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We spent the week releasing our final Club National Rankings. Last in line is the 14s divisions, which you can find below. You can find the 18s, 17s, 16s and 15s that were already put out by clicking on the links. There are lots of factors to take into consideration when formulating a list like this. It leaves plenty of room for debate as these rankings are ultimately subjective. There are power league results, qualifier results, national tournaments like Triple Crown and of course the USAV Girls Junior Nationals and AAU national championships. All these come into play. We put more weight on what happened at Junior Nationals than a qualifier because the whole season is built toward peaking at JN’s. We also had one steadfast rule we didn’t break no matter the circumstances. That rule was if Team A defeated Team B in a gold challenge match or gold bracket match at JN’s, Team A is always going to be ranked ahead of Team B. That’s because everyone comes to JN’s to win a gold medal and if Team A eliminates Team B from contention, it won at the absolute right time. It can make for some skewed overall rankings as a team might be too high or low overall but what’s the point if the biggest head-to-head matches of the season aren’t the most important ones? The Top 25 teams have comments to hopefully give some insight as to why they are ranked where they are. A select few from 26-50 have comments as well but not all. 1. MINTONETTE M.41 (6 – previous ranking) Going 10-1 overall, Mintonette captured the 14 Open gold medal at Junior Nationals after fedning off Flyers 14 Anthony in the championship match. Mintonette’s only loss came to Forza1 North 14 UA in the second round of pool play. That contest was one of seven consecutive three-setters for Mintonette, which went on to defeat NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami in the challenge round, Wave 14 Brennan in the quarters and Elevation 14 Molly in the semis, all in three as well, before sweeping Flyers. Mintonette beat Flyers in three sets in the first round of pool play as well and finish off the year going 26-11 against Open-qualified teams. Mintonette finished first at Northern Lights and fifth at both MEQ and Windy City, as well as Triple Crown. 2. FRISCO FLYERS 14 ANTHONY (5) Two of the three losses at Junior Nationals – where Flyers took home the silver medal in 14 Open – came to Mintonette. HPSTL 14 Royal was the only other team to top Flyers, coming in the first round of pool play. It was a tremendous year for Flyers, which took second at Lone Star, third at Salt Lake and fourth at Triple Crown. Flyers ends the season with a near identical record as Mintonette against the Open field at 26-12. 3. ELEVATION 14 MOLLY (9) Elevation capped its year with a bronze medal in 14 Open at Junior Nationals, falling to Mintonette in the semis. Elevation outlasted Austin Skyine 14 Royal in challenge play before scoring a big victory over TAV 14 Black in the quarterfinals. The only other loss in Indy came to SG Elite 14 Rosh in the first round of pool play. Elevation finished first at Big South and fourth at MEQ, as well as taking sixth at Triple Crown. Elevation went 24-15 against Open competition. 4. TAV 14 BLACK (3) It was TAV which ended the hopes of Boiler Jrs 14 Gold of ‘doubling up’ when the North Texas Region club took down the 14 Open AAU champion in the challenge round at Junior Nationals. TAV then was stopped in the quarterfinals by Elevation and finished tied for fifth in Indy. TAV ended first at NEQ, fifth at MEQ and 11th at Lone Star. TAV wraps up with a 21-12 mark versus Open teams. 5. BOILER JRS 14 GOLD (8) Though Boiler Jrs wasn’t able to advance to the gold bracket at Junior Nationals, the Hoosier Region club turned in one of the best seasons. Boiler Jrs captured gold in 14 Open at AAU and lost just twice in Indy, to TAV in the challenge round and to Flyers in the second round of pool play. Other results on the season include winning Windy City, taking second at NEQ and third at MEQ. Boiler Jrs also won Bluegrass and the JVA SummerFest and finished 15th at Triple Crown. Boiler Jrs compiled a 30-11 record when facing Open teams, the second-most victories of any team. 6. WAVE 14 BRENNAN (4) A loss to Mintonette in the quarterfinals kept Wave from medaling at Junior Nationals. The only other loss in Indy came to Alamo 14 Premier in the first round of pool pool as Wave finished tied for fifth overall. It was a remarkable season for the So Cal club, which finished first at the Red Rock Rave and fourth at Salt Lake City, as well as second at Triple Crown and winning the JVA West Coast Cup. All that led Wave to a 34-11 mark against Open competition, the most victories of any team against such opponents. 