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vballrecruiter.com’s Player of the Week: Natalie Carr (FREE)

June 13, 2023

We’re proud to be a part of an ongoing partnership with Dick’s Sporting Goods, which is sponsoring our Player of the Week award. We’ll be releasing a featured vballrecruiter.com Player of the Week, sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, on Tuesdays. Below is this week’s Player of the Week: Natalie Carr. *** Making the switch from competitive cheerleading to volleyball took time from a skills perspective. For Natalie Carr, it didn’t matter at first if she couldn’t underhand serve the ball over the net. The sport was new and she was having fun doing it. “I started going to Pitt camps when I was young and one of the first camps I started doing, the way the players were interacting with each other was really cool,” Carr said. She’s no longer the 10-year-old trying out a new sport. The Class of 2026 outside hitter is now 5-11 and playing up an age group for Pitt Elite 16 Elite. Carr was recently named to the JVA All-National Team for U16 and she’s also an accomplished beach player who has been competing on the sand since she was 11. While individually Carr continues to grow and develop at a rapid pace, Pitt Elite has also taken steps forward this season. The team has done so by capturing gold medals at both the JVA Rock’N Rumble and Capitol Hill Classic and recently going 6-0 at the The Nike Open in early May, all in 16 Open. Up next is the end of the season, when Pitt Elite competes in 16 Open at the AAU national championships on June 26-29 in Orlando. It was back in mid-January at Rock’N Rumble in Cleveland where a top highlight of Carr’s took place. There’s no doubt herself and teammates would love to bookend their season by creating another lasting memory like it at AAUs. “Our first tournament of the year was Rock’N Rumble and we were going in and didn’t know how we stood next to other teams,” Carr said. “Metro (16 Travel) was the top team and we had to play them in the first game (Sunday morning). We played them and it went three sets and the final score was 23-21. It was crazy winning that last point. It was incredible. It was so much fun. That was our first big win of the season and it was really special for everyone on the team.” As our featured Player of the Week sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, we recently spoke with Carr about volleyball and more. Who is your role model or icon you look up to? Carr: I would say Kerri Walsh Jennings. She’s obviously a very good beach volleyball player. I follow her on social media. Just who she is, she’s such a good person. I look up to her in both volleyball and life in general. I met her at p1440 nationals two years ago. It was a really cool experience. What is your favorite food(s)? Carr: Definitely acai bowls. It’s my favorite thing in the whole entire world. What is your favorite tournament of the season? Carr: Probably the Capitol Hill Classic. It was a relatively big tournament. There were a bunch of teams there and they were all high-level. Getting to compete against them and winning that tournament was really big. It was a fun tournament. What is your favorite team bonding event? Carr: For me, in club we always find a restaurant to do a team dinner at. It’s so much fun. We dress up in cute outfits. We talk about volleyball and everything else. It’s fun because we get to dress up and get ready together then come back to the hotel and hang out. It’s so much fun. What is your favorite quote? Carr: My favorite quote is ‘Be the best version of you.’ The reason I like this quote so much is from a volleyball perspective you can’t compare yourself to other people. That’s really important. That’s something that is easy to do but it doesn’t help anyone. For real life, it’s about always being a nice person and being as good as you can be. What is your go to song to warm up to? Carr: Whenever I warm up, I have a 12-hour Taylor Swift playlist I always play. I put it on shuffle and whatever comes on is what hypes me up and gets me ready to play. If you could have any super power what would it be and why? Carr: Probably the ability to teleport. I lose track of time and normally I’m a pretty late person. I’m never where I’m supposed to be on time. What do you like to do outside of volleyball? Carr: I really enjoy baking. I like journaling and hiking. I enjoy being outside. My chocolate chip cookies are so good. Everyone I’ve ever given one to loves them. What is one thing that may surprise people about you? Carr: I’m a pretty quiet person but on the volleyball court I’m really loud and energetic. When I meet new people I’m shy and timid until I get to know them. If you could have dinner with anyone past or present, who would it be and why? Carr: Taylor Swift. She’s such an interesting person. Her music is so good. I would like to know her thought process behind her songs and what she decides. What is your favorite number and why? Carr: Number 10. I honestly have no idea why. It has no relation to anything. If anything, it’s an even number and I really like even numbers.

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AAU 14 Open: Preview And Predictions (FREE)

June 12, 2023

A near month-long national championship march begins this week. Leading the charge and getting the festivities going is the 14-and-under divisions at the AAU Girls National Championships in Orlando. That age group is set to compete from June 14-17. Below, we highlight 14 Open and make our pick to win it all. 14 OPEN Number of Teams: 39 vballrecruiter.com National Rankings (13):   5-Star Athletes to Know:   4-Star Athletes to Know:   Prediction: The field features seven clubs which qualified for 14 Open at the upcoming USAV national championships later this season, highlighted by top-seeded OT 14 Laura. OT is also the highest-ranked team from vballrecruiter.com’s Top 50 rankings competing in Orlando. There’s a solid pack of teams that will challenge OT for gold. Adidas KiVA 14 Red, A5 14 Helen and Munciana 14 Chipmunks are among them, as are Tribe 14 Elite Cardinal, Legacy 14-1 Adidas and Tri-State Elite 14 Blue. Barring any early-round upsets, it’s going to take time for the top teams to build up to facing one another. If we are lucky we could see a few blockbuster matches taking place on Day 3, which sets up the eight-team gold bracket for the fourth and final day. We are picking OT, KiVA, Legacy, Mintonette, Tribe, A5, GP 14 Rox and WPVC 14 Armour Black to make the final eight. In the end, OT tops Tribe for the gold medal, with A5 and KiVA taking bronzes.

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14 Open: Ranking the Top Qualifiers

June 8, 2023

With the USAV national championships approaching at the end of the month, we’ve attempted to rank the qualifiers for those who earned Open bids. We’ve already covered the 15, 16 and 17s divisions. The last up is 14 Open. The method we used was hardly perfect and is relative of course. At the same time, it does shed light on what may be the toughest qualifier of the season. The factors we used to determine the list we came up with are 1) Number of eventual Open qualifiers; 2) Percent of Eventual Open qualifiers from the overall field; 3) The number of ranked teams from vballrecruiter.com’s Top 50; 4) the average rank of the teams from the Top 50. We took the average of those four rankings and listed them from 1-12 for each qualifier. The full breakdown is below, with comments. 14 OPEN RED ROCK RAVE (*Average: 1.75) (overall rank – 1) Number of Teams: 26 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 12 (overall rank – 1)* Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 46 (overall rank – 3)* Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 14 (overall rank – t2)* Average Rank: 16 (overall rank – 1)* Comment: Red Rock also took top honors in 15 Open and there are similarities. One being that there was no trickle-down available. Given the overall strength and that teams needed to finish in the top three, teams should feel extremely proud getting the job done here. Red Rock had 12 eventual Open qualifiers, or a third of the field we’ll see in Chicago. What was remarkable is 46 percent of the field were eventual Open qualifiers and that was only good for third place! Another show of strength is having 14 teams from our Top 50 and leading the way with an average rank of 16! That’s impressive. *** SUNSHINE CLASSIC (Avg: 3.25) (2) Number of Teams: 18 Bids Available: 2 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 10 (t4) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 56 (1) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 16 (1) Average Rank: 26 (7) Comment: The smaller field sizes in 14 Open made for some interesting results. Sunshine was tops in percent of eventual Open qualifiers It also led the way with 16 teams from our Top 50. But that actually hurt Sunshine a bit in that it was middle of the pack in Top-50 average at 26. Then again, you also have to consider Sunshine was another qualifier without any benefit of trickle down. *** LONE STAR CLASSIC (Avg: 4.25) (3) Number of Teams: 24 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 5 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 10 (t4) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 42 (t6) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 10 (t5) Average Rank: 18 (2) Comment: Again, the smaller fields made 14 Open different. With Lone Star having 42 percent of the field eventually qualifying for Open, that would be tops in other divisions. But in 14 Open it placed Lone Star only tied for sixth. That was Lone Star’s lowest ranking. It shined with Top-50 average, taking second overall at 18. *** SALT LAKE SHOWDOWN (Avg: 4.75) (t4) Number of Teams: 20 Bids Available: 2 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 6 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 9 (t6) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 45 (4) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 10 (t5) Average Rank: 25 (t4) Comment: This qualifier was near the bottom in the other age divisions. However, it was clearly strong in 14 Open. Salt Lake did well with Top-50 average rank at 25. And also with percent of eventual Open qualifiers, coming in fourth at 45. Another thing, half the field was from our Top 50. *** NORTHERN LIGHTS (Avg: 4.75) (t4) Number of Teams: 26 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 11 (t2) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 42 (t6) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 15 (2) Average Rank: 29 (9) Comment: Northern Lights was one of three qualifiers to not have any trickle-down available. That was not taken into account. But Northern Lights scored high with 15 teams from our Top 50. It also had 11 eventual Open qualifiers out of a field of 26. *** MEQ (Avg: 5.25) (6) Number of Teams: 32 Bids Available: 32 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 2 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 11 (t2) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 34 (9) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 14 (t2) Average Rank: 27 (8) Comment: MEQ was the only qualifier to surpass 30 total teams. The bigger field size really hurt MEQ in terms of eventual Open qualifiers. There were 11 there, which tied Northern Lights for second overall. But the larger field dropped MEQ’s percentage to ninth. Like Northern Lights, MEQ also had a high number of Top-50 teams, but was brought down by a lower average.   *** FAR WESTERN (Avg: 6) (7) Number of Teams: 22 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 5 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 9 (t6) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 41 (8) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 9 (7) Average Rank: 23 (3) Comment: It was a solid year for Far Western. What really stood out was the Top-50 average rank. Far Western was third in that category at 23. That was surprising as Far Western was middle of the pack in the other three areas. *** WINDY CITY (Avg: 6.25) (8) Number of Teams: 16 Bids Available: 2 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 3 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 7 (8) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 44 (5) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 7 (t8) Average Rank: 25 (t4) Comment: Windy City had a strong Top-50 average rank and did well with percent of eventual Open qualifiers. But a really small field kept the other numbers down in

