2021 Season History

2021 Season Historyadmin2021-08-12T15:16:14-05:00

2021 Teams

US Junior National Championships – June 26 – July 5, 2021

Northern Lights placed 3 of our 7 teams into the Gold Championship Brackets at the US Junior National Championships and medaled 1 of them. Northern Lights had 3 All Tournament player selections. Congratulations to Northern Lights 14-1 for placing 3rd in the 14 National Division.

3 Northern Lights All Tournament Selections

Player Name	Team
Abby Jandro	Northern Lights 17-2
Jenna Pelnis	Northern Lights 17-2
Stella Swenson	Northern Lights 16-1

Final Finishes

Team	Final Finish	Division
17-1	18th	17 Open
17-2	5th – Gold Bracket	17 USA
16-1	5th- Gold Bracket	16 Open
16-2	22nd	16 National
15-1	9th	15 National
15-2	22nd	15 National
14-1	3rd – Gold Bracket	14 National

AAU National Championships Trip (12s – 17s) | June 16 – 30, 2021

Northern Lights placed 11 of our 22 teams into the Gold Championship Brackets at the AAU National Championships and medaled 6 of them. Two teams were in their division finals, and NL teams won 1 Gold, 1 Silver, and 4 Bronze medals. NL had 14 AAU All Tournament selections.

Mizuno Northern Lights 17-Red placed 1st at
the AAU National Championships in the 17 Aspire Division

Mizuno Northern Lights 12-1 placed 2nd at
the AAU National Championships in the 12 Club Division

Mizuno Northern Lights 13-1 placed 3rd at
the AAU National Championships in the 13 Premier Division

Mizuno Northern Lights 17-2 placed 3rd at
the AAU National Championships in the 17 Premier Division

Mizuno Northern Lights 16-2 placed 3rd at
the AAU National Championships in the 16 Premier Division

Mizuno Northern Lights 16-White placed 3rd at
the AAU National Championships in the 16 Classic Division

Mizuno Northern Lights 17-1 placed 5th at
the AAU National Championships in the 17 Open Division

14 Northern Lights AAU All Tournament & MVP Selections

Player Name	Team
Julia Hanson	Northern Lights 17-1
Madeline Lipetzky	Northern Lights 17-2
Allison Elliott	Northern Lights 17-2
Sydney Timm	Northern Lights 17-Red
Giovanna Waters	Northern Lights 17-Red
Maren Sundberg – MVP	Northern Lights 17-Red
Mikayla McDougall	Northern Lights 16-2
Callie Carlson	Northern Lights 16-2
Julia Valois	Northern Lights 16-White
Madison Renz	Northern Lights 16-White
Romi Chlebecek	Northern Lights 13-1
Rayna Christianson	Northern Lights 13-1
Clara Christ	Northern Lights 12-1
Kaelyn Bjorklund	Northern Lights 12-1

Final Finishes

Team	Final Finish	Division
17-1	5th – Gold Bracket	17 Open
17-2	3rd – Gold Bracket	17 Premier
17-Black	9th – Gold Bracket	17 Club
17-Red	1st – Gold Bracket	17 Aspire
17-White	39th	17 Classic
16-1	9th – Gold Bracket	16 Open
16-2	3rd – Gold Bracket	16 Premier
16-Black	9th	16 Club
16-Red	16th	16 Aspire
16-White	3rd – Gold Bracket	16 Classic
15-1	13th	15 Open
15-2	20th	15 Premier
15-Black	27th	15 Club
15-Red	25th	15 Aspire
15-White	9th – Gold Bracket	15 Classic
15-Zinc	23rd	15 Classic
14-1	13th	14 Open
14-2	18th	14 Club
14-Black	9th – Gold Bracket	14 Aspire
13-1	3rd – Gold Bracket	13 Premier
13-2	58th	13 Club
12-1	2nd – Gold Bracket	12 Club

Northern Lights 17-Red | 1st Place 17 Aspire

National Invitational Tournament (NIT) 2021

Our 16-1 team and 17-1 team traveled to Kansas City, MO for the NIT 2021.

Final finishes:

Our 16-1 team finished 10th overall in the 16’s Division & our 17-1 team finished 26th overall in the 17’s Division.

