That Was Then, This Is Now: Tracking the Freshmen Years of 2007 WVCA First-Team All-State Seniors

Someone requested that we reprise a feature we did last January where we looked at the freshmen college years of first-team all-staters who were high school seniors the previous year. Nine seniors earned 2007 first-team all-state honors. Here's an overview of their fall college seasons (two of the seasons are still in progress, but more on that in a moment). If there's an accolade or achievement we're missing, please let us know and we'll amend accordingly: 

• Janelle Gabrielsen (Menomonee Falls) saw significant action for the Wisconsin Badgers, recording the Big Ten's only triple-double (13 kills 10 digs 15 assists v. Michigan). She was also named to the Big Ten all-freshman team.  
• Abbey Gitter (Hortonville) played in 18 matches for UW-Green Bay and had 74 kills. 
• Melissa Hastings (Waukesha Catholic Memorial) played in 13 matches for Loyola and hit .286. 
• Holly Mertens (Stanley-Boyd) is not listed in Marquette's statistics and we believe it was due to injury.  
• Katie Moore (West Allis Hale) is, to the best of our ability to surf the internet, not playing college volleyball. If anyone knows differently, please let us know.
• Debbie Stadick (Watertown) played in 20 matches for Iowa State, recording 59 kills and 40 total blocks. Iowa State plays Northern Iowa tomorrow night in the first round of the NCAA D1 tournament. A live feed is available here and it looks as though the same feed will bring you the Minnesota-North Dakota State match, which features numerous Wisconsin connections).
• Brooke Stittleburg (Black River Falls) played in 23 matches for Western Illinois and recorded 32 kills and 144 digs.
• Samantha Trawitze (Burlington) had 741 assists for UW-Milwaukee, placing her fourth on the all-time list for Panther freshmen. The Panthers play Illinois tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Champaign, Illinois. We believe the match will be live-streamed at NCAA.com, but we're not 100 percent sure. 
• Tabitha Visk (Westosha Central) played in 53 sets for Illinois State, recording 59 kills and 45 total blocks. 

We wish we had the time and energy to track other players. Maybe later. If there's a significant accolade or achievement for other college players, leave it as a comment and we'll share it with the world. Thanks.