Elle Truckenbrod, a 2025 graduate of Wisconsin-Parkside, begins her second season as a graduate assistant for the Rattlers in 2026.

In 2025, Truckenbrod assisted both head coaches with practice plans, travel arrangements and social media, as well as other team-related duties. She helped the Rattlers finish fourth in the Lone Star Conference and advance to the LSC Quarterfinals.

Truckenbrod recorded at least 200 digs in each of her final three seasons at Parkside. She also finished second on the team in kills and aces in 2024 as a senior. She was a defensive specialist/libero in her first two years, moving to outside hitter for 2023, where she finished third on the team with 242 kills, including 13 matches with 10 or more. That season, she ranked second in the GLIAC with 0.46 aces per set. She ended her career with 472 kills, 119 aces, 825 digs and 618 points.