Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Volleyball - Illinois

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VOLLEYBALL

Ellie White

Outside hitter
MOTHER MCAULEY LIBERAL ARTS HS
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

484

Kills

313

Digs

95

Blocks

37

Aces
“Ellie truly is a six-rotation outside hitter. She is a primary passer, go-to attacker, dynamic blocker and handles 50 percent of their serve receptions. Without Ellie, I am not sure they win the state championship.”
Ellen Yopchick
Head Coach - head coach of St. Laurence High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-11 senior outside hitter led the Mighty Macs to a 39-5 record and a second straight Class 4A state championship this past season. White recorded 484 kills with a .437 kill percentage and a .402 hitting percentage, including 18 kills in McAuley’s 2-1 win over Benet Academy in the state final. A natural setter, White also compiled 313 digs, 95 blocks and 37 service aces while earning MaxPreps.com First Team All-American honors for a second straight year. She concluded her prep volleyball career with 1,923 kills and 1,016 digs.

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Academic Achievement

White has maintained a 3.79 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball on scholarship at the University of Michigan this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A student ambassador at Mother McAuley, White is active in her school’s student government. She has volunteered locally as a youth mentor and volleyball coach, and she has donated her time as a peer tutor through the Mother McAuley National Honor Society.