BROOKINGS, S.D. (Dakota Information Now) – South Dakota State head volleyball coach Dan Georgalas has introduced the addition of Sydni Schetnan to his roster for the upcoming season. Schetnan, a Sioux Falls native, transfers to SDSU from Louisville, the place she was a member of the Cardinal volleyball workforce that superior to the nationwide championship sport in 2022.

Schetnan, a 6-5 exterior hitter, enrolled at Louisville as a dual-sport athlete within the fall of 2021 and was rostered on each the Cardinal volleyball and basketball groups. Along with her volleyball nationwide championship look this previous fall, Schetnan went to the Closing 4 with the basketball squad in 2022. She’s going to be part of the Jackrabbits this spring and has three seasons of volleyball eligibility remaining.

“We’re thrilled so as to add a participant of Sydni’s caliber to our program,” mentioned Georgalas, “At 6-5, her blocking presence on the left and proper pin will probably be one of many greatest within the Summit League. Coming from Louisville, a program who simply certified for the Nationwide Championship, we all know she’ll deliver championship expectations that match our personal. Sydni arrives for the spring 2023 semester so we sit up for getting within the health club along with her quickly.”

Schetnan is a graduate of Sioux Falls Washington Excessive Faculty, the place she earned first-team all-state volleyball honors as a senior in 2020 and was a four-year letter winner. She tallied 224 kills, 59 blocks and 69 digs in her senior marketing campaign. She performed membership volleyball at Kairos.

On the basketball courtroom, Schetnan averaged 16.1 factors, 9.2 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per sport as Washington went 20-2 in 2020-21 and received the Class AA State Championship. Her 81 blocks as a senior and 186 blocks over her profession are each program data. Schetnan collected quite a few accolades in her senior basketball season, together with 2021 USA South Dakota Feminine Basketball Participant of the Yr, 2021 Class AA Participant of the Yr, 2021 Argus Chief First-5 Workforce Member and 2021 Midco Sports activities Class AA Participant of the Yr.

Schetnan is the daughter of Kim and Thad Schetnan. Her father ran cross nation at North Dakota and her mom performed basketball at South Dakota State earlier than career-ending harm. Schetnan’s cousin, Ellie Benson, performed volleyball at SDSU from 2015-17 and her aunt, JoElle (Byre) Benson performed basketball for the Jacks within the mid-Eighties.

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