Timmermans, a senior outside hitter, was the Tigers’ lead op- tion on the attack a season ago en route to a team-best 161 kills. She hit .200 and was also one of the team’s best defen- sive options at the net. Roske and Latterell posted 59 and 29 kills, respectively, and both will look to increase their output from the middle of the floor. “(Timmermans) looks good
again this year and I know she’s wanting to be a hitting leader on our team,” Bloem said. “So I would expect her to do really well again, especially if we can fill in some other options around her so she’s not the only tar- get.” Evie Christenson and Clara Newton will work into the rota- tion as well to give the Tigers more options at net. It’s no secret that height is not
necessarily a strength of the team in its current form. Bloem recognizes it, which is why she says the Tigers need to put strategies in place to offset the perceived deficiency. Play smarter, not harder. “I think we are looking to de- velop more of our toolbox so that it’s not always just a power hit,” she said. “Can we be smart hitters? Can we find different zones? Can we work different
THE RECORDS Gilbert Volleyball
State Qualifying Teams (1) Years and Place •2020 (4A State Semifinalist)
Conference Champions
•1995: HOIAC •1999: HOIAC •2001: HOIAC •2009: HOIAC •2011: HOIAC •2017: HOIAC •2020: RRC
Individual All-Time Records Kills
Name
Years
Total
Thea Rotto Tina Zitterich Alex Miner Inga Rotto Taylor Mirka
2017-20 1,245 1993-96 1,126 2012-14 1,103 2014-17 1,072
2007-10
793
Blocks
Name
Years
Total
Inga Rotto Alex Miner Amia Davis Tina Zitterich
2014-17 2012-14 2014-15 1993-96
340 252 246 240 193
Haleigh Hadley 2017-19
Digs
Name Total Katelyn Stearns 2010-13 1,374 Gabby Stearns 2008-11 1,345 Megan Goodhue 2015-17 1,212 Abby Greder 2020-22 1,014 Katie Klingbeil 2008-11 997 Years
Assists
Name
Years
Total
Bree Richard Kaitlin Kuntz Taylor Grinley Nessa Johnson
2014-17 3,583 2008-10 1,630 2017-20 1,538
2017-20 1,203 Yuliya Ivanytska 2012-13 1,156
Service Aces
Years
Total
Name
Bree Richard Thea Rotto
2014-17 2017-20 2002-05 2002-05
164 153 140 131 127
LeeAnn Schalinske2005-07
Jodi Jurik Jodi Stoker
Anna Saltzman, Abigail Thompson, Taryn Hicks, Kaylin Richards, Olivia Latterell, Emma Latterell, Olivia Tim- mermans, Sadie Breyfogle, and Hannah Becker.
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