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North, East to meet in softball sectional semis; baseball, volleyball teams also learn tourney paths

Columbus North’s Lily Retz, left, makes a catch at first base for an out against Columbus East’s Lola Watkins in a softball game April 21 at Columbus East High School. Mike Wolanin | The Republic Columbus East and Columbus North will play each other in their softball sectional opener, but the city rivals would have […]

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Columbus North’s Lily Retz, left, makes a catch at first base for an out against Columbus East’s Lola Watkins in a softball game April 21 at Columbus East High School.

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Columbus East and Columbus North will play each other in their softball sectional opener, but the city rivals would have to wait until the finals to meet in the baseball sectional and boys volleyball sectional.

The Bull Dog and Olympian softball teams will play in the first semifinal of the Class 4A East Central Sectional May 28. North beat East 12-4 April 21.

Franklin will play the East Central-Whiteland winner in the second semifinal. The sectional final will be May 29.

Hauser will play Oldenburg Academy in the first round of the Class A Rising Sun Sectional. The winner will meet Crothersville in the semifinals. Trinity Lutheran will play Milan in the first round, with the winner facing Rising Sun or Jac-Cen-Del in the semifinals.

Also in Class A, Edinburgh will play Knightstown in the first round at Tri, with the winner meeting North Decatur or Tri in the semifinals. South Decatur drew a first-round bye and will face Waldron or Morristown in the first semifinal.

Jennings County drew a bye and will play Lawrenceburg or Greensburg in the second semifinal of the 3A Batesville Sectional.

Brown County will host Brownstown Central in the first round of the 2A Brown County Sectional. The winner will meet South Ripley in the first semifinal.

The regional round is June 3, with semistates June 7. The state finals are June 13-14 at Purdue.

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Columbus East will host a 4A baseball sectional. Columbus North will play Whiteland in the first round May 28. The Olympians will meet Whiteland in the first semifinal, and the North-Whiteland winner will face East Central in the second semifinal May 30. The sectional final is June 2.

Hauser will play Jac-Cen-Del, and Trinity Lutheran will meet Rising Sun in the first round of the Class A Jac-Cen-Del Sectional. The winners will square off in the semifinals.

Also in Class A, Edinburgh will play Morristown in the first round of the Morristown Sectional. The winner will meet Knightstown or Waldron in the semifinals. South Decatur will face Tri in the first round, with the winner playing Southwestern (Shelby) or North Decatur in the semifinals.

Jennings County will host a 3A Sectional and will play Lawrenceburg in the first round. The winner will meet Franklin County or Batesville in the semifinals.

Brown County will play Austin in the first round of the 2A Switzerland County Sectional. The winner will face Southwestern (Hanover) or Brownstown Central in the semifinals.

The regional round is June 7, with semistates June 14. The state finals June 20-21 at Victory Field in Indianapolis.

Boys volleyball

This is the first year boys volleyball is being sanctioned by the IHSAA and East and North are the only local schools entered. The Bull Dogs will play Greenwood Christian Academy in the first round May 14, and East will face Whiteland in the first round May 15 in the Franklin Sectional.

The North-GCA winner will play Shelbyville in the first semifinal May 17. The East-Whiteland winner will meet the Greenwood-Franklin winner in the second semifinal May 17. The sectional final will be the evening of May 17.

The Franklin Sectional winner will advance to the May 24 Perry Meridian Regional. The state finals are May 31 at Purdue’s Mackey Arena.



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Spring Academic All-Big Ten Teams Announced

Story Links ROSEMONT, Ill. – A total of 169 Washington student-athletes from the eleven spring sports were named to the Spring 2025 Big Ten All-Academic list today, the conference office announced.   The Spring honorees come from the baseball, beach volleyball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s rowing, softball, men’s and […]

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ROSEMONT, Ill. – A total of 169 Washington student-athletes from the eleven spring sports were named to the Spring 2025 Big Ten All-Academic list today, the conference office announced.
 

