Emily Gilland ’12Atrium/Daleville, Ind.

Gilland, a captain and setter for the varsity volleyball team, helped guide her teammates to a 19-3 record. She led CGA to the Wawasee Invitational title and was named to the all-tournament team. For September, she led the team in aces and assists (a remarkable 526), is third for blocks, fourth for digs, and fifth for kills. She also has been invited to play in an Indiana East/West All Star Match.

Coach Matt Boland said, “Emily’s dedication to our success this season began last spring when she organized extra-practice sessions. It continued as she helped organize our first pre-season camp. Her leadership throughout the season has created an atmosphere of hard work, high expectations, and competitive spirit. Emily exemplifies the Culver ideals as she leads the team to excellence.”

August/September 2011

August/September 2011

Ralph LauxBattery B/Notre Dame, Ind.

Laux helped guide the Eagles’ offensive and defensive attack through September. As the football team’s starting fullback, he led the team in carries and total yards (384). He also added six receptions for 49 yards. De-fensively, Laux was a solid performer in the middle of the CMA defense. Facing state-ranked opponents, Ralph accumulated 42 tackles, one sack, three forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.

Coach Andy Dorrel said, “Ralph is an asset to the Eagle football program as his self-discipline and work ethic in the off-season enabled him to enjoy great success on the field. Ralph is the type of player all coaches enjoy working with as he leads through his actions, allowing his high level of play to illustrate his love and passion for the game of football.”

Andrea Lin ’12Court/Burien, Wash.

As the libero, Lin accounted for 378 digs

(almost 40% of the team’s total). She

was the top serve-receive passer with

.474 percentage (comparable to a batting

average) and she accounted for nearly

half of the team’s perfect passes. Lin

also served 29 aces, with only nine errors

on the season, and was the team’s most

consistent server with a 97% rating. Ac-

cording to Coach Boland, “Andrea leads

by example in everything she does. Her

energy and excitement for the success of

the team were second to none. She was

the core of our successful defense this

season. One of our opponent’s coaches

even commented, Your libero is a stud!”

October 2011

October 2011

Luther Jacobs ’13Battery C/South Bend, Ind.

Jacobs tallied 12 goals and 13 assists in

October. According to Coach Jim Brugh,

from the center of the formation, Jacobs

does a masterful job at driving the

offensive attack of the team and begin-

ning the defense in transition scenarios.

His scoring this season was somewhat

unexpected for a center midfielder. His

main job of passing the ball to open men

in deep attack would normally mean that

he has many assists and fewer goals. But

his goal output was nearly twice that of

the center strikers who are on the end of

Jacobs’ passes. He is the field general on

the team. When Jacobs is “on his game,”

CMA is dominating the play on the field.