7. SG ELITE 14 ROSH (20) There are always surprises at Junior Nationals and SG was one of the biggest. The So Cal club upset Madfrog 14 Green in the quarterfinals before falling to Flyers in the semis to secure a bronze medal. SG Elite also took out Forza1 North 14 UA in challenge play and together it elevated SG Elite 13 spots in our final rankings. SG Elite – which finished 14th at Triple Crown – took second at the Red Rock Rave and third at PNQ. Its record against Open teams stands at 16-18, with five of those losses coming against Wave. 8. MADFROG 14 GREEN (1) It was a tough ending to an incredible season as Madfrog finished tied for fifth at Junior Nationals. Madfrog came to Indy having lost just once – to Elevation –

The final National Rankings release party continues on with the 15s divisions below. You can find the 18s, 17s and 16s that were already put out by clicking on the links. There are lots of factors to take into consideration when formulating a list like this. It leaves plenty of room for debate as these rankings are ultimately subjective. There are power league results, qualifier results, national tournaments like Triple Crown and of course the USAV Girls Junior Nationals and AAU national championships. All these come into play. We put more weight on what happened at Junior Nationals than a qualifier because the whole season is built toward peaking at JN’s. We also had one steadfast rule we didn’t break no matter the circumstances. That rule was if Team A defeated Team B in a gold challenge match or gold bracket match at JN’s, Team A is always going to be ranked ahead of Team B. That’s because everyone comes to JN’s to win a gold medal and if Team A eliminates Team B from contention, it won at the absolute right time. It can make for some skewed overall rankings as a team might be too high or low overall but what’s the point if the biggest head-to-head matches of the season aren’t the most important ones? The Top 25 teams have comments to hopefully give some insight as to why they are ranked where they are. A select few from 26-50 have comments as well but not all. 1. ALAMO 15 PREMIER (19 – previous ranking) Alamo is the perfect example of the beauty that is Junior Nationals. The only at-large team in the field, Alamo stormed its way to the 15 Open gold medal. Alamo showed flashes during the season. One instance was taking fifth at the Salt Lake City qualifier. Alamo also finished seventh at the Sunshine Classic, but came in 11th at the Lone Star Classic and 17th at Triple Crown. While Alamo was most assuredly deserving of the lone at-large, there was hardly a case to be made for Alamo winning it all. The Lone Star Region club came into the tourney with a 9-14 mark against the Open field then reeled off nine victories to finish on top, including beating Arizona Storm 15 Thunder in the championship match. Alamo ends the year with a 18-17 mark against Open teams. 2. ARIZONA STORM 15 THUNDER (1) There’s no doubt Storm was the best, most consistent team throughout the club season. However, Storm’s only loss at Junior Nationals happened to come in the championship match to Alamo. Storm’s year included a ninth-place finish at Triple Crown and winning both the Salt Lake City and Red Rock Rave qualifiers, as well as the JVA West Coast Cup. Storm lost just four matches to teams in its age group – Dynasty 15 Black, Aspire 15 Premier, Seal Beach 15 Black and Alamo. It finishes the season with a 30-2 record against Open opponents. 3. TAV 15 BLACK (3) TAV is well deserving of a Top 5 ranking after the season it turned in. The North Texas Region club wrapped up an incredible year with a bronze medal at Junior Nationals after falling to Storm in the semis. It capped a year in which TAV never finished lower than fifth place, which came at the Lone Star Classic. TAV finished first at NEQ and third at Red Rock and finishes with an impressive 28-7 clip against Open-qualified clubs. 4. DRIVE NATION 15 RED (21) With its remarkable run at Junior Nationals, Drive Nation makes a huge leap in our final rankings and climbs inside the Top 5 after taking home the bronze medal in Indy. Drive Nation upset Hou Skyline 15 Royal in the quarterfinals before falling to Alamo. Along with Alamo winning gold, it was one of the most surprising results in 15 Open. Drive Nation entered JNs with a 5-14 mark against the Open field but reminded everyone that it’s not how many but when the victories come that matters most. Drive Nation finishes the season with an 11-19 mark against Open teams, but most importantly it earned itself hardware. 