About Our Team!

We are an organization that offers a fun and competitive environment for Grand Valley students to play volleyball and be a part of a team! We travel throughout the school year to other universities for tournaments, like U of M and MSU, and participate in the NCVF National Championships every April. This year our Nationals will be held in Kansas City, Missouri. Being a member of the Women's Club Volleyball means creating friendships, staying healthy, and gaining skills that apply on and off the court.

Come visit us at Campus Life Night, where we give you information, answer questions and meet some of the players! This will be held on Sept 9th, 6-8pm.

Opens gyms will be held on Aug 29th, Aug 31st and Sept 7th,  8-10:30pm @ the Fieldhouse. These open gyms are a great way to meet new people, get to know the club and to just play volleyball!

Tryouts, 2022:

Monday, September 12th @ the Fieldhouse 8-10:30pm

Tuesday, September 13th @ the Rec Center 8-10:30pm (courts 4 and 5)

Wednesday, September 14th @ the Fieldhouse 8-10:30pm

There is a $5 tryout fee. Please wear the designated colored shirt for what position you are trying out for.

Meet Our Board Members

As a club sports team at Grand Valley, we are a proud student-ran organization. What this means is that we fundraise throughout each season to work towards the funding of hosting/attending tournaments, volleyball supplies, and our annual Nationals trip. This is all orchestrated by our E-Board members, players, teammates and coaches. Below are the members of the 2022 E-Board.

President: Currently Sydney Leslie. She is currently a senior with a Psychology major, pursuing to become a Therapist in the future. She has also played volleyball for 10 years but as a setter. As the President, Sydney keeps the club at the high standards we set and get information conveyed to the players efficiently. 

Vice President: Currently Jordan Burnham. She is a junior majoring in Mathematics teaching and education, with an emphasis on secondary education, pursing to become a Math teacher in the future. She has been playing for 10 years as many positions such as a defensive specialist/libero and an outside hitter. Her job resides in helping our President with the loose ends and other needed information.

Financial Officer: Currently Mckenna Friedt. She is a senior with an Accounting major, pursuing to be Certified Public Accountant, in her future. She has also played for 10 years as mainly a defensive specialist/libero. Her job resides in dealing with our financial responsibilities, and helping out other members in any means possible.

Social Media: Currently Allison Taiariol. She is a sophomore with a major in Advertising and Public Relations, pursuing to become a content manager within social media. She has been playing volleyball for 6 years mainly as a defensive specialist/libero. Her job resides to post throughout our Instagram, Facebook, and communications of our club.

We are lucky to have our head coaches, Rachael Arntson, Skyler DeMeyer, and our assistant coaches, Joey Cha and Morgan Bordewyk.  They not only make us a better team, but also push us to be the best player we can be. With all their hard work towards the program, we wouldn't be where we are today, so thank you!

Below we have provided contact information for each member specified. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, we would love to get into contact.

Coaches and Board Member Information:

• Head Coach: Rachael Arntson, [email protected]
• Head Coach: Skyler DeMeyer
• Assistant Coach: Morgan Bordeywk
• President: Sydney Leslie
• Vice President: Jordan Burnham
• Financial Officer: McKenna Friedt
• Risk Manager/Secretary: Samantha Miller
• Social Media: Allison Taiariol

Main Contact, Club E-Mail: [email protected]

Our Season Formatting

Our season is a full-year commitment, and we roughly have 3-4 tournaments per semester. We travel to places from the University of Michigan to Ohio State University and play other universities club teams! We not only practice twice a week, but we also condition after every practice to get into shape for future tournaments. Every year we are allowed to travel and participate in a National Tournament, where we play with more than 400 teams across the country This year our Nationals is hosted in Phoenix, Arizona and we will be attending April 12th through the 17th, so make sure to cheer us on!

Wins and Accomplishments

Tournament Wins and Final Scores of 2021-2022 Season:

10/23/21: At our club's first tournament of the 2021 season, our D1 team placed 1st in gold, and our D3 team placed 4th in Gold at the Saginaw Valley State University Tournament! Both teams fought hard for these gold positions and we are so proud of everybody's hard work! Our D1 team fought a hard last match against Michigan State University to fight for 1st, winning the first set 25-16 and the 2nd set 25-22. What a win ladies and excited to see what the rest of the season holds!

01/29/22: At the first tournament of the Winter semester, our D3 team placed 1st in the silver, and our D1 placed 4th in Gold at the Michigan Winter Classic at University of Michigan. Each team played very well after a long winter break, starting the season of right! as we prepare for nationals, the team is determined to work hard and accomplish more wins!

Halloween Practices

2021: Every year we get into the Halloween spirit by showing up to practice in costumes! This year we had players come in costumes from Mario and Luigi to Boo and Sully, making it a fun-filled practice and memories in the process, showing our Laker pride. Check out our Instagram @gvsu_vbclub to see more of our funny costumes!

Nationals 2022

This year, Nationals was hosting in Phoenix, Arizona and gave our club  an opportunity to play teams around the country. This included Cal Poly, Kansas State, Penn State and many more. Check out our Instagram story "PHX 2022" to see our highlights, @gvsu.vbclub.