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It’s the perfect time of the season to put out our latest set of updated player rankings. We started with the Class of 2024. Next in line is the Class of 2025. We start with the players whose star rankings have changed, moving from either 4 to 5 stars or from 3 to 4 stars. That is followed by a list of new additions to the rankings. To view the full rankings, click here. Athletes Rising To 5 Stars   Athletes Rising To 4 Stars   NEW ADDITIONS Abbey Hayes OH Six Pack 16 Addison Burke OH CUVC 16 Beast Addison France S/RS AZ Sky 16G Addison Massey OH Tx Performance 16s Addison Walker OH Boomers BVA 17 Black Addyson Rebmann OH CSDP 16 National Adeline Sirbu MB Adversity 16 Adidas Alex Klukvin L/DS KC Power 16 Black Alivia Eikenberg OH FRVBC 16 Black Ally Fuchs L/DS HPSTL 16 Royal *** Anna Rice OH OK Charge 16 UA Arriana Brown OH Tulsa Power 16-1 Aubrey Anders OH AVC Cle 16 Red Avery Boothe RS Club One 16 Platinum Avery Stones OH Club One 16 Platinum Caelyn Dumas S AVA TX 16 Adidas Candela Fiuza S TCVA 17 Green Adidas Carly Slusser MN Northern Lights 16-1 ChiChi Nnaji RS Skyline 16 Royal Chloe Meester OH Adrenaline 16 Doug *** Cierra Grant OH Forza1 North 16 One Claire Anna Brown MB AJV 16 Adidas Dakota Mitchell L/DS Six Pack 16 Elena Maynulet OH GP 16 Rox Eliana Urzua OH Oaks 16 Gold  Ella Keeven HPSTL 16 Royal Ella Rogers S Six Pack 17 Ella Seeger OH MJVA 16 Elite Elly Stewart MB Alamo 16 Premier Emily Goering OH/RS EU 16 Black *** Emma Parks OH Rock City 16-1 Gabriella Kucinski RS AZ Sky 16G Gia McGrew OK Charge 16 UA Gracie Trulson RS Muscle 16 Hailey Campagna OH EliteVBTC 16 Black Hailey Goebel RS MKE Sting 16 Gold Halle Jameson OH Excel 16 National Red Helen Beary S A4 Volley 16 Cassie Hope Westra OH AZ Rev 16 Premier Isabela Haggard S/RS Adidas KiVA 16 Red *** Izzy Romero OH Vision 16 Gold Jacy Carrejo S Austin Skyline 16 Royal Jordyn Decker S Club One 16 Platinum Jordyn Dugi L/DS AZ Sky 16G Jumana Martin L/DS CUVC 16 Beast Justice Fuhrmann S Forza1 16 One Kayla Dunlap MB TPV 18 Maverick  Kenna McKenzie RS AJV 16 Adidas Kimanni Rugley MB AVA TX 16 Adidas Klea Tarja OH Forza1 16 One *** Lily Wedman S KC Power 16 Black Madison Pulsipher OH Viper 17 Ro Manaia Ogbechie MB Oaks 16 Gold Marly Burbach S PVA 16 Elite Megan Morello L/DS Hou Skyline 16 Royal Melanie Hewlett S Viper 16 Costa Melina Schrader S Munciana 16 Blaze Mia Stahler L/DS EliteVBTC 16 Black Mija Bendziute RS Tribe 16 Elite Cardinal Miley Thunstrom OH Forza1 16 One *** Nicole Steiner OH Vision 16 Gold Noaomi Dowd RS SPVB 16 Elite Olivia Foye L/DS Surfside 16 PV Legends Olivia Guzman OH MVA 16 Pedro Paige Felder OH RRHVB 17 Parker Duncan OH AJV 16 Adidas Reese Axness S Northern Lights 16-1 Sarah Shaw MB Oaks 16 Gold Simone Baskin MB AJV 16 Adidas Sofia King USA South 16 Purple *** Sophie Diouf MB ARVC 16-1 Adidas Sunni Skipps RS Mizuno Long Beach 16 Rockstar Taylor Clarke RS Skyline 15 Royal  Tea Kalajdzic OH ARVC 16-1 Adidas Willow Watson MB Vegas Aces 16 UA Zari Gillispie MB OPVC 16 Robinson

