✨ The 2026 High Academic Watchlist is Here! ✨
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| First Name | Last Name | Class | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abby | Campbell | 2027 | L | M2 |
| Aarna | Verma | 2028 | Setter | Game Point 16 National |
| Abigail | Pincomb | 2028 | Setter | JJVA u16 black |
| Abby | Wunderlich | 2029 | MB/Pin | City Beach |
| Abigail | Marizcurrena | 2028 | OH/DS | South Texas Volleyball Academy (15-1 Christian) |
| Addie | Williams | 2027 | L | A5 West |
| Addisyn | Jordan | 2027 | MB | Baltimore Elite |
| Addison | Walker | 2028 | Setter | Tstreet Volleyball Club |
| Addison | Corsey | 2028 | MB | Pipeline Volleyball Club (15-1 Addidas) |
| Adele | Redford | 2027 | MB | Caroline Juniors (17 Mizuno) |
| Alayna | Deaver | 2029 | Oh | Piedmont Volleyball Club (PVC 15 Chill) |
| Alex | Reichert | 2028 | S | Alabama Performance |
| Alexandria | Heritage | 2028 | Setter | AZ Rev (16 Premier) |
| Alexis | Leo | 2027 | L | Mountain View Volleyball Club |
| Aliya | Ilaoa | 2028 | RS/Oppo | Hawaii Next Level (HNL 16U-Black) |
| Allie | Garcia | 2029 | Libero | Austin Performance (15 Adidas) |
| Amanda | Lamb | 2026 | OH/RS | 407 |
| Amary | Dione | 2027 | Setter | I AM Volleyball Club (17 Black) |
| Amber | Halverson | 2027 | Mb | N/A due to injury. |
| Amelia | Dailey | 2027 | OH | Drive Naton |
| Amelia | Johnson | 2029 | Libero | Rhythm Volleyball Academy (Rhythm National 1) |
| Amelia | Williams | 2027 | Libero | K2 Volleyball Club (17 Elite) |
| Amy | Denkert | 2027 | Setter | Madtown 171 National |
| Ana | Pizzimbano | 2027 | L | Northeast |
| Ana | Simanic | 2028 | Setter | JJVA 16Teal |
| Aanya | Sinha | 2029 | Libero | Metro |
| Anaya | Dubé | 2028 | RS/MB | Dallas Skyline (15 Royal Ryan) |
| Andrea | Rivera | 2027 | Libero | GVA (17u Alexander) |
| Anna | Fretwell | 2028 | OH,MB | Fretwell |
| Anna | Tremaglio | 2028 | OH | Northeast Volleyball Club (16.1 Open) |
| Anna | Martin | 2027 | APV | |
| Annie | Cronauer | 2028 | Mb | Club Rampage 16s black |
| Ariana | Serra | 2027 | OH, DS, Lib | Rancho Valley Volleyball Club |
| Ashlyn | Smith | 2027 | Oh/DS | Appalachian Volleyball Club (17U Elite National Gold) |
| Aspen | Hanohano | 2028 | Setter | Ka Ulukoa - 16 Taylor |
| Audrey | Jaeck | 2026 | Mb | U18 National Black |
| Austyn | Kidwell | 2029 | L | 1 United |
| Ava | Holmberg | 2028 | L | Loudon Elite |
| Ava | Lilly | 2027 | Mb | Circle City Volleyball Club (17 White) |
| Ava | Tillman | 2027 | MH | A5 16-Stephen |
| Ava | Holmberg | 2028 | LB/OH | Loudoun Elite |
| Ava | Brown | 2028 | Setter | VC United (16 Elite) |
| Avery | Osler | 2027 | Oh | Tidewater Volleyball Association (Club 757) |
