News Archives: Women's Volleyball adds Recruits for 2019-20
Friday, April 12th, 2019
GPRC Wolves Women’s Volleyball Head Coach, Chantelle LaMotte has been working to build onto her talented roster for this upcoming season. She is pleased to announce the signing of two recruits to the program.
Say hello to Lana Matthews and Heather Holtz as we welcome them to the pack.
Hailing from Villeneuve, Alberta, Lana is bringing a ton of great experience to the Wolves this upcoming season. She has experience playing in the 2016 Alberta Winter Games, Beach Volleyball leagues in YEG and won gold at the AVA Premier 2 in 2018. Lana also won gold with her team in her last year of high school at Morinville Community High School.
Lana is excited to join the wolf pack and start her post-secondary journey at GPRC. “I chose GPRC because of the great sports community with excellent sport and academic supports,” she says. “Plus it’s cool that my high school team was also the Wolves, so it’s great to continue with the name. “Once a wolf, always a wolf."
Lana is most looking forward to having a competitive year with experienced players and good mentors during her upcoming rookie season with the Wolves.
Head Coach Chantelle LaMotte is looking forward to having Outside Hitter, Lana out on the court in the upcoming season, saying that “Lana is a dynamic attacker and an all-around skilled passer, defender and server. We are excited to have her on-board. She has a very strong passion and relentless work ethic for the game of volleyball.”
Welcome to the pack, Lana.
Joining the squad as a hometown rookie, Grande Prairie Composite High School graduate Heather Holtz is excited to be a part of the exciting future of GPRC and the Wolves Volleyball program.
Heather is bringing some awesome experience to the Wolves including silver in 2018 when her team, the South Peace Volleyball Club (SPVC) Blizzards were named #2 in Division 2 in Canada — placing again in 2019. Heather, along with her SPVC teammates bought home bronze at the Alberta Premier 2 and were named third in the province.
Heather is looking forward to starting her post-secondary journey at GPRC while being able to play with new and experienced players. “I am excited to be on an ACAC team and playing against other Colleges and Universities at a higher level and intensity than I’ve ever played at before.”
Heather chose GPRC because “it’s close to home so that I can be with my family and since I am unsure of what future career path I want to take, I can take courses through the Open Studies program and see what interests me while playing volleyball.”
Head Coach Chantelle LaMotte is thrilled to be adding a talented local athlete to the Wolves roster, adding that “Heather is an accomplished local athlete from the South Peace Volleyball Club who brings speed and strong jumping ability to the court. She will be an asset as both an attacker and blocker in the middle position for the Wolves. We are very excited for Heather to join the pack.”
Welcome to the pack, Heather.
