There have been numerous MHS alumni that have gone on to play volleyball in college, represented at all levels (NCAA D1/D2/D3, NAIA, Junior College and Club). The summary below is organized by graduation year at MHS. If you know of any alumni that should be added to this list, please leave a comment on this page or send an email to Coach Griffith.
2024 Graduates
This class will send at least 5 graduates to continue their playing career. This will the most number of MHS graduates from a class to play in college. As of March, 2024 the following are the known commitments:
- Ambrose Engling to D1 Princeton (NJ)
- Sam Jolin to D3 UW-Stevens Point
- Dominic Rees to NAIA Siena Heights (MI)
- Brody Stuttgen to D1 New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJ)
- Hudson Sweitzer to D3 Carthage (WI)
2023 Graduates
Kaden Fosdisk. Middle Blocker. D1 Purdue Fort Wayne (IN). Switched from pin hitter in high school to a middle in college. Played in 46 sets in the 2024 season and tallied 44 kills (hitting .375) with 28 blocks.
Ben Heise. Opposite Hitter. D3 Carthage (WI). Ben made an immediate impact at D3 powerhouse Carthage. Received second-team all-conference honors in the CCIW in his first year. Finished 2nd on the team with 197 kills (hitting .305) and also 2nd in blocks with 62. Was named the CCIW conference Defense Student-Athlete of the week on 2/20/24. Carthage lost in the CCIW tournament finals to Loras.
Alex Heuer. Setter/DS. NAIA Cumberland University (TN). Alex started at setter for Cumberland in his first year. He dished out 762 assists (7.54/set), along with 28 service aces, 141 digs and 21 blocks. His assists per set was 3rd in the Mid-South Conference. He was voted second-team all conference for his efforts. His team lost in the second round of their conference tournament.
2022 Graduates
Cole Sweitzer. Outside Hitter. D2 Lewis University (IL). Lewis is one of the top men’s volleyball programs in D1/2. Cole did not play his freshman year, but has seen action in his second year. In 2024 he played in 3 sets and tallied 3 kills, 4 aces, 1 dig and 1 block.
Haven Wankerl. Middle Blocker. NAIA D’Youville University (NY). Had 149 kills in his freshmen season (2023), hitting .335, along with 53 blocks. In this sophomore season, he had 139 kills (3rd on the team), hitting .317. Also tallied 69 blocks (1st on the team) and 17 aces (2nd on the team).
2021 Graduates
Ruben Emmerich. Middle/Opposite. D2 Queens University of Charlotte (NC). Played in 16 sets in 2022 with 6 starts, tallying 19 kills and 7 aces. Did not play in 2023. In 2024 played in 28 sets generating 54 kills, 15 blocks and 6 aces. Had a career high 9 kills vs Purdue Fort Wayne on 2/10/24.
Nick Stott. Setter. UW-Madison Club. Played one year of club volleyball in 2021-2022. Nick is now one of the JV boys volleyball coaches at Middleton high school.
2020 Graduates
Scott Buros. Outside Hitter. NAIA Mount Mercy (IA). Started play in the 2021 season. Tallied 409 kills through his first 3 seasons, averaging nearly 2.0 kills/set. Hit .271 his junior year. Finished 2024 with 46 kills (hitting .265), 30 digs and 10 aces.
Parker Van Buren. Opposite Hitter. D1 Loyola University Chicago (IL).
Parker plays for one of the top D1 teams in the country. Has been a first-team all MIVA conference player in each of his first three seasons, with a MIVA conference Player of the Year nod in 2024. After redshirting in 2021, he was the 2022 MIVA conference newcomer of the year and an Honorable Mention All-American. He topped that in 2023 with AVCA Second Team All-American recognition and in 2024 was an AVCA First-Team All-American. In 2024 he finished with 402 kills (4.28/set), hitting a robust .364, with 63 blocks and 24 service aces. His kills/set was fifth in the country, points/set were 6th and hitting percentage 10th. In 2023 he was also among national leaders by finishing 5th in kills/set and 4th in points per set.
In addition to his college play, he’s played for the U.S. Men’s Volleyball national team at the Pan American games in the summers of 2022 and 2023. He’s a member of the 2023 U.S. Men’s Collegiate National Team that practices with the Men’s National Team.
2019 Graduates
Sam Dettman. Middle Hitter. UW-Madison (D1) Club. 4-year starting middle from the 2019-2020 through the 2022-2023 seasons. Sam was a key player on the Wisconsin Men’s team that won the NCVF D1 National Championship in April, 2023. Was also a multi-year practice player for the University of Wisconsin women’s team.
Owen Engling. Middle Hitter. USC Club Team (CA). No information.
Dylan Griffith. Libero. D3 Edgewood College (WI) and Concordia University Wisconsin (WI)
4-year starting Libero. Played for Concordia-Wisconsin his freshman year (2020) and Edgewood from 2021 to 2023. 3 time all-NACC conference recognition. Finished in top 3 in the conference in digs/set all 4 seasons and top 15 nationally for 3 of them. Edgewood team MVP and Captain all 3 seasons. Concordia Wisconsin and Edgewood leader in lifetime digs/set and passer rating. Finished career 3rd in NACC Conference history in career digs and 5th in digs/set. Dylan is the varsity head coach for the Middleton high school boys volleyball program.