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15 Open: Ranking the Top Qualifiers

June 7, 2023

We have checked in on the Open qualifiers, trying to determine an order of strength. It’s been a fun exercise, starting with the 17s division before moving onto the 16s. It’s 15 Open’s turn to see how the qualifiers stack up. There were a couple that rose to the top in a big way. The method we used was hardly perfect and is relative of course. At the same time, it does shed light on what may be the toughest qualifier of the season. The factors we used to determine the list we came up with are 1) Number of eventual Open qualifiers; 2) Percent of Eventual Open qualifiers from the overall field; 3) The number of ranked teams from vballrecruiter.com’s Top 50; 4) the average rank of the teams from the Top 50. We took the average of those four rankings and listed them from 1-12 for each qualifier. The full breakdown is below, with comments. 15 OPEN RED ROCK RAVE (*Average – 1.5) (overall rank – 1) Number of Teams: 38 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 15 (overall rank – 1)* Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 39 (overall rank – 1)* Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 22 (overall rank – t1)* Average Rank: 23 (overall rank – t3)* Comment: Having done the 16 and 17 Open divisions already, 15 Open at Red Rock Rave blows everything away so far. It was an unbelievably tough qualifier in every aspect. Toss in the fact that there was no trickle-down in play and this was truly an insane qualifier! It had 15 eventual Open qualifiers, which is more than a third of the field we’ll see in Chicago. Those 15 teams made up 39 percent of the field in Las Vegas, which was tops for percent of eventual Open qualifiers. It also tied Lone Star for 22 teams from the Top 50 and tied for third for Top-50 average at 23. *** LONE STAR CLASSIC (Avg: 2.25) (2) Number of Teams: 39 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 8 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 13 (2) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 33 (5) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 22 (t1) Average Rank: 22 (t1) Comment: Lone Star would outshine any qualifier in any other division except that’s how insanely strong Red Rock was this year. Lone Star was nearly as incredible, possibly more so because it had the opposite of no trickle down. With eight teams holding bids, it was possible no one would qualify there. Lone Star also tied for highest Top-50 average rank at 22. Which like Red Rock, isn’t to be taken lightly considering there were 22 teams from the Top 50. Both were ridiculously deep and competitive fields. *** WINDY CITY (Avg: 3.75) (3) Number of Teams: 23 Bids Available: 2 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 6 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 8 (t6) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 35 (3) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 12 (5) Average Rank: 22 (t1) Comment: Windy City was carried by tying Lone Star for highest Top-50 average. What are method doesn’t take into consideration is that there were only 23 teams in the field. Twelve were from our Top 50 and it was the highest-ranked field with Lone Star. Windy City was small, but pound-for-pound it was heavyweight stuff. *** FAR WESTERN (Avg: 4.5) (4) Number of Teams: 27 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 7 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 10 (5) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 37 (2) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 11 (6) Average Rank: 25 (5) Comment: This was a huge surprise! Far Western is typically not viewed as a stronger qualifier. However, it checks in at No. 4 based on our averages. The Top-50 average rank of 25 was strong, as was being second at 37 in percent of eventual Open qualifiers. There were also seven teams with bids, so it was possible only one bid could have gone out. And with 11 teams from the Top 50 combined with the high average rank, it’s easy to see now why Far Western ranks so highly. *** NORTHERN LIGHTS (Avg: 5) (5) Number of Teams: 40 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 1 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 11 (t3) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 28 (t8) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 15 (3) Average Rank: 27 (t6) Comment: Northern Lights rounds out the Top 5. It was a larger field with a solid Top-50 average rank that tied for sixth. It also had a large number of teams from the Top 50 with 15. *** SUNSHINE CLASSIC (Avg: 5.25) (6) Number of Teams: 32 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 11 (t3) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 34 (4) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 13 (4) Average Rank: 29 (t10) Comment: Sunshine was early, and thus had no teams with bids. That’s hard to account for because there is no trickle-down. Sunshine ranked really well in eventual Open qualifiers, percent of eventual Open qualifiers and teams from the Top 50. However, it was dragged down by a lower average rank of those Top-50 teams. *** MEQ (Avg: 6.5) (7) Number of Teams: 24 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 2 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 7 (8) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 29 (7) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 8 (8) Average Rank: 23 (t3) Comment: MEQ moved the 15s from its regular weekend this year and the typical number of entrants fell from 48 to 24. It made MEQ a smaller qualifier but among the stronger ones in terms of average Top-50 rank. MEQ tied for third. It just didn’t rank in the top half in the other three areas. *** BIG SOUTH (Avg: 7.5) (8) Number of Teams: 40 Bids Available:

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vballrecruiter.com’s Player of the Week: Ryan Hunter (FREE)

June 6, 2023

We’re proud to be a part of an ongoing partnership with Dick’s Sporting Goods, which is sponsoring our Player of the Week award. We’ll be releasing a featured vballrecruiter.com Player of the Week, sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, on Tuesdays. Below is this week’s Player of the Week: Ryan Hunter. *** To this point, if Ryan Hunter’s volleyball career were a race it would be the 100-meter dash. She’s gone from ending her time in competitive dance and beginning volleyball just three years ago to becoming one of the top Class of 2025 prospects in a flash. The 6-2, 5-star dynamic right side has spent the season playing up and turning heads on nationally-ranked Triangle 17 Black, which is competing in 17 Open this summer at the USAV Junior National Championships in Chicago. Hunter’s addition has elevated Triangle into a national title contender. She made the switch to the club this season. That she’s competing at such a high level in such a short time is a credit to her, plus reason why big-time college programs around the country are hoping to make their impressions when the recruiting season officially opens in a couple of weeks. “It’s been really fun coming into a new club full of very advanced athletes,” Hunter said. “It was new and it was a little challenging to get used to. When I did get used to it, it was really fun. We connected quickly. We’re all competitive and we all work well together.” As Hunter began getting taller she was looking for something new besides dancing, which she’d been doing since she was 2. Her older sister, Keimaya, played volleyball at UNC and that inspired her to give the sport a try. She went to a camp at a local gym and that was it. Three short years later and the next stop up is Junior Nationals, where Triangle will enter 17 Open ranked No. 3 in vballrecruiter.com’s Top 50 National Rankings. It’ll be Hunter’s first time competing in Open at JN’s. It’s even possible she could have a new college in her future by then, but for now we’ll have to wait and see how both to unfold. “We are preparing ourselves to be dealing with more competition and getting better every single practice,” Hunter said. “We are mentally preparing ourselves for the intense play but I think with this team we have a real chance of pulling off winning nationals.” As our featured Player of the Week sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, we recently spoke with Hunter about volleyball and more. Who is your role model or icon you look up to? Hunter: My sister was the one to first introduce me to volleyball. Her love for volleyball inspired me to love it. She’s been one of my biggest supporters and has been there to help me. When my mom was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, she made sure I made it practice, all my tournaments and always took time to help me practice. I’ve seen how hard she works and how focused she is on accomplishing her own goals while helping me achieve mine. She’s my hero and I’m so blessed to have her. What is your favorite food? Hunter: My favorite foods would have to be lasagna, pizza and pasta. What is your favorite tournament of the season? Hunter: I’d have to say maybe either Triple Crown or Sunshine Classic. I think both those tournaments had great competition and those were the times we were really connecting and getting into a groove. It showed how well we can work together and it really made us push ourselves. What is your favorite team bonding event? Hunter: Usually, after the first day of a tournament the team goes out to eat. It’s a fun time. We are always laughing. Those times are really special. It helps us connect off the court. Do you have a favorite quote or mantra? Hunter: I’d say my favorite quote is ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.’ If you could have any super power what would it be and why? Hunter: If I could have any superpower I’d say to be able to fly. I don’t know, it would be really cool to be above everything in the sky and see it all from the perspective of above. Also, being able to fly I could get places faster. What do you like to do outside of volleyball? Hunter: I like to draw. Sometimes I go on walks when the weather is nice. I think I’m a creative person. I like to make things like crafts. What is one thing that may surprise people about you? Hunter: I’d say if you didn’t know me before you met me you would think I’m a quiet person. Once you get to know me you’d probably be surprise to see how crazy and goofy I am. If you could have dinner with anyone past or present, who would it be and why? Hunter: Kobe Bryant. I would want to ask him everything and anything regarding his methods for maintaining focus and how he came to have a Mamba mentality. What’s your favorite number and why? Hunter: My favorite number is 18. It’s a combination of my sister’s number and my brother’s number. His number in high school was 33 and my sister’s number in college was 15. 33 minus 15 is 18.

