{"id":46720,"date":"2014-05-29T14:23:11","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T19:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=46720"},"modified":"2014-05-29T14:33:15","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T19:33:15","slug":"vcsu-volleyball-signs-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=46720","title":{"rendered":"VCSU Volleyball Signs Four"},"content":{"rendered":"

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VALLEY CITY (VCSU CSi) – Valley City State University volleyball coach Adam Longmore announced today the signing of four recruits for the 2014 season.<\/p>\n

Jenna Kost (Casselton, N.D.), Courtney Carlson (LaMoure, N.D.),<\/strong> Tanys Ulmer (Marion, N.D.) and Billie Gibson (Blackfoot, Idaho) have all committed to attend VCSU and play volleyball for the Vikings this fall. Longmore says the four incoming players fill some holes and should fit in well with his returning players.<\/p>\n

“I was fortunate to inherit a team with a lot of returners and a lot of experience,” he said. “I’m excited about what each new player will bring to the program as well. The personalities and strengths really differ between the four of them but they will all contribute to the future success of our program.”<\/p>\n

Longmore is entering his first season at head coach at VCSU. Prior to taking over the Viking program, Longmore spent six years as assistant coach at Southern Utah University, an NCAA Division I school.<\/p>\n

Valley City State University is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and plays its conference games in the North Star Athletic Association.<\/p>\n

Billie Gibson (MB, 5-9, Blackfoot, Idaho, Snake River HS)<\/p>\n

Gibson brings plenty of big match experience to Valley City State University, having been a part of three state championship teams at Snake River High School in Idaho.<\/p>\n

A 3-year starter in the middle for Snake River, Gibson capped off her career by helping the Panthers to a 39-2 record and an Idaho 3A state championship in her senior season – the school’s third state championship in the last four years. She leaves Snake River as the school’s record holder for most solo blocks. Gibson is the daughter of Dustin Gibson, and Tricia and Justin Cherry. She plans to pursue a career in nursing.<\/p>\n

“I have known Billie for quite some time and have worked closely with coach Shelli VanOrden from Snake River over the years,” said Longmore. “Billie joins our program with a lot of high quality training. She will add some much-needed depth in the middle for us. A lot of times she can go unnoticed because of her size but Billie will be a great key to our success.”<\/p>\n

Jenna Kost (OH, 5-9, Casselton, N.D.\/Central Cass HS)<\/p>\n

Kost played for the Vikings during the 2011 season and has committed to returning to the team this fall. Kost was an All Region outside hitter for Central Cass during her senior season in high school, helping the Squirrels to the Region 1 Championship and a 5th-place finish at the North Dakota Class B State Volleyball Tournament. Kost played in all 35 matches during her freshman season at VCSU. She is the daughter of Scott and Karen Kost and plans to major in elementary education and Spanish while at VCSU.<\/p>\n

“I am extremely happy that Jenna has chosen to be part of the program again,” said Longmore. “She is a great athlete and will look to compete on the outside for us. It is wonderful for us that she has experience as a former Viking.\u3000She has a great attitude about rejoining the team and is going to be a good addition.”<\/p>\n

Courtney Carlson (OH, 5-8, LaMoure, N.D.\/LaMoure HS)<\/p>\n

Carlson joins the Viking volleyball squad with a long list of accomplishments. At the forefront is her senior season when she was named the District 5 Outstanding Senior Athlete and helped lead LaMoure to a 36-4 record, the District 5 and Region 3 championships, and a runner-up finish at the North Dakota Class B State Volleyball Tournament.<\/p>\n

She racked up 415 kills, 68 aces, 552 digs and 27 blocks in her senior season. Carlson led the Loboes in kills both her junior and senior seasons, was a 2-time All District honoree, and was named to the State Volleyball All Tournament Team in 2013. Carlson will be reunited with high school teammate Megan Good, who played setter for the Vikings last season as a freshman. Carlson is the daughter of Mitch and Paulette Carlson and was named to the High Honor Roll at LaMoure High School. She is currently undecided on her college major.<\/p>\n

“Courtney was my first recruit at VCSU and is going to be a great contributor for us,” said Longmore. “She has a bright future ahead of her as a good all-around player coming from a program with a lot of success. Courtney will fit in very nicely with who we have. I am anxious for the opportunity to coach her and watch her develop over the years.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Tanys Ulmer (OH, 5-10, Marion, N.D.\/Litchville-Marion HS)<\/p>\n

Ulmer joins the Vikings after wrapping up her career at Litchville-Marion High School, where she was team captain for two seasons and the team leader in kills, assists, aces and blocks during her senior season. She is a 2-time All District honoree in volleyball and was named Co-MVP of the team in 2013. Ulmer tallied 131 assists, 32 blocks, 31 aces and 74 kills during her senior season, leading the team in all categories.<\/p>\n

In the classroom, Ulmer earned a spot on the A Honor Roll both her junior and senior years and has received several academic scholarships for college. She plans to continue her education by pursuing a degree in elementary education while at VCSU. Ulmer is the daughter of Rodney and Melissa Ulmer.<\/p>\n

“Tanys brings with her a great attitude and commitment to be part of our program,” said Longmore. “She has played a lot of volleyball and her experience will be good for us. Once everyone gets in the gym for us in August we will look at all of these players and see where each will help out our team the most.” \u3000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  VALLEY CITY (VCSU CSi) – Valley City State University volleyball coach Adam Longmore announced today the signing of four recruits for the 2014 season. Jenna Kost (Casselton, N.D.), Courtney Carlson (LaMoure, N.D.), Tanys Ulmer (Marion, N.D.) and Billie Gibson (Blackfoot, Idaho) have all committed to attend VCSU and play […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":46726,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46720"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46731,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46720\/revisions\/46731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/46726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}