SAN GABRIEL ELITE VOLLEYBALL CLUB

Alumni News

Alumni and Etc. News........

12.29.06

• Congratulations to the following players: 1st Team Glendale News Press, Christine Jung and Karissa Lagmay. Also, Courtney McCutchan, Briana Hill, and Tatiana Sao were named 2nd team. Great job!

12.11.06

• Congratulations to Anna Summers for earning 1st team honors for the Del Rey League, Thanae Sideropoulos and Sara Serdienis made the 2nd Team.
• Training Team Program will be at Pasadena City College from 7-9:15pm.  If you have not turned in your USAV forms or Medical Release forms, please do so this Friday. If you do not turn them in, your daughter will not be able to participate.
• Free Setter Training Every Friday (when gym time is available) This Friday, Dec. 15th will be at Pasadena City College from 6-7pm. All San Gabriel Setters are welcome to participate.
• Free Passing/Defense Clinic this Friday, December 15th at Pasadena City College from 6-7pm. All San Gabriel Players welcome to participate.

12.07.06

• Out of only 20 spots for 1st and 2nd team in the Prep League. San Gabriel congratulates Emily Hudson for second team honors in the Prep League.  Katrina Post was selected as "Athlete of the week" by the Pasadena Star News for her standout match at Exeter. Carolyn McLaughlin and Katrina Post for 1st team honors in the Prep League and Kelly McCall for being selected Prep League MVP. 
• Natasha von Sonn earned 1st league honors in the Pacific League. Congratulations, Natasha!
• Training Team Program will be at San Gabriel High School from 7-9:15pm.  If you have not turned in your USAV forms or Medical Release forms, please do so this Friday. If you do not turn them in, your daughter will not be able to participate.
• Free Setter Training Every Friday (when gym time is available) This Friday will be at Pasadena City College from 7-8:30. All San Gabriel Setters are welcome to participate.

11.28.06

• Congratulations to Morgan Anderson for earning All-Tournament Honors for the Big South Tournament at Alabama Birmingham. Great job!!
• For the Las Vegas Tournament, We will be staying at the La Quinta Inn on Paradise Road. If you would like to reserve a room with us, please contact us ASAP.  It will be a first come, first served basis. We only have two rooms (2) available. The tournament is during the NBA All-Star Weekend, so spaces are limited.
• If you have any questions for your coaches, please refer to the Staff Directory on the left hand menu.
• Training Team Program starts this Friday, December 1st. You should have already received an email regarding this information. If not, please email us.
• FRIDAY NIGHT SETTER TRAINING- THIS FRIDAY@ PCC 7-8:30pm. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE EMAIL US.
• Congratulations to Marcela Alvarez for earning 1st team honors for the Harbor League. Great job!

11.27.06

• Congrats to Falcons setter Briana Hill was Crescenta Valley's lone Pacific League first-team honoree, and
  Myra Nishizaki and Maggie Rajtar were selected to the second team. In addition, Miranda Morgan was selected as third team! Great job!
   

11.22.06

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OUR CLUB FAMILIES!

• Congratulations to Westridge High School for winning the first round of the State Playoffs!
• Congratulations to Kelly Fink for earning MVP of her Conference at Citrus College.
• Team pages are being updated! Please check for roster info, practice site, and practice times!
• Our Club practices will start the first and second week of December!
• There are some gym conflicts that we are resolving. The 14Roshambo, 14BSN, 14White, 13Roshambo, 13BSN, 18R, 18BSN and 18Black practice sites and dates will be changed to resolve the situation.
• Congrats to La Canada for winning the Rio Hondo League for the fourth straight year! They also reached the quarterfinals of their divisional playoffs. Great job to Christine Jung, Monica Jung and Courtney McCutchan for earning first team honors!  Kim McCutchan earned 2nd team honors! Molly Burger earned Honorable Mention. (correction to the last posting)

11.20.06

• Another Huge congratulations to Pasadena High School and our club players/coaches for winning the Division II A championship!
• Congratulations to Megan Wiechmann for being named to the Olympic League first team! Great job!

11.17.06

• A Huge congratulations to Westridge High School and our club players/coaches for winning the Division IV AA championship!

11.16.06

• Westridge will be facing Arrowhead in the Div. IV-AA Finals in Gym 2 on Friday at 7PM @ Cypress College.

  San Gabriel girls include Sophomore Katrina Post, Sophomore Kristina Striegel, Sophomore Carolyn McLaughlin, senior Kelly McCall, and Junior Emily Hudson. Good luck to Coach Billy Yu.

