Player of the Year: Megan Courtney
Ohio Volleyball POY: Megan Courtney
December, 14, 2011
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By Ben Rohrbach | ESPN.com
A dedicated ESPNHS team managed the Gatorade State Volleyball Player of the Year selection process, resulting in this winner based on the program's three pillars: athletic production and impact in the 2011 season, high academic achievement and exemplary personal character.
For her 49 fellow Gatorade State Volleyball Player of the Year winners, click here.
PrepVolleyball.comMegan Courtney earned First Team All-State honors in three seasons.THE WINNER: Megan Courtney
THE BASICS
School: Archbishop Alter (Kettering, Ohio)
Grade: Senior
Position: Setter/outside hitter
Height: 6-foot-2
THE PILLARS
Athletic achievement: Courtney recorded 451 kills, 426 assists, 316 digs, 52 blocks and 36 service aces this past season while posting a kill percentage of .603 and leading the Knights (20-10) to the Division II state final. A three-time First Team All-State selection, she is a 2011-12 American Volleyball Coaches Association Under Armour First Team All-American.
Academic excellence: Courtney has maintained a 3.45 GPA in the classroom.
Exemplary character: A devoted parishioner in her church community, where she is a Eucharistic minister, Courtney is a member of her school’s Spanish Club and has volunteered locally as a Catholic Youth Organization volleyball coach.
For her 49 fellow Gatorade State Volleyball Player of the Year winners, click here.
PrepVolleyball.comMegan Courtney earned First Team All-State honors in three seasons.THE BASICS
School: Archbishop Alter (Kettering, Ohio)
Grade: Senior
Position: Setter/outside hitter
Height: 6-foot-2
THE PILLARS
Athletic achievement: Courtney recorded 451 kills, 426 assists, 316 digs, 52 blocks and 36 service aces this past season while posting a kill percentage of .603 and leading the Knights (20-10) to the Division II state final. A three-time First Team All-State selection, she is a 2011-12 American Volleyball Coaches Association Under Armour First Team All-American.
Academic excellence: Courtney has maintained a 3.45 GPA in the classroom.
Exemplary character: A devoted parishioner in her church community, where she is a Eucharistic minister, Courtney is a member of her school’s Spanish Club and has volunteered locally as a Catholic Youth Organization volleyball coach.
The window on the Gatorade State Volleyball Player of the Year race is closing, and time is running out for student-athletes to state their POY case. The award recognizes not only athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field. Here are two top candidates who meet the basic award criteria as determined by our ESPNHS team that administers the program’s selection process.
file photoMegan Courtney is a top candidate for Gatorade Ohio Volleyball Player of the YearMegan Courtney
Senior setter/outside hitter, Archbishop Alter (Kettering, OH)
2011 Team record: 20-10
2011 Team standing: Lost in Division II state final
2011 Kills: 451
2011 Blocks: 52
2011 Digs: 316
2011 Aces: 36
2011 Assists: 426
Academics: A-minus average
Collegiate destination: Penn State
How she’s played herself into the State POY conversation: 2009-2011 First Team All-State; 2009-2011 Conference Player of the Year; 2011 AVCA Under Armour All-American; Ranked No. 5 nationally by PrepVolleyball.com "Senior Aces."
file photoMegan Courtney is a top candidate for Gatorade Ohio Volleyball Player of the YearSenior setter/outside hitter, Archbishop Alter (Kettering, OH)
2011 Team record: 20-10
2011 Team standing: Lost in Division II state final
2011 Kills: 451
2011 Blocks: 52
2011 Digs: 316
2011 Aces: 36
2011 Assists: 426
Academics: A-minus average
Collegiate destination: Penn State
How she’s played herself into the State POY conversation: 2009-2011 First Team All-State; 2009-2011 Conference Player of the Year; 2011 AVCA Under Armour All-American; Ranked No. 5 nationally by PrepVolleyball.com "Senior Aces."
POY Potential: Top Ohio volleyball recruits
October, 27, 2011
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By Ben Rohrbach | ESPN.com
The Gatorade Player of the Year Program honors athletes who meet comprehensive and exacting criteria in high school sports. Candidates are judged on athletic production and impact in the current season. Contenders also must demonstrate high academic achievement and exemplary personal character, including volunteerism, sportsmanship and community leadership. Senior status has no bearing on a candidate’s merit and selections are made independent of PrepVolleyball.com's Senior Aces rankings.
That being said, the state’s top five recruits as ranked by PrepVolleyball.com are sure to enter the 2011-12 Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year conversation at some point. Here they are …
1. Archbishop Alter (Kettering, Ohio) outside hitter/setter Megan Courtney
That being said, the state’s top five recruits as ranked by PrepVolleyball.com are sure to enter the 2011-12 Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year conversation at some point. Here they are …
1. Archbishop Alter (Kettering, Ohio) outside hitter/setter Megan Courtney
- PrepVolleyball Senior Aces rank: No. 4
- Height: 6-foot-1
- Club: Team Z
- College: Penn State University (verbal)
- John Tawa, publisher of PrepVolleyball.com: "A great athlete, Courtney moves with both urgency and grace on the volleyball court. An elite attacker who touches 10-foot-4 and hits at the top of her jump, the lithe Courtney was recognized as the best attacker at the USA High Performance championships last summer. There's a 'wow' factor when Courtney hits, because she moves to the ball so quickly and her arm is a blur. She also uses her long, long arms and big leap to great effect as a blocker."
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