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16 Open: Ranking the Top Qualifiers

June 6, 2023

AAUs begin next week, with of course the USAV national championships following at the end of the month. Before teams start arriving in Chicago, we decided to take a look at the path for Open teams to get there to see if we could rank the toughest qualifiers. We kicked off with the 17s. Up next is 16 Open. The method we used was hardly perfect and is relative of course. At the same time, it does shed light on what may be the toughest qualifier of the season. The factors we used to determine the list we came up with are 1) Number of eventual Open qualifiers; 2) Percent of Eventual Open qualifiers from the overall field; 3) The number of ranked teams from vballrecruiter.com’s Top 50; 4) the average rank of the teams from the Top 50. We took the average of those four rankings and listed them from 1-12 for each qualifier. The full breakdown is below, with comments. 16 OPEN LONE STAR (*Average: 3) (rank – 1) Number of Teams: 41 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 9 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 12 (overall rank – t1)* Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 29 (overall rank – 5)* Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 18 (overall rank – 2)* Average Rank: 21 (overall rank – 4)* Comment: Lone Star is always challenging because of the high volume of previously-qualified teams competing. This year, there were nine and it’s reason why only one bid went out, creating the only two at-larges in play this season. It’s not surprising to see Lone Star come out on top, not with 18 teams from the Top 50 with an average rank of 21. That’s impressive. And though the percent of eventual qualifiers wasn’t tops, it was still fifth-best overall. *** WINDY CITY (Avg: 3.25) (2) Number of Teams: 32 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 4 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 10 (t5) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 31 (3) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 12 (t4) Average Rank: 18 (t1) Comment: Windy City is right there pushing Lone Star as the top qualifier. This year’s event stood out by tying for the top average rank of Top-50 teams. There were 12 in attendance averaging out at 18. That’s strong competition, especially when the field slightly outranked Lone Star in terms of eventual Open qualifiers. *** SUNSHINE CLASSIC (Avg: 3.5) (3) Number of Teams: 40 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 12 (t1) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 30 (4) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 16 (3) Average Rank: 24 (6) Comment: Sunshine cracks the Top 3, close to Windy City and not far from Lone Star. The three qualifiers differed in terms of previously-qualified clubs. Lone Star had nine, meaning bids weren’t guaranteed to go out. Windy City had four, so trickle-down was likely. Meanwhile, Sunshine had no qualified teams being up first. Given there were 12 eventual Open teams competing and 16 from our Top 50 with an average rank of 24, qualifying at the event was no joke! *** MEQ (Avg: 4) (4) Number of Teams: 48 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 3 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 12 (t1) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 25 (t7) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 20 (1) Average Rank: 26 (t7) Comment: MEQ’s large field can work for it and against it. The pros is it allows for lots of eventual Open qualifiers (12) and teams from the Top 50 (20). But the con is it can hurt when it comes to the percent of eventual Open qualifiers (25), which comes in tied for seventh. That, and the average Top 50 rank of 26 (also seventh), kept MEQ from coming in higher. Still, it checks in as the fourth-toughest qualifier. *** RED ROCK RAVE (Avg: 4.25) (5) Number of Teams: 40 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 11 (4) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 28 (6) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 12 (t4) Average Rank: 19 (3) Comment: Like Sunshine, Red Rock had no wiggle room because there was no possibility of trickle down. There has to be extra consideration given to that as the average doesn’t take that into account. Helping carry Red Rock to a top-five qualifier was its average Top 50 rank of 19. That was third-best overall. Red Rock was also strong with 11 eventual Open qualifiers and 12 teams from the Top 50. Given that, just like Sunshine, earning bids here took serious work. *** NORTHERN LIGHTS (Avg: 4.5) (t6) Number of Teams: 24 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 2 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 9 (t7) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 38 (1) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 9 (9) Average Rank: 18 (t1) Comment: There are a couple of factors that really stand out. One is that Northern Lights tied for the highest Top-50 average at 18. That means there were some really good teams there. Also, with nine eventual qualifiers, it made for 38 percent of the field eventually qualifying. That was tops out of all qualifiers. So though Northern Lights was a smaller field compared to other qualifiers, it packed a punch! *** NEQ (Avg: 4.5) (t6) Number of Teams: 27 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 6 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 10 (t5) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 37 (2) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 11 (t6) Average Rank: 22 (5) Comment: NEQ has a reputation for not being among the stronger qualifiers, but the numbers show otherwise this season. With 37 percent of the field eventually making Open, it put NEQ second overall. That could mean there were more lower-ranked teams in the field, but NEQ had an average Top-50 rank of 22. That was fifth-best

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17 Open: Ranking the Top Qualifiers

