![Half of the members of the Iowa Rockets 16-under team that finished second in a national open tournament this summer were on hand at the Marion Invitational on Saturday. It was the top finish ever in an open tournament by an Iowa team. The five are, front row: Riley Sents (Grundy Center) and Abby Phillips (Marion); back row: Morgan Melchert (Mount Vernon), Kayla Torson (Xavier) and Amanda Sahm (Marion). (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)](/images/resized/images/photos/others/09_200_270.jpg)
Iowa Rockets made volleyball history
The Iowa City-based Iowa Rockets club volleyball team finished second in a prestigious national tournament in July, and five of the 10 members of that elite squad reunited in the Marion High School gym Saturday.
Four of the girls were playing on three different teams in the eight-team invitational meet. Another teammate came to watch.
Also on hand was Iowa Rockets assistant coach Darwin Sents, also the head coach of highly rated Grundy Center.
The Rockets 16-and-under team, coached by David Rodgers of Iowa City, was runnerup in the open division of the USA Volleyball championships in Dallas, losing to a team from Kansas City.
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