 Initial Signing Class for Volleyball

Chicago State - 

Cincinnati - Head coach Reed Sunahara adds Juliana Behrens and Brittany Haber

Citadel

Clemson  - Clemson Volleyball Inks Three for 2010 Class

Cleveland State - 

Coastal Carolina

Colgate

Colorado - Kritza Adds Five More For 2010 Season: Kritza Announces Four Roster Additions

Colorado State - Colorado State volleyball Head Coach Tom Hilbert announced Monday the signing of Katie Rutherford to a National Letter of Intent.  Rutherford is the third commitment for the Rams during the fall early signing period, joining Kelsey Snider (Arvada, Colo./Pomona HS) and Marlee Reynolds (Dalhart, Texas/Dalhart HS). 

Columbia

Connecticut

Coppin State

Cornell

Creighton - The Creighton volleyball program has signed three prep players to letters-of-intent, head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth announced today. Natalie Hackbarth, Lexi Malm and Savannah Smith all will enroll at Creighton next fall with four years of eligibility.

Dartmouth 

Davidson - 

Dayton - 

Delaware - 

Delaware State - 

Denver - DU Volleyball Signs Four to National Letters of Intent

DePaul - 

Drake - 

Duke - 

Duquesne - Dukes welcome Allison Foschia, Kate Begor and Alexandra Smartt

East Carolina- Volleyball Adds Three

East Tennessee State

ETSU volleyball signee named Schelde National Player of the Year Finalist by PrepVolleyball.com

Eastern Illinois- 

Eastern Kentucky - EKU Volleyball Signs Ashley Edmonds and Marissa Tashenberg

Eastern Michigan-  EMU Signs Paige Roback and Erin Short: Volleyball Signs Two for 2010

Eastern Washington- 

Elon - Elon Volleyball Coach Mary Tendler signs Cali Estes

Evansville- Coach Mike Swan signs Jennifer Murphy and Rachel Tenhoor: Volleyball Adds Two More For 2010

Fairfield

Fairleigh Dickinson

Florida

Florida A&M

Florida Atlantic

Florida Gulf Coast

Florida International

Florida State - FSU head coach Chris Poole announced Thursday the signing of four volleyball players to National Letters

Fordham

Fresno State - Lauren Netherby Sewell signs Kristen Sciacca, Erin Stock and Korrin Wild 

Furman

Gardner-Webb - Head coach Chris Webb signs Emily Holte, Tyler Cockrell, Erin Anderson, Amanda Murphy and Meg Taylor 

George Mason - 

George Washington

Georgetown - Brooke Bachesta and Liz Riggins sign national letters of Intent

Georgia

Georgia Southern

Georgia State

Georgia Tech

Gonzaga - Volleyball Signs Hannah Deede To National Letter of Intent

Grambling State

Hampton

Hartford

Harvard

Hawaii

High Point

Hofstra - Coach Hernandez signs Ayesha Hein

Holy Cross

Houston - Christine Pinder and Kacy Griffin will join the Cougars' squad 

Howard

Idaho - Ashley Christman, Alyssa Schultz and Jessica Tiffany will join the Vandals for the 2010-11 season.

Idaho State - Bengal Volleyball signs Searle and Mendenhall

Illinois - Bonilla, Dorn, Orozco join Kevin Hambly's squad

Illinois State

Illinois-Chicago - Volleyball Signs Mary Kate Imrie & Maggie Strus

Indiana

Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne - Mastodons Add Jade Cunningham to Roster

Indiana State - Dahl Signs Third Recruit To Play Volleyball At ISU Starting This Fall

Indiana U.-Purdue U. Indianapolis

Iona - GAELS INK TWO FOR 2010 VOLLEYBALL

Iowa -  Student athletes Rachael Bedell, Nikki Dailey, Chanté Thompson and Bethany Yeager have committed to join the Iowa volleyball program next fall.

Iowa State- Cyclone Signee Hannah Willms Named To Fab-50 List: Volleyball Recruiting Class Ranked No. 16 In Country

Jackson State - 

Jacksonville- The Dolphins announce the signing of setter Kendall Courtney (Houston, Texas), outside hitter Jenell Larsen (Waupun, Wis.) and middle blockers Alyssa Robertson (Pompano Beach, Fla.) and Kylie Jacob (Fayetteville, Ga.).

