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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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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Patrick is a long-time volleyball enthusiast. He continues to play at the Open/Semi-Pro level in tournaments and plays USAV Adult Nationals at the Open level. He is the current starting Libero for the VLA Milwaukee Dive team. The passion he has 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. He looks forward to helping them grow as people, players, and teammates, and chase a strong National finish. He co-founded the club with Jon Mohr.

Angela is a highly experienced coach with 16 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 third 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.

2021: Played in ten matches and a total of 33 sets in Muskies’ abbreviated season… Posted 43 kills with 24 errors in 126 attack attempts for a .151 hitting percentage… Also added 180 assists, 55 digs, ten service aces and eight blocks (three solo, five assisted)… Led team in assists and finished second in digs, third in kills and blocks and fourth in aces… Extended his Lakeland varsity record for career service aces, finishing the season with 83 career aces… Also moved into second all-time in Muskies varsity history in career assists (1,581)… Recorded season highs with nine kills, 41 assists and eight digs against Concordia (Wis.) March 2… Also added eight digs at Marian Feb. 18… Recipient of Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Scholar-Athlete Award.

2020: Started all 20 matches and played in all 69 sets… Led team as well as the NACC with 568 assists… Also paced team with 30 service aces, and his 73 aces over three seasons is a Lakeland varsity career record… and added 136 digs and 11 blocks (five solo, six assisted)… Posted 59 kills with 37 errors in 171 attacks for a .129 hitting percentage… Finished second on team in digs and fourth in kills… Also came in second in NACC in aces and sixth in assists per set (8.23)… Notched career high with 15 digs at North Central (Ill.) Feb. 11… Recipient of NACC Scholar-Athlete Award.

2019: Played in 25 matches and a total of 82 sets as a sophomore… Led team with 570 assists and an average of 6.95 assists per set… Finished with 53 kills and 34 errors in 193 total attacks for a .098 hitting percentage… Added 134 digs, 25 blocks (two solo, 23 assisted) and 19 service aces… Finished second on team in digs and service aces… Also finished eighth in the NACC in assists and assists/set… Set a new career high with 46 assists against Marian on March 27… Also finished with season highs of 13 digs at MSOE March 13 and six kills against Loras (Iowa) Feb. 9.

2018: Played in 26 matches and a total of 80 sets as a freshman… Finished with 157 kills and 67 errors in 416 total attacks for a .216 hitting percentage… Also added 263 assists, 115 digs, 24 service aces and 19 blocks (two solo, 17 assisted)… Led team in service aces and finished second in assists and hitting percentage, third in kills and fourth in digs… Also finished eighth in the NACC in assists, ninth in assists/set (3.29), tied for ninth in service aces and 10th in aces/set (0.30)… Posted season-high 14 kills March 21 against MSOE on his way to NACC Player of the Week honors March 26 for the first time in his career… Recorded a high of 23 assists on two occasions, first against North Central (Ill.) on Feb. 17 and again as part of a triple-double (13 kills, 23 assists, 10 digs) March 31 at Aurora… Finished with season-best 11 digs at MSOE on April 10 and five service aces against Marian on March 2.

High School: Four-year member of volleyball team and was a two-year letter winner, and also played two years of basketball… Team captain as a senior, when he was named first team all-conference… Member of conference championship team and WIAA state runner-up as a junior.
 
Personal: Born Dec. 14, 1998… Son of Lance & Lora Ekum and has one brother (Jakob) and one sister (Bekah)… Majoring in business administration with an emphasis in sport management.


Favorite TV show: 24
Favorite food: Steak
Favorite athlete: Kobe Bryant (former NBA player)
Favorite sports teams: Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, Real Madrid (soccer)
Greatest sports accomplishment: Played in state finals for volleyball in 2015
Something people may not know about you: I’ve traveled to all 50 states, 15 countries and four continents

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 entering her 3rd year with Wisconsin Elite Volleyball and is a recent player at MSOE. More below on her accomplishments.

Career Single Game Highs

Kills – 15 (vs Lawrence 9/25/21)

Assists – 4 (Three times)

Aces – 4 (Three times)

Digs – 23 (vs. Lakeland 3/14/21)

Blocks – 3 (Six times) 

2022

Played 85 sets over 24 matches

Tied career game highs in assists and service aces

Averaged 2.93 digs per set

2021

Saw action in 105 sets across 31 total matches 

Averaged 1.90 kills per set and hit .144 

Career record of 15 kills and had 14 digs against Lawrence on Sept. 25

Had 10 kills and hit .625 against Mount Mary on Oct. 30 

2020-21*

Played in 11 matches and 38 sets during freshman season 

Averaged 1.39 kills per set

Set career record with four assists against Marian on March 28

New career high water mark in digs against Lakeland on March 14 with 23 

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

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.