June 5, 2023

The USAV Girls Junior National Championships are still weeks away. Yet, in between is the AAU national championships, which begin next week. That basically leaves us this week before moving onto to our national championship coverage from Orlando and then Chicago. It’s a perfect time to check in on what qualifying season was like in terms of the strength of each national qualifier. There were 12 total and beginning with the 17 Open division we take a look at them in hopes of determining an order of strength. The method we used was hardly perfect and is relative of course. The factors we used to determine the list we came up with are 1) Number of eventual Open qualifiers; 2) Percent of Eventual Open qualifiers from the overall field; 3) The number of ranked teams from vballrecruiter.com’s Top 50; 4) the average rank of the teams from the Top 50. We took the average of those four rankings and listed them from 1-12 for each qualifier. The full breakdown is below, with comments. 17 OPEN SHOW ME (*Average: 3.25) (1) Number of Teams: 30 (t7) Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 5 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 11 (overall rank – t3)* Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 37 (overall – rank 1)* Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 14 (overall rank – t3)* Average Rank (of Top 50 teams): 24 (overall rank – t6)* Comment: Show Me has a compelling case to be considered the toughest qualifier of the season. First off, it had the highest eventual Open qualifier percentage at 37. So even though the field was a bit smaller, no doubt it was competitive. That’s also proven by the average rank of 24. That’s tied with Red Rock for sixth-best. Only two qualifiers had more teams from our Top 50 at the time than Show Me. Put it all together and it makes Show Me the best, which was also backed based on the four averages used.   *** MEQ (Avg: 4) (t2) Number of Teams: 48 (1) Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 3 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 14 (1) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 29 (t5) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 17 (1) Average Rank: 23 (5) Comment: There’s no question MEQ belongs in the discussion as the best qualifier. It’s hard to say MEQ was the best though because the field was so big. There were 14 eventual teams to make Open, but that is still less than a third of the field. Still, 14 is a big number, as that is well more than a third of the Open field we’ll see in Chicago. There was also some breathing room at MEQ because there were three qualified teams, meaning trickle down could reach sixth. That helped too. But the average rank of 23 is fifth-best, proving it was one of the more difficult qualifiers. *** LONE STAR (Avg: 4) (t2) Number of Teams: 42 (3) Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 9 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 11 (t3) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 26 (t7) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 14 (t3) Average Rank: 21 (3) Comment: Lone Star has an argument as the toughest qualifier because there were nine teams present with bids already. That meant there could’ve been a shutout when it came to bids. Having 11 eventual qualifiers in the field is a solid number, though its percentage is lower than Windy City. But there’s also the fact that Lone Star was the only qualifier to produce any at-larges, supplying both in play this season. That’s tough to argue with. Also elevating Lone Star to the Top 3 is the fact its average rank from the Top 50 was third-best at 21. *** WINDY CITY (Avg: 4.75) (4) Number of Teams: 41 (4) Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 7 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 12 (2) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 29 (t5) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 15 (2) Average Rank: 28 (10) Comment: Windy City was an impressive qualifier from the standpoint that only MEQ boasted more teams from our Top 50 at the time. Windy City was also a tougher qualifier based on having seven previously-qualified teams. On the other hand, Windy City was middle of the pack in both eventual Open qualifier percentage and average rank. Still, the averages place Windy City just outside the top three. *** NORTHERN LIGHTS (Average: 5.25) (5) Number of Teams: 22 (12) Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 8 (8) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 36 (2) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 11 (7) Average Rank: 22 (4) Comment: Given Northern Lights was up first and there was no trickle-down in play, plus more than a third of the field eventually qualified for Open, made Northern Lights strong this season. Only Show Me had a higher percentage of eventual qualified teams. Plus, the rank of teams from our Top 50 averaging out at 22 was the fourth-highest from all the qualifiers. Given those two factors, you could make a case for Northern Lights being the toughest of the season. But no doubt it was among the most difficult.   *** RED ROCK RAVE (5.75) (t6) Number of Teams: 39 (t5) Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 1 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 10 (t5) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 26 (t7) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 12 (t5) Average Rank: 24 (t6) Comment: Red Rock was among the stronger qualifiers, but finishes a little lower than expected That’s because even though there were a good number of eventual qualifiers with 10, the field was bigger at 39. Red Rock also had a strong average rank with 24, which was sixth-best. But it was middle of the pack in all the numbers and thus comes in at the middle

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Class of 2027: Initial Player Rankings

June 1, 2023

vballrecruiter.com introduces our Class of 2027 Player Rankings. We’ve recently updated the Classes of 2024, 2025 and 2026. Below, you can find the players listed in our initial rankings. To view the full rankings, click here. Initial Class of 2027 Player Rankings Addison Otto S Northern Lights 14-1 Alice Wood S LAV 15 National Black Amelia Snider OH/MB No Name 15 Erin Ansley Shafer L/DS TAV 14 Black Asia Udo-Ema OH Pipeline 14-1 Audrey Davis RS Circle City 14 Purple Ava Burgess OH Club V 14 Ren Silver Averi Hanna MB Metro 14 Travel Bailey Lambert MB AZ Sky 14G Berkley France OH AZ Sky 14G *** Braelyn Patton MB Dallas Premier 14 Brooklyn Sippio MB GP 14 Rox Bryn Meyer OH Mintonette Sports m.41 Brynn Stephens S/RS TAV 14 Black Calli LeFevre OH Legacy 14-1 Adidas Camille Presley MB AP 14 Adidas Capri Romjue OH TAV 14 Black Caroline Ward RS Boiler Jrs 15 Carsyn Comer MB Munciana 14 Chipmunks Cassidy Armstrong S/RS AZ Sky 14G *** Cedra Talaga OH/L/DS Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar Charlotte Cavin S Madfrog 14 Green Clara Christ L/DS Northern Lights 14-1 Coco Lewis OH Virginia Jrs 14 Elite Cynthia Ockerman MB Legacy 14-1 Adidas Dakota Huynh L/DS Skyline 14 Royal Ella Olson OH Tstreet 14 Carson Ellie Enger S/OH WPVC 14 Armour Black Emerson Butler S/RS AP 14 Adidas Emily Poteraj MB Adidas KiVA 14 Red *** Emma Kingston MB Tstreet 14 Carson Fara Bronson S Arizona Storm 14 Thunder Francesca Hansel DS/L Tri-State Elite 14 Blue Francesca Lorenzo OH Lions 14-1 Gabriella Souza S Tstreet 14 Carson Gabrielle Ngo MB Wave 14 Tammy Gentry Barker OH TAV 14 Black Gia Ireland S/RS Norco 15 Black Hailey Mueller OH Triangle 14 Black Hanna McGinest OH Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar *** Isabel Incinelli MB WPVC 14 Armour Black Isabella Stojkovic RS Arizona Storm 14 Izabelle Buchholz MB Skyline 14 Royal Jaycee Mack MB Wave 15 Brennan Jazzlyn Hepburn MB AP 14 Adidas Jentelle McNairl OH Alliance 14 Ren Kaelyn Bjorklund S Northern Lights 14-1 Kaitlyn Herweg SCVC 15 Roxy Kamryn Mullican S/RS Excel 14 National Red Karsyn Rogers S Drive Nation 14 Red *** Kate Cuppett OH Skyline 14 Royal Kate Kalczynski OH Legacy 14-1 Adidas Katherine Jackson RS Tstreet 14 Carson Katherine Nowak OH Tstreet 14 Carson Kendall Hubbard S/RS Elevation 14 Molly Kendall Omoruyi MB Arizona Storm 14 Thunder Kyla Williams MB AVC Cle 14 Red Landri Trice OH Drive Nation 14 Red Lauren Forelli OH AZ Rev 14 Premier  Lauren Garcia S Alamo 15 Premier *** Laven Blumoff L/DS Austin Skyline 14 Royal Lexi Martin OH Drive Nation 14 Red Lilah Anthony RS Adidas KiVA 14 Red Lilly Tierney MB NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami Lola Waleskowski OH NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami London Merchant OH Madfrog 14 Green Lucky Fasavalu OH Austin Skyline 14 Royal Lyla Sands MB HPSTL 14 Royal Macie Murray OH Metro 14 Travel Maisie Jones OH Tri-State Elite 14 Blue *** Malorie Boesiger S Nebraska One 16 Synergy Maria Schulte S/RS NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami Mariah Akinsola MB TAV 14 Black Marissa Jones S A5 14 Helen Marlee Steiner MB HPSTL 14 Royal Marlo Libbey S Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar Mia Diouf RS GP 14 Rox Molly Aubert S Drive Nation 14 Red Molly Drake OH Royal Legends 15-1 National Orange Monica Bercaru-Maxim L/DS Madfrog 14 Green *** Morgan Meiring OH Elevation 14 Molly Nafanua Alofipo OH Austin Skyline 14 Royal Naomi Livings OH TAV Black 14 Black Nia LaMons L/DS TAV 14 Black Nyla Livings MB TAV 14 Black Nylah Bibby OH Arizona Storm 14 Thunder Olivia Garey MB/RS Metro 14 Travel Olivia Greenwood RS Wave 14 Tammy Olivia Henry OH/MB AXEVC 15 Premier Peyton Heatherly S/RS Lions 14-1 *** Piper Chylinski S/RS SG Elite 15 Rosh Piper McFadden S Elevation 14 Peak Pulelehua Laikona L/DS Arizona Storm 14 Thunder Reagan Wallraff MB Arizona Storm 14 Ryan Spencer OH Skyline 14 Royal Sasha Plummer RS Metro 14 Travel Savanna Stacey OH Elevation 14 Molly Shaye Witherspoon OH Rockwood Thunder 14 Elite Simrin Adams OH/RS Mizuno Long Beach Rockstar Sophee Peterson S/RS TAV 14 Black *** Sophia Dostic S OT 14 Laura Sophia Puleo OH OT 14 Laura Susan Hudgins OH AP 14 Adidas Taimane Poe MB Mizuno Long Beach Rockstar Taylor Harrington MB Paramount 14-1 Tessa Larkin OH Arizona Storm 14 Thunder Vanessa Glenn OH Madfrog 14 Green Vega Tunnell OH AZ Sky 14G Zamari Christianson S Club V 14 Ren Silver

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vballrecruiter.com’s Player of the Week: Natalie Carr (FREE)