The Spring honorees come from the baseball, beach volleyball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s rowing, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and men’s and women’s track & field.
 
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
 
Spring 2025 Big Ten All-Academic
 
Baseball (20)
Colin Blanchard • Senior • Communication
Colton Bower • Junior • Real Estate | Business Administration
Tommy Brandenburg • Senior • Marketing
Sam DeCarlo • Junior • Psychology
Josh Emanuels • Grad Student • Master of Information Management
Jase Evangelista • Sophomore • Pre Major
Jaxson Gore • Sophomore • Pre Major
AJ Guerrero • Senior • Political Science
Reilly McAdams • Senior • Communication
Gunnar Nichols • Junior • Pre Major
Sawyer Parkin • Senior • Communication
Carston Pearson • Sophomore • Pre Major
Jack Sand • Sophomore • Education Studies: Sport & Education
Peysen Sweeney • Senior • Political Science
Braeden Terry • Senior • Psychology
Boston Warkentin • Junior • Law, Societies & Justice
Cooper Whitton • Junior • Pre Major
Blake Wilson • Sophomore • Earth & Space Sciences: Geoscience
Will Woodward • Junior • Communication
Isaac Yeager • Junior • Real Estate
 
Beach Volleyball (7)
Brooke Balue • Sophomore • Real Estate
Reagan Peterson • Junior • Electrical & Computer Engineering
Piper Stephenson • Sophomore • Real Estate
Josie Ulrich • Senior • Master of Health Administration
Lauren Wilcock • Senior • Biology
Sarah Wilcock • Sophomore • Public Health: Global Health
Ella Wimmer • Sophomore • Communication
 
Men’s Golf (3)
Justin Hopkins • Senior • Applied Mathematics
Finn Koelle • Sophomore • Pre Major
Drew Warford • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Study
 
Women’s Golf (5)
Jenny Chang • Senior • Psychology
Jamie Hsieh • Senior • Business Administration
Kennedy Knox • Senior • Real Estate
Carmen Lim • Junior • Psychology
Vivian Lu • Sophomore • Pre Major
 
Men’s Rowing (33)
Matteo Belgeri • Sophomore • Pre Major
Giuseppe Bellomo • Sophomore • Pre Major
Marius Bjørn-Hansen Ahlsand • Senior • Political Science: Political Economy
Dimitri Chamitoff • Sophomore • Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering
Luke Collins • Junior • History | Political Science
Lyle Donovan • Junior • Geography: Data Science
Nick Dunlop • Senior • Psychology
Harry Fitzpatrick • Senior • Communication
Sam Ford • Junior • Real Estate
Maggie Gibbons • Sophomore • Environmental Studies
Alex Gonin • Senior • Biology
Finn Griskauskas • Junior • Political Science: International Security | Sociology
Quinn Hall • Senior • Communication
Nikita Jacobs • Sophomore • Real Estate
Kieran Joyce • Senior • Economics
Klas Ole Lass • Sophomore • Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management
Kiefer Law • Junior • Human-Centered Design & Engineering
Ryan Martin • Junior • Architectural Studies
Rory McDonnell • Sophomore • Political Science
Ewan Morrow • Junior • Economics
Billy Osborne • Sophomore • Environmental Studies
Henry Ramstad • Junior • Applied Mathematics: Data Science
Ben Shortt • Junior • Economics
Connor Shoup • Senior • Master of Public Administration
Addison Smee • Junior • Business Administration: Finance
Ryan Smith • Junior • International Studies | Political Science: Political Economy
Cameron Tasker • Junior • Political Science: Political Economy
Marc Tennesen • Junior • Chemistry | Atmospheric Sciences
Logan Ullrich • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Studies
Blake Vogel • Senior • Real Estate
Ethan Walsh • Junior • Real Estate
Jonathan Wang-Norderud • Senior • Economics
Lucas Woodruff • Senior • Master of Mechanical Engineering
 
