COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Volleyball Head Coach Dawn Sullivan announced Thursday the signing of four freshmen for the 2023 season.
Tatum Longnecker, Chapel Dobbs, Kaylen Rush, and Sierra Dudley will join the Tigers this summer ahead of the upcoming 2023 campaign.
Tatum Longnecker
Tatum Longnecker, a 5-7 setter from Phoenix, Arizona, heads to Columbia after setting the Arcadia High School career assists record with 2,056. She also compiled 811 digs, 154 aces, and 137 kills.
As a senior, Longnecker was named to the first-team all-region, all-district team, region player of the year and first-team all-conference. She helped the Titans capture a 2022 4A State Championship Runner-Up finish after a Final Four appearance in 2020.
Longnecker also picked up all-region honors during her junior (first team) and sophomore campaigns (second team). She served as captain each of the past two seasons.
She also earned AVCA All-Region and All-Arizona Team honors, was an AVCA All-America Nominee, was an Arizona Player of the Year Nominee, and was selected to the Nike Tournament of Champions All-Tournament Team.
Longnecker competed for the club teams Arizona Storm Elite and Livewire where she was a nominee for Under Armour All-America and named to the 2023 PrepVolleyball Setters Watchlist. In 2021, she was named to the USA Volleyball Nationals All-Tournament 16U Team.
She also has competed in beach volleyball.
In the classroom, Longnecker has been selected to the Sports 360 Arizona All-Academic Team and an Arcadia HS Scholar Athlete. She intends to major in Nutrition and Sports Physiology at Mizzou.
Chapel Dobbs
Chapel Dobbs, a 6-1 outside hitter/right side hitter from Holts Summit, Missouri, heads to Columbia after earning AVCA All-Region and All-America honors in 2022 as a senior at Helias Catholic High School.
She was also named the 2022 Central Missouri Activities Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Year and to the CMAC All-Conference Team as well as to the all-district and all-state teams.
Dobbs finished her high school career with 1,393 kills on a .307 hitting percentage with 238 total blocks, 328 digs, 50 aces and 30 assists.
She was a four-time all-district selection, a three-time all-state pick and a three-time CMAC all-conference honoree. Dobbs helped the Crusaders capture three district…
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