Mann Named Jeffrey Meldon/TV20 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 | Volleyball
Incoming Florida volleyball freshman Chloe Mann (Gainesville, Fla./Eastside HS) was named the Jeffrey Meldon/TV20 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year at a banquet held last week at Savannah Grande in Gainesville.
WCJB-TV20 in Gainesville names a male and female high school scholar-athlete of the week each week during its evening sports broadcast and the yearly winner on both the male and female sides is chosen from among those athletes of the week.
For video of the event, please click to: http://www.wcjb.com/news/3828/jeffrey-meldon-tv20-scholar-athletes-of-the-year-announced
Mann, who first began playing volleyball her freshman year of high school, helped Eastside win back-to-back District 4-5A titles and was named the Gainesville Sun's 2008 Class 4A-6A Player of the Year.
A 2007 third-team All-State selection by the Florida Sportswriters Association, Mann helped lead the Rams to their first two appearances in the FHSAA Class 5A regional in program history.
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 compiled a 50-10 record. She also is in 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.
The University of Florida is home of the 2009 NCAA Volleyball Regionals. For more information on Gator Volleyball, log on to www.GatorZone.com.
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