Kylie is a Middle Blocker and Opposite Hitter for Carroll. She is from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin and is a sophomore now. Here are just a few of her 2023 stats: Appeared in 28 sets over 13 matches with 2 matches started…scored 51 points with 43 kills, seven digs, and 13 blocks…nailed 10 kills on 21 attempts with one block against Lawrence on 10/18/23…recorded three blocks and two kills against Dubuque on 9/29/23. She is eager to jump into coaching with veteran Payton Depies.

Megan has been coaching regional, national , and youth volleyball since 2017, and previously was trained by Jon and Patrick for two seasons as a libero and defensive specialist in 2015 and 2016. She is currently the Program Director for Waukesha North Jr Northstars Volleyball, and is very excited to continue her coaching career at Wisconsin Elite!

2022: As a freshman was a member of the Muskies’ varsity reserve squad and did not play in a varsity match.

High School: Three-year letter winner on volleyball team… Three-time team captain… Second team all-district selection as a sophomore.

Personal: Daughter of Tarawn Gilley and Irais Macias and has three brothers (Marcel, Xavier and Kamoni)… Majoring in exercise science.


Favorite TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy
Favorite movie: How to Train Your Dragon
Favorite food: Pasta
Favorite holiday: Halloween
When not playing sports you will find me: Drawing or working out
Why did you choose Lakeland? Small campus, great environment, great coaches and players

Jeff is very passionate about volleyball. He has played the sport his entire adult life and has been coaching club for 10 years. He believes in building the “team” and developing the players both as athletes and as people. Outside of volleyball Jeff enjoys working out, riding his motorcycle, and spending time with his family. He is married to Christie and has a daughter Lilly, who is a sophomore in college, and a volleyball player as well.

Coming from Rockford, Illinois, Annalissa has worked with multiple age groups in the coaching realm. She coached for VC-United, Rockford Volleyball and coached our 12-Red team this past season. She plays volleyball at MSOE and is eager to continue coaching in the Milwaukee area for Wisconsin Elite. She is a long-time player and is looking to bring that experience to the 13-Elite team.

Aimee returns to the Wisconsin Elite coaching staff for her fourth year with the club. As a former volleyball and fastpitch softball player and club coach, she brings an extensive background to the organization. Upon graduating from Divine Savior Holy Angels High School in Milwaukee, WI, she competed collegiately for Georgia State University until having to step away from her scholarship due to a career-ending back injury. This allowed Aimee to jump into coaching back in the Milwaukee area as she finished a dual major in Nursing and Kinesiology through UW-Milwaukee.

Her passion for working with student-athletes led her to coach both sports at her alma mater at the varsity level. Other coaching experiences have included running her own fastpitch softball club as well as coaching both girls and boys club volleyball in SE Wisconsin. Coach Sullivan continues to look for opportunities to give back to both sports out of gratitude for the experiences and mentoring she has had throughout her training years.

Currently, Aimee serves professionally as the VP of Operations for the Crawford Evaluation Group.

Married to Patrick Sullivan, they have a daughter who is completing her senior year at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, looking forward to taking on a BS in Biology. In her free time, Aimee enjoys following the Badger Women’s VB team, spending time with family – including the family dog, Rosie, and volunteering with her daughter Lainey.

Ari brings her extensive player background to the coaching realm along with her past coaching experience. She has coached across the age spectrum, but loves working in the 14-15s age group. She focuses heavily on being disciplined at practice, focusing on the details, building mental strength and volleyball IQ all while balancing it with a love of the sport. She was all conference for 4 years of college at Lawrence. She was Top 5 for kills and digs and took the team to the conference tournament for the first time in school history. She continues to play at a high level across the Midwest area!

Brianna is entering her 4th year with Wisconsin Elite Volleyball, working with both the 15s and 14s age group. Along with coaching club, she has coached her old middle school’s 7th/8th-grade girls’ volleyball team for the past 4 years. She has played volleyball for most of her life, starting at the age of 9. She graduated from Menomonee Falls High School where she was on Varsity for 3 years. Following HS, she played club at Northern Illinois University. Bri still enjoys playing volleyball today, but more for fun in both indoor and outdoor leagues with her mom and friends.