Eagan Peters-Michaud. Outside Hitter. Junior College – San Diego Miramar College (CA). Eagan played in the 2020 and 2022 seasons in a highly competitive junior college program in California. Had 43 kills in 11 matches, hitting .171. Also tallied 16 aces and 36 digs. Eagan is the Varsity Assistant Coach for the Edgewood high school boys volleyball program.
2018 Graduates
Andrew LePage. Setter. NAIA Viterbo University (WI). 4-year starting setter from 2019 through 2022. All-time assist leader for Viterbo (located in La Crosse). 2nd team all-CCAC in his senior year. Among top assist leaders in his conference multiple years.
Jacob Nonn. Outside Hitter. NAIA Viterbo University (WI). 5 year starter for Viterbo from 2019 through 2023. Led team in kills 4 of his 5 seasons. First-team all-CCAC in 2022 and second-team in 2023. In 2023 was 2nd in conference in kills and 4th for kills/set. Holds Viterbo lifetime records for kills, digs and blocks.
Thomas Robson. Libero. NAIA Viterbo University (WI) and D2 Quincy University (IL). Played for Quincy (2019) and Viterbo (2020-2021). At Viterbo, joined his high school teammates Andrew LePage and Jacob Nonn. 2-time CCAC co-libero of the year at Viterbo, and 2-time Second-team all-CCAC conference player. Top 10 in the NAIA for digs/set in 2020 and 2021. After graduation, Thomas coached women’s volleyball at his alma mater Viterbo and is now the Technical Coordinator for the Omaha Supernovas, a women’s professional team in the newly formed Pro Volleyball Federation.
2017 Graduates
Ben Miller. Opposite Hitter. D3 Lakeland University (WI) and D3 Edgewood College (WI). 5 year player. With Lakeland (2018-2021) and Edgewood (2022). Tallied 196 kills at Lakeland with a high of 127 in 2020, along with 318 digs and 30 aces. In lone season with Edgewood (2022), produced 122 kills (3rd on team), along with 110 digs (2nd on team) and 15 aces (2nd on team). Tied for 5th all-time in NACC conference matches played.
Cole Spitler. Outside Hitter. NAIA Mount Mercy (IA) and UW-Madison Club. Played one year for Mount Mercy (2018) and recorded 134 kills, hitting .216, along with 34 total blocks. Played on the UW-Madison club team after.
2016 Graduates
Jordan Futch. Middle Hitter. Santa Barbara Community College (CA). Played single year in 2017. Hit .325 with 89 kills and led team in blocks. Was 12th in the conference in blocks.
Kevin McMahon. Outside Hitter. UW-Madison (D1) Club. Multiple year player for the UW-Madison D1 club team from the 2016-2017 through the 2019-2020 seasons. Was also a practice player for the Wisconsin women’s volleyball team.
Blake Sprecher. Middle Hitter. D2 Quincy University (IL). The big 6’8″ middle was a 4-year player from the 2017 through 2020 seasons. Primary starter in 2018 and 2019. Tallied 320 kills and hit .235. Also totaled 222 total blocks and 27 aces.
2015 Graduates
James Caldwell. Outside Hitter. Iowa State (D1) Club Team. Had a very strong club career. Honorable Mention all tournament team at the 2017 NCVF Collegiate Club Volleyball Championships
2014 Graduates
Colin Gloudemans. Libero. Ohio State Club Team. No information.
2013 Graduates
No known players
2012 Graduates
No known players
2011 Graduates
Caleb Zimmick. Middle Hitter. D1 Harvard (MA). Highly accomplished college career. Played from 2012 through the 2015 season. 2-time AVCA All-American Honorable Mention. 2-time EIVA all-conference team. Third on Harvard’s all-time hitting percentage list (hitting .394), 2nd in all-time blocks and 9th in total kills. Joined his high school teammate Michael Owen at Harvard. Caleb’s younger brother Connor was an excellent player as well (2nd Team All-State at Middleton) and is now the Associate Head Coach for the Appalachian State women’s team.
2010 Graduates
Michael Owen. Middle Hitter/Outside Hitter/Setter. D1 Harvard (MA). Played from the 2011 through 2014 seasons and notched 195 kills, 141 blocks and 164 digs. Moved to setter his senior year and was credited with 146 assists. Is 7th in school history with 131 block assists and is 10th in total blocks at 141. Michael is an assistant coach for the University of Illinois Chicago women’s volleyball team.
Graduates Prior to 2010:
- 2009 graduate Dane Maier played club at Lakeland University (WI)
- 2007 graduate Bradie Williams played club at UW-Oshkosh
- 2004 graduate Bryce Kingsley played for NAIA Clarke (IA) and MSOE (WI)
- 2004 graduate Mike Ziegler played for NAIA Clarke (IA)
- 1996 graduate Ryan Thies had an accomplished club career at UW-Milwaukee. He is now the women’s head volleyball coach at Marquette University.
Note that information on graduates prior to 2004 may be incomplete.
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