5. HOU SKYLINE 15 ROYAL (2) For Hou Skyline it was simply a case of losing at the wrong time as the Lone Star Region club was upended by Drive Nation in the quarterfinals and settled for a fifth-place finish at Junior Nationals. Regardless, it was an incredible year for Hou Skyline, which never finished lower than fifth place. It included coming in first at both the Northern Lights and Sunshine qualifiers, as well as a third at Lone Star and fifth at Triple Crown. Hou Skyline ends with a hefty 20-6 record against Open teams. 6. 1ST ALLIANCE 15 BLACK (6) Another club which showed tremendous consistency all season, 1st Alliance was in position to medal at Junior Nationals but came in fifth after falling to Alamo in the quarterfinals. Among the results this past spring for 1st Alliance include winning Triple Crown, taking second at MEQ, third at Windy City and fifth at Sunshine. 1st Alliance finishes with a great 20-8 mark playing Open opponents. 7. LEGACY 15 ADIDAS (8) The AAU 15 Open champions had its medal hopes dashed at Junior Nationals after losing to TAV in the challenge round. Overall, Legacy turned in a strong year, coming in third at Triple Crown, second at the Sunshine Classic and fourth at MEQ, as well as winning the JVA SummerFest. Legacy went 22-13 against Open teams. 8. OT 15 RANDY (7) OT Randy finished with a silver medal in 15 Open at AAU before heading to Junior Nationals, where it came in fifth after going down to Arizona Storm in the quarterfinals. This is another club that was steady and consistent throughout the season, never finishing lower than fifth. It featured winning the Big South qualifier, as well as taking second at Triple Crown, third at Sunshine and fifth at MEQ. On the

Our final Club National Rankings release continues on with the 16s division. You can find the 18s and 17s that were already put out by clicking on the links. There are lots of factors to take into consideration when formulating a list like this. It leaves plenty of room for debate as these rankings are ultimately subjective. There are power league results, qualifier results, national tournaments like Triple Crown and of course the USAV Girls Junior Nationals and AAU national championships. All these come into play. We put more weight on what happened at Junior Nationals than a qualifier because the whole season is built toward peaking at JN’s. We also had one steadfast rule we didn’t break no matter the circumstances. That rule was if Team A defeated Team B in a gold challenge match or gold bracket match at JN’s, Team A is always going to be ranked ahead of Team B. That’s because everyone comes to JN’s to win a gold medal and if Team A eliminates Team B from contention, it won at the absolute right time. It can make for some skewed overall rankings as a team might be too high or low overall but what’s the point if the biggest head-to-head matches of the season aren’t the most important ones? The Top 25 teams have comments to hopefully give some insight as to why they are ranked where they are. A select few from 26-50 have comments as well but not all. 1. MADFROG 16 GREEN (22 – previous ranking) Madfrog put together an unbelievable run in winning the 16 Open gold medal at Junior Nationals. There was no way to predict Madfrog could pull off the unexpected the way the North Texas Region club did. Madfrog had a good but not great season heading into Indy. There was a 13th-place finish at Triple Crown followed by coming in 11th at the Salt Lake City qualifier. Madfrog then qualified by taking third at PNQ and finished off with a fifth at the Lone Star Classic qualifier. We had Madfrog ranked No. 22 heading into JN’s. Madfrog actually lost two of its first three outings in Indy, falling to MKE Sting 16 Gold and NKYVC 16-1 Tsunami with a victory over SG Elite 16 Rosh in between. But after the loss to NKYVC, Madfrog reeled off eight consecutive victories, including beating A5 Mizuno 16 Gabe in the second round of pool play and again in the gold medal match. Madfrog also topped AJV 16 Adidas in challenge play and then 1st Alliance 16 Gold in the quarterfinals and Premier Nebraska 16 Gold in the semis. Madfrog entered JN’s with seven victories against Open teams and surpassed that number with eight wins in Indy. Madfrog ends the season 15-12 against Open foes. 2. A5 MIZUNO 16 GABE (3) It was a tough ending to a remarkable year as A5 fell one victory short of pulling off the double. Few teams had the overall consistent A5 displayed. The team never