Women’s Rowing (43)
Zoë Bischoff • Senior • Public Health: Global Health
Carmel Bollag • Sophomore • Biochemistry
Luella Bowersock • Junior • Cinema & Media Studies
Paris Burbine • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Mira Calder • Junior • Chemistry
Mia Carter • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Jordyn Costello • Sophomore • Real Estate
Jane Cox • Senior • Art History
Alex Dessart • Junior • Sociology
Jordan Freer • Senior • Environmental Engineering
Caitlin Hane • Senior • Environmental Public Health
Olivia Hay • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Brianna Hoffman • Senior • Law, Societies, & Justice
Olivia Howe • Junior • Electrical & Computer Engineering
Taylor Inouye • Junior • Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management
Allison Jakeway • Senior • Education Studies: Sport & Education
Zola Kemp • Sophomore • Pre Major
Ellen Koselka • Senior • History
Lilly Kurtz • Senior • Political Science: International Security
Carly Lauritzen • Senior • Biology
Danielle Lohrenz • Senior • History & Philosophy of Science
Cora Madison • Senior • Chemistry
Cami Martin • Junior • Anthropology
Perry McLoughlin • Junior • Pre Major
Cillian Mullen • Junior • Environmental Studies
Grace Murdock • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Study
Leah Nash • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Maddie Ohm • Senior • Environmental Public Health
Eliza Perry • Senior • Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management
Izzy Peters • Senior • Economics
Camille Randall • Senior • Public Health: Global Health
Aisha Rocek • Junior • Geography
Megan Romesberg • Junior • Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management
Kate Russ • Junior • International Studies
Sofie Sand • Senior • Biology
Isabelle Tinsley • Senior • Computer Science
Victoria Trentin • Sophomore • Chemical Engineering
Kalee Verd • Junior • Biology
Jess Weir • Junior • Education Studies: Sport & Education
Cait Whittard • Junior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Scout Wilson • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Elisabeth Wu • Senior • Anthropology: Medical Anthropology & Global Health
Margaret Young • Junior • Anthropology: Medical Anthropology & Global Health
 
Softball (4)
Giselle Alvarez • Sophomore • Communication
Jing Gardner • Sophomore • Business Administration
Jadyn Glab • Sophomore • Education Studies: Social & Emotional Wellness
Haley Winckler • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
 
Men’s Tennis (5)
Cesar Bouchelaghem • Senior • Economics
Brett Pearson • Junior • Business Administration
Ivan Sodan • Sophomore • Business Administration
Nedim Suko • Senior • Informatics
Dzianis Zharyn • Senior • Comparative History of Ideas
 
Women’s Tennis (4)
Catherine Gagnon • Sophomore • Pre Major
Alexia Jacobs • Sophomore • Pre Major
Erika Matsuda • Junior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Zehra Suko • Sophomore • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
 
Men’s Track & Field (21)
Prestin Artis • Senior • Design: Visual Communication
Mathis Bresko • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Study
Isaac Briggs • Sophomore • Pre Major
Cruize Corvin • Sophomore • Real Estate
James Crabtree • Junior • English
Leo Daschbach • Senior • Master of Education in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership
Thom Diamond • Sophomore • Pre Major
Jamar Distel • Senior • Communication
Jonathan Frazier • Sophomore • Pre Major
Tyrone Gorze • Sophomore • Pre Major
Nathan Green • Senior • Real Estate
Boden Hanley • Sophomore • Pre Major
Roman Hutchinson • Sophomore • Pre Major
Evan Jenkins • Junior • Construction Management
Tim Luebbert • Junior • Economics | Political Science: Political Economy
Jack Olsen • Senior • Early Childhood & Family Studies
Simon Park • Senior • Master of Public Administration
Jami Schlueter • Senior • Sociology
Will Schneider • Junior • Pre Major
Trevontay Smith • Sophomore • Pre Major
Matthew Wilkinson • Senior • Electrical & Computer Engineering
 
