Olmsted #156 enters 2026 with senior experience and clear early tests

Overview

• Olmsted #156 enters the 2026-27 season under head coach Billie Jo Dietrich, who reported four years with the program.
• The roster includes six seniors: Chloe Claeys, Sydney Welborn, Rebecca Dim, Adele Lum, Lauren Agahui and Dionne Shelton.
• Senior Chloe Claeys served 61 aces in 2024-25; fellow senior Adele Lum recorded 23 assists and 18 aces that season.
• Olmsted went 12-4 in 2025-26 under Dietrich, giving the program a strong recent benchmark entering the new schedule.
• Olmsted opens Sept. 10 against Hutch Tech before hosting Health Sciences on Sept. 14 and visiting McKinley on Sept. 16.

Olmsted #156 Girls Volleyball Pre-season Preview

Olmsted #156 opens the 2026-27 girls volleyball season with an experienced senior group and a recent winning season as a measuring stick.

Head coach Billie Jo Dietrich, who reported four years with the program, guided Olmsted to a 12-4 record in 2025-26. This year's roster includes six seniors: Chloe Claeys, Sydney Welborn, Rebecca Dim, Adele Lum, Lauren Agahui and Dionne Shelton.

Claeys' 2024-25 season included 16 kills, 61 aces and nine blocks. Lum had 23 assists and 18 aces that season, while Jinnah Cottman added 15 kills and 12 blocks as an eighth-grader.

Sydney Welborn and sophomore Naleyshka Camacho also return with varsity experience.

Along with the six seniors, Olmsted lists juniors Hailey Goodman, Zara Shahee and Mariliza Robles Rivera, sophomores Camacho and Cottman, freshman Emelia Hoffman and seventh-grader Olive Barrett.

Olmsted opens Sept. 10 against Hutch Tech, then hosts Health Sciences on Sept. 14, visits McKinley on Sept. 16 and hosts Emerson/Bflo Culinary on Sept. 22. The regular-season slate continues into October, including matchups with Lafayette, I-Prep, South Park and a second round through several opponents.