Girls Volleyball

2024 Season Review

For the first time in 18 years, the Roncalli girls volleyball program ended the season as state champions! On top of that, they were Circle City Conference and Marion County champions. It was a historic season for sure, as the team went 35-0…perfection! 

The team started the season with the motto “R Time”. They returned the majority of the playmakers from last season, and the goal was to make it to the state match.  The team stayed focused on each opponent, and the Royals beat a number of really good teams. They knew they had something special as the season continued to roll on, but they never imagined they would  go undefeated and be ranked #4 nationally. Coach Erazmus R’01 said, “Watching all the players and coaches walk across the stage to receive their blue medals and hoisting up the state trophy in front of our Royal fans was my favorite memory from the season! A close second would be beating top-ranked Hamilton Southeastern in three sets at home in front of 2,000 fans. The atmosphere in the gym was nothing we’d ever seen before.” 

With a successful season like this, awards and accolades were abundant! Players receiving All-Circle City Conference recognition include seniors Logan Bell and Mac Kruer and juniors Addie Haberthy and Reagan Turk. These Royals, along with junior Lydia Stahley, were also all named IHSVCA All-District. Haberthy and Stahley were also named Junior Max Prep All-American. Bell and Kruer were also named South Senior All-Stars, while Haberthy, Stahley and Turk were all named South Junior All-Stars. All-State honors went to Bell, Haberthy, Kruer, Stahley and Turk. Senior Eva Hurrle was 2nd team All-State, and she was also recognized as an AVCA Best and Brightest and Academic All-State. Kruer and senior Josie Lezon joined Hurrle in that Academic All-State recognition as well. All-County honors went to Bell, Kruer and Turk. The ACVA All-Region team honored Bell, Haberthy (who recorded her 1,000th career assist this year), Kruer and Turk. 

For Bell, the future Oregon Duck, the recognitions did not end there. She recorded both 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs this year. She was also named the ALL-USA Central Indiana volleyball 2024 Player of Year, an AVCA All-American, 2nd team Academic All-State, Max Prep Player of the Year, Max Prep 1st Team All-American, and she is also a Ms. Indiana volleyball finalist. All this very much warrants her as the Royals MVP for the season. Additional Royals earning end-of-season Roncalli awards include Eva Hurrle with the Mental Attitude Award, senior Josie Lezon with the Leadership Award and Mac Kruer with the Sportsmanship Award. Coach Erazmus was also named the Class 3A Coach of the Year. This was truly a season that will never be forgotten.