June 13, 2023

We’re proud to be a part of an ongoing partnership with Dick’s Sporting Goods, which is sponsoring our Player of the Week award. We’ll be releasing a featured vballrecruiter.com Player of the Week, sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, on Tuesdays. Below is this week’s Player of the Week: Natalie Carr. *** Making the switch from competitive cheerleading to volleyball took time from a skills perspective. For Natalie Carr, it didn’t matter at first if she couldn’t underhand serve the ball over the net. The sport was new and she was having fun doing it. “I started going to Pitt camps when I was young and one of the first camps I started doing, the way the players were interacting with each other was really cool,” Carr said. She’s no longer the 10-year-old trying out a new sport. The Class of 2026 outside hitter is now 5-11 and playing up an age group for Pitt Elite 16 Elite. Carr was recently named to the JVA All-National Team for U16 and she’s also an accomplished beach player who has been competing on the sand since she was 11. While individually Carr continues to grow and develop at a rapid pace, Pitt Elite has also taken steps forward this season. The team has done so by capturing gold medals at both the JVA Rock’N Rumble and Capitol Hill Classic and recently going 6-0 at the The Nike Open in early May, all in 16 Open. Up next is the end of the season, when Pitt Elite competes in 16 Open at the AAU national championships on June 26-29 in Orlando. It was back in mid-January at Rock’N Rumble in Cleveland where a top highlight of Carr’s took place. There’s no doubt herself and teammates would love to bookend their season by creating another lasting memory like it at AAUs. “Our first tournament of the year was Rock’N Rumble and we were going in and didn’t know how we stood next to other teams,” Carr said. “Metro (16 Travel) was the top team and we had to play them in the first game (Sunday morning). We played them and it went three sets and the final score was 23-21. It was crazy winning that last point. It was incredible. It was so much fun. That was our first big win of the season and it was really special for everyone on the team.” As our featured Player of the Week sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, we recently spoke with Carr about volleyball and more. Who is your role model or icon you look up to? Carr: I would say Kerri Walsh Jennings. She’s obviously a very good beach volleyball player. I follow her on social media. Just who she is, she’s such a good person. I look up to her in both volleyball and life in general. I met her at p1440 nationals two years ago. It was a really cool experience. What is your favorite food(s)? Carr: Definitely acai bowls. It’s my favorite thing in the whole entire world. What is your favorite tournament of the season? Carr: Probably the Capitol Hill Classic. It was a relatively big tournament. There were a bunch of teams there and they were all high-level. Getting to compete against them and winning that tournament was really big. It was a fun tournament. What is your favorite team bonding event? Carr: For me, in club we always find a restaurant to do a team dinner at. It’s so much fun. We dress up in cute outfits. We talk about volleyball and everything else. It’s fun because we get to dress up and get ready together then come back to the hotel and hang out. It’s so much fun. What is your favorite quote? Carr: My favorite quote is ‘Be the best version of you.’ The reason I like this quote so much is from a volleyball perspective you can’t compare yourself to other people. That’s really important. That’s something that is easy to do but it doesn’t help anyone. For real life, it’s about always being a nice person and being as good as you can be. What is your go to song to warm up to? Carr: Whenever I warm up, I have a 12-hour Taylor Swift playlist I always play. I put it on shuffle and whatever comes on is what hypes me up and gets me ready to play. If you could have any super power what would it be and why? Carr: Probably the ability to teleport. I lose track of time and normally I’m a pretty late person. I’m never where I’m supposed to be on time. What do you like to do outside of volleyball? Carr: I really enjoy baking. I like journaling and hiking. I enjoy being outside. My chocolate chip cookies are so good. Everyone I’ve ever given one to loves them. What is one thing that may surprise people about you? Carr: I’m a pretty quiet person but on the volleyball court I’m really loud and energetic. When I meet new people I’m shy and timid until I get to know them. If you could have dinner with anyone past or present, who would it be and why? Carr: Taylor Swift. She’s such an interesting person. Her music is so good. I would like to know her thought process behind her songs and what she decides. What is your favorite number and why? Carr: Number 10. I honestly have no idea why. It has no relation to anything. If anything, it’s an even number and I really like even numbers.

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AAU 14 Open: Preview And Predictions (FREE)

June 12, 2023

A near month-long national championship march begins this week. Leading the charge and getting the festivities going is the 14-and-under divisions at the AAU Girls National Championships in Orlando. That age group is set to compete from June 14-17. Below, we highlight 14 Open and make our pick to win it all. 14 OPEN Number of Teams: 39 vballrecruiter.com National Rankings (13):   5-Star Athletes to Know:   4-Star Athletes to Know:   Prediction: The field features seven clubs which qualified for 14 Open at the upcoming USAV national championships later this season, highlighted by top-seeded OT 14 Laura. OT is also the highest-ranked team from vballrecruiter.com’s Top 50 rankings competing in Orlando. There’s a solid pack of teams that will challenge OT for gold. Adidas KiVA 14 Red, A5 14 Helen and Munciana 14 Chipmunks are among them, as are Tribe 14 Elite Cardinal, Legacy 14-1 Adidas and Tri-State Elite 14 Blue. Barring any early-round upsets, it’s going to take time for the top teams to build up to facing one another. If we are lucky we could see a few blockbuster matches taking place on Day 3, which sets up the eight-team gold bracket for the fourth and final day. We are picking OT, KiVA, Legacy, Mintonette, Tribe, A5, GP 14 Rox and WPVC 14 Armour Black to make the final eight. In the end, OT tops Tribe for the gold medal, with A5 and KiVA taking bronzes.

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14 Open: Ranking the Top Qualifiers

June 8, 2023

With the USAV national championships approaching at the end of the month, we’ve attempted to rank the qualifiers for those who earned Open bids. We’ve already covered the 15, 16 and 17s divisions. The last up is 14 Open. The method we used was hardly perfect and is relative of course. At the same time, it does shed light on what may be the toughest qualifier of the season. The factors we used to determine the list we came up with are 1) Number of eventual Open qualifiers; 2) Percent of Eventual Open qualifiers from the overall field; 3) The number of ranked teams from vballrecruiter.com’s Top 50; 4) the average rank of the teams from the Top 50. We took the average of those four rankings and listed them from 1-12 for each qualifier. The full breakdown is below, with comments. 14 OPEN RED ROCK RAVE (*Average: 1.75) (overall rank – 1) Number of Teams: 26 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 12 (overall rank – 1)* Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 46 (overall rank – 3)* Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 14 (overall rank – t2)* Average Rank: 16 (overall rank – 1)* Comment: Red Rock also took top honors in 15 Open and there are similarities. One being that there was no trickle-down available. Given the overall strength and that teams needed to finish in the top three, teams should feel extremely proud getting the job done here. Red Rock had 12 eventual Open qualifiers, or a third of the field we’ll see in Chicago. What was remarkable is 46 percent of the field were eventual Open qualifiers and that was only good for third place! Another show of strength is having 14 teams from our Top 50 and leading the way with an average rank of 16! That’s impressive. *** SUNSHINE CLASSIC (Avg: 3.25) (2) Number of Teams: 18 Bids Available: 2 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 10 (t4) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 56 (1) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 16 (1) Average Rank: 26 (7) Comment: The smaller field sizes in 14 Open made for some interesting results. Sunshine was tops in percent of eventual Open qualifiers It also led the way with 16 teams from our Top 50. But that actually hurt Sunshine a bit in that it was middle of the pack in Top-50 average at 26. Then again, you also have to consider Sunshine was another qualifier without any benefit of trickle down. *** LONE STAR CLASSIC (Avg: 4.25) (3) Number of Teams: 24 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 5 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 10 (t4) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 42 (t6) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 10 (t5) Average Rank: 18 (2) Comment: Again, the smaller fields made 14 Open different. With Lone Star having 42 percent of the field eventually qualifying for Open, that would be tops in other divisions. But in 14 Open it placed Lone Star only tied for sixth. That was Lone Star’s lowest ranking. It shined with Top-50 average, taking second overall at 18. *** SALT LAKE SHOWDOWN (Avg: 4.75) (t4) Number of Teams: 20 Bids Available: 2 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 6 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 9 (t6) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 45 (4) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 10 (t5) Average Rank: 25 (t4) Comment: This qualifier was near the bottom in the other age divisions. However, it was clearly strong in 14 Open. Salt Lake did well with Top-50 average rank at 25. And also with percent of eventual Open qualifiers, coming in fourth at 45. Another thing, half the field was from our Top 50. *** NORTHERN LIGHTS (Avg: 4.75) (t4) Number of Teams: 26 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 11 (t2) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 42 (t6) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 15 (2) Average Rank: 29 (9) Comment: Northern Lights was one of three qualifiers to not have any trickle-down available. That was not taken into account. But Northern Lights scored high with 15 teams from our Top 50. It also had 11 eventual Open qualifiers out of a field of 26. *** MEQ (Avg: 5.25) (6) Number of Teams: 32 Bids Available: 32 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 2 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 11 (t2) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 34 (9) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 14 (t2) Average Rank: 27 (8) Comment: MEQ was the only qualifier to surpass 30 total teams. The bigger field size really hurt MEQ in terms of eventual Open qualifiers. There were 11 there, which tied Northern Lights for second overall. But the larger field dropped MEQ’s percentage to ninth. Like Northern Lights, MEQ also had a high number of Top-50 teams, but was brought down by a lower average.   *** FAR WESTERN (Avg: 6) (7) Number of Teams: 22 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 5 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 9 (t6) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 41 (8) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 9 (7) Average Rank: 23 (3) Comment: It was a solid year for Far Western. What really stood out was the Top-50 average rank. Far Western was third in that category at 23. That was surprising as Far Western was middle of the pack in the other three areas. *** WINDY CITY (Avg: 6.25) (8) Number of Teams: 16 Bids Available: 2 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 3 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 7 (8) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 44 (5) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 7 (t8) Average Rank: 25 (t4) Comment: Windy City had a strong Top-50 average rank and did well with percent of eventual Open qualifiers. But a really small field kept the other numbers down in

