Main Sport: Volleyball
Main Position: Right Side/Opposite (Left Handed)
Other Positions: Uniform # Club = 31, School = 17
Uniform Number: 31
Graduation Year: 2019
Height: 6′ 2”
Weight: 150 pounds
Age: 17
Years playing: 7
Registered with NCAA
Eligibility Center?: Yes

Top Accomplishments

1. Named to the 2016 and 2017 Class AA, Pennsylvania All-State Team, named to the All WPIAL (PA District 7) team freshman, sophomore and junior years.

2. Started every varsity match freshman, sophomore and junior years at Avonworth High School. Has not missed a match.

3. Awarded the “2015 Frosh 59 – Special Mention” designation by PrepVolleyball.Com magazine which recognizes the top 59 varsity playing freshman in America

Contact Info:

116 Deer Valley Dr

Sewickley, PA 15143
Primary phone: 412-996-6776
Other phone: 412-500-4014
jferketic@gmail.com
emilypeva12@gmail.com

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Freshman

o Was named All WPIAL (PA District 7), Class A, Second Team Opposite (Right Side)
o Was voted “Varsity Rookie of the Year” by my team
o Was voted “Best Varsity Blocker” by my team as a 9th grade freshman
o Helped Team win WPIAL Class A, Section 4, Title
o Awarded Varsity Letter
o Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball Association – 15 Premier 1 Team – Starting Opposite

Sophomore

o Named to the 2016 Class AA, Pennsylvania All-State Team
o Named to the 2016 First Team Class AA, All-WPIAL (PA District 7)
o Named to the 2016 WPIAL Class AA, Section 2, First Team, All Star Team
o Averaged 10.3 kills per match
o Lead Avonworth to the PIAA 2016 Pennsylvania State Playoff

Junior

o Named to the 2017 Class AA Pennsylvania All-State Team
o Named to the 2017 Class AA, Section 2 All Section First Team
o Named to the 2017 Class AA, All-WPIAL First Team (PA District 7)
o 209 Kills .538 hitting percentage, 10 kills/match, 36 solo blocks, 21 block assists
o Hand selected with 4 other Athletes to represented Avonworth High School while Accepting the WPIAL Sportsmanship Award

Senior

Committed to University of Maryland – Baltimore County (UMBC)

Links to News, etc.

1. http://sportstown.post-gazette.com/avonworth/54632-girls-volleyball-avonworth-stands-tall
2. http://triblive.com/sports/hssports/volleyball/9106242-74/season-team-avonworth#axzz3m5aeqC9s

Other Varsity or Club Sports

Freshman

Finished year with a 4.1/4.0
All honors courses

Sophomore

Honors Trigonometry, Honors Chemistry, Honors English, and CHS Computer Programming
Finished with a 4.13/4.0

Junior

AP courses in Computer Programming, Calculus, English, and Chemistry
Currently has a 4.3/4.0

Grade Point Average

GPA of 4.3 on 4 scale.

Academic Track

Track: Academic/College Prep.

Family

Father played high school and club volleyball
Father was my coach in elementary school at St Sebastian’s Catholic School

Goals & Major

Epidemiology

Type of College:

Type: Private, four-year, Public or State, four-year

NCAA Division:

NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA

Region of Country:

Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, Rockies, West Coast

Setting:

Big City, Suburbs, Rural or Small College Town

Quote from Avonworth High School Varsity Volleyball Coach Doug Vandervort in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette September 4, 2015:
“Emily Ferketic is probably the most talented freshman I have coached in 15 years,” Vandervort said. Her upside potential is unlimited.”

MLK/ECP Invitational – King of Prussia, PA

Cool Springs – Mt. Lebanon PA

Capital Classic – Washington DC

KVRA National Bid Tournament – Harrisburg, PA

JVA World Challenge – Louisville, KY

Beast of the East – Pittsburgh, PA

Westmoreland West E Tournament