Women’s Track & Field (24)
Rachel Bir • Senior • Public Health: Global Health
Ella Borsheim • Junior • Bioengineering
Sara Borton • Senior • Psychology
Alyssia Brown • Junior • Landscape Architecture
Kapiolani Coleman • Sophomore • Pre Major
Yvonne Colson • Senior • Electrical & Computer Engineering
Julia David-Smith • Senior • Biology
Chloe Foerster • Junior • Biology
Tori Herman • Senior • Real Estate
Danielle Hunter • Senior • English: Creative Writing
Brianna McInnis • Junior • Economics
Amanda Moll • Sophomore • Business Administration
Hana Moll • Sophomore • Business Administration
Rhonda Newton • Junior • So, Societies & Justice
Sophie O’Sullivan • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Study
Saydi Orange • Junior • Biology
Elle Rutherford • Senior • Mathematics
Ashley Schroeder • Junior • Civil Engineering
Moa Segerholt • Junior • Communication: Journalism and Public Interest
Anna Terrell • Junior • Political Science
Kaia Tupu-South • Senior • Mechanical Engineering
Ava Washburn • Sophomore • Pre Major
Josephine Welin • Senior • Design | Applied Computational Mathematical Sciences
Avril Wilson • Senior • Earth & Space Sciences
 





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Paris Olympics athlete, University of Louisville star

Louisville track and field’s Jayden Ulrich posted the top qualifying distance in the discus this season as the NCAA championships are set to begin in Eugene, Oregon, on Wednesday.  She’s one of 11 U of L athletes from its men’s and women’s teams who qualified for nationals. Kentucky is sending a combined 22 from its […]

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Louisville track and field’s Jayden Ulrich posted the top qualifying distance in the discus this season as the NCAA championships are set to begin in Eugene, Oregon, on Wednesday. 

She’s one of 11 U of L athletes from its men’s and women’s teams who qualified for nationals. Kentucky is sending a combined 22 from its programs. Of them, Ulrich has the best shot at winning gold.

Ulrich, a senior who represented the United States in the 2024 Paris Olympics, is exactly the kind of athlete who has thrived in the past structure of college track. It’s long been a de facto farm system for the U.S. national track and field team, and other countries too, to build competitors for the Olympics.

Ulrich is officially a world-class athlete.

Now that the House v. NCAA settlement has been finalized, in theory, there’s more money than ever to support athletes like Ulrich. 

Yet the $20.5 million designated for revenue sharing with athletes for schools like Louisville and Kentucky may not have much left over for non-revenue sports like track and field.

The historic settlement paved the way for athletes to get paid directly from university athletics departments that have long benefited from their labor. But the only sports guaranteed to get a healthy portion of the money are from football and men’s basketball.

Elite athletes like Ulrich are in danger of being reduced to a second-class status when it comes to getting a share of the money proportionate to their accomplishments. 

Now guess how much other participants in the NCAA championships who don’t have the accolades are going to receive.

It’s as if their contributions don’t count because there’s not a crowd of 100,000 packing a stadium on a fall Saturday.

What it comes down to is there’s no broadcast or streaming outlet paying in the billions to broadcast events like the NCAA championships this week.

Track and field is not a revenue-generating sport. 

Football is. For most universities that field a team, it’s a rainmaker for the entire athletics department. It’s easy to understand why football players should command the highest percentage of the revenue.

But how much is it worth having an athlete like Ulrich represent a school, and the nation, on the world’s biggest stage? 

Cats’ fans are fond of saying, Big Blue gets through. Now put that in the context of former UK hurdler turned Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. Because of her dominance in the 400 meter hurdles, she’s made the Kentucky brand ring out in some places throughout the world where it never would have otherwise resonated.