As we head toward the final stage of the club season, with the last round of tournaments followed by AAUs and USAV national championships, we present our updated vballrecruiter.com Player Rankings for the Class of 2024. We’ll release the rest of the classes in the following days. We start with the players whose star rankings changed, moving from either 4 to 5 stars or from 3 to 4 stars. That is followed by a list of new additions to the rankings. To view the full rankings, click here. Athletes Rising To 5 Stars   Athletes Rising To 4 Stars   NEW ADDITIONS Abbie Creese MB Empowered 17 Elite Black Alea Goolsby OH KC Power 17 Black Alexa Strandberg OH AVC Cle 17 Red Amar’e Stout RS Tx Performance 17s Aubrey Goodere MB AZ Sky 17G Audrey Waterman S MN Select 17-1 Ava Spachek OH Pohaku 17-1 Ava Vetter RS Adversity 17 Adidas Bridget Woodruff RS Dakine Warriors 17 Surf Caylan Russ L/DS OT 17 Felix Chloe Pravednikov OH Seal Beach 17 Black Coley Shiflet L/DS Triangle 17 Black Ella Holloway RS Memphis VBA 17 Red Ella Parker OH DCVC 17-1 Gwenyth Schiff RS Illini Elite 17 Cardinal Hannah Byers S/RS DaKine Warriors 17 Surf Havyn Rolle MB City 17 Gold Jaden Hendrickson OH Absolute 17 Black Kelsey Schenck S MAVS KC 17-1 Lauren Roediger MB MAVS KC 17-1 Mallorie Meyer L/DS VCNebraska 17 Elite Olivia Hart OH OT 17 Aaron Paige Bennett OH NorCal 17-1 Black Petra Fritz OH DCVA 17 Hong Regan Shields OH A4 17 Tyler Sophia Iglesias S OT 16 Roberto Sophia Matthews L/DS Triangle 17 Black Sophia Wolfson MB SG Elite 17 Rosh Tea Bosanac MB DaKine Warriors 17 Surf Tessa Hurley L/DS Seal Beach 17 Black Victoria Leyva L/DS TX Performance 17-1s Zada Sanger OH Absolute 17 Black

The recent vballrecruiter.com Elite ID Clinic brought the team to Englewood, Colorado and was hosted by Elevation last Friday. Girls from Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Missouri and even Massachusetts lit up the court with fast-paced and energetic play. The two-and-a-half-hour session flew by and when it was all over it was time to announce all the invites to the upcoming Red Hat Games in December in Dallas. There were a high number of invites with a total of 16 receiving them, plus two were recognized as previous invites. Here’s the list of players invited: *previously invited In addition to the invites, there were more players who stood out to us as we continue evaluating players for the Red Hat Games. Here’s a rundown of players who caught our eye the most. Sofia Posada 7th L Elevation: Posada showed no fear and an eagerness to get on the court no matter what. She might have been undersized in the middle but she still managed to score. De’Ja Lewis 7th OH Elevation 14 Peak: Lewis has a lively arm and was letting loose with it over and over. Her athleticism is going to be tough to deal with as she adds more and more power to her game. Elena Paz 8th L Elevation 14 Peak: Paz was a workhorse in the back row. She put out a lot of effort and was making hustle plays. Maliyah Bui 8th OH Elevation 15 Timberlin: Bui was performing in her role as a six-rotation outside. When the chance was there, she was really connecting incredibly well. Piper McFadden 8th S Elevation 14 Peak: McFadden was a smart-dishing setter with nice height. She takes the ball high and connects well with her hitters. Riley Hake 8th OH Elevation 14 Peak: Hake is an outside who not only jumps well, but she is physically strong and is able to hit with power. Riley Riggs 8th OH/MB MAVS KC 14-1: Riggs hit a heavy ball on the pins and in the middle. She is one to watch as she continues to mature in the game. Gia Ireland 8th S/Opp NORCO 15 Black: Ireland is a next-level talent to be sure. Her ability to both set and hit was on display and she was doing both at an above-average level. Jaylyn Lynch FR OH NORCO 15 Black: Lynch, an undersized outside, was aggressive with her attacking and was coming hard with it! Madeline Smith FR OH/Opp NORCO 15 Black: Smith was aggressive attacking throughout the entire clinic. When she connects, she hits a heavy ball. Kate Schroetlin FR L NORCO 15 Black: Schroetlin displayed plenty