VU Volleyball adds Maecy Johnson to 2022 recruiting class

CHRISMAN, Ill. – The 2021 Region 24 Champion VU Volleyball team received their second signee of the offseason Friday afternoon in middle blocker Maecy Johnson from Chrisman High School in Chrisman, Ill.

Johnson is a six-foot tall middle, who has also gained experience as an opposite hitter and setter while playing for the Crossroads of America Volleyball Club.

Johnson is a three-time Vermillion Valley All-Conference selection and earned a Special Mention honor her freshman year.

Johnson led the Lady Cardinals in several categories throughout her four-year career, including leading the game in blocks four year, kills three times, aces three times and digs twice.

In her senior season Johnson led Chrisman High School in all four, ending her season with 198 digs, 194 kills, 66 blocks and 29 aces.

During her time at Chrisman High School, Johnson helped guide the Lady Cardinals to two winning seasons and a Hutsonville-Palestine Tournament Championship.

“Maecy is an all-around athlete,” Chrisman High School Volleyball Coach Rose Hollingsworth said. “She is a talented athlete on the court and a great student off the court. She works hard from the first day of practice to the very last game.”

“Maecy has been a leader to her teammates and someone that they all look up to,” Hollingsworth added. “She is always willing to help her teammates and give them advice to help them improve their skills. I have no doubt that Maecy will be successful in her future endeavors at Vincennes University.”

Maecy is the daughter of Scott and Melanie Johnson and plans to major in Agricultural Business at Vincennes University.

“Just like with many of the student-athletes we’ve signed over the years, academics was a real key in Maecy’s interest in VU,” VUVB Head Coach Gary Sien said. “She is going to be majoring in Agricultural Business and for this part of Southern Indiana and Southern Illinois we have one of the best Agribusiness programs.”

“A pleasant surprise we’ve had with Maecy is that we’ve been looking at her as a middle, but for her club team, she’s been playing setter and right-side,” Sien added. “She’s a kid that’s six-foot tall, she’s just like our other tall setters that we have coming back. So, she can be a middle/opposite hitter/setter, multipurpose type of player for us. We’re really excited to get a player that can play all those positions like Maecy can.”

“Our philosophy every year is to bring in a recruiting class that was better than the last and our 2021 class was very strong from top to bottom. This incoming group will have some very big shoes to fill but Maecy is part of another very strong class coming in and that might put some pressure on some of our returners because playing time is going to be at a premium this coming year.”

The Vincennes University Athletic Department welcomes Maecy Johnson to the 2022 recruiting class and wishes her well as she finishes her senior year this spring.

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