JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The 2017 Carson-Newman volleyball recruiting class has been announced by coach Dave Franklin that includes eight student-athletes, five outside hitters, a setter, a libero and a middle blocker that will be eligible to begin play for the 2017 season and have four years of eligibility.
"We are very excited for this class of eight," Franklin said. "It's a class that brings in at least one player in each position to help mold the talent level and depth of our roster. The 2017 class has a ton of experience playing at the Open and National levels of club volleyball which will have them prepared to compete for playing time right away. We were not only able to recruit great players, but each of these athletes is a high character person who will contribute to the culture our team has worked hard to build this spring. It's a great great day to be an Eagle and the future is very bright!"
Lindsay De Vore – Freshman – 5-7 – Right Side
De Vore was a volleyball and track standout at Denton High School in Texas as she led her team in kills averaging 4.3 per set. As a senior she was named the district's MVP and was a first team pick after picking up nods on the second squad as a sophomore and junior. In 2015, she helped her team win an area championship to qualify for the regional. De Vore was named to an academic all-district member all four years in high school. The rookie has ties to the area as her uncle, Condredge Holloway, played football and baseball at the University of Tennessee. He is the first black quarterback for the Volunteers and the Southeastern Conference while being Tennessee's first black baseball player.
Erin Edwards – Freshman – 5-9 – Right Side
The Midlothian, Va. native was her team's most valuable player each year in high school while picking up first-team all-conference honors. As a senior, Edwards notched 624 kills, 75 blocks, 174 digs and 141 aces. Also a member of the gymnastics team, she excelled in the classroom being a member of the Beta Club, a Tribe Mentor Leader, on the Academic Honor Roll all four years and being a President's Award winner.
Annabel Fernandez – Freshman – 5-5 – Libero
As a senior at Southwest Miami Senior High School, Fernandez was named the team's most valuable player after being named All-Dade county for four straight seasons from 2013-16. She posted 14 digs per match and led the team in aces with just under five per outing. After finishing as the district runner up in 2015, the Eagles won the district in 2016. Fernandez is a member of the National Honor Society ranking in the top 10 percent in her graduating class.
Emily Harnischfeger – Freshman – 5-9 – Outside Hitter
A 2016 New York state champion, Harnischfeger was named to the NYS Section V Class AA All-Tournament Team in 2014 and 2016. With 331 kills and 3.06 kills per set as a senior, she led the New York State Class AA Championship Team. The Macedon, N.Y. native was named the MaxPreps and American Volleyball Coaches' Association Player of the Week from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5, 2016. The outside hitter was invited to the USA Volleyball High Performance camp for three years and to the beach program in 2015. Her Penfield High School teammates named her a varsity captain for three years starting as a sophomore. Harnischfeger was placed on the top squad in 2016 by the Democrat and Chronicle All-Greater Rochester unit. The 2016 New York Scholar Athlete was on the honor roll for all four years of high school.
Megan Oldenburger – Freshman – 5-11 – Outside Hitter
Oldenburger comes to Jefferson City after being an honorable mention all-state pick in Iowa in 2016 piling up 316 kills and 219 digs. She had been a first-team all-metro pick as a junior and a second team honoree as a sophomore. She was a member of the National Honor Society, the Honor Roll and Student Council. The Cedar Rapids native also participated in tennis.
Katie Parnell – Freshman – 6-2 – Middle Blocker
In four year at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, Parnell racked up a .400 hitting percentage with 457 total kills and 278 blocks. The middle was a member of the 4-AAAA All-State team as a senior after being named the area player of the year. Parnell was named to the all-area team during her junior and senior seasons. The Atlanta native won a state title in 4A as a freshman while finishing runner-up as a junior and fourth in her final year.
Madison Rademacher – Freshman – 5-5 – Setter
Rademacher holds the school record for assists in a season piling up 847 to lead the Colorado Front Range Conference. She averaged 13.4 assists, 7.6 digs, 4.1 service aces and 2.3 blocks per set. For her club team, the setter helped her team rank first in the RMAC Region while taking fourth place in the Colorado Crossroad's Open Division in 2014. The unit placed 12th in the country at the AAU National Championship Tournament in Orlando, Fla. With a 3.8 GPA, Rademacher is a member of the National Honor Society and an academic team all-star. She worked on the yearbook committee and was a Blue Crew Leader helping freshman transition to high school.
Abbey Wilson – Freshman – 5-7 – Right Side
During her high school career, Wilson piled up 1,274 kills, 190 blocks, 315 aces, 1,229 digs, and 1,807 assists. The Columbia, Tenn. native was named the district's most valuable player as a junior and a senior. The four-time first-team all-district performer helped her team to district titles in her final two years. She was a first-team district tournament team selection three times and won the MVP honor as a junior when the right side picked up a nod on the all-region tournament club. In the classroom, Wilson is a member of the National Honor Society as well as the English and Science National Honor Society.
The Eagles begin their 2017 regular season on September 1 playing at Lincoln Memorial against King (Tenn.), Erskine and Lee over two days to jumpstart to year. For updates throughout the summer on the program follow @CNathletics and @CarsonNewmanVB on Twitter.
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