finished lower than fifth place, where it placed at Triple Crown. A5 ended first at Central Zone and Bluegrass, as well as winning the Sunshine Classic qualifier. A5 also earned second at Northern Lights and third at Big South. A5 went undefeated in winning 16 Open at AAU and then brought home the silver medal in 16 Open at Indy. It lost three times in Indy, twice to Madfrog and once to KC Power 16-1, which came in the last match of the first round of pool play after A5 already had the pool clinched. A5 earned a big victory over TAV 16 Black in challenge play and then topped original No. 1 seed Dynasty 16 Black in the semis. A5 posted a 27-7 mark against Open-qualified teams, as well as beating Munciana 16 Moana twice and Tri-State Elite 16 Blue once. 3. DYNASTY 16 BLACK (1) If Junior Nationals carried equal weight as every other tournament this season, Dynasty would be the top team in the nation in our final rankings. No team put up better results heading into Indy than Dynasty. It included winning Triple Crown, MEQ, Windy City and Northern Lights, as well as taking third at Show Me and earning the bronze medal at JN’s. Dynasty started slow in Indy, losing two of its first three matches to OT 16 Roberto and TAV. It was surprising given Dynasty only lost two matches coming into the tourney – to TAV and NKYVC. Dynasty earned the bronze by beating NKYVC in the quarters before falling to A5 in the semis. Dynasty finishes 26-5 against Open opponents. 4. NKYVC 16-1 TSUNAMI (2) NKYVC was remarkably steady and consistent all season and showed strong at Junior Nationals, losing only to Dynasty in the quarterfinals. NKYVC’s showing at Indy included beating eventual champion Madfrog in pool play. NKYVC didn’t finish lower than fifth at any event. NKYVC won Central Zone, took seconds at Show Me, Triple Crown and the JVA SummerFest, thirds at Bluegrass and NEQ and tied for fifth at MEQ. NKYVC went 21-8 against Open competition. 5. 1ST ALLIANCE 16 GOLD (7) It was not surprising to see 1st Alliance tie for fifth place at Junior Nationals. Not after the season put together by the Great Lakes Region club. 1st Alliance lost to Metro 16 Travel in the first round of pool play and to MKE Sting 16 Gold in the second round of pool play, but defeated Seal Beach 16 Black in challenge play, as well picking up victories over Coast 16-1 and Co Jrs 16 Sherri. After coming in 29th at Triple Crown, 1st Alliance went on a tear and didn’t finish lower than second place until JN’s. It featured runner-ups at Sunshine, Windy City and MEQ. 1st Alliance finishes 16-14 against Open opponents. 6. PREMIER NEBRASKA 16 GOLD (18) Premier Nebraska makes a huge leap into the Top 10 in our final national rankings, moving up 12 spots from No. 18. Perhaps

One way of wrapping up the latest club season is with the final set of national rankings. We released the final 18s rankings Monday and continue Tuesday with the final ones from the 17s division. There are lots of factors to take into consideration when formulating a list like this. It leaves plenty of room for debate as these rankings are ultimately subjective. There are power league results, qualifier results, national tournaments like Triple Crown and of course the USAV Girls Junior Nationals 18s and AAU national championships. All these come into play. We put more weight on what happened at Junior Nationals than a qualifier because the whole season is built toward peaking at JN’s. We also had one steadfast rule we didn’t break no matter the circumstances. That rule was if Team A defeated Team B in a gold challenge match or gold bracket match at JN’s, Team A is always going to be ranked ahead of Team B. That’s because everyone comes to JN’s to win a gold medal and if Team A eliminates Team B from contention, it won at the absolute right time. It can make for some skewed overall rankings as a team might be too high or low overall but what’s the point if the biggest head-to-head matches of the season aren’t the most important ones? The Top 25 teams have comments to hopefully give some insight as to why they are ranked where they are. A select few from 26-50 have comments as well but not all. 1. 1st ALLIANCE 17 GOLD (1 – previous national ranking) Given the depth and competitiveness of the 17s division it was a truly remarkable season for the Illinois club. 1st Alliance opened in impressive fashion by going undefeated at the early Northern Lights qualifier to secure its Open bid. The club then finished third at Triple Crown, where it lost twice to Drive Nation 17 Red. 1st Alliance went on to take fifth at the Sunshine Classic, falling only to A5 Mizuno 17 Jing before going undefeated in winning the Windy City qualifier. In Indy, 1st Alliance displayed the high-level consistency needed to capture a gold medal against such a difficult field. OT 17 John and AZ Rev 17 Premier joined Drive Nation and A5 as the only teams in the same age group to defeat 1st Alliance, which finished with a 26-5 mark against Open-qualified opponents. 