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 Arizona, April 12-17th! Being a member of the Women's Club Volleyball means creating friendships, staying healthy, and gaining skills that apply on and off the court.

When are tryouts? September 12, 6-9pm @ the Fieldhouse and September 13th, 8-10:30pm @ the Fieldhouse

Practices will be Mondays and Wednesdays 8-10:30pm @ the Fieldhouse!

Meet Our Board Members

As a club sports team at Grand Valley, we are a student-run organization! Our President is currently Katelyn Maranda, a Senior and an Exercise Science major, pursuing to become a Physical Therapist in the future. She has played volleyball for 11 years and plays as an outside hitter. As the President, Katelyn can keep the club at the high standards we set and get information conveyed to the players efficiently. Our Vice President is currently Sydney Leslie, a Junior, and a Psychology major, pursuing to become a Therapist in the future. She has also played volleyball for 9 years but as a setter. Her jobs reside in helping our President with the loose ends and other needed information. Our current Financial Officer is Mckenna Friedt, a Junior and an Accounting major, pursuing to be CPA, Certified Public Accountant, in her future. She has also played for 9 years as mainly a defensive specialist/libero. Her job resides in dealing with our financial responsibilities. Last but not least, our Secretary/ Risk Manager is currently Samantha Miller, a Senior and an Exercise Science major, pursuing to be a physical therapist as well. She has played for 12 years and is currently our middle Hitter. Her job resides towards our attendance during the COVID procedures, and also overseeing the club, making sure everything is in order.

We are lucky to have our coaches, Rachael Arntson and Emily Spencer, and love all their hard work towards the program! They not only make us a better team, but also push us to be the best player we can be! 

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]
• Assistant Coach: Emily Spencer, [email protected]
• President: Katelyn Maranda
• Vice President: Sydney Leslie
• Financial Officer: McKenna Friedt
• Risk Manager/Secretary: Samantha Miller

Club E-Mail: [email protected]

Our Season Formatting

Our season is a full-year commitment, and we roughly have about 3-4 tournaments per semester. We travel to places from the University of Michigan to Ohio State University to play other Universities club teams! We not only practice twice a week, but we also condition after every practice, getting into shape for future tournaments! Every year we are allowed to travel and participate in Nationals, 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!