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TEAM RECORDS
BEST SEASON RECORD 38-2 2012
MAC RECORD 9-0 '03,'20,'21,'22
DIGS PER GAME 22.7 2003
ASSISTS PER GAME 12.1 2020
KILLS PER GAME 12.8 2020
BLOCKS PER GAME 4.96 2003
SERVING % 93.8% 2003
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
SEASON DIGS PER SET: 5.48 M. WATERMAN 2011
SEASON ASSISTS PER SET: 10.0 KORA RUFF 2020 & 2021
SEASON KILLS PER SET: 4.04 K. JONES 2002
SEASON BLOCKS PER SET: 1.38 K. JONES 2002
TOTAL SERVING % (200 MIN): 99.1% P. STRAWSER 2010
TOTAL CAREER DIGS: 1,947 M. WATERMAN 2010-2013
TOTAL CAREER ASSISTS: 3,262 KORA RUFF 2018-2021
TOTAL CAREER KILLS: 1,045 C. MILLER 2010-2012
TOTAL CAREER BLOCKS: 231 K. JONES 2001-2003
2023 Season
Record: 28-6
Class 5A State Semi-Finalist
Linn-Mar Invite Champions
Western Dubuque Invite Champions
Molly Albrecht - Sr
2nd Team All-Conference
IGCA Senior All-Star Game
IA vs IL Senior All-Star Game
IGCA Eastern All-District Team
IGCA 3rd Team All-State
Isabelle Kremer - So
1st Team All-Conference
IGCA Eastern All-District Team
IGCA 2nd Team All-State
Gabriella Ragins - Jr
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Stella Smith - Jr
2nd Team All-Conference
IGCA Eastern All-District Team
IGCA 3rd Team All-State
Mazie Sweers - Fr
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Coaching Staff
Head: Amber Hall
Assistant: April Rauch
Sophs: Madi Glatz
Fresh: Marissa Robertson
Volunteer: Claire Marotta
2022 Season
Record: 29-7
Class 5A State Runner-Up
MAC Champions (9-0)
Ankeny Centennial Invite Runner-Up
Western Dubuque Invite Champions
Molly Albrecht - Jr
2nd Team All-Conference
QC Times Honorable Mention All-Metro
Chloe Cline - Sr
1st Team All-Conference
Class 5A All-Tournament Team
IGCA Eastern All-District Team
IGCA 1st Team All-State
IGCA Senior All-Star Game
Des Moines Register Class 5A All-Iowa Team
IA vs IL Senior All-Star Game
AVCA 2nd Team Best & Brightest
AVCA All Region Team
AVCA 2nd Team All-American
QC Times 1st Team All-Metro
Emily Goodpaster - Sr
2nd Team All-Conference
AVCA 2nd Team Best & Brightest
QC Times Honorable Mention All-Metro
Ella Jones - Sr
IGCA Academic All-State
Maura Peters - Sr
IGCA Academic All-State
Siena Roethler - Sr
1st Team All-Conference
IGCA Eastern All-District Team
2nd Team All-State
IA vs IL Senior All-Star Game
AVCA 1st Team Best & Brightest
KMA Sports Class 5A All-State Team
QC Times 1st Team All-Metro
Izzy Van De Wiele - Sr
2nd Team All-Conference
IGCA Eastern All-District Team
IGCA Honorable Mention Team All-State
IGCA Senior All-Star Game
IA vs IL Senior All-Star Game
AVCA All Region Team
AVCA 2nd Team All-American
QC Times 2nd Team All-Metro
Halle Vice- Sr
1st Team All-Conference
Class 5A All-Tournament Team
IGCA Eastern All-District Team
IGCA 1st Team All-State
IGCA Senior All-Star Game
IA vs IL Senior All-Star Game
AVCA 2nd Team Best & Brightest
AVCA All Region Team
AVCA 1st Team All-American
QC Times 1st Team All-Metro
Coaching Staff
Head: Amber Hall
Assistant: April Rauch
Sophs: Claire Marotta
Fresh: Madi Glatz
Volunteer: Jessi Meyer
MAC Coach of the Year
2021 Season
Record: 33-4
Class 5A State Champions
MAC Champions (9-0)
Linn-Mar Invite Champions
Waukee Invite Champions
Molly Albrecht - So
Honorable Mention All-Conference
QC Times Honorable Mention All-Metro
Alexa Frankel - Sr
AVCA 1st Team Best & Brightest
QC Times Honorable Mention All-Metro
Chloe Cline - Jr
1st Team All-Conference
Eastern All-District Team
Class 5A All-State Tournament Team
IGCA Class 5A 2nd Team All-State
Des Moines Register Honorable Mention All-Iowa Team
QC Times 2nd Team All-Metro
Arra Cottrell - Sr
2nd Team All-Conference
IGCA Senior All-Star Game
Eastern All-District Team
IGCA Class 5A Honorable Mention All-State
AVCA 2nd Team Best & Brightest
QC Times Honorable Mention All-Metro
Kora Ruff - Sr
Mississippi Athletic Conference Player of the Year
1st Team All-Conference
IGCA Senior All-Star Game
IA vs IL Senior All-Star Game
Captain & Class 5A All-State Tournament Team