   

  Pasadena High School will be facing Elisnore in the Div. II-A Finals in Gym 1 on Saturday at 7PM @ Cypress College.

  San Gabriel girls include Casey Klein, Jade Thompson, Kate Merrill, and Briana Dominguez. Good luck to Coach Ronnie Joseph!

   
• Congrats to Sonia Bao for earning Most Valuable Player of the Rio Hondo League! Great job!
• Congrats to Amanda Yee and Huntington Middle School for placing third at their final tournamaent. She is the only 6th grader on the 8th grade squad. In addition, she earned All-Tournament.

11.15.06

• Congrats to Westridge High School and Pasadena High School for advancing to the finals of their respective divisions!
• Congrats to Morgan Anderson and Birmingham Southern for winning their first round conference playoff match!
• Another congrats to Rachel Salvo for receiving Honorable Mention All-Region Honors and Rebecca Salvo for receiving 1st team All Region, Freshman of the Year All Region and Honorable Mention All-American! Great job!

11.11.06

• Great job to Toni Kathol (Cal Poly Pomona) for earning 2nd team All-Conference and 1st team All-Region! That is a great accomplishment! She also finished the season 1st in blocks in the conference, and 2ND in the COUNTRY!
• Another Congrats to Coach Vannessa Williams for earning 2nd team All-Conference in the CCAA!
• Great job to Ashley Williams and Lauren Harding for advancing to the regional final of the Division III playoffs for t he University of Redlands.
• Congrats to Coach Billy Yu and the Westridge Tigers (Kelly McCall, Katrina Post, Carolyn McGaughlin, Emily Hudson, and Kristina Striegel) for winning the Prep League for the first time in school history and also advancing to the Semifinals of the Division IVAA Playoffs! Great job!
• Congrats to Coach Ronnie Joseph and the Pasadena High School team for also winning league for the first time and advancing to the Semifinals as well! Great job to (Casey Klein, Briana Dominguez, Jade Thompson and Kate Merrill). Way to go!
• Congrats to Ashley Van Osteen and Kristina Coates for winning their league championship! Also, they won the Rio Hondo Prep Tournament! Ashley was named MVP of the tournament, and Kristina was named All-Tournament. Great job!

A huge congratulations to our San Gabriel Volleyball Club Coaches Ronnie Joseph (Division II)  and Billy Yu (Division IV) named CIF Coach of Year!

Congrats to our ALL-CIF PLAYERS

DIVISION II

  Casey Klein-Pasadena High School (1st Team) Katie Merrill-Pasadena High School (2nd Team) Christine Jung-La Canada High School (2nd Team) and Karissa Lagmay- Burbank Burroughs (2nd Team)

Division IV

Kelly McCall- Westridge (MVP) Carolyn McLaughlin- Westridge (1st Team) and Renee Duncan-Mestel- Pasadena Poly(1st Team)

Congrats to Camille Coffey (14R), Courtney McCutchan (16R) and Mary Schroeder (15R) for being selected to attend the USA National Holiday Camp at Austin, Texas. Great job!

USA Volleyball Girls Select Holiday Camp Roster (held at Austin, Texas)
Name (City, State)
Hannah Allison (Siloam Springs, Ark.)
Katherine Andonucci (Chestertown, N.Y.)
Devin Andrews-Lyssy (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
Chandler Baker (Richardson, Texas)
Rachael Bedell (Plano, Texas)
Jessica Best (Beverly Hills, Mich.)
Lauren Birks (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.)
Hannah Blanchard (Muskego, Wis.)
Jennifer Bonilla (Reseda, Calif.)
Jasmine Casey (Friendswood, Texas)
Angelica Chaghouri (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Ellyssa Citron (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Camille Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.)
Chloe Collins (Cypress, Texas)
Courtney Cook (Fremont, Neb.)
Lara Dykstra (Hermosa Beach, Calif.)
Desiree Elliott (Cypress, Texas)
Mylan Eugene (Houston, Texas)
Brooke Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.)
Mekeala Hemming (Portland, Ore.)
Lisa Henning (Blue Springs, Mo.)
Mary Hoey (Marrietta, Ga.)
Elizabeth Horner (State College, Pa.)
Tori Jobe (Amarillo, Texas)
Alexandria Johnson (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Emily Klein (Amarillo, Texas)
Melissa Kohl (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)
Molly Kreklow (Ham Lake, Minn.)
Danika Kritter (Culpeper, Va.)
Morgan McCashland (Omaha, Neb.)
Courtney McCutchan (La Canada, Calif.)
Kallie McKown (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Taylor McLeod (Altadena, Calif.)
Karli Nelson (Whittier, Calif.)
Micah Nolan (Amarillo, Texas)
Katie O'Brien (Dallas, Texas)
Julie Olschwanger (Dallas, Texas)
Alexandra Pawlik (Granger, Ind.)
Aubree Piper (Amarillo, Texas)
Lauren Plum (Poway, Calif.)
Natalie Puckett (Lucas, Texas)
Sarah Reams (Salinas, Calif.)
Emily Reber (Carmel, Ind.)
Taylor Richard (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Madelyn Robinett (Amarillo, Texas)
Maria Ruiz (Windsor, Calif.)
Mary Schroeder (La Canada, Calif.)
Jacqueline Seidel (St. Charles, Ill.)
Marin Seifert (La Canada, Calif.)
Christine Sicktich (Orange, Texas)
Maggie Smith (Atlanta, Ga.)
Martha Swearingen (Springdale, Ark.)
Hannah Tedrow (Foothill Ranch, Calif.)
McKenzie Thompson (Plano, Texas)
Courtney Treweek (Gainesville, Fla.)
Mary Vaccaro (Orinda, Calif.)
Jessica Wojcik (Grand Island, Neb.)
Bethany Yeager (Brenham, Texas)
Mali'e Yoon (Honolulu, Hawai’i)
 