of poise with a side of no fear. She was a wall on defense, getting almost everything upcoming her way and covering the court incredibly well. Jenna Baller FR L Elevation 15 Peak: Baller played well everywhere in the back row. A defensive gem for sure. Chloe Crider FR OH/L Rocky Elite 15 National: Crider is a six-rotation outside who has great court presence and is a smart attacker. Aubrey Blake FR S 303 Volleyball Academy 15 Alpha: Blake was a scrapper on the court. There was not a single attacked ball that she could not get up. She showed no fear. Margaux Manthe FR S Colorado Juniors 15 Sherri: Manthe was steady and consistent in her delivery and location. Tegan Beuhler FR MB/Pin Colorado Juniors 15 Sherri: Beuhler hits a heavy ball and stood out attacking. Sutton Sales SO OH Arete 16-1: Sales was an attacker who was simply bringing it every time she swung wherever she was on the court. Watch out when she connects! Jessica Eldridge SO L Arete 16-1: Eldridge has great reactions and was very steady defending. Anne Haley SO S Arete 16-1: Haley is a bit undersized but don’t let that fool you. She has great hands and her athleticism shows in every set she dishes. Brianna Hazak SO OH/DS Front Range 16-1: Hazak is another next-level talent who really stood out with her attacking skills. She hammered the very first ball of the day and only kept it up from there, showing her lively arm and ability to put balls away. Piper DeRuiter SO MB/Opp Elevation 16 Peak: DeRuiter was hitting out of both the middle and right side during drills and was swinging equally well. She’s also puts up a good block. Maya Flemister SO MB Elevation 16 Peak: Flemister is a presence in the middle. She has everything it takes to be a next-level middle. Lily Markwell SO L Elevation 16 Peak: Marwell was holding it down on the court with sound defense. Her first touches were consistent and on point. Lauren Jacobson SO OH Rocky Elite 16 National: Jacobson moves and swings well on the court. She is a baller with high energy. Ashlyn Tafoya SO S Rocky Elite 17 National: Tafoya has a great release. She moves and connects with her hitters well on the court. Petra Fritz SO OH/S DCVA 17 Hong: Fritz is powerful on the pins. She is also a powerful setter who moves well. Aly Dolan SO S/Opp Colorado Momentum 15-Elsa: Dolan is a double threat. She has great hands and hits incredibly well on the pins. Marcela Calderon JR L Five Star VBC: Calderon’s vocal leadership was on display. She was both talkative and encouraging. She is also a great out of system setter.

The last qualifying weekend is upon us and there is plenty at stake for both participating and observing. The only way into the Open field after this weekend’s Far Western Qualifier in Reno is through the at-large process, where nothing is guaranteed. Many teams are already in that position and that’s why they are anxiously awaiting to see how this weekend plays out. Any at-large candidate which is able to qualify in Reno removes itself from the at-large pool and helps those in need of one, so there are plenty of interested parties. Below, we look at 15-17 Open and see how it might all play out. 17 OPEN Number of Teams: 29 Number of Bids: 3 Previously-Qualified Teams (3): Co Jrs 17 Kevin; Vision 17 Gold; NorCal 17-1 Black vballrecruiter.com Nationally-Ranked Teams (8):   5-Star Athletes to Know:   4-Star Athletes to Know:   Outlook/Prediction: It’s exciting (and stressful) times in what should be a fantastic conclusion to the 17 Open qualifying season. With Co Jrs 17 Kevin, Vision 17 Gold and NorCal 17-1 Black