Her coaching style is to push hard at practice and instill a love for the process. She has excellent communication in breaking down playtime, positions, and technical feedback. She is looking forward to a great season ahead. 

Rachel is a 2nd year coach with Wisconsin Elite with many years as a player under her belt. She has been playing since she was 11 years old and played club for 6 years. In high school she was a 3 year varsity member at Menomonee Falls High School. She went on to play D1 College volleyball at the University of New Mexico where she became a program ranked middle for blocking by her sophomore year and transferred to Lipscomb University her junior year where they were conference champs and made it to the NCAA Tournament. 

As a coach Rachel likes to make sure everything is left on the court in games and in practice, but also promotes great communication and mind set skills to grow as a player and together as a team. 

Lauren is a former high school athlete, club athlete and has done individual 1-on-1 coaching with varying ages 10-18 before moving to Wisconsin. She brings her player background to the coaching world eager to help push the girls to reach their goals as individuals but with a team mindset. She is very excited to be bringing her background to the 15-Silver team for her first year at Wisconsin Elite.

Jason is entering his second year with Wisconsin Elite Volleyball. He played volleyball at Augustana College and were nationally ranked each year for Division 2. As a former collegiate volleyball player, he’s turned his passion for playing into a passion for coaching and developing volleyball athletes. His coaching style is one that engages his players, encourages confidence, motivates teammates, and hopefully grows each player’s love for the game. 

Jason is married to the best volleyball mom and together they have 3 daughters- two of them play for Wisconsin Elite, one is on Franklin’s competitive dance team. At home there is usually a volleyball being touched or bounced off the walls. Jason still plays sand volleyball and enters a few grass 3’s tournaments every year.

Growing up as the oldest of five kids, and the fourth oldest of twenty-five grandkids, teaching and coaching have always been an integral part of Nick Potts’s life. He grew up in the Milwaukee area and attended New Berlin Eisenhower HS. He then graduated from UW-Madison where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education. While attending UW, he served as Vice President and a four-year starter for the Men’s Club Volleyball Team. Upon graduating, he began teaching middle school art & design and coaching in the Madison area, which he continued for eight years. After having an opportunity to live abroad in Helsinki, Finland for a year, Nick moved back to the Milwaukee area and teaches middle school art in the Muskego-Norway School District.

Nick’s energy and passion for the game motivate players to want to grow and become better for their teammates. Drawing from a vast knowledge base in different learning styles, he strives to assist his teams in cultivating a solid foundation of technique and strategy, and seeks to help each athlete grow into well-rounded players and passionate students of the game. Nick takes pride in helping athletes build confidence, develop into leaders, and strengthen mental fortitude through the game of volleyball.

Coaching Experience:

University of Wisconsin Volleyball Summer Camps: 2016-Present

Wisconsin Elite Volleyball Club 16-1s: 2021-2022 (Finished 18th at AAU Nationals)

MVP 15-1s: 2020-2021 (Finished top 25 at AAU Nationals)

Wisconsin Select Volleyball Club 15-1s: 2015-2017

Mount Horeb 8th grade Head Coach: 2015-2017

Mount Horeb JV Head Coach & Varsity Assistant: 2013-2014

Mount Horeb 8th grade Head Coach: 2012

Mount Horeb 7th grade Head Coach: 2011

Marshall HS JV Head Coach & Varsity Assistant: 2010

Wisconsin Performance 15s Head Coach: 2009

UW-Madison Men’s Club Volleyball Team- Vice President & Coach: 2006-2011

UW-Whitewater Women’s Club Volleyball Head Coach: 2005-2006

Julia is entering her second year at Wisconsin Elite Volleyball but has been around the game most of her life. Originally from Michigan, Julia attended Calvin University and was a 4-year member of the volleyball and basketball teams, a career that included all-conference honors in both sports, several conference championships, a National Runner-Up, and a National Championship. After college Julia lived on the East Coast for several years to attend graduate school to study nutrition and public health and then found her way to the Milwaukee area where she’s been ever since. Since moving here, she’s enjoyed getting into the volleyball scene by playing in leagues and tournaments and is thrilled to now get into the coaching game as well. In her free time, Julia enjoys cooking, gardening, and traveling.