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15 Open: Ranking the Top Qualifiers

June 7, 2023

We have checked in on the Open qualifiers, trying to determine an order of strength. It’s been a fun exercise, starting with the 17s division before moving onto the 16s. It’s 15 Open’s turn to see how the qualifiers stack up. There were a couple that rose to the top in a big way. The method we used was hardly perfect and is relative of course. At the same time, it does shed light on what may be the toughest qualifier of the season. The factors we used to determine the list we came up with are 1) Number of eventual Open qualifiers; 2) Percent of Eventual Open qualifiers from the overall field; 3) The number of ranked teams from vballrecruiter.com’s Top 50; 4) the average rank of the teams from the Top 50. We took the average of those four rankings and listed them from 1-12 for each qualifier. The full breakdown is below, with comments. 15 OPEN RED ROCK RAVE (*Average – 1.5) (overall rank – 1) Number of Teams: 38 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 15 (overall rank – 1)* Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 39 (overall rank – 1)* Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 22 (overall rank – t1)* Average Rank: 23 (overall rank – t3)* Comment: Having done the 16 and 17 Open divisions already, 15 Open at Red Rock Rave blows everything away so far. It was an unbelievably tough qualifier in every aspect. Toss in the fact that there was no trickle-down in play and this was truly an insane qualifier! It had 15 eventual Open qualifiers, which is more than a third of the field we’ll see in Chicago. Those 15 teams made up 39 percent of the field in Las Vegas, which was tops for percent of eventual Open qualifiers. It also tied Lone Star for 22 teams from the Top 50 and tied for third for Top-50 average at 23. *** LONE STAR CLASSIC (Avg: 2.25) (2) Number of Teams: 39 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 8 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 13 (2) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 33 (5) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 22 (t1) Average Rank: 22 (t1) Comment: Lone Star would outshine any qualifier in any other division except that’s how insanely strong Red Rock was this year. Lone Star was nearly as incredible, possibly more so because it had the opposite of no trickle down. With eight teams holding bids, it was possible no one would qualify there. Lone Star also tied for highest Top-50 average rank at 22. Which like Red Rock, isn’t to be taken lightly considering there were 22 teams from the Top 50. Both were ridiculously deep and competitive fields. *** WINDY CITY (Avg: 3.75) (3) Number of Teams: 23 Bids Available: 2 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 6 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 8 (t6) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 35 (3) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 12 (5) Average Rank: 22 (t1) Comment: Windy City was carried by tying Lone Star for highest Top-50 average. What are method doesn’t take into consideration is that there were only 23 teams in the field. Twelve were from our Top 50 and it was the highest-ranked field with Lone Star. Windy City was small, but pound-for-pound it was heavyweight stuff. *** FAR WESTERN (Avg: 4.5) (4) Number of Teams: 27 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 7 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 10 (5) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 37 (2) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 11 (6) Average Rank: 25 (5) Comment: This was a huge surprise! Far Western is typically not viewed as a stronger qualifier. However, it checks in at No. 4 based on our averages. The Top-50 average rank of 25 was strong, as was being second at 37 in percent of eventual Open qualifiers. There were also seven teams with bids, so it was possible only one bid could have gone out. And with 11 teams from the Top 50 combined with the high average rank, it’s easy to see now why Far Western ranks so highly. *** NORTHERN LIGHTS (Avg: 5) (5) Number of Teams: 40 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 1 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 11 (t3) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 28 (t8) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 15 (3) Average Rank: 27 (t6) Comment: Northern Lights rounds out the Top 5. It was a larger field with a solid Top-50 average rank that tied for sixth. It also had a large number of teams from the Top 50 with 15. *** SUNSHINE CLASSIC (Avg: 5.25) (6) Number of Teams: 32 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 11 (t3) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 34 (4) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 13 (4) Average Rank: 29 (t10) Comment: Sunshine was early, and thus had no teams with bids. That’s hard to account for because there is no trickle-down. Sunshine ranked really well in eventual Open qualifiers, percent of eventual Open qualifiers and teams from the Top 50. However, it was dragged down by a lower average rank of those Top-50 teams. *** MEQ (Avg: 6.5) (7) Number of Teams: 24 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 2 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 7 (8) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 29 (7) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 8 (8) Average Rank: 23 (t3) Comment: MEQ moved the 15s from its regular weekend this year and the typical number of entrants fell from 48 to 24. It made MEQ a smaller qualifier but among the stronger ones in terms of average Top-50 rank. MEQ tied for third. It just didn’t rank in the top half in the other three areas. *** BIG SOUTH (Avg: 7.5) (8) Number of Teams: 40 Bids Available:

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vballrecruiter.com’s Player of the Week: Ryan Hunter (FREE)

June 6, 2023

We’re proud to be a part of an ongoing partnership with Dick’s Sporting Goods, which is sponsoring our Player of the Week award. We’ll be releasing a featured vballrecruiter.com Player of the Week, sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, on Tuesdays. Below is this week’s Player of the Week: Ryan Hunter. *** To this point, if Ryan Hunter’s volleyball career were a race it would be the 100-meter dash. She’s gone from ending her time in competitive dance and beginning volleyball just three years ago to becoming one of the top Class of 2025 prospects in a flash. The 6-2, 5-star dynamic right side has spent the season playing up and turning heads on nationally-ranked Triangle 17 Black, which is competing in 17 Open this summer at the USAV Junior National Championships in Chicago. Hunter’s addition has elevated Triangle into a national title contender. She made the switch to the club this season. That she’s competing at such a high level in such a short time is a credit to her, plus reason why big-time college programs around the country are hoping to make their impressions when the recruiting season officially opens in a couple of weeks. “It’s been really fun coming into a new club full of very advanced athletes,” Hunter said. “It was new and it was a little challenging to get used to. When I did get used to it, it was really fun. We connected quickly. We’re all competitive and we all work well together.” As Hunter began getting taller she was looking for something new besides dancing, which she’d been doing since she was 2. Her older sister, Keimaya, played volleyball at UNC and that inspired her to give the sport a try. She went to a camp at a local gym and that was it. Three short years later and the next stop up is Junior Nationals, where Triangle will enter 17 Open ranked No. 3 in vballrecruiter.com’s Top 50 National Rankings. It’ll be Hunter’s first time competing in Open at JN’s. It’s even possible she could have a new college in her future by then, but for now we’ll have to wait and see how both to unfold. “We are preparing ourselves to be dealing with more competition and getting better every single practice,” Hunter said. “We are mentally preparing ourselves for the intense play but I think with this team we have a real chance of pulling off winning nationals.” As our featured Player of the Week sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, we recently spoke with Hunter about volleyball and more. Who is your role model or icon you look up to? Hunter: My sister was the one to first introduce me to volleyball. Her love for volleyball inspired me to love it. She’s been one of my biggest supporters and has been there to help me. When my mom was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, she made sure I made it practice, all my tournaments and always took time to help me practice. I’ve seen how hard she works and how focused she is on accomplishing her own goals while helping me achieve mine. She’s my hero and I’m so blessed to have her. What is your favorite food? Hunter: My favorite foods would have to be lasagna, pizza and pasta. What is your favorite tournament of the season? Hunter: I’d have to say maybe either Triple Crown or Sunshine Classic. I think both those tournaments had great competition and those were the times we were really connecting and getting into a groove. It showed how well we can work together and it really made us push ourselves. What is your favorite team bonding event? Hunter: Usually, after the first day of a tournament the team goes out to eat. It’s a fun time. We are always laughing. Those times are really special. It helps us connect off the court. Do you have a favorite quote or mantra? Hunter: I’d say my favorite quote is ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.’ If you could have any super power what would it be and why? Hunter: If I could have any superpower I’d say to be able to fly. I don’t know, it would be really cool to be above everything in the sky and see it all from the perspective of above. Also, being able to fly I could get places faster. What do you like to do outside of volleyball? Hunter: I like to draw. Sometimes I go on walks when the weather is nice. I think I’m a creative person. I like to make things like crafts. What is one thing that may surprise people about you? Hunter: I’d say if you didn’t know me before you met me you would think I’m a quiet person. Once you get to know me you’d probably be surprise to see how crazy and goofy I am. If you could have dinner with anyone past or present, who would it be and why? Hunter: Kobe Bryant. I would want to ask him everything and anything regarding his methods for maintaining focus and how he came to have a Mamba mentality. What’s your favorite number and why? Hunter: My favorite number is 18. It’s a combination of my sister’s number and my brother’s number. His number in high school was 33 and my sister’s number in college was 15. 33 minus 15 is 18.

