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Johannah Bangert
13 Johannah Bangert
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Washington, Mo.

High School:
Washington

Height:
6-1

Position:
MB

Birthdate:
09/03/1988

AT ILLINOIS

2008
• Named Honorable Mention All-Mideast Region
• Named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten • Named Academic All-Big Ten
• Starter at middle blocker • Led the Big Ten and the nation in blocks (1.60 per set)
• Had 10 block assists vs. Western Kentucky in the NCAA First Round
• Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 24 after posting nine blocks vs. both Purdue and Michigan St.
• Also won the honor on Nov. 3 after leading the Illini to road wins over Michigan and Ohio State. She had six kills, hit .364 and tallied six blocks vs. OSU then had nine blocks, five kills and a .714 attack percentage in the victory over Michigan
• Named to the All-Tournament team at the Billiken Invitational after hitting .464 with 25 kills and 10 block assists for the tourney
• Tied for second on Illinois' single-season blocks list with 202
• Tallied a career-best 12 block assists in a victory over No. 23 New Mexico State and followed that with eight block assists in the evening in a five-set comeback win over Oregon
• Scored the final four points, three on block assists, in a crucial third set vs. Indiana en route to 11 blocks assists for the night
• Had seven kills and hit .467 vs. Tennessee • Has 10 matches with at least nine blocks.

2007
• One of four freshmen in the starting rotation
• Had 11 kills while hitting .588 in her collegiate debut vs. Bowling Green
• Totaled a career-high nine blocks vs. Dayton
• Hit .413 with 24 kills overall at the Dayton Flyer Classic
• Ranked fifth in the Big Ten in hitting percentage in conference only matches (.329) and fourth in overall matches (.358)
• Ranked eighth in the conference in aces per game (0.26)
• Led team in blocks 16 times
• Tallied double-digit kills in eight matches, including a career-high 13 against Texas A&M CC
•Registered seven blocks or more in a match seven times, including a career-high three block solos against Michigan
• Had 10 kills while hitting .500 vs. Michigan
• Tallied eight blocks in 3-2 victory at Michigan St.

High School
• Ranked No. 45 nationally and named an All-American by prepvolleyball.com • Two-time all-state selection in Missouri, helping Washington to third in the state in 2006 after the Blue Jays finished fourth in 2005 • Named All-Metro Player of the Year • All-State Academic First team • Posted a .524 hitting percentage with 4.1 kills per game in 2006 after hitting .472 and .372, respectively, in the past two seasons • Named First Team All-Area • A two-sport athlete, was a three-time state qualifier in both the long and triple jumps, placing third at the state meet in the triple jump in 2006, while also breaking the school record of 36-6 in that event • Bettered that mark in 2007 with leap of 37-8 1/2, while also setting a school record 18-9 in the long jump, the best jump in the state in 2007 • Coached by Doris Jones at Washington • Played for Washington VBC (coached by Terri Jacquin), Show Me Elite (coached by Shane Allen) and Team Missouri (coached by Carrie Steel and Rick Mullersman) • Playing for Team Missouri, was named to the all-tournament Team at the national tournament in 2006, leading the club to third in the national division, then placing 14th in the 18U in 2007 • Playing for Show-Me Elite 15, was named an AAU All-American in 2004.

Personal
Born Sept. 3, 1988 • Daughter of Mark and Lisa Bangert • Plans to major in secondary education/mathematics with career aspirations to be a high school math teacher and volleyball coach • Sister Jessica graduated from Concordia (Wis.) University • Brother Joshua is a member of the Drake University track team • Enjoys scrapbooking and crafts • Won the Good Citizenship Award and was a member of Student Council and the National Honor Society • Won Washington Math Department Award • Mu Alpha Theta President

Career Statistics

	Year	MP	GP	K	E	TA	Pct.	A	SA	SE	RE	DIG	BS	BA	TB
	2007	30	113	213	54	444	.358	8	27	52	1	52	18	93	111	1	3
	2008	34	126	183	78	442	.230	4	0	1	0	19	7	195	202	15	1
	Totals	64	239	396	132	886	.298	12	27	53	1	71	25	288	313	16	4

Johannah Bangert''s Career Highs
K: 13 vs. TAMUCC (9/1/07) TA: 227 vs. Dayton (9/12/08) PCT: .765 (13-0-17) vs. TAMUCC (9/1/07) A: 3 at Toledo (9/15/07) SA: 3 at Michigan State (9/28/07) D: 5 vs. Michigan State (11/3/07) BS: 3 at Michigan (9/12/07) BA: 12 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) TB: 12 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08)

Getting to know Johannah

What I do to relax away from volleyball: Play minesweeper

Favorite Illinois volleyball memory: Definitely hosting the NCAA tournament

What attracted you to play volleyball at Illinois? It was the goals that they wanted for the future of the program.

Favorite restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings

Nickname: Jo

Career Plans: High School teacher

Favorite Food: Anything buffalo chicken (pizza, wings, dip...)

Favorite TV Show: Seinfeld

Favorite Musical Group: N'SYNC

Favorite Movie: Top three- Mary Poppins, Mean Girls, Misery

How I started playing the game of volleyball: My mom FORCED me to in fifth grade.

What I like most about being a Fighting Illini: All of the people (teammates, coaches, etc.) that truly make this a home away from home by the love and support they give.

My dream job would be: A stay at home mom!

If you weren't playing volleyball, which sport would you want to play? Track and do triple jump and long jump

My favorite thing I pack for a road trip? Lots of snacks

If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose to go and why? England, I think there are a lot of really cool things to see there.

Something I couldn't live without: FOOD!