Amelia Porisch

Class:
Freshman
Position:
OH
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Saint Ansgar, Iowa
High School:
Saint Ansgar Community
Club Team:
21 Blackjack
Squadron:
CIA Juniors
Major:
Data Science

HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Saint Ansgar Community High School…coached by Tyler Johnson and Stephanie Beaver…three-year letterwinner…member of two district championship teams (2023, 2024)…helped team to the conference championship as a senior…named all-area and all-conference…led the team in kills across two state tournament appearances…varsity team captain…also competed on the track and field team…four-year letterwinner…member of the 4x800-meter relay that claimed the Iowa 1A state championship in 2024…helped Saint Ansgar to the 1A team title that year…member of the 2025 team that placed second at the state meet…six-time event medalist at the state championships…10-time state qualifier…member of two school record-setting relays (4x800-meter run, distance medley relay)…lettered three years in basketball…named all-state, all-district, and all-conference…set the school record for three-pointers in a season…team captain…named academic all-state in every sport…member of the National Honor Society…served as president of the Student Council…class salutatorian…played club volleyball for Club Iowa at CIA Juniors…coached by Chris and Kalani Mahi.

PERSONAL: Full name is Amelia Ruth Elizabeth Porisch…daughter of Luke and Megan Porisch… father is a 2001 graduate of the Air Force Academy and former member of the Falcons’ football team, while mother played volleyball at Central College…has two younger siblings (one sister, one brother)…planning to major in data science…born in Colorado Springs…hobbies include running and traveling…greatest personal moment in sports came from winning the state track championships as a junior…member of Cadet Squadron 21.