having bids, we know all three bids will go out and that trickle down can’t extend past sixth place. NorCal hasn’t shown quite as consistently as Co Jrs and Vision have. It makes it difficult to believe Co Jrs and Vision won’t play a part in trickle down. There’s a pack of five I’m watching for in Pokahu 17-1, Madfrog 17 Green, City 17 Gold, Arizona Storm 17 Thunder and Mizuno Long Beach 17 Rockstar. I think all three bids come from this group. What’s interesting is Pohaku, Storm and Beach have all been one victory away from qualifying already. Pohaku had a chance at MEQ but fell to Boiler Jrs 17 Gold in the fifth-place match. Storm had two shots at Red Rock. First, in a semifinal match against Coast 17-1 and then in a third-place showdown against Wave 17 Juliana. Long Beach recently lost to NorCal in a bid match in Salt Lake. City was also in Salt Lake, where it fought against Beach and NorCal in gold pool action. Meanwhile, Madfrog had a solid ninth-place finish at Lone Star recently and looks poised to get a bid. It’s going to be an intense race for the qualifying spots. It comes down to Co Jrs topping Madfrog in the final. Pohaku and Storm also qualify. *** 16 OPEN Number of Teams: 30 Number of Bids: 3 Previously-Qualified Teams (2): ID Crush 16 Bower; Oaks 16 Gold vballrecruiter.com Nationally-Ranked Teams (8):   4-Star Athletes to Know:   Outlook/Prediction: With just ID Crush 16 Bower and Oaks 16 Gold owning bids, we know all three qualifying spots will be taken. ID Crush is seeking its third qualifier victory of the season after earning gold medals at both PNQ and Salt Lake. There are only two at-larges available and the favorites to receive those are not in attendance here. That means that teams needing bids like Skyline 16 Royal and NorCal 16-1 Black are down to their last chance in all likelihood. Madfrog 16 Green has a case for an at-large bid perhaps but is basically in the same boat in needing to qualify in Reno. Co Jrs 16 Shannon has been near qualifying previously and could find itself breaking through this weekend. Of course, a qualifier could come from outside our Top 50. Spike and Serve 16-1 is one to watch for in that regard, as are ARVC 16 Adidas, KC Power 16 Black and Absolute 16 Black. *** 15 OPEN Number of Teams: 28 Number of Bids: 3 Previously-Qualified Teams (9): SCVC 15 Roxy; Hou Skyline 15 Royal; Club V 15 Ren Reed; AZ Storm 15 Thunder; AP 15 Adidas; Aspire 15 Premier; Academy 15 Diamond; Vision 15 Gold; Mizuno Long Beach 15 Rockstar vballrecruiter.com Nationally-Ranked Teams (11):   5-Star Athletes to Know:   4-Star Athletes to Know:   Outlook/Prediction: This division has the biggest X factor because of nine qualified teams in the field. Who knows if any bids will go out? If you are a team not attending Far Western and in need of an at-large bid – there are four available – you are certainly rooting for the top eight spots to be filled up by teams with bids. That would expand the at-large field to seven and greatly increase team’s chances of earning one. I don’t think that’ll be the case. There are teams good enough to crack the top eight or better and qualify. Forza1 North 15 One is one. Tstreet 15 Curtis, Coast 15 Luis and AZ Rev 15 Premier are three more. I wouldn’t be surprised to see all three bids still go out. I would expect SCVC 15 Roxy, Hou Skyline 15 Royal, AP 15 Adidas and Arizona Storm 15 Thunder all to factor into the top eight but after that it opens up. In the end, Hou Skyline takes home gold after beating AP in the final. Forza North, Tstreet and AZ Rev all take home bids.