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Briuna Harper is a college student at Lakeland University studying sports management & leadership with an emphasis on athletic coaching. She is a long-time player and is passionate about working with the youth ages of sports. She is entering her second season at Wisconsin Elite Volleyball.

• Played high school volleyball and baseball for Greenfield High School
• 3rd year coaching club volleyball 1st year with Wisconsin Elite
• Muskego High School Girls JV volleyball coach
• Whitnall Middle School 8th grade girls volleyball coach 
  

Outside of volleyball he is a superintendent for a commercial construction company. His wife Jennifer and him have 2 daughters, his oldest plays for Wisconsin Elite and youngest is a basketball player, they are also both involved in competitive dance. 

As a coach Chris promotes good sportsmanship and the importance of being a good teammate . Creating a culture where everyone supports, encourages and looks out for each other. He looks forward to his first year at Wisconsin Elite Volleyball.

Patrick is a co-founder, Master Coach, and Director of Wisconsin Elite Volleyball. His journey in volleyball began in high school at Nicolet. He was the starting setter for his Freshmen team and then jumped to Varsity as a three year starter. He was an all-state libero and still holds the D1 State record for digs in a match. He went to school at UW-Madison where he played 6-rotation outside and Libero at times. He continues to play at the Open/Semi-Pro level in tournaments around the country. He is the current starting Libero for the VLA Milwaukee Dive team, which is the United States true professional mens volleyball league. His passion for playing is shared in his coaching of all ages. After two seasons head coaching the 14-Elite team, he is eager to Head Coach the 16-Elite team again. He looks forward to helping them grow as people, players, and teammates and chase a strong National finish. His philosophy revolves around working harder to do great little things and make plays for the hard balls. Strong technique, reps with intent, and a passion to grow each practice is the mentality he strives to push onto his teams. Elevating talent to jump into the next levels of play motivates him to continue pushing girls in practice and tournaments. 

Other notable exciting pieces from his coaching background include traveling to Japan to study grade school play to the college level. The incredible dedication and work ethic was rewarding to see and learn from. He also recently traveled to Alaska to coach a high school team camp and continues to help out in area Grass and beach clinics as well. He has also worked college camps, including the UW-Madison Badger Camp as a lead coach for a group. His coaching background now totals over 10 years of experience.

Angela is a highly experienced coach with 17 years of experience coaching high school volleyball and 9 years of experience coaching long-distance track. In addition to her passion for coaching and volleyball, Angela also loves running. This is Angela’s fourth year with Wisconsin Elite Volleyball, and she is very excited to work with the 16s program to grow their skills and love of the game!

Monica has coached for the Wisconsin Elite for three years and really developed the 14-Regional program in the 22-23 season and 16-Blue team for the 2023-2024 season. She is a coach by day, ref by night, and celebrity TikToker as well (@monica.vball). She also is a Marketing Director in the Milwaukee area. You can always count on Monica to be on top of the girls, highly organized, and a passionate coach.

AWARDS 
ALL-MAAC VOLLEYBALL TEAM (2020-21)
MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (2019, 2020,2021)CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 25, vs. Siena (3/7/21)
Assists: 4, vs. Rider (10/6/19)
Digs: 28, at Niagara (3/28/21) 
Aces: 7, vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (9/20/19)
Blocks: 8, at Siena (10/13/19)
Hitting Percentage: .500, at Manhattan (10/3/21)FALL 2021