| Avery | Schneider | 2029 | Setter/RS | Houston Juniors Volleyball Club (HJV 15 Elite) |
| Avery | Hamilton | 2027 | Setter, RS | Oklahoma Charge 16-1s |
| Bella | Levitt | 2027 | Mb | Tribe 17 Cardinal (17-1) |
| Benita | Anyanwu | 2027 | Mb | Iowa United 17 Elite |
| Blakely | Turk | 2028 | RS/S | NYC VBA |
| Braeli | Myers | 2027 | Liberia/DS | Nebraska Elite |
| Braxton | Wilson | 2028 | Libero | Triangle Volleyball Club (16 Black) |
| Brooke | Williams | 2028 | DS | Carolina Advantage Volleyball (16 Teal) |
| Brooklyn | Hong | 2029 | MB/Pin | Austin Skyline |
| Brycelynn | Courtois | 2028 | Outside/Middle | Jomo (16-1 Elite) |
| Caitlin | Coughlin | 2028 | S | 407 |
| Camila | Villarreal | 2028 | OH | ARVC |
| Caroline | Tully | 2027 | RS | Greenwich VBC |
| Caroline | Hathaway | 2027 | Middle Blocker | USA South Volleyball (17 Premier Purple) |
| Caroline | Baldridge | 2029 | Setter | OTVA (OT 15 J Perez/Antonella) |
| Carys | Moynihan | 2029 | OPP | 1st Alliance |
| Cassie | Creech | 2026 | S | Pineapple |
| Catherine | Bensler | 2029 | S | Mississippi Velocity |
| Caylee | Beyer | 2027 | Setter | Tk (17 Outlaws Elite 1) |
| Ceci | Trevino | 2027 | Libero/DS | STVA (17 Navy 1) |
| Cecilia | Curran | 2028 | Oh | M2 (16-1 Elite) |
| Celine | Rhee | 2027 | Setter | Seal Beach Volleyball Club (17 Black) |
| Charlet | Perin | 2028 | Oh | Athlete Headquarters - Cleveland (16-1 Onweller) |
| Charlie | Haft | 2027 | S | Metro DC |
| Charlotte | Aus | 2028 | Libero | Maryland Jrs |
| Charlotte | Kosar | 2028 | MB | Lockdown Volleyball Club |
| Chika | Chigbu | 2027 | MB | Freestate VBC (FVC-17U Tempest) |
| Christiana | Baudy | 2029 | OH | Houston Skyline |
| Claire | Tibbals | 2029 | Libero | OTVA (15-2 Jenn) |
| Claire | Boselli | 2029 | MB/RS | Excel Volleyball Club (17 Red) |
| Claudia | Simons | 2028 | Rs | Ohio Premier (16-1) |
| Coryn | Fields | 2027 | Mb | Houston Stellar (17Elite) |
| Cyrhen | Curds | 2027 | L | SF Elite |
| Danica | Dowling | 2028 | Mb | Metro VBC 15 Pink (15-1) |
| Dani | Hubert | 2028 | OH/DS | AVC |
| Delaney | McRae | 2028 | MB | Rockwood Thunder 16 Elite |
| Dominika | Hilton | 2028 | Libero/DS | Tribe 16’s |
| Dominika | Hilton | 2028 | Libero | Tribe 16 Cardinal |
| Dylan | Zuckerman | 2027 | Libero/Ds | Boomers Volleyball Academy (BVA 17 National Alain) |
| Ela | Yilmaz | 2027 | Libero | Loudoun Elite (U16) |
| Elizabeth | Gray | 2028 | Setter | Piedmont Volleyball Club (16-1 FLY) |
| Elizabeth | Gray | 2028 | Setter | Piedmont Volleyball Club (16-1 FLY) |
| Elizabeth | Hale | 2028 | RS | East Texas Alliance 1 |
| Ella | Ealy | 2026 | MB | NorCal (18’s Blue) |
| Ella | Baker | 2027 | Libero | Dunes Vollyball Club |
| Ella | Vanzant | 2028 | RS | Stars Carolinas (16s Sanders) |
