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Impact Recruits Part I – 2023

Carthage is the reigning National Champion (again), we’ve had a few weeks off, and it’s finally that time of year we begin to look towards 2023! There’s no better way to kick things off than with our annual Impact Recruits series, where Harvey and I take a look at some of the incoming recruits for 2023.

Landscape 2021 – The MCVL

July 20, 2020 Ramius

The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League has undergone a face-lift the last few seasons. Benedictine University, Carthage College, Dominican University, Fontbonne University, Lakeland College, Loras College, Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), and Mount St. Joseph University were the original founding members of the conference; all have since moved to new conferences except Fontbonne and Mount St. Joseph.

Why We Jump Serve

July 18, 2020 Ramius

My coach would always say, “We go with Jump”; and by jump, he meant Jump Serve. These words echo in my head to this day. My college coach was relentless with developing a strong jump serve among his players.

Top Opposites – 2021

July 17, 2020 Ramius

The Opposite Hitter (Right Side Hitter) is a crucial position in the higher level men’s game. Here’s the top 5 coming into 2021.

Top Middles – 2021

July 15, 2020 Ramius

Middle Hitter, Middle Blocker, Quick Hitter, Middle Attacker… all names we as a community have assigned those athletes standing in between the pins. They are quite literally the central pillar a team’s defense stands on, and critical to freeing up other hitters by constantly being a threat. They’re expected to read, go pin to pin, close blocks, and always be ready to attack the ball; AND THEY NEVER STOP MOVING. Here are the top middles going into 2021.