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16 Open: Ranking the Top Qualifiers

June 6, 2023

AAUs begin next week, with of course the USAV national championships following at the end of the month. Before teams start arriving in Chicago, we decided to take a look at the path for Open teams to get there to see if we could rank the toughest qualifiers. We kicked off with the 17s. Up next is 16 Open. The method we used was hardly perfect and is relative of course. At the same time, it does shed light on what may be the toughest qualifier of the season. The factors we used to determine the list we came up with are 1) Number of eventual Open qualifiers; 2) Percent of Eventual Open qualifiers from the overall field; 3) The number of ranked teams from vballrecruiter.com’s Top 50; 4) the average rank of the teams from the Top 50. We took the average of those four rankings and listed them from 1-12 for each qualifier. The full breakdown is below, with comments. 16 OPEN LONE STAR (*Average: 3) (rank – 1) Number of Teams: 41 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 9 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 12 (overall rank – t1)* Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 29 (overall rank – 5)* Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 18 (overall rank – 2)* Average Rank: 21 (overall rank – 4)* Comment: Lone Star is always challenging because of the high volume of previously-qualified teams competing. This year, there were nine and it’s reason why only one bid went out, creating the only two at-larges in play this season. It’s not surprising to see Lone Star come out on top, not with 18 teams from the Top 50 with an average rank of 21. That’s impressive. And though the percent of eventual qualifiers wasn’t tops, it was still fifth-best overall. *** WINDY CITY (Avg: 3.25) (2) Number of Teams: 32 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 4 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 10 (t5) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 31 (3) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 12 (t4) Average Rank: 18 (t1) Comment: Windy City is right there pushing Lone Star as the top qualifier. This year’s event stood out by tying for the top average rank of Top-50 teams. There were 12 in attendance averaging out at 18. That’s strong competition, especially when the field slightly outranked Lone Star in terms of eventual Open qualifiers. *** SUNSHINE CLASSIC (Avg: 3.5) (3) Number of Teams: 40 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 12 (t1) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 30 (4) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 16 (3) Average Rank: 24 (6) Comment: Sunshine cracks the Top 3, close to Windy City and not far from Lone Star. The three qualifiers differed in terms of previously-qualified clubs. Lone Star had nine, meaning bids weren’t guaranteed to go out. Windy City had four, so trickle-down was likely. Meanwhile, Sunshine had no qualified teams being up first. Given there were 12 eventual Open teams competing and 16 from our Top 50 with an average rank of 24, qualifying at the event was no joke! *** MEQ (Avg: 4) (4) Number of Teams: 48 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 3 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 12 (t1) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 25 (t7) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 20 (1) Average Rank: 26 (t7) Comment: MEQ’s large field can work for it and against it. The pros is it allows for lots of eventual Open qualifiers (12) and teams from the Top 50 (20). But the con is it can hurt when it comes to the percent of eventual Open qualifiers (25), which comes in tied for seventh. That, and the average Top 50 rank of 26 (also seventh), kept MEQ from coming in higher. Still, it checks in as the fourth-toughest qualifier. *** RED ROCK RAVE (Avg: 4.25) (5) Number of Teams: 40 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 11 (4) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 28 (6) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 12 (t4) Average Rank: 19 (3) Comment: Like Sunshine, Red Rock had no wiggle room because there was no possibility of trickle down. There has to be extra consideration given to that as the average doesn’t take that into account. Helping carry Red Rock to a top-five qualifier was its average Top 50 rank of 19. That was third-best overall. Red Rock was also strong with 11 eventual Open qualifiers and 12 teams from the Top 50. Given that, just like Sunshine, earning bids here took serious work. *** NORTHERN LIGHTS (Avg: 4.5) (t6) Number of Teams: 24 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 2 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 9 (t7) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 38 (1) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 9 (9) Average Rank: 18 (t1) Comment: There are a couple of factors that really stand out. One is that Northern Lights tied for the highest Top-50 average at 18. That means there were some really good teams there. Also, with nine eventual qualifiers, it made for 38 percent of the field eventually qualifying. That was tops out of all qualifiers. So though Northern Lights was a smaller field compared to other qualifiers, it packed a punch! *** NEQ (Avg: 4.5) (t6) Number of Teams: 27 Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 6 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 10 (t5) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 37 (2) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 11 (t6) Average Rank: 22 (5) Comment: NEQ has a reputation for not being among the stronger qualifiers, but the numbers show otherwise this season. With 37 percent of the field eventually making Open, it put NEQ second overall. That could mean there were more lower-ranked teams in the field, but NEQ had an average Top-50 rank of 22. That was fifth-best

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17 Open: Ranking the Top Qualifiers

