Fricke Becomes Newest Volleyball Crusader
WHAC Champs ink Wyandotte standout as second player for class of 2012

March 12, 2008

		Roosevelt High School senior Megan Fricke (pictured) has signed a letter of intent to play for Madonna next fall.

LIVONIA, Mich. – Head volleyball coach Jerry Abraham announced his second signing for the 2008 season on Wednesday. Megan Fricke (Wyandotte, Mich.), a 5-9 outside hitter from Wyandotte Roosevelt High School will continue her academic and athletic careers at Madonna starting this fall.

”Megan is an excellent all-around volleyball player,” commented Abraham at the signing. “She plays much bigger than her size and is a great leaper. Megan is a real tenacious kind of a hitter who hits the ball with a lot of velocity.”

Fricke earned four letters in volleyball for the Bears in addition to a pair on the basketball court. As a junior she was named all-region and to the MEGA Conference all-academic team after helping Roosevelt advance to the state quarter finals for the first time in program history. As a senior, Fricke was again named all-region in addition to picking up all-area, all-league and all-academic selections. She was also selected to the all-state third team and was named the News-Herald Tournament MVP in addition to being selected as the publication’s “Athlete of the Week” in both volleyball and basketball. She was selected to the all-Downriver team on the basketball court as a senior.

Off the court, Fricke shined as well, earning honor roll status all four years as well as being selected as a member of the National Honor Society.

“She is also a tenacious kind of performer who plays every point to win,” added Abraham. “We’ve seen Megan play in competitive matches in high school and she seemed to bring her best when the game is on line. She has excellent back row skills and can move sideline to sideline to go along with an outstanding offensive type serve. We are looking forward to working with this outstanding student-athlete.”

Fricke, who prepped at Roosevelt under Colleen Minor, comes from the same program that produced two-time Crusader all-American Laura Lesko. She plans to study psychology at Madonna. The Crusaders captured their 11^th straight Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference crown in 2007 and advances to the NAIA National Championship for the sixth straight season.

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