2. MN SELECT 17-1 (13) When it came to MN Select – which finished the year 18-12 against Open teams – the potential of this group was obvious. It was only a matter of if the team could produce at a consistent level when it mattered most. That’s exactly what MN Select did in Indy by taking home the silver medal. It included an impressive victory in the semifinals over a hot Club V 17 Ren Reed squad that helped propel MN Select up the rankings. The team didn’t fare as well as it would’ve liked at AAU, where MN Select participated in a tune-up for Junior Nationals. In Orlando, MN Select finished tied for fifth after falling to OT John in the quarterfinals. In Indy however, MN Select lost just twice – to Tstreet 17 Naseri and to 1st Alliance in the final. The loss to Tstreet was not consequential however, as MN Select already had its pool wrapped up before facing Tstreet. MN Select moved up 11 positions in our final rankings, after being No. 13 heading in our May release. 3. CLUB V 17 REN REED (8) Club V had a monster season that ended with a bronze medal in Indy. After Triple Crown – where Club V finished 19th – is when the Utah club caught fire. It finished first at the Salt Lake City qualifier. Club V then finished fifth at Red Rock, third at Lone Star and grabbed another qualifier victory at Far Western. Club V picked up arguably its biggest victory of the season when it topped Circle City 17 Purple in three sets in the 17 Open quarterfinals in Indy to clinch a medal. For the season, Club V went 27-11 against Open opponents. The 27 victories ties Drive Nation for the most Open wins. 4. CIRCLE CITY 17 PURPLE (2) It was not the ending Circle City was hoping for but it shouldn’t take away from an amazing season. Circle City proved itself as one of the best and it showed with a 24-3 record against the Open field, including Indy. Open teams to beat Circle City included TAV 17 Black, 1st Alliance and Club V. Circle City’s only other losses came to Rev Raptors 17-1, which Circle City went 2-2 against. The only setback in Indy came against Club V in the quarterfinals. 5. COAST 17-1 (4) Coast capped a strong season with a bronze medal at Junior Nationals. Against Open opponents, Coast went 22-9. Its run in Indy was stopped by 1st Alliance in the quarterfinals. Some of the highlights for Coast this year beyond the bronze was going 3-0 against Drive Nation and 4-1 against rival Wave 17 Juliana. 6. LEGACY 17-1 ADIDAS (10) Legacy had perhaps the most heartbreaking performance at Junior Nationals of any 17 Open team. The Michigan club finished the four-day event 9-1 but its only loss to 1st Alliance kept Legacy from breaking the second round of pool play and participating in the challenge matches. Combined with Legacy earning the gold medal in 17 Open at AAU lands Legacy at No. 6 despite the lower finish in Indy. Legacy posted a 24-10 against Open opponents. 7. WAVE 17 JULIANA (6) Wave’s hopes of medaling in Indy ended with a loss to Coast in the challenge rounds. Still, it was a great year for the San Diego club, one that included winning the Big South qualifier as well as the JVA West Coast Cup. On the year, Wave was 22-10 against Open qualified teams. 8. PREMIER NEBRASKA 17 GOLD (11) Another

vballrecruiter.com presents its final 18s Top 50 National Rankings. There are lots of factors to take into consideration when formulating a list like this. It leaves plenty of room for debate as these rankings are ultimately subjective. There are power league results, qualifier results, national tournaments like Triple Crown and of course the USAV Girls Junior Nationals 18s and AAU national championships. All these come into play. We put more weight on what happened in Phoenix than a qualifier in January because the whole season is built toward peaking at JN’s. We also had one steadfast rule we didn’t break no matter the circumstances. That rule was if Team A defeated Team B in a gold challenge match or gold bracket match at JN’s, Team A is always going to be ranked ahead of Team B. That’s because everyone comes to JN’s to win a gold medal and if Team A eliminates Team B from contention, it won at the absolute right time. It can make for some skewed overall rankings but what’s the point if the biggest