Jacksonville State- 

James Madison

Kansas - Marianne Beal, Jessie Allen and Kara and Amy Wehrs will all begin their college volleyball careers with the Jayhawks during the 2010-11 academic year.

- Kansas Recruiting Class Rated No. 26 in the Nation: http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/052710aaa.htmlKansas Volleyball Announces Four New Additions to 2010 Team

Kansas State - Wildcat Volleyball Adds Three for Spring

Kennesaw State

Kent State

Kentucky - 

La Salle - Minnesota native Rachel Finkbeiner will become an Explorer next season

Lafayette College

Lamar - Lamar Volleyball Program Signs Athletic Group of Three

Lehigh - 

Liberty

Lipscomb - Volleyball adds transfer from Arkansas State

Long Beach State - Gimmillaro signs four for 2010

Long Island - 

Louisiana State

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana-Lafayette - 

Louisiana-Monroe

Louisville - 

Loyola College - 

Loyola Marymount

Loyola-Chicago

Maine

Manhattan College - Three Sign With Manhattan Volleyball Team

Marist College - Audra Brady, Gabby Lutjen, and Grace Hill To Play For Red Foxes Starting In 2010

Marquette - Bond Shymansky inks three top prep volleyball players in his first fall signing period at MU

Marshall -  Marshall Volleyball Signs Six Players for 2010 Season

Maryland - Terrapins ink OH Mary Cushman, MB/RS Carlisle Abele

Maryland-Baltimore County -

Maryland-Eastern Shore

McNeese State

Memphis

Mercer - Volleyball Announces Addition of Cassie Roy

Miami (Florida)

Miami (Ohio) - Kayleigh Cox (Freeburg, Ill./Freeburg), Madison Dodd (Waterloo, Ill./Waterloo) and Madison Hardy (Louisville, Ky./Mercy Academy) have all decided to continue their volleyball careers at Miami University; Volleyball Signs Three to National Letters of Intent

Michigan - Wolverines Sign Trio to NLIs in Early Period

Michigan State - Spartans announce additional signing for incoming class of 2010.

Middle Tennessee State - 

Minnesota - The Minnesota volleyball team has signed Tori Dixon and Ashley Wittman to national letters of intent for the early signing period,

Mississippi - Rebels Sign Goss, White To Letters Of Intent

Mississippi State - MSU Volleyball Adds MIddle Blocker Hannah Wilkinson

Mississippi Valley State - 

Missouri - Molly Kreklow and Lisa Henning signed Letters of Intent to play at Mizzou on Wednesday.: Volleyball Class Ranks No. 14 Nationally

Missouri State - Volleyball Completes Recruiting Class for 2010 Season

Missouri-Kansas City - 

Montana - 

Montana State - 

Morehead State - Volleyball Inks Trio for 2010 Season

Morgan State -

Murray State -

Navy -

Nebraska -

Nevada-Las Vegas - Rebels Sign Trio For 2010

Nevada-Reno - 

New Hampshire - 

New Mexico - Lobo Volleyball Signs Agre, Hanna and Ross To NLI

New Mexico State - 

New Orleans - 

Niagra - MAAC Champions Add Two For 2010

Nicholls State - 

Norfolk State - Fry Signs 2 Players in Early Signing Period

North Carolina - Tar Heels add athleticism, depth and size for 2010 season.

North Carolina A&T State - 

North Carolina Central - 

North Carolina State

North Carolina-Asheville

North Carolina-Charlotte - Redding Announces 2010 Initial Signing Class for Volleyball

North Carolina-Greensboro - Trio to join Spartans for 2010 volleyball season

North Carolina-Wilmington - Seahawks Announce Signing Of Young To Volleyball NLI

North Dakota State - 

North Florida - 

North Texas - 

Northeastern - 

Northern Arizona - 

Northern Colorado - 

Northern Illinois - NIU Volleyball Adds a Pair of Defenders to the 2010 Roster

Northern Iowa -

Northwestern

Northwestern State - Katie Dutchman, Gaby Gray and Stephanie Holthus will join the Wildcat roster next fall

Notre Dame - Notre Dame Inks Five Volleyball Recruits

Oakland - Audrey Wilson, Alissa Valentine both sign National Letters of Intent to compete for the Golden Grizzlies.

Ohio - Ohio Volleyball Adds Three, Kullerkaan, Colyar and Geske join Bobcats

Ohio State

Oklahoma - 

Oral Roberts

Oregon - Bergsma Joins Talented 2010 Duck Newcomer Class

Oregon State

Pacific - Pacific added three recruits to its list of incoming players for 2010.