The USAV Girls 18s Junior National Championship is slated for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Columbus. The 48-team Open field is highlighted by top-ranked and top-seeded Drive Nation 18 Red, which has just one loss entering this weekend’s competition. The lone setback came against AJV 18 Adidas back in January at the Lone Star Classic 18s qualifier. Drive Nation still managed to finish first there, like it has everywhere else. Drive Nation also owns first-place finishes at Triple Crown, Florida Fest and Boston Festival. It clearly makes Drive Nation the favorite, much like Sunshine 18 LA was a season ago in Phoenix. Another top contender is Coast 18-1, which lost to Drive Nation in the final of Triple Crown and spent this past Saturday tuning up with a scrimmage against Club V 18 Ren Reed. Club V made the visit from Utah to So Cal and spent Friday scrimmaging with Tstreet 18 Chandler and Sunshine 18 LA before heading to San Diego to face Coast in a friendly match Saturday. Coast won the tune up in four sets and look to be among the few teams capable of beating Drive Nation. Below, we take a look players to know, the pools and our predictions for how it might all play out. The 48 teams in Open are divided into eight pools of six. The top three advance to challenge rounds. The first-place teams get a bye while the second and third-place teams play crossover matches to make the top 16. The crossover winners then play the pool winners for a spot in the quarterfinals. It all happens very quickly, as virtually every team wakes up on Day 2 with a chance to still break pool but only eight will remain in contention by day’s end. 5-Star Athletes to Know:   4-Star Athletes to Know: *** PREDICTIONS We make our pool-by-pool predictions as to which teams are going to advance. We listed the teams in seeded order with vballrecruiter.com’s national ranking indicated in front. POOL 1   Prediction: Drive Nation 5-0; FC Elite 4-1; AVC Cle 3-2; Long Beach 2-3; CUVC 1-4; SynergyForce 0-5 *** POOL 2   Prediction: Coast 4-1; Elevation 4-1; Arizona Storm 4-1; Madfrog 2-3; MKE Sting 1-4; OPU 0-5 *** POOL 3   Prediction: Wave 5-0; Gainesville 4-1; AZ Rev 3-2; AJV 2-3; MN Select 1-4; EC Power 0-5 *** POOL 4   Prediction: MAVS 4-1; Skyline 4-1; Metro 4-1; Triangle 2-3; Adversity 1-4; A4 0-5 *** POOL 5   Prediction: Sunshine 4-1; A5 4-1; OT 3-2; TAV 2-3; VC United 1-4; OJVA 1-4 *** POOL 6   Prediction: Circle City 5-0; NPJ 4-1; Legacy 3-2; Alamo 2-3; Excel 1-4; Absolute 0-5 *** POOL 7   Prediction: 1st Alliance 4-1; Club V 4-1; HJV 3-2; Rage Westside 2-3; Tribe 1-4; AZ EVJ 1-4 *** POOL 8   Prediction: Mintonette 4-1; Premier Nebraska 4-1; Hou Skyline 4-1; Paramount 1-4; Tstreet 1-4; Northern Lights 1-4 Challenge Rounds: 1 – AZ Rev d Elevation; Drive Nation d AZ Rev 2 – FC Elite d Metro; Coast d Metro 3 – Skyline d AVC Cle; Skyline d Wave 4 – Arizona Storm d Gainesville Jrs; MAVS d Arizona Storm 5 – HJV d NPJ; Sunshine d HJV 6 – A5 d Hou Skyline; A5 d Circle City 7 – Premier Nebraska d OT; 1st Alliance d Premier Nebraska 8 – Club V d Legacy; Club V d Mintonette Quarterfinals: Drive Nation d Club V Coast d 1st Alliance A5 d Skyline MAVS d Sunshine Semifinals: Drive Nation d Sunshine Coast d A5 Final: Coast d Drive Nation

There’s no doubt about it. The Lone Star Classic is the toughest qualifier of the season considering the depth of competition and what it’s going to take to bring home an Open bid. vballrecruiter.com is headed to Dallas for the three-day event to provide daily coverage. Below, we offer our thoughts and predictions on how 15-17 Open might play out. 17 OPEN Number of Teams: 42 Number of Bids Available: 3 Previously-Qualified Teams (9): TAV 17 Black; Dynasty 17 Black; Drive Nation 17 Red; Triangle 17 Black; Skyline 17 Royal; Metro 17 Travel; Hou Skyline 17 Royal; A5 17 Jing; AJV 17 Adidas vballrecruiter.com Nationally-Ranked Teams (14):   5-Star Players to Know:   4-Star Players to Know:   Outlook/Prediction: We recently saw Dynasty 17 Black, Drive Nation 17 Red and TAV 17 Black together at Show Me, where TAV