head-to-head matches of the season aren’t the most important ones? The Top 25 teams have comments to hopefully give some insight as to why they are ranked where they are. A select few from 26-50 have comments as well but not all. There was only one minor change to the rankings after taking into consideration results from AAU. That was switching around Munciana 18 Samurai and SPVB 18 Elite after Munciana defeated SPVB in the 18 Open final at AAU in Orlando. With Munciana winning AAU, there was consideration whether or not Munciana should replace Sunshine in the No. 1 spot in our national rankings because Munciana does own a head-to-head victory over Sunshine their lone meeting. While there is an argument to put Munciana in the top spot, we held off based on overall strength of schedule. Sunshine played one of the top-three toughest schedules in the country and loss just four times all season while going undefeated at two national qualifiers and the 18 Open national championships. Given that, we kept Sunshine at the top. 1. SUNSHINE 18 LA Comment: The USAV 18 Open gold medalist was the easy choice to be No. 1. Munciana owns a head-to-head victory over Sunshine in the finals of Triple Crown, but as we stated strength of schedule was a factor keeping Sunshine No. 1. A5 Mizuno 18 Marc is the only other team to own a victory against Sunshine on the national stage. Coast 18-1 and Mizuno Long Beach 18 Rockstar each picked up a victory against Sunshine in local Premier Volleyball League action. Sunshine collected 38 victories against the Open field, including its time in Phoenix. That’s the most of any team. 2. MADFROG 18 GREEN Comment: Madfrog showed moments of vulnerability in losing pool matches to Adversity 18 Adidas and FC Elite 18 Elite at JN’s. Yet, it responded by upsetting A5 in its challenge match on its way to finishing with the silver medal. That propelled Madfrog to No. 2 in the rankings. Yes, A5 did defeat Madfrog in Nashville, but there’s no doubt that A5 would gladly trade that victory for the one in Phoenix that didn’t happen. Madfrog also owns impressive victories outside of JN’s which includes beating Hou Skyline 18 Royal, Skyline 18 Royal, Coast and SASVBC 18-1. 3. A5 MIZUNO 18 MARC Comment: A5 had a tremendous overall season. It just lost one match at the wrong time when it fell to Madfrog in the challenge round at JN’s. That was only A5’s third loss in a national tournament. OT 18 Chad and AZ Rev 18 Premier join Madfrog as the only clubs to own a victory over A5. A5 finished the year 3-1 against OT and 1-1 against Madfrog. A5 earned 31 victories against the Open field, second only to Sunshine. 4. MUNCIANA 18 SAMURAI Comment: Compared to others in the rankings, Muncie has played a much lighter schedule but has proved itself to be among the top in the country regardless. Not only does the club own a victory over Sunshine in the final of Triple Crown, it owns 10 more victories against teams which qualified for 18 Open at JN’s. Its only losses are to SPVB, Hou Skyline and Coast 17-1. Given the lighter schedule Muncie comes in at No. 4. 5. SPVB 18 ELITE Comment: It’s difficult ranking SPVB simply because it doesn’t have the same strength of schedule as others. Still, what it does have in terms of results has to be taken into consideration. SPVB owns a victory over Munciana and Rockwood Thunder 18 Elite, which finished tied for third at JN’s. SPVB only losses were to Team Indiana 18 Elite, which finished in the top half at JN’s, and Munciana in the 18 Open final at AAU. 6. ROCKWOOD THUNDER 18 ELITE Comment: From here on out it starts getting interesting as the results get more and more mixed and mashed. There’s no denying Rockwood Thunder turned in a strong performance at JN’s by tying for the bronze medal. It’s only losses there were to Madfrog in the semis and to Vital in pool play. It upset Coast in challenge play. On the season, RT has just one loss to a non-qualified 18 Open squad and that was against CUVC 18 Premier. It also owns a victory over Skyline, which tied for fifth at JN’s. 7. SKYLINE 18 ROYAL Comment: Skyline’s run to a fifth-place tie at JN’s included just one loss, to Sunshine in the quarterfinals. Like Rockwood Thunder, Skyline lost just once to a non-qualified 18 Open team in SA Junior 18 Adidas. It did earn some strong victories leading up to JN’s by topping Coast, Hou Skyline and Madfrog. It also owns head-to-head victories over bronze medalist FC Elite and Adversity, which tied for fifth. 8. FC ELITE 18 ELITE Comment: Some could argue by virtue of finishing with a bronze medal at JN’s that