Publicity like that is invaluable.

Track and field has the second-most participants in the NCAA to football. But if indoor and outdoor track along with cross country is combined, it has the most total participation opportunities in the NCAA, as some athletes compete in more than one season. 

Thanks to the House settlement, track and field now has a roster limit of up to 45 scholarships. (Schools are not required to fully fund that amount.) Previously they could have unlimited rosters, but only 18 women’s and 12.6 men’s scholarships.

The roster cap was what held up the settlement from being finalized as Judge Claudia Wilken wanted to include a grandfather clause to ensure athletes currently on rosters could not be cut in an effort to meet the new limit.

If only there was a judge who could protect a slice of revenue to ensure there’s a place for track and field athletes like Ulrich too.

Reach sports columnist C.L. Brown at clbrown1@gannett.com, follow him on X at @CLBrownHoops and subscribe to his newsletter at profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest to make sure you never miss one of his columns.





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UTA Releases 2025 Volleyball Schedule

Story Links Season Tickets Full Schedule ARLINGTON, Texas – UT Arlington women’s volleyball, and first-year head coach Tania Schatow released its 2025 schedule, presented by Under Armour, on Wednesday. The program will embark on its 53rd season this fall, beginning with […]

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ARLINGTON, Texas – UT Arlington women’s volleyball, and first-year head coach Tania Schatow released its 2025 schedule, presented by Under Armour, on Wednesday.

The program will embark on its 53rd season this fall, beginning with the Bradley Invitational (Aug. 29-30) hosted by Bradley University as part of a 24-match regular season schedule.

Fans can get their first glimpse of the defending WAC champions at home on Sep. 13, when the Mavs take on Little Rock at 5 p.m. inside the College Park Center.

The 12-match non-conference slate includes four weekend classics/invitationals.

 

Bradley Invitational 

Peoria, IL

Aug. 29-30

Opponents: Quinnipiac, Bradley, Western Illinois

 

Cowgirl Classic

Lake Charles, LA

Sep. 4-6

Opponents: UL-Monroe, McNeese, Alcorn State

 

UNT-UTA Co-host Invitational

Arlington, TX/Denton, TX

Sep. 12-14

Opponents: Northwestern State, Little Rock, North Texas

 

UTSA Invitational

San Antonio, TX

Sep. 19-20

Opponents: UTSA, Prairie View A&M, North Florida

The 12-match conference title defense begins Sept. 27, against Southern Utah inside the College Park Center.

UTA is 434-229 (.655) all-time among tenures in the Southland Conference, Sun Belt Conference and the WAC, and have not lost a home match since October of 2023.

 

Following the regular season, the WAC postseason tournament will be held at the Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah, from Nov. 20-22.

For season tickets, visit here.

For the full schedule, visit here.

 

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GCU’s Academic All-District honorees in 2024-25

Story Links Academic All-American is a title reserved for college student-athletes who perform at an elite level in their chosen sport and in the classroom. The all-time list of 42,000+ Academic All-Americans includes major sports stars and some of the world’s most accomplished individuals in medicine, business, science and the arts. Established in 1952 and selected by College Sports […]

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Academic All-American is a title reserved for college student-athletes who perform at an elite level in their chosen sport and in the classroom.

The all-time list of 42,000+ Academic All-Americans includes major sports stars and some of the world’s most accomplished individuals in medicine, business, science and the arts. Established in 1952 and selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), Academic All-America® is the longest running and premier award for athletic and academic success across championship college sports at all NCAA levels, the NAIA, two-year colleges and Canadian institutions.

To qualify, student-athletes must be a sophomore or older, hold a cumulative GPA of 3.5+ and be a regular contributor in their programs. Schools nominate their best candidates and selected individuals receive Academic All-District recognition. All-District honorees then are moved forward for Academic All-America® consideration.

GCU has had 38 all-time Academic All-Americans with the addition of women’s soccer student-athlete Sidney Roberts this academic year.

