INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy volleyball team signed three student-athletes for the 2027 season: outside hitter Ella Laskowski, outside hitter/defensive specialist Bobbi Wire and middle blocker Brooklyn Rummler.
 
Laskowski, a 5-foot-11 outside hitter from Edwardsburg, Michigan, joins the Jags from Edwardsburg High School. She earned MIVCA Division II All-State Third Team and All-Region honors in 2025, along with First Team All-Conference recognition in the Wolverine Conference. In 2024, she was named All-State Honorable Mention, All-Region and Second Team All-Conference.
 
"Ella is an extremely dynamic athlete that can attack from any position on the court," said head coach Andrew Kroger. "She jumps out of the gym and has a hammer of an arm that will make an immediate impact on the program."
 
"I chose IU Indy because they offered the academic program I wanted and I was able to continue my volleyball career," said Laskowski. "A big part of it was the culture and the people I met on my visits."
 
Wire is an outside hitter and defensive specialist from Crystal Lake, Illinois, where she attends Crystal Lake South High School. A four-year varsity athlete, she earned Athlete of the Week honors and Second Team All-Area recognition. She has also been named to the high honor roll.
 
"Bobbi is an absolute workhorse," said Kroger. "She has an infectious, positive personality that influences everyone around her."
 
"I loved the girls so much and loved the culture of IU Indy," said Wire when asked why she chose IU Indy. "The coaches were so welcoming and saw me as a person, not just an athlete."
 
Rummler, a 6-foot-3 middle blocker from Rochester Hills, Michigan, attends Stoney Creek High School, where she has earned All-Conference and All-Region honors in 2025 and 2026. She also received the Rochester Community Schools Scholar Athlete Award from 2023-25 and has competed in varsity basketball.
 
"Brooklyn is a strong and disciplined middle that takes a lot of pride in her role," said Kroger. "She makes her presence known on the court offensively and defensively."
 
Rummler plans to study biology on the pre-med track at IU Indy. Her mother, Wendy, played volleyball at Central Michigan University, earned Academic All-America and First Team All-MAC honors, and was inducted into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame.
 
"I chose IU Indy because of the amazing volleyball program, people and environment," said Rummler.
 
Laskowski, Wire and Rummler are set to join the Jags prior to the 2027 season.