| Ella | Vanzant | 2028 | S/RS | Stars |
| Elle | Schneider | 2028 | Mb | Tribe 16 Elite Navy |
| Elle | Opene | 2027 | MB/OPP | A4 Volleyball (A4 17-Jon) |
| Ellie | Scarborough | 2027 | MB | Pohaku |
| Emery | Schoenberg | 2029 | MB | Blue Steel Volleyball Club (15 Black) |
| Emi | Stolzberg | 2027 | S | NYC VBA |
| Emily | Hutchinson | 2028 | MB | South Texas Volleyball Academy |
| Emily | Sultani | 2028 | Oh | Alamo (Elite 1) |
| Emma | Rodriguez | 2027 | RS, MB, OH | South Texas Volleyball Academy (17 Navy) |
| Emmi | Coppa | 2028 | Libero | Carolina CHAOS (17 Royal) |
| Ericalanaa | Ponce de Leon | 2027 | Setter | SC Rockstar (17 Libby) |
| Eva | Knudsen | 2027 | L | Northern Nevada |
| Evie | Ballengee | 2026 | MB/OPP | HOV |
| Evelyn | Cheatham | 2027 | MB | NORCO 17 Black |
| Evelyn | Timmons | 2027 | Oh | Nebraska One (17 Black) |
| Ezri | Karp | 2028 | MB | 805 Elite (16 Nationals) |
| Favour | Akubuogo | 2028 | MB | |
| Flavia | Sportelli | 2028 | S | OTVA |
| Francesca | Fevold | 2028 | Setter | Club Fusion Volleyball |
| Gabriela | Flynn | 2028 | MB | Sunshine (16 LA) |
| Gabrielle | Locascio | 2027 | Mb | WD Nation (WD Nation) |
| Geniyah | McMillon | 2028 | Middle | Tampa North 16 Black |
| Gergana (Gigi) | Kukin | 2028 | Opp | Ku’Ikahi (Wahine 16U) |
| Gianna | DiStefano | 2028 | Setter, DS, libero | Academy (15-1 Red) |
| Gianna | Goudey | 2029 | Setter/OPP | Academy 15 National North |
| Girona | Gentler | 2027 | OH | Iowa Impact |
| Grace | McKeown | 2028 | Oh/Oppo | Synergy Force Volleyball (16 National David) |
| Grace | Schoneman | 2028 | Oh | Reef 18s National |
| Grace | Morgan | 2027 | OH | PSVBA |
| Grace | Homan | 2027 | Setter | 573 Missouri Juniors |
| Greta | Koehler | 2027 | OH | MVC |
| Hadley | Burba | 2028 | Libero | Emerald Coast Volleyball Club |
| Hailey | Pena | 2028 | Libero | Miami Hype |
| Hailey | Kim | 2028 | Setter | Brusa Volleyball Academy (Premier 16-1 Fiapo) |
| Haleigh | Bauer | 2028 | Middle Blocker | VC Nebraska (17 Elite) |
| Hannah | Forshee | 2028 | L/DS | Houston Stellar (16 Elite) |
| Hannah | Williams | 2029 | OH | Tri State Elite (Blue 1) |
| Harper | Richardsons | 2027 | Setter | Crossroads of America (17-1’s) |
| Hayden | Farnsworth | 2027 | Outside | Husky Volleyball (17 Northeast red) |
| Hazel | Williams | 2028 | Oppo | 805 Elite (16-1’s Nationals) |
| Isabel | Aliveto | 2027 | Oh | Blue Ridge Volleyball Association (17 Blue) |
| Isabella | Victa | 2029 | Libero/DS | BAVC 15 National Gold |
| Isabella | Cruz | 2028 | Libero/DS | Rainier volleyball club 15 summit- CMMS |
| Isabella | Ward | 2026 | Ds/Libero | PSVA 18 Black Anna |
| Isabelle | Bishop | 2028 | L | High Rock |
