Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

The Your Prep Sports Alumni Report is a weekly segment that recognizes the accomplishments of graduates from YPS area schools that are continuing their careers as student athletes at the collegiate level. Alumni News is a way for readers to keep tabs on former area standouts.

Mackenzie Murphy

City High graduate and current Mount Mercy senior Mackenzie Murphy is off to a strong start leading the Mustangs to a 13-5 record including a 6-2 mark in Heart of America Conference play.

Murphy had a team-leading 12 kills and 12 digs in a sweep of Grandview last Tuesday and added 11 kills and seven digs in a four-set win at Clarke on Saturday.

On the season the 5-foot-11 Murphy leads Mount Mercy with 223 kills and ranks second on the team with 218 digs.

Adam Bock

Solon graduate and South Dakota State senior all-American linebacker Adam Bock had a team-high 10 tackles in his season debut on Saturday in a win over North Dakota.

The 6-foot-1, 225-pound Bock had five solo tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack among his team-high 10 stops as the Jackrabbits improved to 4-0 on the season with a 42-21 win over North Dakota.

Gabbie Schroeder

Liberty High graduate and current Drake sophomore defensive specialist Gabbie Schroeder had 10 digs in a four-set win over Valparaiso on Saturday.

Schroeder had a season-high 11 digs at Iowa State last month and has collected 41 digs while playing 40 sets across 14 matches this season helping the Bulldogs to a 10-6 record.

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