Coronelas de Durango signs Amelia Van Der Werff

Amelia Van Der Werff stands 1.90 meters tall on the volleyball court, bringing an imposing reach and strong collegiate credentials to her new club. Elsiglodedurango.com.mx reported that the American player has signed with Coronelas de Durango for the upcoming season, joining an ambitious roster build that aims to repeat the subcampeonato after finishing as runners-up in previous competition.

Amelia Van Der Werff Joins Coronelas de Durango Roster

Born March 11, 2002, in Leavenworth, Kansas, Van Der Werff primarily plays as a middle blocker while maintaining the versatility to line up as an opposite hitter. Her signing follows the club’s official announcements regarding the return of key roster pillars alongside the additions of Alejandra Segura and Monserrat Escalona.

The newest Durango integration features a strong defensive presence at the net alongside offensive power on quick transitions. Her resume includes a decorated career across the NCAA Division I landscape, starting with a standout freshman campaign.

Collegiate Career Across Middle Tennessee and Utah

Van Der Werff began her collegiate journey during the 2020/2021 season at Middle Tennessee State University, where she started all 15 matches as a rookie. She led her team with a .347 hitting percentage while tallying 149 kills, 36 blocks, and 180.5 total points, earning a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. In 2021, she transferred to the University of Utah in the Pac-12 Conference, competing through four consecutive campaigns.

During her debut season with the Utes, she paced the squad with a .380 offensive efficiency—good for the fifth-best mark in the entire Pac-12—while averaging 1.05 blocks per set across 23 appearances. She maintained steady production through subsequent years, adding 122 attacks and 63 blocks in 2022, followed by 133 kill points in 2023 that featured a 13-kill performance against UCLA. In her fifth and final collegiate season in 2024, she notched single-game highs of seven blocks and eight kills. Alongside her athletic output, she earned regular selections to the Pac-12 academic honor roll while studying psychology.

Championship Ambitions for Durango

Coronelas de Durango enters the upcoming campaign with clear intentions to improve upon its previous runner-up finish in the league standings. The addition of Van Der Werff injects NCAA-tested experience, height, and tactical balance into the squad’s blocking scheme.