IGCA Eastern All-District Team
IGCA Elite All-State Team
ICGA 1st Team All-State
IGCA Class 5A Player of the Year
Des Moines Register Elite Team
Des Moines Register Class 5A All-Iowa Team
QC Times Iowa Player of the Year
QC Times 1st Team All-Metro
AVCA All Region Team
AVCA 2nd Team All-American (top 100 Seniors in the Nation)
ICGA Academic All-State Award
AVCA 1st Team Best & Brightest
KMA Volleyball 1st Team 5A All-State
KMA Volleyball Elite All-State
KMA Volleyball Athlete of the Year
Pleasant Valley’s Career Assist record holder with 3,262
TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week November 15, 2021
Pleasant Valley Female Athlete of the Year
QC Times Finalist for Athlete of the Year
Livia Thomsen - Sr
2nd Team All-Conference
Eastern All-District Team
IGCA Class 5A 2nd Team All-State
Des Moines Register Honorable Mention All-Iowa Team
AVCA 2nd Team Best & Brightest
QC TImes 2nd Team All-Metro
Halle Vice - Jr
1st Team All-Conference
Casey's Player of the Game & Iowa's Pork Chop Player of the Game
Eastern All-District Team
Class 5A All-State Tournament Team
IGCA Class 5A 1st Team All-State
Des Moines Register Class 5A All-Iowa Team
QC Times 1st Team All-Metro
QC Times Finalist for Athlete of the Year
Coaching Staff:
Head: Amber Hall
Assistant: April Rauch
Sophomore: Claire Marotta
Freshmen: Madi Glatz
Volunteer: Taylor Meyer
Coach Amber Hall
MAC Coach of the Year
IGCA Class 5A Coach of the Year
Des Moines Register All-Iowa Coach of the Year
QC Times Finalist for Team of the Year
2020 Season
Record: 21-2
Class 5A State Semi-Finalist
MAC Champions (9-0)
QC Times Finalist for Athletic Team of the Year
Chloe Cline - So
1st Team All-Conference
1st Team All-Metro
IGCA Eastern All-District Team
IGCA Honorable Mention All-State
Arra Cottrell - Jr
Honorable Mention All-Conference
2nd Team All-Metro
Kora Ruff - Jr
Mississippi Athletic Conference Player of the Year
1st Team All-Conference
Captain & 1st Team All-Metro
IGCA Eastern All-District Team
Class 5A All-State Tournament Team
Des Moines Register's Elite & 1st Team
IGCA Class 5A 1st Team All-State
IGCA Elite All-State Team
QC Times Finalist for Athlete of the Year
Broke Pleasant Valley’s record for Career Assists
Pleasant Valley’s Assist per game Record Holder 10.0 assists per game
KMA Volleyball 1st Team 5A All State
KMA Volleyball Elite All State
MTI Star Student Athlete of the week January 2, 2021
Livia Thomsen- Jr
2nd Team All-Conference
Honorable Mention All-Metro
IGCA Eastern All-District Team
Honorable Mention All-State
Halle Vice - So
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Honorable Mention All-Metro
Emily Wood - Sr
1st Team All-Conference
1st Team All-Metro
IA vs IL Senior Game
IGCA Senior All-Star Game
IGCA Eastern All-District Team
Des Moines Register's Honorable Mention Team
IGCA 2nd Team All-State
Pleasant Valley Female Athlete of the Year
QC Times Athlete of the Year
Des Moines Rigester's Female Athlete of the Year
Coaching Staff:
Head: Amber Hall
Assistant: April Rauch
Sophomore: Claire Slifka (Marotta)
Freshmen: Madi Glatz
Volunteer: Taylor Meyer
Coach Amber Hall
- MAC Coach of the Year
- QC Times Finalist for Team of the Year
2019 Season
Record: 30-6
Class 5A State Semi-Finalist
MAC Champions (8-0)
Western Dubuque Invite Champions
Erica Brohm - Sr
- 1stTeam All-Conference
- IA vs IL Senior Game
- IGCA Senior All-Star Game
- 2nd Team All-Metro
- IGCA Eastern All-District Team
- IGCA 2nd Team All-State
Sara Hoskins - Sr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- IA vs IL Senior Game
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Kaitlyn Morgan - Sr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Ilah Perez-Johnson - Sr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- IA vs IL Senior Game
- 2nd Team All-Metro
Kora Ruff - So
- 1st Team All-Conference
- Captain & 1st Team All-Metro
- IGCA Eastern All-District Team
- IGCA 2nd Team All-State
- Class 5A State All-Tournament Team
