With spring volleyball underway, it got me thinking about the 2013 recruiting class. A quick search, and I found one: Maria Fruechte, a 5-10 MH from Caledonia, MN.
VB Verbal: Fruechte to Iowa State
Anybody know of any others?
More recent news.
Maria Fruechte, a 5-10 set record lift Feb. 2013--
Maria Fruechte's 91kg state record clean & jerk
Maria Fruechte's 91kg state record clean & jerk - YouTube
I don't know how she will fit in the system but there has to be a place for Maria. Her bio from Iowa State Official Site:
Fruechte, hails from Caledonia, Minn., where was a four-year starter on the Caledonia High School volleyball team, spending time both the outside and middle hitting positions. The Warriors made their first state tournament appearance this fall, finishing second. The 5’11” Fruechte had 24 kills, eight digs and five block assists in the championship match, leading all scorers and was named to the Minnesota State All-Tournament Team after averaging 5.10 kills per set during the tournament run.
As a junior in 2011, the outside hitter averaged 3.5 kills per set, on .325 hitting, and 2.35 digs per set while serving as a team captain, a role she reprised as a senior. The daughter of Carl and Becky Fruechte, Maria has helped lead the Warriors to four conference championships and was a Three Rivers All-Conference selection in 2011 and 2012. Also among her 2011 accolades, selections to the Winona Daily News All-Area first team and La Crosse Tribune All-Area first team. A standout in the classroom as well, Fruechte is a two-time recipient of the Distinguished Academic Achievement Award, given to students with grade-point averages of at least 3.60.
A multi-sport threat, Fruechte, is a six-time Junior National Weightlifting Champion, including three-straight titles from 2007-09. At Caledonia, Fruechte has earned multiple conference honors, both academic and athletic, in basketball and was the women’s basketball MVP in 2011. Last season, the speedy Fruechte also won the conference championship in the 100-meter dash, taking second in the 200. Fruechte has garnered back-to-back Work Ethic Awards from the basketball team.
“Maria is probably one of the most athletic players we’ve recruited,” Johnson-Lynch said. “She could probably play about any position in college she wanted; she’s just that athletic.”
