The Troy University volleyball team announced the signing of five new freshmen to the Class of 2025 on Wednesday.

The five signees include Clearwater, Fla., setter Josie Hensley; Fenton, Missouri, middle hitter Lainey Waser; Orange Park, Fla., front hitter Brooke Forum; Franklin, Wis., libero Madison Marx; and Knoxville, Tenn., defensive specialist Brooke Dawson.

“We are very excited about our entire 2025 class,” Troy coach Josh Lauer said. “We are adding elite students, high character players and improving our athleticism and volleyball IQ at every position with the addition of Josie, Lainey, Brooke, Madison and Brooke. Today is a fun and exciting day for the future of the Troy Volleyball family! »

Hensley is a 6-foot-1 Clearwater Central (Fla.) Catholic High School senior who was named AVCA All-Region last season and FACA 2A District 14 Player of the Year and All-Star MVP. As a senior, she had 712 assists, 140 kills, 30 aces, 44 blocks and 251 digs. She helped her team win a state championship as a sophomore. During her career, she had 2,520 assists, 900 digs and 533 kills.

Waser is a 6-foot-2 senior from Rockwood Summit High School (Mo.) who earned all-district honors as a junior. That season, she had 178 kills, 46 blocks, 27 digs and six assists.

The 6-foot Forkum comes to Troy from Middleburg High School in Florida where she earned all-county honors in 2022, 2023 and 2024 as well as all-tournament honors in 2023 and 2024. During her career, she totaled 1,085 kills, 106 blocks. and 946 excavations. As a senior, she had 368 kills, 45 aces, 17 blocks, 232 digs and 32 assists.

Marx is a 5-foot-5 senior from Franklin High School (Wisconsin) who earned all-conference and all-state honors as a junior. Marx finished his high school career with the school record for aces in a game, career and single season. She also holds Franklin High’s season assists record.

As a senior, she totaled 107 kills, 109 aces, 27 blocks, 211 digs and 835 assists. During her career, she compiled 2,453 assists, 907 digs, 40 blocks, 321 aces and 212 kills.

Dawson is a 5-foot-8 Bearden High School (Tenn.) senior who earned District 4-3A Libero of the Year in 2023 and 2024 as well as all-district and all-tournament honors. She recorded 1,264 career digs as well as 74 aces during her high school career. As a senior, she had 14 kills, 17 aces, 439 digs and 67 assists.