About Our Team!

We are an organization that offers a fun and competitive environment for Grand Valley students to play volleyball and be a part of a team! We travel throughout the school year to other universities for tournaments, like U of M and MSU, and participate in the NCVF National Championships every April. This year our Nationals will be held in Phoenix, Arizona. Being a member of the Women's Club Volleyball means creating friendships, staying healthy, and gaining skills that apply on and off the court.

Come visit us at Campus Life Night, where we give you information, answer questions and meet some of the players!

Tryouts 2024

Monday, September 16th @ the Fieldhouse 8-10:30pm

Tuesday, September 17th @ the Rec Center 9-11pm (courts 4 and 5)

Wednesday, September 18th @ the Fieldhouse 8-10:30pm

There is a $5 tryout fee. Please wear the designated colored shirt for what position you are trying out for.

Hitters: Black

Setters: Blue

DS: White

Meet Our Board Members

As a club sports team at Grand Valley, we are a proud student-ran organization. What this means is that we fundraise throughout each season to work towards the funding of hosting/attending tournaments, volleyball supplies, and our annual Nationals trip. This is all orchestrated by our E-Board members, players, teammates and coaches. Below are the members of the 2023-2024 E-Board.

President: Currently Allison Taiariol. She is a senior majoring in Advertising and Public Relations, pursuing to become a content manager within social media. She has been playing volleyball for 8 years mainly as a defensive specialist/libero. As the President, Allison keeps the club at the high standards we set and get information conveyed to the players efficiently. 

Vice President: Currently Katie Belmore. She is a sophmore majoring in Radiation Therapy hoping. She has been playing volleyball for 7 years mainly as a Middle Blocker. Her job resides in helping our President with loose ends and other needed information to keep our club up to the standards we have. 

Financial Officer: Currently Morgann King. She is a sophmore majoring in Computer Science with a Math Minor. She has been playing volleyball for about 6 years. Morgann has played as a pin hitter, middle blocker, and defensive specialist. She now focuses as an Outside Hitter for our team. Her job is to take care of all financial needs of the club while also helping the president with tying loose ends.

Social Media: Currently Heidi Mason. She is a sophmore majoring in majoring in Finance and Marketing. She has been playing volleyball for 9 years now and has played every position in her time! She is now a setter for our team but shows her expertise all over the court. Her job is to post throughout our Instagram, Facebook, and communications of our club.

We are lucky to have our head coaches, Rachael Arntson, Skyler DeMeyer, and our assistant coaches, and Morgan Bordewyk.  They not only make us a better team but also push us to be the best players we can be. With all their hard work towards the program, we wouldn't be where we are today, so thank you!

Below we have provided contact information for each member specified. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, we would love to get into contact.

Coaches and Board Member Information:

• Head Coach: Rachael Arntson, arntsonrg@gmail.com
• Head Coach: Skyler DeMeyer
• Assistant Coach: Morgan Bordeywk
• President: Allison Taiariol, allisontaiariol@gmail.com 
• Vice President: Katie Belmore
• Financial Officer: Morgann King
• Risk Manager: Leah Malburg
• Social Media: Heidi Mason

Main Contact, Club E-Mail: wvbclub@mail.gvsu.edu

Our Season Formatting

Our season is a full-year commitment, and we roughly have 3-4 tournaments per semester. We travel to places from the University of Michigan to Ohio State University and play other universities club teams! We not only practice twice a week, but we also condition after every practice to get into shape for future tournaments. Every year we are allowed to travel and participate in a National Tournament, where we play with more than 500 teams across the country. This year our Nationals is hosted in Phoenix, Arizona.

Wins and Accomplishments

11/9/2024: At our club's 2nd to last tournament of the fall semester our D1 team placed 2nd overall! After battling in the finals against U of M’s A team, they fell just short of a win but not without a fight!

01/29/22: At the first tournament of the Winter semester, our D3 team placed 1st in the silver, and our D1 placed 4th in Gold at the Michigan Winter Classic at University of Michigan. Each team played very well after a long winter break, starting the season of right! as we prepare for nationals, the team is determined to work hard and accomplish more wins!

Halloween Practices

2025: Every year we get into the Halloween spirit by showing up to practice in costumes! This year we had players come in costumes like a hamburger, ranch and even some freshmen dressed as babies.  This made for a fun-filled practice and memories in the process, showing our Laker pride. Check out our Instagram @gvsu_vbclub to see more of our funny costumes!

Nationals 2025

This year, Nationals is hosted in Phoenix, Arizona. This gives our club an opportunity to play teams around the country. Check out our Instagram for updates, April 17th-20th, 2025!