SENIOR SEASON
• Appeared in 26 matches, making 19 starts
• Led the MAAC and ranked 15th in the nation in service aces per set (0.48)
• Ranked third on the squad with 180 total kills and a 2.51 kills per set average
• Placed fourth on the squad with 192 total digs and 2.26 digs per set average 
• Also recorded 27 total blocks
• Posted double-digit kills in seven matches
• Finished with double-digit digs in seven matches
• Recorded five double-doubles 
• Finished with 13 kills, .355 hitting percentage and seven total blocks at Fairfield (Oct. 24)
• Posted season-high 19 kills, .273 hitting percentage and 18 digs in four-set victory over Battle of the Bridge rival Niagara (Nov. 4)
• Finished with a season-high 20 digs and added 14 kills in quarterfinal-round victory over Niagara at 2022 MAAC Volleyball Championship SPRING 2021 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Named to the All-MAAC Volleyball Team
• Appeared in all 13 matches and 49 sets during shortened season
• Ranked second on Canisius with 148 kills, averaging 3.02 kills per set
• Posted 191 digs on the campaign with 3.90 digs per set and led the Griffs with 16 service aces 
• Registered double-digit kills in eight matches and recorded a double-double on seven occasions
• Tallied a career-high 25 kills in the season opening victory against Siena on March 7
• Had a career-high 28 digs in the victory of “Battle of the Bridge” rival Niagara on March 28
• Was selected to the 2020 MAAC All-Academic Team 
2019 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Named to MAAC All-Academic Team
• Named to All-Tournament Team at the Blue and White Classic
• Appeared in all 31 contests, playing in 116 sets
• Set the Canisius single-season record with 57 service aces, breaking Somer Sharpstone’s mark of 55 aces, set in 1997
• Topped the MAAC with 0.49 service aces per set
• Finished second on the team with 287 kills and third on the Griffs with 314 digs
• Posted 12 double-doubles on the campaign
• Registered six double-doubles over the course of seven matches from Sept. 24 at Niagara to Oct. 13 at Siena
• Notched 15 contests with 10-plus kills and 17 matches with double-digit digs
• Recorded 10-or-more digs in eight of the final nine contests
• Had multiple service aces in 14 matches this season, registering three-or-more service aces in 10 contests
• Tallied a team season-high seven service aces in the sweep of Saint Francis (Pa.) on Sept. 20
• Totaled a career-best .452 hitting percentage in the Sept. 29 win at Manhattan, notching 15 kills to go with 13 digs
• Posted career highs with 22 kills and four assists on Oct. 6 against Rider, also added 10 digs and three aces in the victory
• Registered 24 digs in the Oct. 12 win at Marist, recording 12 kills and four aces as well
• Had a career-high eight total blocks on Oct. 13 at Siena, also post a double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs2018 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Made appearances in 18 matches, playing 43 sets and making seven starts
• Recorded 47 kills, 59 digs, three service aces and seven total blocks
• Averaged 1.09 kills per set and 1.37 digs per set
• Started rookie season with a double-double against Montana State (Aug. 24), recording 11 kills and 15 digs
• Tallied 12 digs in the Aug. 24 match versus Binghamton
• Registered six kills on three occasions
• Had three service aces in the Sept. 8 match against Loyola Chicago
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played four years at Cardinal Gibbons High School
• Won the 2015-16 North Carolina 4A State Championship with the Crusaders
• Was named to the 2018 all-conference team
• Played seven years for the Triangle Volleyball Club
• Member of National Honor SocietyPERSONAL
• Daughter of Vanessa and Harold Nelson, stepdaughter of Suzette Nelson
• Has one sister, Haleigh
• Sister played volleyball collegiately at the University of Wisconsin and professionally in France with Pays d’Aix Venelles
• Uncle, Rand E. McNeal, played baseball at the University of North Carolina
• Majoring in political science and journalism

2022: Played in all 30 matches and a total of 104 sets… Finished with 275 kills, also posting 156 errors in 850 total attacks for a .140 hitting percentage… Also added 62 digs, 27 blocks (five solo, 22 assisted) and six assists… Named honorable mention all-Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference selection for the second straight year… Tabbed as NACC Offensive Player of the Week Oct. 2… Set career high with 17 kills at Concordia Wisconsin Oct. 26 and finished with double-digit kills in 14 matches.