| Isabelle | Lynch | 2028 | Oh | Infinity Volleyball Club |
| Isla | Goldstein | 2028 | OH/RS | New Wave |
| Isley | Payne | 2027 | Ds/L | Metro 17 Black |
| Jacey | Carroll | 2027 | OH/MB | Houston Skyline (17 Royal) |
| Jaela | Harris | 2029 | Setter | SA Juniors (15-1 Adidas) |
| Janiyah | Miller | 2027 | OH | Peak (17U Black) |
| Jayda | Weeks | 2028 | L | LAVA |
| Jayden | Lager | 2028 | S/RS | Atomic |
| Jaylin | Kim | 2027 | S | Momentous |
| Jenny | Glushakov | 2027 | RH | Top Select 17 Elite |
| Jocelyn | Bachli | 2027 | OPP | Drive Nation |
| Julia | Adams | 2027 | Setter | 1st Alliance |
| Julia | Dantzler | 2028 | MB | Bay Area Eagles |
| Julia | DeMarr | 2028 | RS/S | Texas Legacy |
| Josie | Faraon | 2027 | L | Metro DC |
| Josie | Ramsay | 2027 | L | BRUSA |
| Julia | Cai | 2029 | Libero | Panda Volleyball (16-1) |
| Julianna | Alston-Ellis | 2028 | Oh | Aftershock Volleyball Club |
| Juliette | Watson | 2028 | Setter | OTVA (OT 16 J Will) |
| Kacyn | Jones | 2028 | Oh | Infinity Volleyball Academy (IVBA 16 Black) |
| Kaitlyn | Tse | 2027 | L | Texas Fury |
| Kate | Andersone | 2027 | OH | MOD |
| Kara | Flannery | 2027 | L | Club Ace LI |
| Karis | Barnes | 2028 | OH | Boilers Gold 15 |
| Kate | Garchitorena | 2028 | Oh | Central Valley Starlings (16 Brandi) |
| Katelyn | Tanber | 2029 | Libero/DS | Synergy Force (15 Ted) |
| Katelyn | Mitchell | 2027 | MB | Apex Volleyball (16-national navy) |
| Katherine | Cauthen | 2027 | S | Excel |
| Katie | Doyle | 2026 | OH/DS | IMG |
| Katleyn | Sweetin | 2028 | MB | ARVC |
| Kayleigh | Parnell | 2027 | Libero | Nebraska Elite |
| Kayla | Koike | 2029 | Libero | Aces Hawaii 16s |
| Kenadi | Sieg | 2028 | Libero | NKYVC (16-1) |
| Kendyl | Yanagi | 2027 | L | T Street LV |
| Kennedy | Cummins | 2026 | Libero | Metro DC |
| Kenzie | Kragg | 2029 | MB | Triangle Volleyball Club (15 Black) |
| Khylee | Boesch | 2027 | MB | Academy Long Island |
| Kiera | Clark | 2027 | OH/RS | Smash |
| Kirsten | Mott | 2027 | MB | 1United (17 National White) |
| Kiersten | Lutz | 2029 | S | Munciana |
| Kyan | Lawler | 2027 | L | Club V |
| Kylie | Su | 2028 | L | SG Elite |
| Laila | Spence | 2026 | Pin | Nrg 18 ampd navy |
| Laina | Kirsch | 2027 | Setter | Milwaukee Sting |
| Laken | Bell | 2029 | OH | Club Sol |
| Leah | McKinley | 2026 | Libero | AVC |
| Leah | Fenske | 2027 | MB | Wisconsin Flight (16 black) |
| Leighton | Keyes | 2027 | RS | Ozark Juniors (17 Premier) |
| Leila | Merigold | 2027 | DS/Libero | Wisconsin Elite 17-1 Elite |
| Lexi | Seres | 2026 | Libero | Legacy |
| Lexi | Naff | 2028 | Setter | STVA 16 Red |
| Lilian | Bongiorno | 2027 | OH/RS | MARIN (17 Black) |
| Lily | Adams | 2028 | L | Dallas Skyline |
