#11 Dani Hoagland | Middle Blocker
Height: 6-0
Year: Senior
Hometown: Rushville, Neb.
Previous School: Gordon-Rushville
Major: Biology
Honors
2007 Honorable Mention All-GPAC
Valentino's Booster Club Athlete of the Week: October 16, 2007 and September 23, 2008
2008 Team Captain
2008 Second team All-GPAC
2008 All-Nebraska NAIA Honorable Mention
2008 NAIA Scholar Athlete
ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District - Second team District VII, College Division
2008 voted team's Most Valuable Player and Bulldog Award Winner
2009 A.O. Duer Award winner
2009 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
2009 Second Team All-Conference
2009: Senior
Started 32 matches at the middle blocker position for the Bulldogs in 2009…finished her senior season with a team-high 290 kills and 104 total blocks…also added a team-high 28 ace serves and 65 digs…was named as a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete for the second year in a row and also earned Second Team All-GPAC honors.
2008 : Junior
Played in all 31 matches, had 229 kills, averaging 2.10 kills per game ... Had 76 digs and 26 blocks ... Was second on the team with kills and blocks ... Led the team with 38 aces on the season.
2007: Sophomore
Played in all 35 matches, had 229 kills, averaging 1.80 kills per game ... Had 60 digs and 36 blocks ... Also established herself as a polished server with 34 aces on the season.
2006: Freshman
Played in all 34 matches, had 100 kills and 40 assists ... Third on the team in blocks with 67.
High School
She was a four-year letter winner and starter for the Mustangs ... She was team captain her senior year ... She also was a four-year letter winner and two-time captain for the basketball team and was a four-year state qualifier for track ... She was named valedictorian in 2006.
Personal
Born Dec. 22, 1987 in Rushville, Nebraska ... Daughter of Gary and Angie Hoagland ... Has two younger sisters, Lexi and Brittany ... Engaged to Austin Thies.