Stars & Stripes Classic 2021

Mizuno Northern Lights had 28 teams participate in the first Stars & Stripes Classic Tournament. It was a successful tournament, with 19 of our teams competing in the Gold brackets on Championship Day! Congratulations to the 18-2’s on taking 2nd place in the 18 Open division; a great way to end their season! Congratulations the 7 teams that placed 1st at the Stars & Stripes Classic 2021: 12-1 placed 1st in 13 Club, 13-1 placed 1st in 14 Club, 15-Red placed 1st in 15 Club, 16-Red placed 1st in 16 Club, 15-1 placed 1st in 16 Open, 17-Red placed 1st in 17 Club and 17-2 placed 1st in 17 Open. We are very proud of our teams and their hard work.

Team	Finish	Division
12-1	1st	13 Club
13-1	1st	14 Club
13-2	4th	13 Club
13-Black	3rd	13 Club
13-Red	8th	13 Club
14-1	7th	16 Open
14-2	2nd	14 Club
14-Black	3rd	14 Club
14-Red	6th	14 Club
14-White	11th	14 Club
14-Zinc	11th	14 Club
15-1	1st	16 Open
15-2	3rd	16 Open
15-Black	5th	15 Open
15-Red	1st	15 Club
15-White	5th	15 Club
15-Zinc	9th	15 Club
16-2	3rd	17 Open
16-Black	2nd	16 Open
16-Red	1st	16 Club
16-White	3rd	16 Club
17-2	1st	17 Open
17-Black	3rd	17 Open
17-Red	1st	17 Club
17-White	3rd	17 Club
18-1	3rd	18 Open
18-2	2nd	18 Open
18-Black	3rd	18 Open

Northern Lights 12-1 placed 1st in the 13 Club Division

Northern Lights 13-1 placed 1st in the 14 Club Division

Northern Lights 15-Red placed 1st in the 15 Club Division

Northern Lights 16-Red placed 1st in the 16 Club Division

Northern Lights 15-1 placed 1st in the 16 Open Division

Northern Lights 17-Red placed 1st in the 17 Club Division

Northern Lights 17-2 placed 1st in the 17 Open Division

2021 Colorado Crossroads – 17’s

Congratulations to our 17-1 team that competed at the Colorado Crossroads Qualifier tournament and placed 5th in 17 Open!

Team	Finish	Division
17-1	5th	17 Open

MNLQ Week 3

Northern Lights had 11 teams play in Week 3 of the 2021 Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier.

Congratulations to our 17-Black team for placing 3rd in the 17 Elite Gold Division and to our 17-2 team for placing 3rd in the 18 Elite Gold Division at the MNLQ!

Final Finishes:

Team	Finish	Division
16-1	9th	16 Open
16-2	15th	16 USA
16-Black	31st	16 American
16-Red	9th	16 American
16-White	24th	16 American
17-2	3rd	18 Elite
17-Black	3rd	17 Elite
17-Red	5th	17 Elite
17-White	11th	17 Elite
18-Black	5th	18 Elite
18-Red	7th	18 Elite

NL 17-Black | 3rd place in 17 Elite Gold

NL 17-2 | 3rd place in 18 Elite Gold

MNLQ Week 2

Northern Lights had 14 teams play in Week 2 of the 2021 Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier | 11’s – 14’s Divisions!

Final Finishes:

Team	Finish	Division
11-1	5th	11 National
12-1	9th	12 National
12-2	14th	12 American
12-Black	25th	12 American
13-1	5th	13 USA
13-2	19th	13 USA
13-Black	22nd	13 American
13-Red	31st	13 American
14-1	7th	14 Open
14-2	27th	14 USA
14-Black	11th	14 USA
14-Red	19th	14 American
14-White	37th	14 American
14-Zinc	30th	14 American

MNLQ Week 1

Northern Lights had 6 teams play in Week 1 of the 2021 Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier! Our 15’s competed in 15 Open, 15 USA, and 15 American.

Final Finishes:

Team	Finish	Division
15-1	11th	15 Open
15-2	19th	15 USA
15-Black	25th	15 USA
15-Red	23rd	15 American
15-White	19th	15 American
15-Zinc	61st	15 American

18’s USA Girls Junior National Championships 2021

Our 18-1’s traveled to Columbus, Ohio to compete in the USA Girls Junior National Championships.

Team	Finish	Division
18-1	13th	18 Open
18-2	21st	18 USA
18-Black	11th	18 American
18-Red	47th	18 Patriot

MNL April Freebie

Mizuno Northern Lights had 13 teams participate in the 2021 MNL April Freebie!