6.08.05

Hey there - -it's Ed proud dad of Zoe. I was just on the website,
wow, great things going on.

I wanted to pass on info about Zoe. She is attending Cornell
University, she has played on the Cornell Club team for all 3 years
(boy time flies by...). They compete in the NWVCL, part of NIRSA.
Last week they were ranked #9 in the country! They are doing great,
they just won the NWVCL league championship playoffs, swept the
tournament undefeated last weekend beating BU, U Conn, Penn,
Syracuse, and too many others for dad to remember. On to the national
championships in Salt Lake City next week.

Thanks to all of you who helped her to achieve this level of play.

Ed Hartman

Here is the photo from the playoffs last year. Zoe in the front row
second from the right.
http://www.ucvb.org/nwvcl/images/gallery/gold_runner_up_2005_lg.jpg
 

12.02.05

• Congratulations to Kelly McCall for earning first team honors for the Prep League. Also, Elise Post for receiving 2nd team honors! They both attend Westridge School. Great job, ladies!
• Congratulations to Alex Robertson for being named MVP for her San Marino high school team! Great job, Alex.
• Another congratulations to 16BSN and Alumni Leslie Flores for earning Second team All-Conference, and receiving the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament award.

11.28.05

• Congratulations to Katrina Damasco for earning All-American honors at Emory for the AVCA Division III.
• Another congratulations to Lisa Buchicchio of Arcadia High School for being voted MVP of her league.

11.19.05

• Congrats to Megan Feldmeth who received 1st Team in the Rio Hondo League. Also, Claudia Luck and Hana Kikuchi received 2nd Team honors. They attend South Pasadena High School. Great job!

11.17.05

• Congratulations to Mark Mina and La Salle High School for advancing to the Division IVAA Finals at Cypress College on Saturday! They beat Flintridge Sacred Heart in a great five game match this past Tuesday. Also, congrats to FSHA for a wonderful season.
• Another congrats to La Canada High School for advancing to the quarterfinals of CIF. Morgan Anderson was named MVP of the Rio Hondo League, Christine Jung was named to Rio Hondo first league, and Clara Suh was named second team.

11.12.05

• Congratulations to Katrina Damasco (Emory University, ranked #1 overall), Stacy Goto (NYU), Leslie Flores, Megan Powers, and Whitney Kranz (La Verne) for advancing to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division III championships!
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• Congratulations to Toni Kathol, Vanessa Williams, and Mallory Manzo (Cal Poly Pomona) for sharing the title for the CCAA conference!
• Traci Hamanaka (14R), Caitlin Dietz (14BSN), and Maya Chupkov (13R) led the Burbank Park and Rec. 8th grade volleyball team to the San Gabriel Valley Regional Municipal Championship on Saturday on Saturday, Nov. 12th.

11.07.05

• Congrats to Leslie Flores, Megan Powers, and Whitney Kranz for winning their one match playoff over Cal Lutheran University for the conference title, and a bid to the NCAA Division III Championships.
• Congratulations to Katrina Damasco and Emory University for winning the UAA Conference title. The second seeded Emory team upset the #1 seed Washington University.
• Great job to Heidi Jutsum who was named 1st team All-Conference of the Centennial Conference for the second straight year. Haverford lost in the Conference semifinals. We are proud of you Heidi! Please click on her link above to read an article by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
• Wheaton College won their first round against Augustana, but lost their Semi-final match against Carthage in the conference semifinals. Great job to Lisa Jutsum who just completed her freshman season!