June 5, 2023

The USAV Girls Junior National Championships are still weeks away. Yet, in between is the AAU national championships, which begin next week. That basically leaves us this week before moving onto to our national championship coverage from Orlando and then Chicago. It’s a perfect time to check in on what qualifying season was like in terms of the strength of each national qualifier. There were 12 total and beginning with the 17 Open division we take a look at them in hopes of determining an order of strength. The method we used was hardly perfect and is relative of course. The factors we used to determine the list we came up with are 1) Number of eventual Open qualifiers; 2) Percent of Eventual Open qualifiers from the overall field; 3) The number of ranked teams from vballrecruiter.com’s Top 50; 4) the average rank of the teams from the Top 50. We took the average of those four rankings and listed them from 1-12 for each qualifier. The full breakdown is below, with comments. 17 OPEN SHOW ME (*Average: 3.25) (1) Number of Teams: 30 (t7) Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 5 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 11 (overall rank – t3)* Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 37 (overall – rank 1)* Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 14 (overall rank – t3)* Average Rank (of Top 50 teams): 24 (overall rank – t6)* Comment: Show Me has a compelling case to be considered the toughest qualifier of the season. First off, it had the highest eventual Open qualifier percentage at 37. So even though the field was a bit smaller, no doubt it was competitive. That’s also proven by the average rank of 24. That’s tied with Red Rock for sixth-best. Only two qualifiers had more teams from our Top 50 at the time than Show Me. Put it all together and it makes Show Me the best, which was also backed based on the four averages used.   *** MEQ (Avg: 4) (t2) Number of Teams: 48 (1) Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 3 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 14 (1) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 29 (t5) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 17 (1) Average Rank: 23 (5) Comment: There’s no question MEQ belongs in the discussion as the best qualifier. It’s hard to say MEQ was the best though because the field was so big. There were 14 eventual teams to make Open, but that is still less than a third of the field. Still, 14 is a big number, as that is well more than a third of the Open field we’ll see in Chicago. There was also some breathing room at MEQ because there were three qualified teams, meaning trickle down could reach sixth. That helped too. But the average rank of 23 is fifth-best, proving it was one of the more difficult qualifiers. *** LONE STAR (Avg: 4) (t2) Number of Teams: 42 (3) Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 9 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 11 (t3) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 26 (t7) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 14 (t3) Average Rank: 21 (3) Comment: Lone Star has an argument as the toughest qualifier because there were nine teams present with bids already. That meant there could’ve been a shutout when it came to bids. Having 11 eventual qualifiers in the field is a solid number, though its percentage is lower than Windy City. But there’s also the fact that Lone Star was the only qualifier to produce any at-larges, supplying both in play this season. That’s tough to argue with. Also elevating Lone Star to the Top 3 is the fact its average rank from the Top 50 was third-best at 21. *** WINDY CITY (Avg: 4.75) (4) Number of Teams: 41 (4) Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 7 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 12 (2) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 29 (t5) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 15 (2) Average Rank: 28 (10) Comment: Windy City was an impressive qualifier from the standpoint that only MEQ boasted more teams from our Top 50 at the time. Windy City was also a tougher qualifier based on having seven previously-qualified teams. On the other hand, Windy City was middle of the pack in both eventual Open qualifier percentage and average rank. Still, the averages place Windy City just outside the top three. *** NORTHERN LIGHTS (Average: 5.25) (5) Number of Teams: 22 (12) Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 0 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 8 (8) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 36 (2) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 11 (7) Average Rank: 22 (4) Comment: Given Northern Lights was up first and there was no trickle-down in play, plus more than a third of the field eventually qualified for Open, made Northern Lights strong this season. Only Show Me had a higher percentage of eventual qualified teams. Plus, the rank of teams from our Top 50 averaging out at 22 was the fourth-highest from all the qualifiers. Given those two factors, you could make a case for Northern Lights being the toughest of the season. But no doubt it was among the most difficult.   *** RED ROCK RAVE (5.75) (t6) Number of Teams: 39 (t5) Bids Available: 3 Number of Previously-Qualified Teams: 1 Number of Eventual Open Qualifiers: 10 (t5) Percent Eventually Qualified from Field: 26 (t7) Number of Ranked Teams from vballrecruiter.com Top 50: 12 (t5) Average Rank: 24 (t6) Comment: Red Rock was among the stronger qualifiers, but finishes a little lower than expected That’s because even though there were a good number of eventual qualifiers with 10, the field was bigger at 39. Red Rock also had a strong average rank with 24, which was sixth-best. But it was middle of the pack in all the numbers and thus comes in at the middle

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Class of 2027: Initial Player Rankings

June 1, 2023

vballrecruiter.com introduces our Class of 2027 Player Rankings. We’ve recently updated the Classes of 2024, 2025 and 2026. Below, you can find the players listed in our initial rankings. To view the full rankings, click here. Initial Class of 2027 Player Rankings Addison Otto S Northern Lights 14-1 Alice Wood S LAV 15 National Black Amelia Snider OH/MB No Name 15 Erin Ansley Shafer L/DS TAV 14 Black Asia Udo-Ema OH Pipeline 14-1 Audrey Davis RS Circle City 14 Purple Ava Burgess OH Club V 14 Ren Silver Averi Hanna MB Metro 14 Travel Bailey Lambert MB AZ Sky 14G Berkley France OH AZ Sky 14G *** Braelyn Patton MB Dallas Premier 14 Brooklyn Sippio MB GP 14 Rox Bryn Meyer OH Mintonette Sports m.41 Brynn Stephens S/RS TAV 14 Black Calli LeFevre OH Legacy 14-1 Adidas Camille Presley MB AP 14 Adidas Capri Romjue OH TAV 14 Black Caroline Ward RS Boiler Jrs 15 Carsyn Comer MB Munciana 14 Chipmunks Cassidy Armstrong S/RS AZ Sky 14G *** Cedra Talaga OH/L/DS Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar Charlotte Cavin S Madfrog 14 Green Clara Christ L/DS Northern Lights 14-1 Coco Lewis OH Virginia Jrs 14 Elite Cynthia Ockerman MB Legacy 14-1 Adidas Dakota Huynh L/DS Skyline 14 Royal Ella Olson OH Tstreet 14 Carson Ellie Enger S/OH WPVC 14 Armour Black Emerson Butler S/RS AP 14 Adidas Emily Poteraj MB Adidas KiVA 14 Red *** Emma Kingston MB Tstreet 14 Carson Fara Bronson S Arizona Storm 14 Thunder Francesca Hansel DS/L Tri-State Elite 14 Blue Francesca Lorenzo OH Lions 14-1 Gabriella Souza S Tstreet 14 Carson Gabrielle Ngo MB Wave 14 Tammy Gentry Barker OH TAV 14 Black Gia Ireland S/RS Norco 15 Black Hailey Mueller OH Triangle 14 Black Hanna McGinest OH Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar *** Isabel Incinelli MB WPVC 14 Armour Black Isabella Stojkovic RS Arizona Storm 14 Izabelle Buchholz MB Skyline 14 Royal Jaycee Mack MB Wave 15 Brennan Jazzlyn Hepburn MB AP 14 Adidas Jentelle McNairl OH Alliance 14 Ren Kaelyn Bjorklund S Northern Lights 14-1 Kaitlyn Herweg SCVC 15 Roxy Kamryn Mullican S/RS Excel 14 National Red Karsyn Rogers S Drive Nation 14 Red *** Kate Cuppett OH Skyline 14 Royal Kate Kalczynski OH Legacy 14-1 Adidas Katherine Jackson RS Tstreet 14 Carson Katherine Nowak OH Tstreet 14 Carson Kendall Hubbard S/RS Elevation 14 Molly Kendall Omoruyi MB Arizona Storm 14 Thunder Kyla Williams MB AVC Cle 14 Red Landri Trice OH Drive Nation 14 Red Lauren Forelli OH AZ Rev 14 Premier  Lauren Garcia S Alamo 15 Premier *** Laven Blumoff L/DS Austin Skyline 14 Royal Lexi Martin OH Drive Nation 14 Red Lilah Anthony RS Adidas KiVA 14 Red Lilly Tierney MB NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami Lola Waleskowski OH NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami London Merchant OH Madfrog 14 Green Lucky Fasavalu OH Austin Skyline 14 Royal Lyla Sands MB HPSTL 14 Royal Macie Murray OH Metro 14 Travel Maisie Jones OH Tri-State Elite 14 Blue *** Malorie Boesiger S Nebraska One 16 Synergy Maria Schulte S/RS NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami Mariah Akinsola MB TAV 14 Black Marissa Jones S A5 14 Helen Marlee Steiner MB HPSTL 14 Royal Marlo Libbey S Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar Mia Diouf RS GP 14 Rox Molly Aubert S Drive Nation 14 Red Molly Drake OH Royal Legends 15-1 National Orange Monica Bercaru-Maxim L/DS Madfrog 14 Green *** Morgan Meiring OH Elevation 14 Molly Nafanua Alofipo OH Austin Skyline 14 Royal Naomi Livings OH TAV Black 14 Black Nia LaMons L/DS TAV 14 Black Nyla Livings MB TAV 14 Black Nylah Bibby OH Arizona Storm 14 Thunder Olivia Garey MB/RS Metro 14 Travel Olivia Greenwood RS Wave 14 Tammy Olivia Henry OH/MB AXEVC 15 Premier Peyton Heatherly S/RS Lions 14-1 *** Piper Chylinski S/RS SG Elite 15 Rosh Piper McFadden S Elevation 14 Peak Pulelehua Laikona L/DS Arizona Storm 14 Thunder Reagan Wallraff MB Arizona Storm 14 Ryan Spencer OH Skyline 14 Royal Sasha Plummer RS Metro 14 Travel Savanna Stacey OH Elevation 14 Molly Shaye Witherspoon OH Rockwood Thunder 14 Elite Simrin Adams OH/RS Mizuno Long Beach Rockstar Sophee Peterson S/RS TAV 14 Black *** Sophia Dostic S OT 14 Laura Sophia Puleo OH OT 14 Laura Susan Hudgins OH AP 14 Adidas Taimane Poe MB Mizuno Long Beach Rockstar Taylor Harrington MB Paramount 14-1 Tessa Larkin OH Arizona Storm 14 Thunder Vanessa Glenn OH Madfrog 14 Green Vega Tunnell OH AZ Sky 14G Zamari Christianson S Club V 14 Ren Silver

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