Volleyball recruiting class ranks fourth
May 11, 2020 | Volleyball
Badgers bring in three of the top freshmen in the nation
MADISON, Wis. – The 2020 recruiting class for the Wisconsin volleyball team is ranked fourth by two national organizations.  The Badgers are ranked fourth by VolleyballMag.com and fourth by PrepVolleyball.
Wisconsin welcomes four new members to its team this fall – Jade Demps, a 6-foot-2 outside hitter from Raleigh, North Carolina; M.J. Hammill, a 6-foot setter from Greenwood, Indiana; and Devyn Robinson, a 6-foot-2 middle blocker from Ankeny, Iowa. Deahna Kraft, a 6-foot, outside hitter/defensive specialist, also joins UW after completing her beach career at Pepperdine University.
"Wisconsin put together another good class," one pollster said. "Jade Demps, Robinson and Hammill should be the future of this program, and Kraft adds some experience with ball control to the team."
Here's Badgers coach Kelly Sheffield at the time of the signings of Demps, Hammill and Robinson: "I really like this class a lot," he said. "All three absolutely love to compete. They don't flinch and they don't back down in big moments. All three are very confident in themselves, but they all are extremely driven to learn and get better."
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Wisconsin welcomes four new members to its team this fall – Jade Demps, a 6-foot-2 outside hitter from Raleigh, North Carolina; M.J. Hammill, a 6-foot setter from Greenwood, Indiana; and Devyn Robinson, a 6-foot-2 middle blocker from Ankeny, Iowa. Deahna Kraft, a 6-foot, outside hitter/defensive specialist, also joins UW after completing her beach career at Pepperdine University.
From VolleyballMag.com
Badger thoughts: The national runners-up only strengthened themselves here with Fab 50 selections in Demps, Hammill and Robinson. Demps is the daughter of former Arizona standout Keisha Demps, who also played and coached in the United States Professional Volleyball (league), the last legitimate attempt at a women's pro league in the country. Kraft is a grad transfer from Pepperdine where she starred in the Waves' beach program, earning VolleyballMag.com second-team All-American honors in 2018."Wisconsin put together another good class," one pollster said. "Jade Demps, Robinson and Hammill should be the future of this program, and Kraft adds some experience with ball control to the team."
Here's Badgers coach Kelly Sheffield at the time of the signings of Demps, Hammill and Robinson: "I really like this class a lot," he said. "All three absolutely love to compete. They don't flinch and they don't back down in big moments. All three are very confident in themselves, but they all are extremely driven to learn and get better."
2020 Top 10 Recruiting Classes
VolleyballMag.com
- Minnesota
- Kentucky
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Stanford
- Michigan
- Florida
- UCLA
Ohio State - Nebraska
- Kentucky
- Minnesota
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Michigan
- Ohio State
- Florida
- Stanford
- Arizona
- Notre Dame
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