CONTRIBUTED PHOTO — STC senior Macy Welsh holds her signs her letter of intent to play volleyball at Buena Vista. Pictured in the front row (L to R): mother Audra Donnelly, Macy Welsh, and father Twisty Welsh. Back row (L to R): aunt Bobbi Hills, stepdad Ryan Donnelly, and boyfriend MaCael Bear.

STC senior Macy Welsh has announced her commitment to play volleyball at Buena Vista University. Signing her letter of intent recently, Welsh will go to Storm Lake in the fall and compete for the Beavers in the highly competitive American Rivers Conference (ARC).

Welsh has been a constant presence in the STC volleyball program over her four years. A four- year letter winner in the sport, Welsh was named as one of three team captains this last fall during her senior year. According to statistics recorded on Bound, Welsh ranked high in several statistical categories for the Trojans during her senior season. Welsh led the team in blocks (36) and finished fourth in assists (18), third in kills (103), fifth in digs (89), and second in aces (41). For her efforts last season, Welsh received honorable mention on the WaMaC all-conference team. She was also named to the All-Academic Conference team following both her junior and senior seasons.

Welsh has also participated in soccer, track and field, and National Honors Society at STC.

As she heads to Buena Vista, Welsh will join head volleyball coach Will Baumann, who has coached the Beavers since the fall of 2022. In the last twenty-five years, the Beavers have had 11 top-five finishes in the ARC. They have also had 27 players selected to the ARC All-Conference first or second teams in that same time period.