
GEHS senior Hannah Bettge (seated) recently signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at Baker University. She is flanked by Baker Head Coach Kathy Allen and assistant coach Crysti Bell. Submitted photo
After a record-setting career at Gardner Edgerton High School, senior Hannah Bettge will continue to play volleyball at Baker University this fall.
She recently made it official by signing a national letter of intent in front of family and friends in the school’s library. Baker Head Coach Kathy Allen was also on hand for the signing.
A four- year starter, Bettge set records in three assist categories. She had a school- record 1,032 assists her senior season and had a total career assist record of 2,985. Her efforts helped GEHS place third in the state tournament the past two seasons.
In her sophomore season, Bettge was a second-team All Eastern Kansas League selection and was named to the Tonganoxie All-Tournament team.
As a junior , she was named the AVCA – Max Preps Kansas Player of the Week. She was also named to the All-Tonganoxie team, was a second team All-EKL selection , made the 6A All- State Tournament Team and was a second team ALL-6A State selection.
This season, Bettge took first-team honors at Tonganoxie and was a first team All-EKL and 6A All -State selection. She was also a first-team All -6A tourney selection and played in the Missouri-Kansas All-Star game.
Early on , Bettge developed her volleyball skills as a member of the Gardner Zoom Tournament Club. The practices and tournements allowed Bettge to form a solid foundation for future success at GEHS.
Hannah’s sister Crysti Bell joined the Baker program as an assistant coach.
Bettge will purse a degree in Exercise Physiology and is the daughter of Chris and Cynthia Bettge.