Husker Volleyball Pulls in Top-10 Recruiting Class

Lincoln ? Nebraska’s incoming volleyball class received honors from two national publications, as both Volleyball Magazine and PrepVolleyball.com rated the Huskers’ recruiting class as one of the 10 best classes in the country.

The class of Brooke Bartek (Lincoln, Neb./Northeast High School) and Kori Cooper (Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo High School) was ranked 10th nationally by both publications. Both players are already on campus, as Cooper enrolled at NU during the spring semester and accompanied the team on its trip to Asia, while Bartek began classes during the second summer semester beginning this week.

Barkek was one of the nation’s top high school players at Lincoln Northeast High School and rated the No. 13 player nationally by PrepVolleyball.com and a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 Recruit. A four-year starter, Bartek was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Nebraska in 2005 and finished her career with 337 blocks and 1,190 kills at Lincoln Northeast.

Cooper was one of the nation’s top seniors despite missing nearly all of her senior year with a knee injury. She was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 pick and was rated the No. 12 player in the country by PrepVolleyball.com. As a junior, she co-captained the U.S. Youth National Team to a fourth-place finish at the 2005 Under-18 World Championships in 2005 in Macau, China. A two-time all-state performer at Amarillo High School, Cooper totaled 439 kills, 103 block assists and 55 block solos during her junior campaign in 2004.

The Huskers begin fall camp on Tuesday, Aug. 8, with the Red/White Scrimmage and Alumni Match set for Saturday, Aug. 26. Tickets for the Red/White Scrimmage are $8 for adults, $6 for youth and seniors. In addition, there is no cost for UNL students with a valid student ID and children ages 6-and-under.