IC Catholic senior Ava Falduto likes to dream big, and she has a knack for turning those dreams into reality.
IC Catholic’s Ava Falduto bumps the ball during the the Class 2A state championship match against Genoa-Kingston at Redbird Arena in Normal on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022.Falduto became the first player from IC Catholic to play for her country when she helped the U.S. team win the FIVB U19 World Championship tournament, which was held Aug. 1-11 in Osijek, Croatia. She was one of five players from that team who then competed Aug. 15-27 at the U21 tournament in Leon, Mexico, where the U.S.
IC Catholic’s Ava Falduto spikes the ball during the Class 2A state championship match against Genoa-Kingston at Redbird Arena in Normal on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. “Playing against that competition is like nothing compared to anything I have ever experienced. That was really cool.”“I definitely learned a lot about myself off the court,” she said. “Being away from home for that long of a time was definitely difficult, but I think I learned time management, and keeping in touch with people from home really helped too.”
“She’s just an incredible hitter and can hit from the front and back row,” said IC Catholic senior setter Lucy Russ, who has played with Falduto since they were in fifth grade. “She can hit a lot of different balls. We both started playing varsity freshman year, so that’s when it got to the point where I realized she can play anywhere.”
Falduto and many of her relatives have been money players for IC Catholic. Her father, John, played football for the Knights, and her three older siblings all were star athletes there. Falduto’s sister Kaitlyn played volleyball and softball. Her brother Andrew won three state championships in football, and another brother, Johnny, played for two of those championship teams.
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