10.02.05 College News:

• New York University and Stacy Goto are currently #6 in Division III.
• Katrina Damasco and the Emory Eagles are #3 in the latest AVCA poll in Division III. Katrina has earned All-Tournament honors in three consecutive tournaments. In her last tournament, she was named MVP!
• La Verne University (Leslie Flores, Whitney Kranz, and Megan Powers) are currently #5 in Division III.
• Melinda Tom and the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs are on a four match winning streak!
• Toni Kathol and Cal Poly Pomona are currently 16-0 and ranked 18th in Division II. This past weekend, they upset #2 San Bernardino and #10 UC San Diego.
• Heidi Jutsum (Haverford) are currently leading their conference. They have a 11-4 record!
• San Gabriel Alum Heidi Jutsum '02 making a difference in the world today.  She exemplifies a great human spirit.

9.17.05

• High School News...... Congrats to Jessica Damasco '06 for being named Most Valuable Player of the Laguna Blanca Tournament. Both Renee Duncan-Mestel and Kara Monroe were selected for the All-Tournament team. The Pasadena Poly team won the tournament!
• Great job to Kelly McCall for earning tournament MVP in the Gladstone tournament. The Tigers of Westridge took the tournament title!
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• Stacy Goto '05 Libero for  NYU
• Katrina Damasco '02 was named the Most Valuable Player in the Washington & Lee Invitational held on Sept 9-10, 2005. She totaled 38 kills, 37 digs, and 13 service aces.
• If you have any high school or college updates, please email us!

9.11.05

• Megan Baumgarten and the Seton Hall Pirates are 4-4 to start the season!
• Congratulations to Stacy Goto and NYU for winning the Ithaca College Invitational.
• Great job to Christina Chambers of Chapman College for opening up the season with a win. Christina collected 12 kills in the winning effort. Great job!

9.05.05

• Stacy Goto '05 and NYU are currently 2-2 after their first weekend tournament. She totaled 15 digs in a five game match against Steven's Point! NYU is currently the #3 team in Division three. Keep up the great work, Stacy!
• Toni Kathol '04 collected a season high 12 kills against Alaska-Fairbanks in a four game match. The Broncos have started the season with a 8-0 record!
• Jacqui Jackson-Slater '04 was named the Most Valuable Player in the Hartford Tournament. She totaled 42 kills with a .307 attack percentage in their three matches. Central Connecticut is now 3-0 for the year. Congrats, Jacqui!
• The Wild Cats of Chico State and Kellly Smiland are 5-3. Chico State and Cal Poly Pomona will play each other this Friday (Sept. 9th, 7:00PM) at Cal Poly Pomona!
• Heidi Jutsum, senior, is currently 3-2 at Haverford College. Good luck Heidi!
• Lisa Jutsum '05 in a five game match collected 15 kills! She is the outside hitter at Wheaton College!
• Lindsay Fletcher '05 and the University of Miami have started the season 3-0. Lindsay is working hard and rehabilitating her knee this year.
• Good luck to Leslie Flores '04, Megan Powers '03 and Whitney Kranz '04 and La Verne University which is currently ranked #7 in Division three.
• Katrina Damasco '02 in her first two matches crushed 30 and 19 kills. Emory University is 1-1, and ranked #5 in Division three!
• If you have any pictures or any updates/news of past alumni, please email Kenji Mukai.

Lisa Jutsum and her Freshman teammates. Lisa did 16 "squat thrusts" in the university dining hall! Go Lisa, Go!

9.02.05

• Good luck to our Alumni playing at the collegiate level this season!
• Brittany Esser '04 transferred from Tulane University to the University of Arizona. Good luck, Brittany!
• Toni Kathol '04 and Cal Poly Pomona is currently 5-0 to start the 2005 season.
• Kelly Smiland '05 and Chico State University is currently 3-1.
• Many more updates to come!

11.23.04

Congratulations to Katrina Damasco (#1) who was named Regional Honorable Mention at Emory University!  Also, Congratulations to Heidi Jutsum who was named Mid-Atlantic Region Honorable Mention and First Team Conference at Haverford. 