2021: As a freshman played in 22 matches and a total of 71 sets… Finished with team-high 198 kills and 120 errors in 651 attacks for a .120 hitting percentage… Led team in kills and kills per set (2.79) and was named an honorable mention all-NACC selection… Added 40 digs, 16 blocks (three solo, 13 assisted), one service ace and one assist… Posted double-digit kills in eight matches including a high of 16 kills against Aurora Oct. 8… Also finished with 15 kills at Concordia (Ill.) Oct. 1 and added 14 kills plus a season-best eight digs against St. Norbert Oct. 15… Named to UW-Eau Claire Sandy Schumacher all-tournament team.

High School: Member of volleyball team and also played one year on golf team

Personal: Majoring in exercise science.
 
Career ambition/goal: Physical therapist
Favorite movie: Footloose
Favorite food: Green enchiladas
Favorite sports teams: Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Lakers
Hero(es)/most influential people: My mom and dad are both the most influential people in my life, they do everything for me
Greatest sports accomplishment: Getting to play college volleyball
Something people may not know about you: I ride horses

Amanda is a 3rd year returning coach for Wisconsin Elite. Last year she and Emma coached the 15 – Blue team. Growing up in the Kenosha area, she played nine years of club volleyball as well as high school. She graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering where she played volleyball for 4 years and studied BioMolecular engineering.

Emma is a third year returning coach for Wisconsin Elite. She and Amanda have coached at the 15s age level the last two seasons, both regionally and nationally. Growing up in the Waukesha area, she played five years of club volleyball as well as high school. She also played collegiately at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, graduating recently with a degree in Biomedical Engineering. 

Happily Married for 17 years. Father of two girls. I own and manage residential real-estate. Played High School Volleyball at Greendale, College Volleyball at MATC.

28 years of volleyball experience:

1998 Greendale High School all Conference

2000-2001Volleyball Director at Waukesha Center Court

2002 Nirsa Midwest Challenge MVP

2002 WVC All Star Team2002 WVC State Tournament Team

2002 WVC State MVP2002 Nirsa All American2002 NIRSA Final 42003 WVC All Conference Team

2003 WVC State MVP2003 Nirsa All American2003 Nirsa National Champaign

2003 1st Place, Chicago Windy City Open

8 Years of USAV experience, 6 in OPEN including 2nd and 3rd OPEN Division finishes.

1st place open finishes in every major grass triples tournament in the tri-state area. Including the Iowa fairgrounds, Chicago luau, Wisconsin Waupaca. 43 and Still playing hard at the Marquette Annex!

Co-Founder of Wisconsin Elite

5 years MVI (Minnesota volleyball instructors) elite coach

2nd & 2x 5th at Coaching AAU Nationals

1x MVI tournament champion

2 years Muskego High School assistant

2nd at D1 state

Took 2 years of workshops led by Karch Kiraly and Hugh McCutcheon

14 years of coaching experience

Semi-Pro water skier

2022 – Senior
ASUN Honor Roll recipient…ASUN Honors Graduate recipient…Ranked third on team in kills per set (2.12), total points (195) and points per set (2.35) and was fourth in total kills (176) and blocks (32)…Tallied 38 digs…Appeared in 27 matches and played in 83 sets…Reached double-digit kills on five occasions, including a season-high 13 against Austin Peay on Sept. 23…Registered at least one block in 19 matches and notched two blocks or more in seven of those…Racked up a season-high five blocks Sept. 3 against Miami (Ohio)…Tied season best with five digs Sept. 30 against North Alabama and Nov. 5 against FGCU.

2021 – Junior
ASUN Honor Roll recipient.

