SPEARFISH, S.D.- Black Hills State Yellow Jackets new volleyball coach Grayson DuBose announced his first signing of his time at BHSU with the addition of Izzy Abril, a transfer middle blocker from Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona. She will arrive this fall as part of the 2025 class, which already includes Makayla Dorsey (OH/RS/DS, Fort Collins, Colo.)

Izzy Abril // Middle Blocker // 5'10" // Queen Creek, Ariz // American Leadership Academy QC // Mesa Community College
Abril will enter BHSU as a junior after spending her first two years at Mesa Community College. While under head coach Jordan Abalos-Herrington at MCC, she was a 2-year starter for the Thunderbirds, where she had a combined 449 kills over two seasons and led the team in hitting percentage her sophomore year (.251). She also had a combined 115 blocks with 77 coming in her sophomore season. Before attending Mesa Community College, she attended American Leadership Academy of Queen Creek, where she was team captain her senior year and was a 3-year starter. Her senior year, she finished with 170 kills and a team leading 56 total blocks, while leading her team with a .292 hitting percentage under head coach Brad Hekekia. She played club volleyball for Spiral Volleyball Club in Chandler, Arizona. Abril graduated Magna Cum Laude from ALA-QC and majored in American Sign Language at MCC. She is the daughter of John and Jennifer Wagner and is married to Carson Abril. She has four siblings: Pierce, Sierra, Gabe, and Maxwell. Her husband Carson played two years of tennis at Mesa Community College, and her brother Gabe is the associate head volleyball coach at Southern Virginia University.

Coach Dubose's thoughts, "Izabel is going to be a nice addition to our volleyball team.  She is a nice athlete and has gained some valuable experience while at Mesa Community College.  She has the ability to play multiple positions and that is going to be helpful come this fall. On top of being a good volleyball player, she is a wonderful person, and the Spearfish community will enjoy having her around.  We welcome her and her husband, Carson, to our Jacket family!!"