November 27, 2023

The final national high school rankings of the season have been released and Mater Dei was named the vballrecruiter.com national champion. Now, it’s time to move onto individual awards, beginning with our Senior Player of the Year Candidates. When it comes to selecting Player of the Year Candidates, it’s a subjective list. There are determining factors used in order to provide parameters to choosing the players below. We looked at the talent level of the player, their impact on the team and overall team success. The first is very subjective, because not everyone will agree on a player’s talent level. Judging a player’s impact on a team usually falls under being among the top kill leaders or if a setter running a 5-1, or even major contributions as both a setter and hitter. Overall team success is judged based on how a team fared in their respective state playoffs. Depending on the competitiveness of the state and division, teams needed to reach at least the Round of 16 or quarterfinals to be considered. We’ll next narrow down the list of candidates to the Player of the Year Finalists, where we’ll highlight each finalist and the reason why they are up for the Senior Player of the Year award before eventually naming our Player of the Year. Lastly, we are releasing a separate list for our Libero of the Year Candidates, so you won’t find any defenders below. Senior Player of the Year Candidates (alphabetical order) Abby Yoder S Kings OHAdrianna Arquette MB Kamehameha HIAlex Bower S Skyview IDAlyssa Nelson S Lafayette MOAniya Joseph OH Harlan TXAnnabelle Groomes S/RS St. Joseph Academy OHAshley McMaster OH Lake Washington WAAva Falduto OH IC Catholic ILAvery Craig OH Tomball Memorial TXAvery Hamlin OH Lake Travis TX *** Avery Scoggins S Middle Creek NCAyden Ames OH Prosper TXBelle Patrick OH Green Hope NCBethanie Wu S Lovejoy TXBlakeley Robbins S Bayside Academy ALBrielle Wilson S Mead WABrooke Tietz MB Grand Rapids West Catholic MICalli Kenny S/RS Willowbrook ILCallie Squiers S Kearney Catholic NECamdyn Stucky S Maize South KS *** Camryn Chatellier OH St. Mary’s Dominican LACaroline Lanicek OH Calvery OHCatherine Young OH Flower Mound TXCayla Cogan OH Clarkston MICayley Hanson S/RS Deer Park TXCharley Staats OH Valley Christian CACharlie Fuerbringer S Mira Costa CACharlotte Moriarty OH Assumption KYChloe Hokenson S Langley VAClara Gyomory RS North Branch MI *** Connor Rahn OH Middleburg FLCorrie Anderson OH Palmer Ridge CODelaney Bub OH Eagle IDDelaney Russell OH Valor Christian CODominique Phills OH Dawson TXElana Erickson OH Forest Hills MIElina Mortensen OH Corner Canyon UTElise Marchal OH Kings OHElla Demetrician OH Appleton North WIElla Grace Holloway OH Lewisburg MI *** Ella Kloepper OH Howell MOElle Weaver OH Oak Ridge CAEllie White OH Mother McAuley ILEmerson Sellman OH Academy Holy Cross MDEmma Williams OH Jesuit ORErin Curtis OH St. Francis/Mountain View CAErin Debiec S Bishop O’Connell VAFallon Stewart OH Winter Park FLFavor Anyanwu OH Sachse TXGrace Agolli S/RS Pace Academy GA *** Grace Carroll RS Cornerstone Christian TXGracie Gordon OH Collegiate VAHaley Clark RS La Canada CAHannah Byers OH Olympia WAHannah Parant S Mountain Brook ALHannah Pattie S Lake Catholic OHIsabel Clark OH Mater Dei CAIsabelle Marco S/RS Sacred Heart Prep CAIzzy Starck S/RS Viera FLJackie Taylor MB Gulliver Prep FL *** Jaden Hendrickson OH Redwood CAJadyn Livings RS Prestonwood Christian TXJaela Auguste MB Grand Oaks TXJenna Hanes MB Cathedral Catholic CAJenna Meitzler OH Barrington ILJillian Huckabey OH Olathe Northwest KSJordan Smart S Reagan NCKacey Kazmierski S Lake Travis TXKaitlyn Burke OH Mill Valley KSKaitlyn Moran S Mount Paran Christian GA *** Kamaluhia Garcia RS Moanalua HIKamryn Kaminski S Howards Grove WIKatherine Holtman MB Argyle TXKatie Kopshever OH Castle INKatrina Pelds OH Waukee Northwest IAKaylee Musick OH Bishop Hartley OHKelsey Cooper OH St. Croix Falls WIKendall Beshear OH Palos Verdes CAKendall Hopewell MB Forest Hills MIKinslee McGowan S Cleveland TN *** Kourtney Grossman OH Billings West MTLauren Dreves OH Columbia River WALauren Evans OH Carmel INLauren Harden OH Hamilton Southeastern INLauren Medeck OH Papillion-La Vista South NELeilia Toailoa OH Bishop Gorman NVLevani Key-Powell OH Bingham UTLilly Lansing RS Jesuit ORLilly Wagner S Oconomowoc WILily Barron OH Olentangy Orange OH *** Logan Wiley MB Alpharetta GALucy Mott S St. Ursula Academy OHMackenzie Dean OH Dowling Catholic IAMakenzie Wagner OH Providence INMalayah Long S Lincoln Southwest NEMaren Johnson OH Jenks OKMaria Drapp S Mercy McAuley OHMariah Potter S Xavier WIMegan Smith OH Conway ARMia Tvrdy MB Papillion-La Vista NE *** Morgan Gaerte OH Angola INMyia McCoy OH Greenwood ARMyka Christiansen S Skyridge UTNikol Antova OH North Cobb GAOlivia Heitkamp OH New Bremen OHOlivia Swenson OH Wayzata MNPaige Bennett OH Foothill CAPayton Petersen OH Dike-New Hartford IAPeyton Fadal S Barbers Hill TXQuincy Moran OH North Creek WA *** Rachel Van Gorp OH Heritage Christian Academy KSReagan Sharp OH Keller TXRegan Harp OH Fayetteville ARRegan Kadal S Legend CORella Binney S Punahou HIRyla Jones MB Flint Hill VASami Blackett OH Orem UTSarah Brodner OH Jupiter FLSavannah Skopal S Rouse TXSkyler Pierce OH Olathe Northwest KS *** Sophia Adkins OH Mercy McAuley OHSophia Henry OH Walton GASophia Wendlick OH Divine Savior Holy Angels WIStella Swenson S Wayzata MNSydney Barrett OH Kings OHSydney Van Cott OH St. Thomas Aquinas FLTatum Johnson MB JSerra CATaylor Parks S Calvary Christian FLTaylor Williams OH St. Francis/Mountain View CAZoey Burgess MB Lone Peak UT