Congratulations to our teams on their successful weekend:

Team	Finish	Division
10-1	4th	12 & Under
11-1	1st	12 & Under
11-2	7th	12 & Under
12-2	2nd	12 & Under
12-Black	3rd	12 & Under
13-2	7th	13’s / 14’s Division
13-Black	8th	13’s / 14’s Division
13-Red	15th	13’s / 14’s Division
14-2	1st	13’s / 14’s Division
14-Black	2nd	13’s / 14’s Division
14-Red	3rd	13’s / 14’s Division
14-White	6th	13’s / 14’s Division
14-Zinc	4th	13’s / 14’s Division

Northern Lights 11-1’s placed 1st in the 12 & Under Division

Northern Lights 14-2 placed 1st in the 13’s / 14’s Division

Northern Lights 12-2 placed 2nd in the 12 & Under Division

Northern Lights 14-Black placed 2nd in the 13’s / 14’s Division

Congratulations to our Northern Lights teams that competed in the MNL Challenge 2021!

14-1’s | 1st place | 15/16’s Division

14-Black | 1st place | 13/14’s Division

18-2 | 1st place | 17/18’s Division

18-Black | 2nd place | 17/18’s Division

13-1 | 2nd place | 13/14’s Division

14-2 | 3rd place | 13/14’s Division

All final finishes:

12-1: 7th place

13-1: 2nd place

14-1: 1st place

14-2: 3rd place

14-Black: 1st place

15-Red: 5th place

15-White: 10th place

15-Zinc: 6th place

18-2: 1st place

18-Black: 2nd place

Show Me Qualifier 2021

Congratulations to our Northern Lights Teams that competed in the Show Me Qualifier (Kansas City, MO)!

In Week One our 14-1 team placed 7th in 14 Open and our 18-1 team placed 2nd in 18 Open, earning a bid to the USA Girls Junior National Championships!

In Week Two, teams earning a bid included 16-1 (16 Open), 17-2 (17 USA, double qualified), and 17-1 (17 Open). Big congratulations to our 17-2 team for placing 1st in 17 USA and double qualifying for Nationals, as well as going 9-0 on the weekend, and to our 16-Red team for placing 1st in 16 American at the Show Me Qualifier!

Team	Finish	Division
14-1	7th	14 Open
15-1	9th	15 Open
15-2	29th	15 USA
15-Black	41st	15 American
16-1	3rd	16 Open
16-2	9th	16 USA
16-Black	26th	16 USA
16-Red	1st	16 American
16-White	9th	16 American
17-1	3rd	17 Open
17-2	1st	17 USA
17-Black	29th	17 USA
17-Red	3rd	17 American
17-White	50th	17 American
18-1	1st	18 Open

18-1 | 2nd place in 18 Open

17-2 | 1st place in 17 USA

16-Red | 1st place in 16 American

16-1 | 3rd place in 16 Open

17-1 | 3rd place in 17 Open

17-Red | 3rd place in 17 American

12th Annual Mizuno Northern Lights 12’s Cup

Ten of our Northern Lights teams competed in the annual 12’s Cup tournament! Congratulations to our 12-1’s for placing 1st in the Open Division! And to our 12-2’s for placing 3rd in the Open Division!

Final Finishes:

1st Place | 12-1

3rd Place | 12-2

7th Place | 11-1

7th Place | 11-2

9th Place | 12-Black

23rd Place | 10-1

23rd Place | YDT-Black

25th Place | YDT-Red

25th Place | YDT-White

32rd Place | YDT-Zinc

12-1 | 1st Place in Open

12-2 | 3rd Place in Open

2021 Colorado Crossroads – 18’s

Congratulations to our 18’s teams that competed at the Colorado Crossroads Qualifier tournament! Congratulations to 18-Black for placing 1st in 18 American at the Colorado Crossroads Qualifier and earning a bid to the USAV Girls Junior National Championship! And to our 18-2 team for placing 2nd in 18 USA!

Team	Finish	Division
18-1	5th	18 Open
18-2	2nd	18 USA
18-Black	1st	18 American
18-Red	9th	18 American

18-Black | 1st Place

18-2 | 2nd Place

NCR-USAV Regional Qualifier 2021

Congratulations to our teams that competed in the NCR-USAV Regional Qualifier 2021! Six of the eight teams earned bids to the USAV Girls Junior National Championship 2021!

15-1 placed 1st

15-2 placed 2nd

16-1 placed 1st

16-2 placed 2nd

17-1 placed 1st

18-1 placed 1st

18-Black placed 5th

18-Red placed 9th

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NL 15-1 | 1st Place

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NL 15-2 | 2nd Place

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NL 16-1 | 1st Place

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NL 16-2 | 2nd Place

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NL 17-1 | 1st Place

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NL 18-1 | 1st Place

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Omaha Presidents’ Day Classic 2021

Northern Lights sent 23 teams to Omaha, Nebraska for the 2021 ASICS Omaha Presidents’ Day. Congratulations to the 18-1 team for placing first in the 18 Open division. Both the 18-Black and 16-Red took 2nd in their respective divisions while the 17-1 and 16-White teams took 3rd. Thank you to the athletes, coaches, chaperones, and parents for a great weekend!

