Emily Palkert Class: Fr. Hometown: Excelsior, MN High School: Southwest Christian Position: MH Southwest Christian High School: Earned four letters in volleyball and one in basketball ... ranked ninth in the state in career kills with 886 ... also had 329 career blocks ... team won conference title three of four years ... holds school record with 25 kills in a match ... also had 14 blocks in a match .... three-time first-team all-conference selection ... named all-state as a senior ... member of the Spiritual Life committee, Sports committee and was a Bible study leader. Personal: Born May 5, 1989 … daughter of Thomas and Brenda Palkert  ... has three siblings, Caleb (16), Lydia (13) and Abby (11) ... is majoring in elementary education at Concordia and would like to become a teacher. Fun Facts: Favorite food is Chipotle ... The Count of Monte Cristo is favorite movie and Friends is favorite TV show ... looks to her parents for support ... dislikes watery ketchup ... can do handstands. Roster           01 Raina Hein  03 Mary Slinger  04 Maggie McNamara  05 Rachel Knutsen  07 Krista Erickson  08 Meghan Ellis  09 Maria Steinhagen  10 Blair Murphy  11 Sadie Kessler  12 Kate Bennett  13 Whitney Meierotto  14 Kasey Woodcock  16 Emily Palkert