Penn State - Women's Volleyball Signs Five to 2010 Recruiting Class

Pennsylvania-Volleyball Welcomes Five From Class Of 2014

Pepperdine-Women's Volleyball Signs Three Recruits

Pittsburgh-Pitt 2010 incoming class includes two middles, an outside and a setter/defensive specialist.

Portland-

Portland State-

Prairie View A&M-

Presbyterian- Blue Hose Inks Three Standouts- Caroline Cann, Mary Trimpe and Andrea Barman will be joining the team as freshmen this coming fall.

Princeton

Providence College

Purdue - Three players - Hilliary Fox (Loogootee, Ind.), Elena Perri (Richland, Mich.) and Ashley Pickering (Swayzee, Ind.) - signed National Letters of Intent to play volleyball for the Boilermakers on Wednesday.

Quinnipiac

Radford

Rhode Island

Rice

Rider

Robert Morris

Rutgers - Brittany Bozzini, Mariah Horvath, Tiffany Regmund and Sheridan Taylor will be joining Rutgers next season.

Sacramento State - VOLLEYBALL SIGNS DIXON HIGH SCHOOL’S KAYLA BEAL: VOLLEYBALL SIGNS EL PASO’S ASHLEY NEWCOMB TO NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT

Sacred Heart - Pioneers add one from Colorado and one from California

Saint Mary's College of California - No. 21 Women's Volleyball Signs Four New Recruits

Sam Houston State - Haley Neisler signs with Bearkat volleyball

Samford - Katie Murphy is Samford second Michigan signee in two years and an Under Armour Watch List member. Taylor Palmer will add to the local flavor of Samford's volleyball program

San Diego - Chloe Ferrari and Rachael Alvey sign NLI's to play volleyball at USD beginning in 2010.

San Diego State - Two outside hitters, two middle blocker and setter commit to join SDSU program next fall.

San Francisco -

San Jose State - 

Santa Clara

Savannah State

Seton Hall - Kelly Palma Joins Volleyball Program

Siena College

South Alabama - SOUTH ALABAMA VOLLEYBALL ADDS JONES FOR 2010 SEASON

South Carolina - 

South Carolina State - SC State Women's Volleyball Announces 2010 Recruiting Class

South Carolina Upstate

South Dakota State - Jackrabbit volleyball signs two

South Florida - Bulls Add Outside Hitter Kimika Rozier To 2010 Team; Bulls Add Liz Barton To 2010 Team

Southeast Missouri State - The Redhawks sign three outside hitters and one middle blocker

Southeastern Louisiana - Southeastern Signs Three for 2010

Southern Illinois - Saluki Volleyball inks three for 2010

Southern Methodist

Southern Mississippi

Southern University-Baton Rouge

St. Francis College (NY)

St. Francis College (PA)

St. John's

St. Louis

St. Peter's College

Stanford - Women's Volleyball's Incoming Freshmen Class Ranked Third Nationally

Stephen F Austin

Stetson

Stony Brook - Volleyball Signs Hailee Herc to National Letter of Intent

Syracuse

Temple

Tennessee - Lady Vol Volleyball Inks Three of Nation's Best Prepsters. All Three Signees Ranked Among Top-32 Seniors in the Nation

Tennessee State

Tennessee Tech - Golden Eagle volleyball signs Allison May

Tennessee-Chattanooga

Tennessee-Martin

Texas A&M - A&M Announces Volleyball Signing Class

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - ISLANDER VOLLEYBALL SIGNS THREE TO NLI

Texas Christian - TCU Volleyball Signs Igodan To NLI

Texas Southern

Texas State - Texas State head volleyball coach Karen Chisum announced the signing of six high school players that include two players from San Antonio Reagan High School which has been ranked No. 1 high school team in Texas and four players listed among Prep Volleyball's 150 Senior Aces.

Texas Tech - Three Highly Rated Volleyball Players Commit to Tech

Texas-Arlington - Diane Seymour completes signing class with outside hitter/middle blocker Emily Gentle

Texas-Austin - The second-ranked Longhorns ink four players with USA playing experience for the 2010-11 academic year. Volleyball recruiting class ranked No. 5 by PrepVolleyball.com.