Team	Place	Division
18-1	1st	18 Open
18-2	10th	18 Open
18-Black	2nd	18 Club
18-Red	9th	18 Club
17-1	3rd	17 Open
17-2	7th	17 Open
17-Black	5th	17 Club
17-Red	5th	17 Club
17-White	27th	17 Club
16-1	7th	16 Open
16-2	16th	16 Open
16-Black	21st	16 Club
16-Red	2nd	16 Club
16-White	3rd	16 Select
15-1	10th	15 Open
15-2	13th	15 Open
15-Black	5th	15 Club
15-Red	21st	15 Club
15-White	9th	15 Select
15-Zinc	8th	15 Select
14-1	13th	15 Open
14-2	7th	15 Select
13-1	5th	15 Select

Northern Lights 18-1, 1st place, 18 Open

Northern Lights 18-Black, 2nd Place, 18 Club

Northern Lights 16-Red, 2nd Place, 16 Club

2021 Northstar Presidents’ Day Challenge

Congratulations to the 13 Northern Lights teams that participated in the annual Northstar Presidents’ Day Challenge in Minneapolis and Rochester! Congratulations to all the teams on fantasic finishes! #MNLproud

Team	Place	Division
14-Black	1st	14 Premier
14-Red	4th	14 Premier
14-White	1st	14 Classic
14-Zinc	3rd	14 Classic
13-2	4th	13 Premier
13-Black	7th	13 Premier
13-Red	4th	13 Classic
12-1	1st	12 Premier
12-2	1st	12 Club
12-Black	2nd	12 Aspire
11-1	5th	12 Premier
11-2	1st	12 Classic
10-1	13th	12 Classic

14 Black – 1st in 14 Premier Division

14 White – 1st in 14 Classic Division

12-1 – 1st in 12 Premier Division

12-2 – 1st in 12 Club Division

11-2 – 1st in 12 Classic Division

12-Black – 2nd in 12 Aspire Division

2021 January Thaw and 17’s/18’s Northern Lights National Qualifier

Congratulations to the 23 Northern Lights teams that participated in our annual January Thaw and the 17’s/18’s Northern Lights National Qualifier in Omaha! #MNLproud

Team	Place	Division
18-1	5th	18 Open
18-2	3rd	18 USA
18-Black	3rd	18 American
18-Red	22nd	18 American
17-1	4th	17 Open
17-2	3rd	17 USA
17-Black	27th	17 USA
17-Red	9th	17 American
17-White	31st	17 American
16-1	2nd	16 Club
16-2	3rd	16 Club
16-Black	8th	16 Club
16-Red	9th	16 Club
16-White	11th	16 Club
15-1	3rd	15 Club
15-2	3rd	15 Club
15-Black	6th	15 Club
15-Red	7th	15 Club
15-White	11th	15 Club
15-Zinc	11th	15 Club
14-1	3rd	14 Club
14-2	3rd	14 Club
13-1	11th	14 Club

The 17-2 team took 3rd in 17 USA and earned a bid to nationals!

The 18-2 team took 3rd in 18 USA and earned a bid to nationals!

Congratulations to the 16-1 team for taking 2nd in the 16 Club division of the January Thaw and to the 18-Black, 16-2, 15-1, 15-2, 14-1 and 14-2 teams for taking 3rd in their divisions. Northern Lights had some amazing finishes after just 3 weeks of practice since the teams were formed.

Thank you to the athletes, coaches, chaperones, and parents for a great weekend!

Congratulations 2020 All-State Players

Northern Lights would like to extend our congratulations to all of the High School Players in Minnesota who were selected for the MN Coaches Association All State teams. 21 players from Northern Lights were honored with a 1st Team selection or an Honorable Mention. They are:

Congratulations to Kennedi Orr, 2020 Ms. Baden Volleyball

Congratulations to Northern Lights player Kennedi Orr on being named Ms. Baden Volleyball for 2020!

Congratulations to Lauren Crowl, 2020 Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year

Congratulations to Northern Lights player Lauren Crowl on being named the Star Tribune 2021 Metro Player of the Year!

Congrats All-Metro Players

Northern Lights would like to extend our congratulations to the 13 Northern Lights Players who were selected to the Star Tribune All-Metro Teams.