prevailed with the gold medal. The three highly-ranked teams in one spot made Show Me one of the stronger qualifiers of the season but Lone Star is a step up with No. 5 A5 17 Jing and No. 7 Triangle 17 Black being thrown into the mix as well. That’s a top-heavy lineup and all help make up the nine teams that already have bids. It’s going to be extremely challenging to crack the top eight considering the depth of 17 Open. However, it’s a division that has seen the unexpected happen all year so we are counting on some bids going out. There are no doubt hungry clubs looking to come through. VCNebraska 17 Elite was on the verge of qualifying in Show Me and has what it takes to make the top eight and get its bid (assuming trickle down reaches eighth place). HJV 17 Elite, Arizona Storm 17 Thunder, MKE Sting 17 Gold, Alamo 17 Premier and Madfrog 17 Green are also teams without bids to watch for. Ultimately, it is Triangle topping Dynasty for gold. HJV and VCNebraska earn bids with one going to the at-large pool. *** 16 OPEN Number of Teams: 42 Number of Bids Available: 3 Previously-Qualified Teams (10): 1st Alliance 16 Gold; Drive Nation 16 Red; Circle City 16 Purple Nebraska One 16 Synergy; Northern Lights 16-1; TAV 16 Black; Arizona Storm 16 Thunder; Austin Skyline 16 Royal; MAVS KC 16-1; Alamo 16 Premier vballrecruiter.com Nationally-Ranked Teams (18):   5-Star Players to Know:   4-Star Players to Know:   Outlook/Prediction: With seven teams from vballrecruiter.com’s Top 10 in the field and 18 overall from the Top 50, the 16 Open division is loaded. With 10 qualified teams, who knows if any bids are going out? To qualify, clubs are going to have to breakthrough against a packed field. Heavyweights like 1st Alliance 16 Gold, Drive Nation 16 Red and Arizona Storm 16 Thunder should all finish in the top eight if not much higher. Nebraska One 16 Synergy, TAV 16 Black and Circle City 16 Purple have finished highly at the qualifiers they’ve attended. It doesn’t leave much room and there’s still Austin Skyline 16 Royal and Northern Lights 16-1, which is coming off its victory at Show Me. HJV 16 Elite is both the highest-ranked and highest-seeded team in the field without a bid and is one of the few teams that could break into the top eight in such a competitive field. Legacy 16-1 Adidas and Skyline 16 Royal are always in the mix but need to pull off a few upsets to get it done. The same goes for AJV 16 Adidas, Dynasty 16 Black, Excel 15 National Red and AVA TX 16 Adidas, there’s no way around it. The final is going to come down to Arizona Storm beating 1st Alliance. HJV cracks the top eight to get its bid but that’s it. Two bids go to the at-large pool. *** 15 OPEN Number of Teams: 39 Number of Bids Available: 3 Previously-Qualified Teams (8): Skyline 15 Royal; Madfrog 15 Green; TAV 15 Black; Austin Skyline 15 Royal; Legacy 15-1 Adidas; Hou Skyline 15 Royal; AP 15 Adidas; Pohaku 15-1 vballrecruiter.com Nationally-Ranked Teams (22):   5-Star Players to Know:   4-Star Players to Know:   Outlook/Prediction: It’s more of the same in 15 Open in terms of will any bids go out or not? There are eight teams already qualified so it’s possible none go out. Last weekend in Windy City all six teams with bids finished first through sixth in 15 Open. It’s unlikely that happens here but it’s also not likely that all three bids go out. Skyline 15 Royal, Madfrog 15 Green, TAV 15 Black, Austin Skyline 15 Royal and Legacy 15-1 Adidas are all highly-ranked and have finished highly at qualifiers. If that remains the same, three teams would have to get in the top eight. But there are still three teams with bids in Pohaku 15-1, AP 15 Adidas and Hou Skyline 15 Royal that certainly can finish in the top eight too and leave the field with no bids being awarded. Teams to watch in terms of qualifying though include Alamo 15 Premier, AZ Sky 15G, Arizona Storm 15 Thunder, HJV 15 Elite and Drive Nation 15 Red as the top contenders. In the end, Skyline outlasts Legacy for gold. As for bids, Alamo and Drive Nation qualify while one goes back to the at-large pool.