Emily Wood - Jr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- 2nd Team All-Metro
- QC Times Finalist for Athlete of the Year
Coaching Staff:
Head - Amber Hall
Assistant - April Rauch
Sophomore - Claire Slifka
Freshmen - Taylor Meyer
Coach Amber Hall
- MAC Coach of the Year
2018 Season
Record: 26-8
Co-MAC Champions (8-1)
Waterloo West Invitational Runner-Up
Western Dubuque Invitational Champions
Adrea Arthofer - Sr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
- IA vs IL Senior Game
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Claire Bebow - Jr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Erica Brohm - Jr
- 1st Team All-Conference
- 1st Team All-Metro
- IGCA Eastern All-District Team
- IGCA Honorable Mention Team All-State
Kora Ruff - Fr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- 2nd Team All-Metro
Emily Wood - So
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Coaching Staff
Head - Amber Hall
Assistant - Greg Cotton
Sophomore - Claire Slifka
Freshmen - April Rauch
2017 Season
Record: 28-5
Co-MAC Champions (8-1)
Waterloo West Invitational Champions
Western Dubuque Invitational Runner-Up
Erica Brohm - So
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Brooke Harris - Sr
- 1st Team All-Conference
- IA vs IL Senior Game
- 1st Team All-Metro
- IGCA Eastern All-District Team
- IGCA Honorable Mention All-State
Elissa Moylan - Sr
- MAC Player of the Year
- 1stTeam All-Conference
- IA vs IL Senior Game
- IGCA Senior All-Star Game
- Captain and 1st Team All-Metro
- IGCA Eastern All-District Team
- IGCA 2nd Team All-State
Kelsey Ruff - Sr
- 1st Team All-Conference
- IA vs IL Senior Game
- IGCA Senior All-Star Game
- 1st Team All-Metro
- IGCA Eastern All-District Team
- IGCA Honorable Mention Team All-State
Emily Wood - Fr
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Coaching Staff
Head - Amber Hall
Assistant - Greg Cotton
Sophomore - Claire Slifka
Freshmen - Sophie Haarhues
Coach Amber Hall
- MAC Coach of the Year
2016 Season
Record: 19-13
MAC - 2nd Place (8-1)
"ALL IN, ALL GAME, ALL SEASON"
Taryn Bloomfield - Sr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
Meghan Dixon - Sr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Brooke Harris - Jr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Elissa Moylan - Jr
- 1st Team All-Conference
- 1st Team All-Metro
- IGCA Eastern All-District
Kelsey Ruff - Jr
- 1st Team All-Conference
- 2nd Team All-Metro
Meghan Dixon - Sr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Ellie Spelhaug - Jr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Coaching Staff
Head - Amber Hall
Assistant - Kalie Pillow
Sophomore - Janelle Hester
Freshmen - Sophie Haarhues
Coach Amber Hall
- MAC Coach of the Year
Kelli DeGeorge - Sr
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Meghan Dixon - Jr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- 2nd Team All-Metro
Emily Paul - Sr
- 1st Team All-Conference
- IA vs IL Senior All-Star Game
- 2nd Team All-Metro
Hannah Smith - Sr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Coaching Staff
Head - Cassidy Peterson
Assistant - Matt Boots
Sophomore - Amber Hall
Freshmen - Sophie Haarhues
2014 Season
Kelli DeGeorge - Jr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Aubrey Drake - Sr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- 1st Team All-Metro
Hannah Smith - Jr
- 1st Team All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Tanner Thompson - Jr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
Emma Whigham - Sr
- Co-MAC Player of the Year
- 1st Team All-Metro
- IGCA Eastern All-District Team
- IGCA Honorable Mention All-State
Coaching Staff
Head - Stacey Ruff
Assistant - Cassidy Peterson
Sophomore - Amber Hall
Freshmen - Erin Ahnquist
2013 PVVB.pdf2013 Season
Record: 28-7
Class 5A State Quarter-finalist
MAC - Tied 2nd Place (7-2)
Bobcat Invitational Champions
Johnston Tournament Runner Up
Allie Carter - Sr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- 2nd Team All-Metro
- Eastern Iowa All-District