High School News ('05 Senior Tribute)

• Congratulations to Lindsay Fletcher and Flintridge Prep for a wonderful season. They finished the season 13-5 and reached the quarterfinals. Lindsay amassed 532 kills for the season, and a career total of 1,558. We are proud of you, Lindsay 05'!
• Congratulations to La Salle and Mark Mina for a great season. They reached the quarterfinals of the Division IV playoffs. Great job goes out to the Lancers! Way to go seniors Lisa Jutsum and Melinda Tom '05.
• Congratulations to Westridge and Billy Yu for making it to the playoffs for the first time in over 8 years. Way to go Tigers, and Gabby Bass '05.
• Congratulations to Mayfield for qualifying for the Division IV playoffs. Congrats to Allison Kung and Chelsea Brown '05.
• Congratulations to Pasadena Poly for a wonderful season attaining second in the Prep League and reaching the quarterfinals. Great job to Stacy Goto and Kourtney Radcliff '05.
• Good luck goes out to Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy for their Semi-final match against Notre Dame Academy. The match is on Tuesday at Notre Dame Academy. Go Tologs! Great job to Kelly Smiland '05.

Alumni News 11.13.04

• Brittany Esser posted 70 assists in a five game match against De Paul, and had 54 assists in a three game win over Jacksonville State. The Green Waves are currently 14-9. Keep it up, Brittany!
• New Britain, CT - Central Connecticut freshman volleyball player Jacqui Jackson was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season on Monday. Jackson and the Blue Devils are currently 17-6 overall and in the second place in the NEC with a 5-1 league mark.
• Emory University has been selected for the NCAA Division III national tournament for the ninth consecutive year. Emory will host the six-team regionals this weekend Nov. 11-13. Good luck, Katrina Damasco!
• Christina DeSantis currently averages 2.54 kills and 3.05 digs per game! She has a total of 160 kills and 192 digs for the season. Le Moyne University is 20-9 (10-4 conference). They are headed to their regional conference playoffs as the fifth seed! Good luck, Christina!
• Congratulations to Ashley Williams who concluded her first season at Central Arkansas with a win over Southern Arkansas. She is the starting setter for the Sugar Bears! We are proud of you Ashley!
• Heidi Jutsum was named Co-conference player of the week, and she currently has 322 kills for a 3.79 kills average per game. They are currently playing in their conference playoffs. Haverford is 18-13 this season. Great job, Heidi!
• Good luck to La Verne University and Megan Powers, Leslie Flores, and Whitney Kranz as they head to Cal State Hayward for the West Regional tournament. 
• Congratulations to Erin Brune, senior at LaFayette University, which finished the season at 15-12. Good luck, Erin in the conference playoffs!
• Cal Poly Pomona and Toni Kathol are 17-11, 12-6 in conference play. Against Cal State Dominguez, she collected 13 kills without an error for a .619 hitting percentage and 5 blocks. For the season, she has 112 kills and 98 blocks. Keep it up, Toni!

10.19.04

10.3.04

• Jacqui Jackson-Slater '04 was named NEC Rookie of the Week for a second time!
• Best wishes go out to Jessica Liu (Bowdoin College) '04 who suffered a season-ending knee injury. Get well, Jessica!

9.14.04

• Jacqui Jackson-Slater '04 was named NEC rookie of the week!
• Good luck to Heidi Jutsum '02 at Haverford College!
• Good luck to Ashley Williams '04 at Central Arkansas. Ashley has recently recovered from an injury to become the starting setter! 
• Good luck to Christina Chambers '03 at Chapman University!
• Toni Kathol  currently leads the CCAA Conference in blocking (50). Great job, Toni!

9.4.04

• Congratulations to Jacqui-Jackson Slater '04 (Central Connecticut State) for playing in her first collegiate tournament at San Francisco! She finished the tournament with 27 kills and 22 digs. Keep up the great work Jacqui!
• Congratulations to Christina DeSantis '04 for making the team at Le Moyne College in New York.
• Congratulations to Brittany Esser '04 for playing in her first collegiate match, finishing with 12 assists and 3 kills. Good luck, Brittany!

8.30.04   

• Congratulations to Toni Kathol '04 (Cal Poly Pomona) for playing in her first collegiate tournament in Fairbanks, Alaska this past weekend!  She finished the tournament with 22 kills, 5 aces, and a team-leading 20 blocks.  Good job, Toni.
• Congratulations to Andrea Monroe '04 for making the team at Pepperdine University.  Go Waves!
• Good luck to Megan Powers '03, Leslie Flores '03, and Whitney Kranz '04 at the University of La Verne, who begin their season ranked 4th in the national in Division III.
• Good luck to Katrina Damasco '02 at Emory University.  They start the season ranked 6th in Division III.
• Stay tuned for other Alumni News!  If you have any news for us, please email Kenji Mukai.