1996 TCU VolleyFrogs

1996 TCU VolleyFrogs

Serving Up a New Era of Horned Frog Athletics


#1 Kelli Brown, OH/DS, 5-7, FR, Houston (Elkins), TX
Award-winning dancer and swimmer; Elkins' Most Athletic Female
"Kelli is an extraordinary multi-sport athlete with a desire to become an excellent volleyball player. Kelli will use her quickness and game sense to enhance our backcourt play," says TCU Coach Sandy Troudt.

#3 Shannon Cooper, OH, 5-8, SO, Palm Harbor (Tarpon Springs), FL
Tampa Bay All-Suncoast 93-94; Club: Tampa Bay Juniors
"A sophomore leader for our team, Shannon will provide our team with some needed experience on both the outside and right attacking positions," says Sandy Troudt.

#12 Erin Findley, MB/RH, 6-1, FR, Waxahachie, TX
District 10 4-A Hitter of the Year; TCU Dean's Scholarship Receipient. Club: North Dallas Jrs.
"Erin is a tremendously bright player who will improve greatly with intense specialized training. Erin will assist our team with her size and blocking ability," says Sandy Troudt.

#5 Bethany Garner, DS, 5-5, FR, Kingwood, TX
Academic All-State in '95; Club: Houston Jrs. Volleyball
"Bethany is a gifted, goal-oriented athlete with a fantastic inner drive to win. She will provide that "winner's" spark to our team every time she enters the competition," says Sandy Troudt.

#15 Annie Gant, S, Team Captain, 5-7, FR, Arlington (Martin), TX
'96 Texas Sports Writer's Association - 1st Team all-state; '96 Texas Girls Coaches Association, first-team academic all-state; '95-96 Fort Worth Star-Telegram all-star team; Club: Metroplex Jrs.
"Annie is incredibly bright ... on and off the floor, which means she can run any kind of offense we can create. She's also a proven leader and a hard worker," says Sandy Troudt.

#9 Saylor Goforth, OH, 5-8, FR, Fort Worth (FW Christian), TX
TAPPS Class AAA first-team all-state '95; Fort Worth Area Defensive Player of the Year, Mid-Cities Daily News; Fort Worth Christian Salutatorian; Club: TNT
"Saylor won my heart because she goes after every ball and is determined to be a success," says Sandy Troudt.

#6 Stacy Olson, DS/S, 5-7, FR, Richardson (J.J. Pearce), TX
First-team Richardson ISD all-district '95-'96; National Honor Society '94-'95; Club: Metroplex
"Stacy utilizes every little detail of the game to find a way to defeat her opponent. Stacy is totally fearless and will take on any challenge presented to her," says Sandy Troudt.

#11 Jillian Pape, MB, Co-Captain, 5-10, FR, San Antonio (East Central), TX
All-district outstanding hitter; first-team all-Greater San Antonio; East State all-star team member; Club: Texas Junior 181
"A tremendous athlete who can play virtually any position on the floor, Jill is a winner and will do anything to make sure her teammates are committed to win as much as she is," says Sandy Troudt.

#4 Jessica Rangel, MB, 5-10, FR, San Antonio (Tom C. Clark), TX
'95-'96 first team all-district, first team all-city; Club: Texas Juniors
"Jessica is a phenomenal athlete who will learn to use her great leaping ability to stop the opposing WAC attackers. Jessica is a natural athlete who will blossom in our program," says Sandy Troudt.

#13 Kate Zora, OH, 5-9, FR, Austin (McNeil), TX
'95 all-Central Texas team; District 25-4A MVP; Club: Texas Juniors
"Kate has a good arm swing and will make blockers work in competition. Kate will compete for an outside attacker's position and she has the experience to get the job done," says Sandy Troudt.


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