The latest vballrecruiter.com Elite ID Clinic took place last Friday evening in Kansas City, hosted by MAVS. The excitement was turned up and the play on the court was fast-paced and energetic. The two-and-a-half-hour session flew by and when it was all over, it was time to announce all the invites to the upcoming Red Hat Games in December in Dallas. There were a high number of invites from the most recent clinic, with a total of 19 receiving them, plus one recognized as a previous invite. Here’s the list: In addition to the invites, there were more players who stood out to us as we continue evaluating players for the Red Hat Games. Here’s a rundown of players who caught our eye the most: Zoey Kincaid S/RS/DS Shockwave 12-1 (2029): Kincaid is definitely a gamer and was showing a little bit of everything. She was setting well and digging balls on defense.   Sophia Bass S/RS OK Charge 12-1 (2029): Bass showed good power for her age and was among the youngers to watch for. Collyns Livermore S/OH Shockwave 12-1 (2029): Livermore was also part of the youngest group and stood out with her play as well. Grace Liggett OH Shockwave 12-1 (2029): Liggett was coming with it on the attack and was taking nice swings. Kennedy Duson RS MAVS 13-1 (2028): Duson is an athletic, high-octane attacker. She jumps well and has a very nice swing. Elise Parker OH/DS HPSTL 13 Royal (2027): Parker displayed all-around game. She shined at the net with her aggressive, fearless attacking. She’s also a solid backrow player with good ball control and touch. Lochlar O’Bleness L/DS Club North 14-1 National (2027): O’Bleness was a scrappy libero with a no nonsense type of attitude. Anniston Clark OH/MB MAVS 14-1 (2027): Clark brought it all evening. She’s a hard-working, fiery middle with a nice arm who also was cheering on her teammates. Anna O’Keefe S/RS Northern Lights 15-1 (2026): O’Keefe was a smooth-dishing setter with nice height. She set a clean, consistent ball and located well. Kendall Worwa MB Northern Lights 15-1 (2026): Worwa’s length and fluid swing are pluses. She also moves well at the net. Yasmin Marti OH/RS/MB Tribe 15 Elite Cardinal (2026): Count Marti among the attackers who were bringing it. She was getting after it and is a free-swinger with lots of upside. Phoenix Fogel MB MAVS KC 15-1 (2026): Fogel was taking care of business at the net. She’s strong and swings hard and was making herself known. Ale Romo OH/DS Arete 16-1 (2025): Romo is a bit undersized but was one of the stronger outsides. She was swinging and scoring well. Ragin Corwin OH MAVS 816 16-1 (2025): Corwin is athletic and jumps well. Though she’s an outside she’s spent a lot of time at libero in club. Kayla Gallagher OH PVA 16 Elite (2025): Gallagher had a solid arm and bringing it at the net. She stood out as one of the top outsides. Ashlee Chavez RS KC Power 16 Black (2025): Chaves is a lefty with lots of power and fire. She was putting down big kills and getting after it on the attack. Epifania Salamasina MB/RS/OH Dynasty 16 Black (2025): Salamasina was previously invited and stood out with her big attacks and powerful arm. Madi Barnes S OK Charge 17 UA (2025): Barnes was among the better setters at the clinic. She has nice hands and was locating well. Mikahla Davis OH/RS Club North 17-1 National (2024): Davis was playing very well. She was a baller with high energy. She goes hard and is very quick. Fiona VanDyke OH PVA 17 Elite (2024): VanDyke was one of the strongest pins at the clinic. She showed a strong arm and ability to put balls away. Katherine Jones L/DS TAV 17 Blue (2024): Jones was passing very well, showing a solid platform and hitting her targets. Bella Rosolanka MB Northern Lights 15-1 (2026): Rosolanka is a bit undersized but did a good job on both sides of the ball. She’s definitely one to keep tabs on. Romi Ann Chlebecek OH Northern Lights 15-1 (2026): Chlebecek has a strong arm and hits with power. She’ll continue to grow and develop and is one to follow as well. Hailie Vaughn OH Pohaku 15-1: Vaughn was another nice pin who stood out with her hitting. Kate Sebree S Premier Nebraska 15 Black: Sebree was dishing well. She had a nice touch and consistent location.