08 Volleyball Media Guide

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Johnson County Community College Volleyball Media Guide / 2008

Lauren Kracl Outside Hitter (2005) 2005 First­Team Lauren Kracl, a sophomore out­ sider hitter from Eudora, Kan., was selected a first­team NJCAA and AVCA All­America peformer after leading JCCC to a 35­4 record and the program’s first NJCAA National Championship. She also was voted the top player in District K, Region VI and the East Jayhawk Conference. She was the fifth player in team history to earn MVP of the conference. Kracl also was voted MVP of the national tournament after leading JCCC with 98 digs and a hitting percentage of .270. Kracl ranks among the top players nationally in kills and digs per game. Her 434 total kills and 495 digs this season rank third all­time at JCCC. Earlier in the campaign, Kracl was twice select­ ed the Kansas Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week, and on she was the NJCAA Player of the Week for Sept.

18­24. Kracl joined the program that season after earning honorable mention All­MIAA accolades at Missouri Western University her freshman year. She was a stand­ out athlete at Eudora High School garnering All­State accolades seven times in volleyball and basketball.

Emily Escher Outside Hitter (2004­05) 2005 First­Team Emily Escher, a sophomore right side hitter from Topeka, Kan., earned first­team NJCAA All­ American, first­team All­District K and first­team East Jayhawk All­Conference accolades in 2005 while leading JCCC to a 35­4 record and the pro­ grams first NJCAA volleybal national title. She also was named to the NJCAA All­Tournament Team. She led JCCC with 124 digs and was second with 80 kills in the national tournament. Escher ranked second on the team this season with 367 kills and 540 digs. Her 540 digs are the second highest season total all­time at JCCC. Escher also was twice selected the Kansas Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week. Escher also joined the program after starting at another program. Escher used a redshirt sea­ son at Washburn University before she transferred to JCCC for the 2004 season. As a freshman, Escher earned all­district and and all­conference honors, and was select­ ed the team’s MVP. Escher ranks third all­time at JCCC for career kills with 655 and second for career kills with 726.

Katie Latenser

American her sophomore season, Latenser earned second­ team NJCAA All­American, first­team All­Region VI/District N and first­team All­East Jayhawk Conference accolades in 2006. She is the only player in team history to be named All­American as a freshman and sophomore.

Additionally, she broke her own season record for digs fin­ ishing with 807, 223 more than her record­setting effort as a freshman. She also shattered the career mark, finish­ ing with 1391 digs over her two seasons, 648 greater than the previous mark. She ended the season ranked eighth nationally in digs per game with an average of 6.4 per game.

Jackie Swab Middle Hitter (2006­07) 2007 First­Team

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Jackie Swab earned first­team All­America accolades following her sophomore season, while helping JCCC to a 28­5 record, an undefeated conference season, and a runner­up finish at the 2007 NJCAA National Tournament. Swab led the team with 358 kills and an attack percentage of .349. She averaged3.3 kills per match. She also was second on the team with 104 blocks. Her 358 season kills ranked 10th at JCCC. She recorded 705 kills for her career, which ranks her third all­time in team history. Swab also ranks 11th all­time with 284 career blocks. In addition to her All­America honor, Swab earned first­team All­Region VI/District N and first­team All­East Jayhawk Conference honors.

Sydney Pemberton

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Middle Hitter (2007) 2007 Second­Team Sydney Pemberton, a freshman middle hitter, garnered second­ team NJCAA All­American in 2007. Pemberton helped JCCC JCCC to a 28­5 record, an undefeated conference season, and a runner­up finish at the 2007 NJCAA National Tournament. She also earned first­team All­Region VI/District N, first­team All­East Jayhawk Conference honors and was twice selected the District N Player of the Week. Pemberton led the team with 132 blocks, and her 1.211 blocks per game average ranked 42nd in the NJCAA. She also ranked 45th nationally in hitting effi­ ciency at 34.760 percent. Pemberton ranked second on the team in kills with 350, which ranks 13th on JCCC¹s season chart.

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Libero (2005, 2006) 2005 Honorable Mention 2006 Second­Team Katie Latenser proved to be on the top libero’s in the country in both her freshman and sopho­ more seasons. She is the only player in JCCC history to earn All­America accolades as both a freshman and sophomore.

She earned honorable mention honors her freshman cam­ paign, and was also selected first­team All­District K and first­team East Jayhawk All­Conference. She led the team with 584 digs, which is a new single season record at JCCC. The previous record was 452 set in 1991. She also led the team with 55 service aces. Her effort helped lead JCCC to a 35­4 record and the program’s first NJCAA National Championship. A preseason All­

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