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Bloemer selected as coach for USA Volleyball clinics in Haiti - Wingate University graduate assistant volleyball coach Rebecca Bloemer is in the early stages of her new coaching career. She has been selected to represent USA Volleyball for a series on clinics to be conducted in Haiti in early July.

Bloemer completed a highly successful volleyball career at Wingate last fall and graduated with honors in May. This fall, she will be taking on a new role as the top assistant coach under USA Coach Shelton Collier.

KIVA College Tournament - The Kentucky Indiana Volleyball Academy (KIVA) hosted a Collegiate Spring Volleyball Tournament on April 2nd at the Ohio Valley Volleyball Center. The tournament consisted of 18 Division 1 universities. Among those schools there were 25 local athletes and 20 KIVA Alumnae that are pictured below. Since its inception in 2000, KIVA and Club Director Ron Kordes and his staff have provided scholarship opportunities for over 125 female athletes to play collegiate volleyball.
1st Row sitting: Morehead-Lindsey Roth, WKU-Ashley Potts, Marshall-Laura Der, IU-Melanie Hicks, Tennessee-Martin-Kasey Elswick, Kentucky-Stephanie Klefot, Marshall-Ryanne Milligan

2nd row: WKU-Kelly Potts, Marshall-Desiree Wilkerson, Tennessee Tech-Allison May, Murray-Kayleah Sauer, Louisville-Maci Wachtel, Ole Miss-Morgan Springer, Louisville-Gwen Rucker, Jacksonville State-Lauren Harkins, WKU-Sarah Rogers

Standing: JSU Coach-Rick Nold, KIVA Asst. Club Director-Melissa Starck-Bean, Cincinnati-Emily Hayden, Morehead-Ellie Roberson, Marshall-Katy Schad, Ole Miss-Whitney Craven, WKU-Melanie Stutsman, trainer-Kara Springer, KIVA Club Director Ron Kordes, Louisville Coach Anne Kordes. Photo by Thom Wachtel



KIVA Boys Qualify for Nationals - KIVA 14U Boys participated in a qualifying tournament in Chicago 2/13 and won a bid to the Junior National Championships in Minneapolis this summer.

2010 KIVA High School Honorees
Miss KY Volleyball - Jeni Houser
Under Armour All Americans - Jeni Houser 1st Team, Jackie Napper and Mechael Guess Honorable Mention.
KY All-State 1st Team - Claire Gerwig, Lynsey Hazelwood, Natalie Keck, Jackie Napper, Courtney Robison
KY All-State 2nd Team - Taylor Allgeier, Katie George, Megan Lipski
KY All-State HM - Laura Purcell

NCAA Tournament Success - Fifteen past KIVA players competed in the first and second rounds of the 2010 NCAA Tournament.

Melanie Hicks - Indiana   Deja McClendon - Penn State
Ashley Potts - Western KY   Kelly Potts - Western KY
Sarah Rogers - Western KY   Stephanie Klefot - Kentucky
Emily Hayden - Cincinnati   Whitney Craven - Ole Miss
Sloane Donhoff - Michigan   Christina Kaelin - Northwestern
Maci Wachtel - Louisville   Sue Jacobi - Ohio University
Morgan Springer - Ole Miss   Melanie Stutsman - Western, KY
Gwen Rucker - Louisville    


KIVA Alums Earn Honors - Congratulations 2010 KIVA alum and Penn State player, Deja McClendon, for earning Big Ten Conference and NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year honors. In addition she was chosen as a 1st Team All-Big Ten Honoree and to the Mideast Region Team. Melanie Stutsman (Western KY) was named to the All South Region Team and was South Region Freshman of the Year. Middle blocker, Gwen Rucker (University of Louisville) was named to the 14 member Northeast Region Team. Stephanie Klefot, UK, earned the SEC Defensive player of the Year and Kasey Elswick, UTM, earned OVC Defensive Player of the Year.

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About KIVA - Kentucky Indiana Volleyball Academy (KIVA), a junior volleyball club for girls, proudly kicks off its 11th season. With 45 championships and 119 medal finishes in national tournament competition, KIVA has established itself as one of the premier junior volleyball clubs in the nation. In KIVA's short history, we have enabled over 125 young women to pursue their college education on athletic scholarship.

Asics KIVA, since its inception in 2000
has won 45 National Championships:
AAU:
27
JVDA: 
8
USA: 
10
Total Medal Finishes:
119


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