April 20, 2012

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland volleyball head coach Tim Horsmon announced the signing of student-athletes Amy Dion and Kamrin Gold on Friday. Dion and Gold join Mackenzie Dagostino, Emily Fraik and Kelsey Hrebenach as part of the 2012 class.

Dion is a two-time AAU national champion with Sky High Volleyball Club as a libero. In 2011, she was named to the AAU All-American first team for the second year in a row. She also earned PrepVolleyball High School All-America honorable mention status while helping her club to its second consecutive AAU national title and a third-place finish at the USA Junior National Championships.

A Huntley, Ill., native, Dion started all four years at Huntley High School and was named to the Fox Valley All-Conference team each season. She was named to the Fox Valley All-Area first team in 2010 and 2011 and was voted to The News-Gazette All-State first team as a senior.

Gold was a finalist for Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year and Miss Volleyball in 2011. Gold starred at Carman-Ainsworth High School in Flint, Mich., where she finished as the school's all-time leader in kills (837), digs (670) and service aces (129).

While at Carman-Ainsworth, Gold was named to the all-region team and voted to the All Big Nine first team all four years. She played her club volleyball with Legacy Volleyball which was ranked in the top 20 nationally the past two years.