- All-State Honorable Mention
Kayla Ruff - Sr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Sydney Strawser - Sr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- 2nd Team All-Metro
Morgan Waterman - Sr
- 1st Team All-Conference
- 1st Team All-Metro
- Eastern Iowa All-District
- 2nd Team All-State
Emma Whigham - Jr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Coaching Staff
Head - Stacey Ruff
Assistant - Mandie Lillibridge
Sophomore - Cassidy Peterson
Freshmen - Erin Ahnquist
SpartanVB_2012poster.pdf2012 Season
Record: 38-2
Co-MAC Champions (8-1)
Class 5A State Semi-finalist
Linn-Mar Invitational Champions
Dubuque Invitational Champions
Bobcat Invitational Champions
Johnston Tournament Champions
Chloe Miller - Sr
- 1st Team All-Conference
- 1st Team All-Metro
- Eastern Iowa All-District
- 1st Team All-State
- QC Times Athlete of the Year
Megan Paustian - Sr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- 2nd Team All-Metro
- Honorable Mention All-State
Kayla Ruff - Jr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Sydney Strawser - Jr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Morgan Waterman - Jr
- 1st Team All-Conference
- 1st Team All-Metro
- Eastern Iowa All-District
- 2nd Team All-State
- Des Moines Register All-State
Coaching Staff
Head - Stacey Ruff
Assistant - Mandie Lillibridge
Sophomore - Cassidy Peterson
Freshmen - Erin Ahnquist
Coach Stacey Ruff
- MAC Coach of the Year
- District Coach of the Year
2011 Season
Record: 25-8
Co-MAC Champions (7-2)
Class 4A Sweet Sixteen
Linn-Mar Invitational Champions
Anna Doyle - Sr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Chloe Miller - Jr
- 1st Team All-Conference
- 1st Team All-Metro
- 1st Team All-District
- IGCA All-State Special Mention Class 4A
Taylor Rockey - Sr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
- Honorable Mention All-Metro
Kayla Ruff - So
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
Sydney Strawser - So
- 2nd team All-Metro
Morgan Waterman - So
- 1st Team All-Conference
- 1st Team All-Metro
- All-District
- IGCA All-State 2nd team Class 4A
- Des Moines Register All-State 1st team Class 4A
Coaching Staff
Head - Stacey Ruff
Assistant - Mandie Lillibridge
Sophomore - Cassidy Peterson
Freshmen - Erin Ahnquist
Coach Stacey Ruff
- District Coach of the Year
2010 Season
Record: 22-11
Tie for 2nd in MAC (7-2)
Western Dubuque Invitational Champions
Stacy Clark - Sr
- 1st Team All-Conference
Morgan Lamb - Sr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
Chloe Miller - So
- 1st Team All-Conference
- All-District
Payton Strawser - Sr
- 1st Team All-Conference
- All-District
- Special Mention All-State
Morgan Waterman - Fr
- 2nd Team All-Conferenc
Coaching Staff
Head - Stacey Ruff
Assistant - Kelly Pennekamp
Sophomore - Cassidy Peterson
Freshmen - Erin Ahnquist
Stacy Clark - Jr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
Aubrey Podshweit - Jr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
Emily Podschweit - So
- 1st Team All-Conference
Payton Strawser - Jr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
Lauren Suhl - Sr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
Coaching Staff
Head - Stacey Ruff
Assistant - Kelly Pennekamp (Kaiser)
Sophomore - Angie Musal
Freshmen - Erin Ahnquist
2008 poster (1).pdf2008 Season
Record: 26-6
Co-MAC Champions (8-1)
Class 4A State Qualifier (Elite 8)
Iowa City High Champions
Davenport North Tournament Champions
Annie Czarnecki - Sr
- Special Mention All-State
- 1st Team All-Conference
Christina Grimm - Sr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
Kelsey Kraft - Sr
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
Courtney Linn - Sr
- 2nd Team All-Conference
Jordan Strawser - Sr
- 1st Team All-Conference
Payton Strawser - So
- 2nd Team All-Conference
Coaching Staff
Head - Stacey Ruff
Assistant - Kelly Pennekamp (Kaiser)
Sophomore - Angie Musal
Freshmen - Erin Ahnquist
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