Pleasant Grove’s Heather Gneiting named Gatorade volleyball player of the year
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Heather Gneiting of Pleasant Grove, Friday, December 8, 2017.
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Heather Gneiting of Pleasant Grove, Friday, December 8, 2017.
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Heather Gneiting of Pleasant Grove, Friday, December 8, 2017.
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Tribune volleyball player of the year Heather Gneiting near her locker at Pleasant Grove High School, Saturday, December 9, 2017.
(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pleasant Grove's Heather Gneiting (5) celebrates winning a point during the volleyball match at Lone Peak High School Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pleasant Grove's Heather Gneiting (5) goes for the ball during the volleyball match at Lone Peak High School Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pleasant Grove's Heather Gneiting (5) spikes the ball during the volleyball match at Lone Peak High School Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pleasant Grove's Heather Gneiting (5) listens to the National Anthem before the volleyball match at Lone Peak High School Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pleasant Grove's Heather Gneiting (5) goes up to block Lone Peak's Tasia Farmer (6) during the volleyball match at Lone Peak High School Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
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Pleasant Grove's Heather Gneiting poses for the All-Tribune volleyball photo shoot at Lone Peak High, Monday, November 28, 2016.
(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pleasant Grove's Heather Gneiting (5) spikes the ball past Lone Peak's Tasia Farmer (6) and Lone Peak's Kennedi Boyd (10) during the volleyball match at Lone Peak High School Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pleasant Grove's Heather Gneiting (5) celebrates winning a point with her teammates Pleasant Grove's Megan Sintay (18) Pleasant Grove's Alia Rasmussen (4) and Pleasant Grove's Baylie Bishop (14) during the volleyball match at Lone Peak High School Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lone Peak's Autumn SpaffordÊ(18) spikes the ball past Pleasant Grove's Heather Gneiting (5) and Pleasant Grove's Megan Sintay (18) during the volleyball match at Lone Peak High School Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lone Pea Knights Madelyn Robinson (9) hits the ball, as Pleasant Grove Vikings Baylie Bishop (14) and Heather Gneiting (5) defend, in 6A volleyball championship action, Pleasant Grove vs. Lone Peak, at Utah Valley University, Saturday, November 4, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lone Pea Knights Madelyn Robinson (9) hits the ball, as Pleasant Grove Vikings Heather Gneiting (5) defends, in 6A volleyball championship action, Pleasant Grove vs. Lone Peak, at Utah Valley University, Saturday, November 4, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pleasant Grove Vikings Heather Gneiting (5) hits the ball, as Pleasant Grove Vikings Lone Peak Knights Madelyn Robinson (9) defends, in 6A volleyball championship action, Pleasant Grove vs. Lone Peak, at Utah Valley University, Saturday, November 4, 2017.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Heather Gneiting of Pleasant Grove hammers a shot past Syracuse in their quarterfinal match at the UCCU Center at Utah Valley University on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. Pleasant Grove went on to win in three straight sets.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pleasant Grove Vikings Heather Gneiting (5) hits the ball, as Lone Peak Knights Kennedi Boyd (10) and Madelyn Robinson (9) defend, in the 6A volleyball championship action, Pleasant Grove vs. Lone Peak, at Utah Valley University, Saturday, November 4, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pleasant Grove Vikings Heather Gneiting (5) hits the ball, as Lone Peak Knights Madelyn Robinson (9) defends, in the 6A volleyball championship action, Pleasant Grove vs. Lone Peak, at Utah Valley University, Saturday, November 4, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lone Peak Knights Madelyn Robinson (9) hits the ball, as Pleasant Grove Vikings Heather Gneiting (5) defends, in the 6A volleyball championship action, Pleasant Grove vs. Lone Peak, at Utah Valley University, Saturday, November 4, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lone Pea Knights Madelyn Robinson (9) hits the ball, as Pleasant Grove Vikings Baylie Bishop (14) and Heather Gneiting (5) defend, in 6A volleyball championship action, Pleasant Grove vs. Lone Peak, at Utah Valley University, Saturday, November 4, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lone Pea Knights Madelyn Robinson (9) hits the ball, as Pleasant Grove Vikings Heather Gneiting (5) defends, in 6A volleyball championship action, Pleasant Grove vs. Lone Peak, at Utah Valley University, Saturday, November 4, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pleasant Grove Vikings Heather Gneiting (5) hits the ball, as Pleasant Grove Vikings Lone Peak Knights Madelyn Robinson (9) and Megan Sintay (18) defend, in 6A volleyball championship action, Pleasant Grove vs. Lone Peak, at Utah Valley University, Saturday, November 4, 2017.
Pleasant Grove volleyball standout Heather Gneiting added to the list of accolades from her senior season.
“Heather Gneiting is one of the best middles to ever come out of this state,” Syracuse coach Corrie Vigil said in a release. “She’s competitive and versatile and dominant at her position. I was impressed with her court awareness and ability to make adjustments during the match.”
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