We conclude our Club All-Americans release with the 14s division. Earlier this week, we started with the 18s, then continued through the age groups with 17s, 16s and 15s. Let’s discuss what goes into compiling our All-American awards. While everything is subjective, the factors we weighed in determining the list – which features 24 First Team All-Americans plus Honorable Mentions – include individual talent, impact on the team and overall team success throughout the club season. Future potential or eventual collegiate impact have no bearing on the award. We only factored in what happened during the most recent club season. With so many talented players scattered across the nation, finalizing an award list like this has its challenges. Everyone who deserves recognition cannot be included and our awards are certainly not an end-all, be-all list. Unfortunately, even with 24 First Team All Americans plus Honorable Mentions, deserving players will be left off. Ultimately, we recognize who we felt were most deserving based on the factors discussed above. vballrecruiter.com 14s Club All-Americans FIRST TEAM OUTSIDE HITTER Cali Foster, Boiler Jrs 14 Gold Layla Hoying, Mintonette m.41 Catherine Palmi, GP 14 Rox Layla Austin, Madfrog 14 Green Kylie Parker, SG Elite 14 Rosh  Finley Krystkowiak, Wave 14 Brennan MIDDLE BLOCKER Reese Resmer, Boiler Jrs 14 Gold Kayla Nwabueze, Legacy 14-1 Adidas  Keoni Williams, Flyers 14 Anthony Emmerson Champagne, Tstreet 14 Carson  Audrey Dyas, NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami Bennett Raterman, HPSTL 14 Royal Kinsley Young, TAV 14 Black RIGHT SIDE Caroline Ward, Boiler Jrs 14 Gold Danielle Whitmire, S/RS, TAV 14 Black  Rayna Christianson, S/RS, Northern Lights 14-1 SETTER Lexi Shondell, Boiler Jrs 14 Gold Mallory Matheny, Mintonette m.41 Makenna Kirlin, Elevation 14 Molly Kalyssa Taggart, A5 Mizuno 14 Helen LIBERO Ellie Hepler, Boiler Jrs 14 Gold Emma Cugino, Mintonette m.41 Meredith Martin, Legacy 14-1 Adidas Gabi Rodriquez, Madfrog 14 Green *** HONORABLE MENTION OH – Kylie Kleckner, TAV 14 Black OH – Chalei Reid, Mauloa 14s Green OH – Westley Matavao, Forza 1 North 14UA OH – Riley Malloy, Austin Skyline 14 Royal OH – Sara Snowbarger, Mintonette m.41 OH – Samantha Destler, SCVC 14Roxy OH – Aberdeen Callaway, SG Elite 14 Rosh  OH – Sydni Lafasciasno, Dynasty 14 Adidas MB – Sofia Guerrero-Wilson, A5 Mizuno 14 Helen MB – Sydney Geselbracht, Elevation 14 Molly MB – Margaret Czajka, MKE Sting 14 Gold MB – Hannah Lee, Flyers 14 APX-Anthony MB – Jayla Jackson, TAV 14 Black RS – Jaci Hall, Alamo 14 Premier S/RS – Addyson Bianchini, NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami S/RS – Sydney Lund, Austin Skyline 14 Royal S/RS – Jaidyn Hartsfield, Madfrog 14 Green S – Taylor Clarke, Flyers 14 APX-Anthony S – Genevieve Harris, NC Academy 14 Diamond S – Elena Ruble, HPSTL 14 Royal L – Mya Capistrano, Forza 1 North 14UA L – Presley Thompson, Wave 14 Brennan L – Juliana Hernandez, Flyers 14 APX-Anthony L – Kalli Lipo, Arizona Storm 14 Thunder

We continue with our end of the club year content. We are working on updating our and releasing our Final National Rankings, which will begin to drop next week. Until then, we move ahead with our Club All-Americans. You can click on the age groups below to see who we have already named. Up next in the release order is the 15s division. First, let’s discuss what goes into compiling our All-American awards. While everything is subjective, the factors we weighed in determining the list – which features 24 First Team All-Americans plus Honorable Mentions – include individual talent, impact on the team and overall team success throughout the club season. Future potential or eventual collegiate impact have no bearing on the award. We only factored in what happened during the most recent club season. With so many talented players scattered across the nation, finalizing an award list like this has its challenges. Everyone who deserves recognition cannot be included and our awards are certainly not an end-all, be-all list. Unfortunately, even with 24 First Team All Americans plus Honorable Mentions, deserving players will be left off. Ultimately, we recognize who we felt were most deserving based on the factors discussed above. (18s/17s/16s) vballrecruiter.com 15s Club All-Americans First Team OUTSIDE HITTER Navea Gauthier, Far Out 15 Black  Megan Fitch, Alamo 15 Premier Teraya Sigler, Arizona Storm 15 Thunder  Abby Vander Wal, 1st Alliance 15 Gold  Bailey Warren, Hou Skyline 15 Royal Sydnee Peterson, TAV 15 Black Kaci Demaria, Surfside PV 15 Legends Addison Tindall, Team Pineapple 15 Black MIDDLE BLOCKER Jordan Taylor, HJV 