SPRING 2021 – Sophomore 
ASUN Honor Roll recipient…Led team in points per set (2.77) and kills per set (2.40) while ranking second in blocks (31) and third in total kills (113)…Carried a .238 hitting percentage and registered 15 digs…Appeared in 14 matches with 13 starts and played in 47 sets…Amassed seven or more kills in eight games and reached double digits five times…Recorded two or more blocks on eight occasions…Notched at least 10 kills in three of first four games…Piled up season-high 17 kills against Xavier on Jan. 30…Hit .647 with 11 kills against Kennesaw State on Feb. 14…Tallied season-high six blocks against Liberty on March 12…Posted 14 kills, her second-highest total of the season, against Lipscomb in ASUN Championship quarterfinals on March 27.

2019 – Freshman 
Academic All-GLVC honoree…As a freshman, ranked second on team in blocks (48) and tied for fourth in points (178.5)…Totaled 146 kills, 26 digs and four service aces…Appeared in 26 matches and played in 71 sets…Made collegiate debut in 3-0 win over Pitt-Johnstown on Sept. 6…Tallied three blocks against Clarion on Sept. 7…Posted eight kills against Saginaw Valley State on Sept. 7…Notched 11 kills with a .529 attack percentage and had four blocks in 3-1 triumph over Christian Brothers on Sept. 13…Registered 11 kills and four blocks against Minnesota State on Sept. 14…Recorded three blocks against Missouri S&T on Sept. 27…Delivered nine kills and three blocks in 3-0 rolling of Maryville on Sept. 28…Supplied four blocks in 3-0 pasting of Quincy on Oct. 4…Racked up 10 kills against Indianapolis on Oct. 8…Collected 10 kills against Cedarville on Oct. 18…Amassed 11 kills and season-high two service aces against Ashland on Oct. 19…Produced 10 kills against McKendree on Oct. 25…Accounted for nine kills and four blocks in 3-1 win over William Jewell on Nov. 8.

BEFORE BELLARMINE: Played high school volleyball at Germantown in Wisconsin and was a four-year varsity starter and team captain as a junior and senior…Named honorable-mention All-State as a junior and senior, first-team All-Conference as a senior and second-team All-Conference as a junior…Honored as Team MVP her junior and senior years and earned All-Academic Team plaudits those seasons as well…Also as a senior, recognized on All-County Team and broke school record for career blocks with 400 from 2015-18…Lauded as Prep Digs Player of the Week in junior year…Member of Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society and PEERS for PEERS Leader…Played club volleyball for four years with Motion Volleyball Program…Was team captain as a senior, named to Ultra Ankle JVA Watch List and cited on President’s Day Classic All-Tournament Team.

PERSONAL: Birthday is Nov. 30, 2000…SIBLING(S):Sophia (sister)…Favorite music is alternative…Favorite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy…Favorite movie is The Secret Life of Bees…Favorite meal is (my dad’s) tacos…Favorite hobby is laughing with friends…Favorite professional sports team is the Milwaukee Brewers…Favorite professional athlete is Christian Yelich.

Sandy played volleyball at Muskego High School. Helped the team to three WIAA State tournaments. Still holds 3 D1 State blocking records. Played club for Sports Performance Volleyball in IL. During that time helped her team to 2 first place finishes at the AAU 18s Open National Championships and also won a World Championship. Played DI volleyball at Marquette where she helped her team to a sweet 16 appearance and 4 NCAA tournament appearances.

Nick has played volleyball for 10 years. He has recently graduated from Benedictine University where he is the all time kills leader and helped his team to their first conference championships. He was named first and second team ALL-NACC. He has coached volleyball for 2 years, at various clubs and at Mukwonago HS as a varsity assistant. He has recently finished a season winning the silver bracket in the USA division. 

Asher is entering his 4th year with the program at Wisconsin Elite Volleyball.

We have numerous coaches currently in our pipeline to hire. We are excited to announce them shortly. If you are interested in coaching for Wisconsin Elite please email pbieser@wisconsinelite.org, we work hard to create opportunities for anyone with the passion. We consistently bring in new coaches pre-season and during our season to continue building our roster of coaches.