| Lily | Czaplinski | 2028 | Libero/DS/Outside | Academy Volleyball of Long Island (16 Red (16-1's)) |
| Lily | Eidukaityte | 2027 | Oh | Husky (17 National) |
| Lizzy | Lee | 2027 | L | Alabama Performance |
| Lizzie | Campbell | 2029 | L | Capital City Jrs |
| Lola | Prpa | 2029 | Setter | New Age (16-1) |
| London | Harrison | 2029 | Libero | STVA 15-1 Cristian |
| London | Davis | 2028 | Oh | East Valley Juniors (15 Elite) |
| London | Harrison | 2029 | Libero | STVA 15-1 Cristian |
| Lorena | Gomez | 2027 | Setter | SA Juniors (17 Adidas) |
| Loretta | Duby | 2028 | L | Tennessee Performance |
| Lowe | Long | 2028 | OH/OPP | Tri State Elite (16 Blue) |
| Mackenna | Palmer | 2027 | Libero | Coast (17-Bela) |
| Madeline | Medina | 2029 | OH | TK (16-1 Maverick) |
| Madelyn | Thompson | 2029 | Middle Blocker | Michio (Previously 14 blue smoke (14-1) |
| Madi | Bennett | 2028 | L | Drive Nation |
| Madison | Nguyen | 2027 | Libero | OTVA 17 Jose |
| Magdalene | Meckl | 2026 | L | Sky High |
| Mallie | Brackin | 2028 | MB | OTVA Jacksonville (16 Willl) |
| Mandy | Ludwick | 2029 | Libero | Elevation volleyball club (15 ED) |
| Maren | McBride | 2029 | Setter | Actyve Volleyball Club |
| Margot | Weibley | 2029 | Libero | Smash 15-1 |
| Margot | Lantrade | 2027 | Rs/Mb | Wildfire 17N Open Travis |
| Mari | Sias | 2026 | OH | Mad Frog |
| Maria | Waldorf | 2027 | MB | Sudden Impact |
| Maris | Marko | 2028 | Oh | OTVA (16 Justin) |
| Marlo | Libby | 2027 | S | Actyve |
| Mary | George | 2028 | Setter | Moco Mavs (16 Red) |
| Mary Allen | Smith | 2029 | MB | South Georgia Heat 15U |
| Mary Kate | Kawakami | 2028 | OH | Kaulukoa 16 |
| Maya | Faust | 2029 | OH | Paramount (15 Maggie) |
| McKenna | Stroud | 2027 | Setter | Texas One 16 Royal |
| McKenzie | Moore | 2028 | Mb | Colorado Juniors (15 Shannon) |
| McKenzie | Swadley | 2027 | MB | CUVC 17 Open |
| Mehana | Earle | 2028 | Libero | Aces Hawaii 16s |
| Mia | Hall | 2028 | Mb | Northern Nevada Juniors (NNJ 17U Jason) |
| Mia | Ficca | 2027 | L | Air City Chix |
| Mia | Quijada | 2027 | Libero | Rancho Valley (17 Premier) |
| Mia | Jordan | 2027 | MB | Digs (17 Red National) |
| Mila | Norbert | 2027 | L | DuPage Elite |
| Milana | Mays | 2027 | Mb | Circle City 17-1s |
| Morgan | Manthey | 2029 | L | Kairos |
| Mya | McCubbin | 2027 | Libero/DS/OH | 417 Juniors (17 Elite - Josh) |
| Noga | Nevah | 2027 | OH | Smash |
| Nyla | Evans | 2027 | Mb | A5 West (17-1 Tim Elite) |
| Odessa | Buccifero | 2028 | Oh | VC United 161plus |
| Olive | Moodie | 2027 | MB + RS | IMG Ascender Elite 17-1 |
| Olive | Hubbard | 2027 | Mb | Connecticut Juniors 17 National |
| Olivia | Beason | 2026 | MB / OPP | Shockwave Volleyball Academy (18 Black) |