Texas-El Paso - Volleyball Adds Defensive Specialist to 2010

Figueroa comes to UTEP following a two-year stint at Iowa Western Community College where she aided the Reivers to a 42-6 record and conference and regional championships in 2009.

Texas-Pan American - 

Texas-San Antonio - UTSA Volleyball announces early signing class

Toledo - Talented Quartet Joining Rocket Volleyball Program in 2010; Volleyball Recruiting Class Honored by PrepVolleyball.com

Towson - VOLLEYBALL: Tigers Sign Two for 2010 Season

Troy - 

Tulane - Grot Transfers from Kansas State, Becomes Fourth Addition for Green Wave in 2010

Tulsa - Golden Hurricane adds two outside hitters and a middle blocker

UC Berkeley - California Volleyball Signs Gehan and Loerch to Class of 2010

UC Davis  - Valerie Brain (Glendora), Mary Schroeder (La Cañada) and Jenny Woolway (San Diego) commit to UC Davis

UC Irvine - Three student-athletes have signed national letters of intent with the UC Irvine women's volleyball program as announced by head coach Paula Weishoff.

UC Riverside -

UC Santa Barbara - UCSB Signs Top Middle Blocker to NLI

Katey Thompson, of Newport Harbor, will join team in 2010

UCLA - Outside hitter is concluding her senior season at San Diego's Cathedral Catholic High School.

USC - Incoming class includes five Top 100 players and three in the top 11 nationally.

Utah

Utah State - Aggie Spikers Sign Jamaica Alisa To National Letter Of Intent

Utah Valley State - 

Valparaiso

Villanova - Volleyball Signs Two for 2010

Williams and Anderson will join the Wildcats for the fall of 2010

Virginia - Virginia head volleyball coach Lee Maes has announced the addition of four student-athletes to the Cavaliers' squad for the 2010 season. The tandem of McKenzie Adams, Rachel Clark and Mallory Woolridge have signed National Letters-of-Intent and will have four years of eligibility, while Beth Wildermuth will join the Cavaliers this spring from Notre Dame and spend her final three years in a Virginia uniform.

Virginia Commonwealth - THE FINLEY FOUR; RAMS ADD QUARTET FOR 2010 SEASON

Virginia Tech - The Virginia Tech volleyball squad announced the signing of Samantha Gostling and Tori Hamsher to National Letters of Intent

Wagner College

Wake Forest - Deacon Volleyball Inks Two For Class of 2014 

Kylie Hargreaves and Kristin Grissom to join the volleyball program next fall

Washington - Volleyball Signs Two Standout Preps, Parker and Nelson both led their teams to the 6A Oregon state playoffs this year.

Washington State - Volleyball Welcomes Three Notable Prep Players for 2010 Season

Tall trio coming from North Carolina, South Dakota and California.

Weber State - 

West Virginia - Volleyball: Mountaineers Sign Two

Western Carolina - Head Coach Concepcion Inks Three for 2010 Western Carolina Volleyball

Western Illinois - Coach Mckay Inks Three Recruits

Western Kentucky - WKU Volleyball Welcomes Four Newcomers To 2010 Squad

Western Michigan - Volleyball Announces Five Additions During Early Signing Period

Wichita State

William and Mary - William and Mary Adds Two to Incoming Volleyball Class:

Julia Swalchick, Celine Alasomuka to Play for Tribe in 2010

Winston-Salem State - 

Winthrop - Polhamus Announces Three Player Additions On National Signing Day

Wisconsin - UW Volleyball sign three Hickey, Thompson and Walch to become Badgers in 2010

Wisconsin-Green Bay - Green Bay Head Volleyball Coach Debbie Kirch Lands Five for 2010

Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Panthers Sign Pair To National Letters Of Intent,Neuberger, Simonton headed to UWM in 2010

Wofford - Wofford Volleyball Adds Six For 2010

Wright State - Volleyball Signs Three Recruits

Raiders sign Iowa high school teammates along with Ohio recruit

Wyoming - Wyoming Volleyball Adds Two Student-Athletes: 

Kirby and Stewart will become Cowgirls next fall.: UW Volleyball Adds Tamara Kitic to Recruiting Class

Xavier - Volleyball Adds Three for 2010 Three Sign NLI to Play at Xavier Starting Next Season

Yale - Appleman Announces Volleyball Class of 2014

Youngstown State - Hubbard's Carlisle, Hundelt Sign NLIs to Play Volleyball at YSU

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