Volleyball Inks a Pair of Top-50 Recruits
Nov. 11, 2009
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Mizzou volleyball program added a pair of top-50 national recruits to its program as both Molly Kreklow (Delano, Minn.) and Lisa Henning (Blue Springs, Mo.) signed National Letters of Intent to play for Mizzou on Wednesday (Nov. 11). Both Kreklow and Henning rank in the top 50 on the Prepvolleyball.com national `Senior Aces' list - the most well-renowned volleyball recruiting publication - and bring extensive national-level experience to the Tiger roster. Kreklow is a 6-0 setter that ranks as the No. 20 national recruit according to Prepvolleyball.com and is also the niece of Mizzou head volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow. Henning is a 6-0 middle blocker/outside hitter from Blue Springs, Mo., that is coming off of a MSHSAA Class 4A runner-up finish in last week's state playoffs. Below is a detailed look at each of the Tigers' signees. Molly Kreklow ∙ 6-0 ∙ Setter ∙ Delano, Minn.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked No. 20 on the Prepvolleyball.com `Senior Aces' list after playing at Delano and Blaine High Schools in Minnesota ... Led Blaine to a third-place finish in the Minnesota State 3A bracket during her freshman season back in 2006 and helped the team earn sixth place in 2007 ... Led Delano to a sixth-place finish in Class 3A after switching schools in 2008 ... Led Delano to a Wright County Championship in 2009 and a 27-2 overall record heading into the State Championships later this month ... Finished the regular season with 490 assists, 356 kills, 194 digs, 80 service aces and 28 total blocks ... Minneapolis Star Tribune First Team All-Metro selection in 2009 ... All State honoree from the Minnesota Coaches Association in 2009 as well ... Was a dubbed as a top-50 junior recruit in 2008 by Prepvolleyball.com ... Wright County All- Conference, St. Paul Pioneer Press First Team All-State and Minneapolis Star Tribune Third-Team All Metro selection in 2008 ... Prepvolleyball.com ranked her as a Soph-79 member in 2007 and she was named Northwest Suburban All-Conference that season as well ... Selected to the Frosh-59 list by Prepvolleyball.com in 2006 and was a Northwest Suburban All-Conference Honorable Mention honoree.
CLUB: Was an AAU All-American in 2008 and 2009 while playing for head coach Adam Beamer and the Mizuno Northern Lights, based out of Burnsville, Minn. ... The team won three AAU National Championships during her tenure with the club in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... She also led the team to a second-place finish at Junior Olympic Nationals in 2008 and a third-place finish in 2007... Was named to the Junior Olympic All-Tournament team in each of those years as well ... Was one of two setters on the USA Youth National Team in the summer of 2008 and the winter of 2008.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Mike and Marcia Kreklow ... Born February 17, 1992 in St. Louis Park, Minn. ... Father, Mike, played basketball for two years at Wisconsin-Madison before transferring to play at Drake University ... Mother, Marcia, played volleyball at Drake University as well ... Is the niece of Mizzou head volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow and is cousins with Ricky Kreklow, a signee in this year's Mizzou men's basketball class ... Plans to major in accounting during her time at Mizzou.
Lisa Henning ∙ 6-0 ∙ MB/OH ∙ Blue Springs, Mo.
Links HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked in the top 50 on the Prepvolleyball.com `Senior Aces' list ... Led Blue Springs to a 36-5-1 overall record and a Class 4A MSHSAA runner-up finish in 2009 ... Finished the 2009 campaign with 273 kills on .385 hitting while adding 44 blocks and 82 digs ... Class 4A First Team All-State selection in 2008 as well as All-District and All-Region ... Suburban Big Seven All-Conference selection in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... Was an All-District selection in each of her four seasons and was an All-Region and Class 4A All-State honoree in each of her finals three seasons (2007-09) ... Earned All-Metro Kansas City honors in both 2008 and 2009 ... Was a Prepvolleyball.com All-American in 2008 and a member of the Prepvolleyball.com Frosh-59, Soph-79 and a top-50 national junior recruit ... Was an Evelyn Gates Award Finalist, recognizing her as one of the top four high school volleyball players in the Kansas City Metro Area ... Helped lead her team to four-straight Suburban Big Seven Conference championships and a 47-1 record in conference play during that span ... Led the team to back-to-back District titles in 2008 and 2009 and earned a Sectional titles in 2009 ... Coached by Katie Grusing during her time at Blue Springs.
CLUB: Coached by Amy Drawe as a member of the KC Extreme, based out of Lee's Summit, Mo. ... Led the team to a second-place finish at the Junior Olympic Nationals 15 Open Division in 2007 ... Was named to the All-Tournament team during that tournament as well ... Participated with USA Volleyball's high Performance A1 Select Team in 2006 and 2007 ... Was one of 30 players selected of a pool of nearly 400 to work out with the United States Olympic developmental team in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., back in 2006 ... Of the 30 players on the developmental team, she was one of only nine front-row players to selected to the program.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Randall and Susan Henning ... Born January 6, 1992 in Kansas City, Mo. ... Is currently undecided on her course of study while at Mizzou. |
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