| Olivia | Dagostino | 2028 | S | LVC |
| Olivia | Freeney | 2027 | Libero | Munciana (17 National Jaguar) |
| Olivia | Maciel | 2028 | Right side, outside, setter | MAVS 16 Elite |
| Olivia | Johnson | 2027 | Libero | OK Charge (Charge 17 National) |
| Olivia | Kiel | 2028 | Setter | Top Flight Academy Las Vegas (16 Black) |
| Olivia | Byrne | 2027 | Mb | 17/18 Mizuno |
| Penelope | Park | 2028 | Setter, RS | 1st Alliance |
| Presley | Ivy | 2030 | OPP | Victory |
| Piper | Kennedy | 2027 | Oh | Vegas Aces (17s REN) |
| Quincy | Moenter | 2028 | OH | Premier Volleyball Academy (16 Kinsei) |
| Ryan | Romulus | 2030 | L | City Sports 14 Gold |
| Rebecca | Lopez | 2027 | OH | Eastside (17u Yeti) |
| Reese | Garg | 2028 | OH | Northeast Volleyball Club |
| Reese | Moriarty | 2028 | OH | Houston Juniors |
| Riley | Harfmann | 2027 | S/RS | Peak VBC |
| Riley | Zdrojeski | 2028 | OH | Academy Long Island |
| Rylee | Wooldridge | 2026 | L | 3dge Volleyball |
| Rylee | Nates | 2028 | Mb/Oh | Local girls (16s 1 team) |
| Sadie | Driver | 2027 | RS/S | Rhythm |
| Samantha | Dino | 2028 | L | Forza |
| Sarah | Tight | 2027 | OPP | Tribe |
| Sarah | Johnson | 2027 | Libero | 1st Alliance (Black) |
| Sariah | Turner | 2027 | MB | SCRockstar (17- Joy) |
| Savanna | Eatman | 2029 | Oh | Ocala Power United (OPU 15 Mizuno) |
| Savanna | Farris | 2027 | Libero | A4 Volley (17-1 Jon) |
| Scarlet | Malone | 2029 | Oh | MJVA (15 elite black) |
| Sienna | Franks | 2026 | L | Skyline |
| Sierra | Aswad | 2029 | S | Wave |
| Senah | Drazdowski | 2027 | Setter/RS | 17 Tsunami |
| Sesha | Subramanian | 2028 | L | NYC Jrs |
| Sloane | Lynyak | 2028 | OH | Northeast Jrs |
| Sofia | Georgeson | 2028 | Pin | SC Rockstar (16 Carlos) |
| Sophia | Salmon | 2029 | Oh | Dynasty 15 Black |
| Sophia | Keefe | 2028 | Libero | Momentous 16-1 Tara |
| Sophia | Mathews | 2029 | Oh | Fort Lauderdale United (15 Fusion 1 Open) |
| Sophie | Nigro | 2027 | S | Balboa Bay |
| Soraya | Dennis | 2026 | S | A4 |
| Taylor | Underwood | 2029 | RS, OH, middle | Mojo Elite 14 Pink |
| Tegan | Vrbancic | 2027 | L | Sky High |
| Tess | Rylke-Friedman | 2028 | Pin/Middle | Sparks VBC (17 Navy) |
| Tulsi | Erlemann | 2028 | Libero | Ka Ulukoa (Taylor) |
| Vassiliki | Yatrakis | 2028 | Middle Hitter | Brooklyn Elite Volleyball (BEV16 Empire) |
| Victoria | Simons | 2027 | Opposite | Carolina Juniors (17 Mizuno) |
| Vivienne | Monn | 2029 | Libero | Sunshine |
| Vlada | Yashchynska | 2026 | MB | Legacy Volleyball Club (Adidas 18-1) |
| Willa | Roberts-Beg | 2027 | MB/OPPO/OH | TNT Volleyball 17-1's Platinum |
| Zoe | Daniells | 2027 | OH/RS/DS | Coastal 17 Ashley |
| Zoie | Loui | 2027 | Setter | Tremors 15 Wolverines |