Incoming Freshman Mann Named To Fab 50
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 | Volleyball
Incoming Florida volleyball freshman Chloe Mann (Gainesville, Fla./Eastside HS) has been named to the Sports Imports/Volleyball Magazine 2009 Girls Fab 50, according to the publication's April 2009 issue.
Mann, a 6-foot-1 middle blocker was the 2008 Gainesville Sun Class 4A-6A Player of the Year. She helped Eastside win back-to-back District 4-5A titles and was a 2007 third-team All-State selection by the Florida Sportswriters Association.
Mann, who first began playing volleyball her freshman year of high school, finished with 511 kills, 141 blocks and 12 aces her senior season in leading the Rams to the Class 5A regional final last year.
Mann, who has a recorded vertical leap of 10-4, is a student in the International Baccalaureate program at Eastside. She is the sixth volleyball player from the Gainesville area to sign with the Gators since the 2000 season and that group includes current Florida players Elyse Cusack and Kelsey Bowers.
Over the past two seasons with Mann in a starting role, the Rams have compiled a 50-10 record. She also will be entering her second season as a member of the Gainesville Juniors club team in the spring of 2009. As a starting middle blocker last season, Mann and her team advanced to the Junior Olympics.
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