Sydney Wetterstrom. (Matt Daniels/MaxPreps)
Sydney Wetterstrom, one of the state’s top all-around athletes in the class of 2016, has committed to Michigan to play volleyball.
Wetterstrom, who will be a junior at Longmont this fall, tweeted the news of her commitment on Tuesday afternoon:
I'm officially a wolverine! I can't wait for a future at the University of Michigan! Thanks to my family, teammates, coaches for everything!
— Sydney Wetterstrom (@sydwett_15) July 22, 2014
Sydney Wetterstrom. (Matt Daniels/MaxPreps)
She’s the fourth known local volleyball player from the 2016 class to make her college choice.
Conifer’s Makenna Browne is headed to Oregon State, Lewis-Palmer’s Mariah Evans pledged to North Carolina and Brighton’s Karysa Swackenberg committed to Rutgers. (Find other class of 2016 commits in our database.)
Last season, Wetterstrom averaged 2.4 kills and 1.9 digs per set, and also had 39 total aces. At 6-foot-1, Wetterstrom plays on both the outside and in the middle — she had a team-high 1.0 blocks per set.
Longmont reached the Class 4A state tournament last season, where it went 1-1 in pool play.
Wetterstrom also plays basketball, where she averaged a team-high 17.4 points per game as a forward, and runs track. She was second in the triple jump at the 4A state track meet last spring, and also qualified for the meet in the high jump.