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EAST LANSING, Mich. – Three Michigan State track & field athletes return to historic Hayward Field for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships June 11-14 in Eugene, Oregon. The Big Ten Championships were held in Eugene in May. Andrew Nolan will get the Spartans started in the semifinal of the men’s 3000m steeplechase on […]

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EAST LANSING, Mich. – Three Michigan State track & field athletes return to historic Hayward Field for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships June 11-14 in Eugene, Oregon. The Big Ten Championships were held in Eugene in May.

Andrew Nolan will get the Spartans started in the semifinal of the men’s 3000m steeplechase on Wednesday, June 11 at 7:38 p.m. ET. Nolan will be running in the first of two heats. He is seeded No. 26 in the NCAA with a season-best and school-record time of 8:37.83 set at the NCAA First Round. This will be Nolan’s first trip to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, only previously competing in the NCAA Cross Country Championships. He is trying to be the first Spartan man to capture All-American honors in the steeplechase since current assistant coach Max Benoit in 2018.

Kate Stewart-Barnett will take center stage in the 3000m steeplechase semifinals on Thursday, June 12 at 7:38 p.m. ET. The reigning Big Ten Champion will also be competing in the first heat. Stewart-Barnett is seeded sixth in the NCAA with a season-best time of 9:36.96. This will be her first appearance in the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She will be returning to Hayward Field where she won the Big Ten Championship in May, looking to become the first MSU woman to earn All-American honors in the 3000m steeplechase since Karrigan Smith in 2019.

In the 3000m steeplechase semifinals, the top 12 advance. If Nolan advances, he will compete on Friday, June 13 at 8:24 p.m. ET. The women’s 3000m steeplechase final is Saturday, June 14 at 9:24 p.m. ET. 

Rachel Forsyth will be the last Spartan in action in the 5000m final on Saturday, competing in the first heat. In the semifinal in Jacksonville, Florida, Forsyth finished sixth in her heat and ninth overall to qualify on time. She is seeded No. 22 in the NCAA with a personal best time of 15:30.50. The freshman will be competing in her first NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. She is looking to become the first Spartan to earn All-American honors in the 5000m since Jenna Magness in 2021.

Meet Schedule

Wednesday, June 11


Andrew Nolan – 3000m steeplechase Semifinal – 7:38 p.m. ET

Thursday, June 12

Kate Stewart-Barnett – 3000m steeplechase Semifinal – 7:38 p.m. ET

Friday, June 13

Andrew Nolan – 3000m steeplechase Final – 8:24 p.m. ET

Saturday, June 14

Kate Stewart-Barnett – 3000m steeplechase Final – 9:24 p.m. ET

Rachel Forsyth – 5000m Final – 10:55 p.m. ET

 



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EKU Volleyball Adds Lexington Native As Graduate Manager

Story Links RICHMOND, Ky. – Lexington, Kentucky native Campbell Gash will join the Eastern Kentucky University volleyball program as the graduate manager.   During the 2024 season, Gash completed a 3-year collegiate career at Auburn University-Montgomery.  The setter played in 52 matches while averaging 4.11 assists and 1.40 digs per set.   […]

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RICHMOND, Ky. – Lexington, Kentucky native Campbell Gash will join the Eastern Kentucky University volleyball program as the graduate manager.
 
During the 2024 season, Gash completed a 3-year collegiate career at Auburn University-Montgomery.  The setter played in 52 matches while averaging 4.11 assists and 1.40 digs per set.
 
In her final season, Gash played in all 29 matches and started 27 times.  She was second on the team with 4.40 assists per set, second with 0.36 aces per set and fifth with 1.58 digs per set.
 
Gash attended Dunbar High School, helping the team capture three district championships.  The Bulldogs finished as the region runner-up twice.  Gash earned all-region and first team all-city honors after leading the state in assists.

 



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