IRON STRONG Athlete of the Week: Caitlyn Jansen – Volleyball

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Caitlyn Jansen, a 6-foot senior outside hitter, spiked a career-high 12 kills in a 2-0 win over Warren Hills on Tuesday before erupting for 16 kills in a 2-1 win over Hackettstown on Thursday to help the Stateliners to back-to-back wins for the first time this season as well as victories in three of their last four matches.

.Jansen leads the ‘Liners in kills for the season with 90 in 27 sets played and also has 13 blocks.

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“Caitlyn would have been a three-year starter but injuries curtailed that,” Phillipsburg coach Ellie Hrunka said. “Still, she has developed and grown so much from her freshman season that she has the ability to play at the next level. Her contributions this year will be greatly missed next season and I’m so happy to have had her as part of our program.”

Honorable mention – Hannah Burdge, Sara Ellison, Alexa Megjuric (girls volleyball), Emma Butler, Jackie Miller, Sophia Remian (field hockey); Evan James, Caden Heaney (boys soccer); Aeden Hywel, Luke Hywell, Felix Matos, Matthew Scerbo Jr. (football).

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TAPinto Phillipsburg presents the weekly "Iron Strong Athlete of the Week," a special feature brought to you by our sportswriter, Tom Mugavero, and exclusively sponsored by Phillipsburg's own McWane Ductile.

To ensure a fair selection process, our sportswriter has reached out to participating coaches, inviting them to share their weekly results and statistics. These submissions are carefully compiled for publication on TAPinto Phillipsburg almost daily by our sports writer. We're committed to featuring a different athlete each week, ensuring a diverse spotlight for our talented student-athletes for twelve weeks.

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