Washington recruit's HS team reaches Texas state finals

Lake Travis High School of Austin, Texas qualified for the Texas state 4A volleyball championships with a 3-1 victory over Richmond Foster HS Thursday night.

Lake Travis Katy Beals signed a letter of intent on November 9 to attend Washington next fall. Beals, playing in a two-setter offense, had 33 assists and 7 kills.

Lake Travis is undefeated this season, and is the defending state champion. Six of its players will attend D1 schools next season on volleyball scholarships. Beals and teammate Amy Neal were both named first-team high school All-Americans earlier today.

SEE: Lake Travis advances to state volleyball final.

Washington recruits named to All-American teams

Two University of Washington volleyball recruits--setter Katy Beals of Austin, TX and middle blocker Melanie Wade of Palo Alto--were today named first team high school All-Americans. A third recruit--middle blocker Lianna Sybeldon of Shingle Springs, CA--was named a second team All-American.

High School All-Americans Melanie Wade, Katy Beals and Lianna Sybeldon

Those honors place Washington's recruiting class near the top of the nation for the second year in a row. Last year, the Huskies class included high school All-Americans Summer Ross and Krista Vansant; Vansant was national player of the year. Both Ross and Vansant have been starters all season for Washington this year.

Katy Beals' Lake Travis High School teammate, Amy Neal, is also on the first team, and will attend Texas. Lake Travis High--the defending Texas 4A champion--has reached the state Final Four once again this season.

Kameron McLain, an outside hitter from Eastside Catholic High School, was named to the Honorable Mention team. McLain will attend Boston College.

Washington's recruiting class will likely be rated among the top five this season. A summary of the high school All-Americans on today's list, for selected schools:




The complete list is here at the American Volleyball Coaches Association website.