This year: A 5-9 outside hitter that will add depth and competitiveness to the roster with her quick explosive arm swing…several years of club experience at Sports Performance…tallied the most digs in a match as a career high in high school, as well as, led her team in total kills…she was unanimously named UEC All-Conference First Team, Daily Herald All-Area Team Honorable Mention, named Top 50 in the state of Illinois, All-State Honorable Mention and All-City First Team…Rachel will bring high-level offensive and defensive skill to our team…extremely athletic with her explosive arm swing and vertical jump…expected to raise the level of play on the 2009 team…Rachel also is a competitor who loves to win and push her teammates to get better…She is a great addition to the Wildcats.

High School: Neuqua Valley H.S.

Club Team: First Alliance Volleyball Club

Personal: Born - 1990...Parents - John and Robin Quackenbush

Major: Exercise Science

Favorite Pastime: Watching movies

Favorite Thing About IWU: The campus is beautiful and the people are really nice

Favorite Verse: John 3:16 "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."