15 Elite  Natalie Wardlow, Nebraska One 15 Synergy  Kalyssa Blackshear, Mizuno Long Beach 15 Rockstar  Kenna Cogill, Arizona Storm 15 Thunder Rebekah Pfefferkorn, Hou Skyline 15 Royal RIGHT SIDE Lauren Coyne, SPVB 15 Elite  Addison Gaido, Austin Skyline 15 Royal Kirra Musgrove, S/RS, HJV 15 Elite  Logan Parks, S/RS, MAVS KC 15-1 SETTER Campbell Flynn, Legacy 15-1 Adidas Kassidy O’Brien, Hou Skyline 15 Royal Ella Florez, Dynasty 15 Black Sarah Pfiffner, TAV 15 Black Abbigail Pickard, Far Out 15 Black  LIBERO Addison Applegate, Asics Munciana 15 Lorax Izabella Mahaffey, Arizona Storm 15 Thunder *** HONORABLE MENTION OH – Audrey Jackson, TAV 15 Black OH – Riley McCloskey, NKYVC 15-1 Tsunami OH – Lily Dee Davis, Austin Skyline 15 Royal OH – Ava Poinsett, Coast 15-1 OH – Lauryn Mack, Drive Nation 15-Red OH – Gabriela Divita, Legacy 15-1 Adidas OH – Kennedi Rogers, HJV 15 Elite OH – Mya Allen, Alamo 15 Premier OH – Logan Bell, Circle City 15 Purple MB – Taryn Morris, TAV 15 Black MB – Jessica Costlow, Mich Elite 15 Mizuno MB – Reese Dunkle, Circle City 15 Purple MB – Brooklyn Hardy, ID Crush 15 Bower MB – Keirstyn Carlton, Drive Nation 15-Red MB – Isabella Ehrlich, Absolute 15 Black RS – Charlotte Vinson, Asics Munciana 15 Lorax RS – Cadence McDonald, Drive Nation 15 Red S – Charlotte Glass, Tribe 15 Elite Dean S – Izzy Mogridge, OT 15 T Randy L – Keri Leimbach, Nebraska One 15 Synergy L – Hadley Porter, Dynasty 15 Black L – Callie Krueger, Austin Skyline 15 Royal L – Sarah Mendoza, Drive Nation 15 Red L – Elizabeth Bower, ID Crush 15 Bower

Before we at vballrecruiter.com can conclude the 2021-2022 club season we have a few remaining items to get to. One is our final National Rankings, which we’ll start releasing next week. In the meantime, we’ll continue to reveal our 2022 Club All-Americans. We’ve named them from both the 18s and 17s division already. Up next is the 16s division, which you can find below. First, let’s discuss what goes into compiling our All-American awards. While everything is subjective, the factors we weighed in determining the list – which features 24 First Team All-Americans plus Honorable Mentions – include individual talent, impact on the team and overall team success throughout the club season. Future potential or eventual collegiate impact have no bearing on the award. We only factored in what happened during the most recent club season. With so many talented players scattered across the nation, finalizing an award list like this has its challenges. Everyone who deserves recognition cannot be included and our awards are certainly not an end-all, be-all list. Unfortunately, even with 24 First Team All-Americans plus Honorable Mentions, deserving players will be left off. Ultimately, we recognize who we felt were most deserving based on the factors discussed above. OUTSIDE HITTER Skyler Pierce, Dynasty 16 Black Carlie Cisneros, Dynasty 16 Black  Jadyn Livings, TAV 16 Black Ava Utterback, Circle City 16 Purple Hannah Benjamin, A5 Mizuno 16 Gabe Macaria Spears, Metro 16 Travel Samantha Bowron, Top Select 16 Elite Blue MIDDLE BLOCKER Favor Anyawu, TAV 16 Black  Logan Wiley, A5 Mizuno 16 Gabe Julia Hunt, NKYVC 16-1 Tsunami Zoey Burgess, Club V 16 Ren Wayne  Zoe Gillen-Malveaux, Drive Nation 16 Red Mia Tvrdy, Premier Nebraska 16 Gold  Ayden Ames, TAV 16 Black  RIGHT SIDE Abigail Mullen, Dynasty 16 Black  Molly Kate Patten, A5 Mizuno 16 Gabe SETTER Charlie Fuerbringer, Mizuno Long Beach 16 Rockstar Izzy Starck, Co Jrs 16 Sherri  Reese Messer, Dynasty 16 Black Amanda Saeger, Wave 16 Brennan LIBERO Lola Schumacher, Munciana 16 Moana  Faith Frame, Premier Nebraska 16 Gold  Gabriela Cornier, A5 Mizuno 16 Gabe Gillan Pitts, TAV 16 Black HONORABLE MENTION OH – Jaidyn Jager, Coast 16-1 OH – Lauryn Lambert, Skyline16 Royal OH – Suli Davis, Drive Nation 16 Red OH – Grace Nelson, 1st Alliance 16 Gold OH – Avery Jackson, Madfrog 16 Green OH – Babi Gubbins, Mizuno Long Beach 16 Rockstar OH – Brooklyn Tealer, Gainesville Jrs 16 Black OH – Avah Armour, Co Jrs 16 Sherri OH – Emerson Sellman, Metro 16 Travel OH – Reese Wuebker, Tri-State Elite 16 Blue OH – Taylor Williams, Vision 16 Gold MB – Lillian Croshaw, Madfrog 16 Green MB – Mackenzie Parsons, Coast 16-1 MB – Jenna Hanes, WAVE 16-Brennan MB – Ashlyn Philpot, Triangle 16 Black RS – Bailey Higgins, OT 16 T Jason RS – Grace Carroll, Alamo 16 Premier RS – Alexis Maesch, Circle City 16 Purple S/RS – Lilly Wagner, MKE Sting 16 Gold S – Taylor Parks, OT 16 T Jason S – Taylor Yu, SG Elite 16 Roshambo S – Maya Baker, Vision 16 Gold L – Ryan McAleer, Dynasty 16 Black  L – Elizabeth Tabeling, NKYVC 16-1 Tsunami