| Maddie Vain |
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High School
Played the previous five seasons with the St. Louis CYC, making four straight trips to the U.S. Junior Olympics and winning a national championship in 2005 ... Finished runner-up at the USJO in 2004 and 2006, while finishing third during the 2007 season ... Earned Junior Olympic All-Tournament Team honors each of the four seasons and was the Junior Olympics Most Valuable Player in 2005 ... Also played two seasons for the Midwest Select and Parkway Lightning ... Was a standout high school player, earning first team All-District, All-Conference and All-League honors all four years ... Also took home first team All-State honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Named the team's MVP in 2006 and 2007 and received the team's Best Offense award each of her last three seasons ... Earned four varsity letters in volleyball and one letter in basketball ... Was a member of the academic honor roll all four years and received the Western Civilization Award, Personal Growth Award and the Rhode Island School of Design Award.
Personal
Undecided on a major ... Born September 16, 1989, in St. Louis, Missouri ... Daughter of Frank and Mary Vain ... Mother Mary played tennis and grandfather Edwin Kadlec played football at St. Louis University ... Played on the same club team as fellow Wake Forest freshman Carlin Salmon ... Was also recruited by Penn and Michigan ... Chose Wake Forest because of the combination of great academics, great people and competitive athletic atmosphere.
