Below, we are happy to present vballrecruiter.com’s 14 Open All-Tournament Team from the USAV Girls Junior National Championships in Chicago. Covering the division over four days left us with difficult decisions to make when putting together the team.
This is not to be confused with the honors awarded by USAV itself at the conclusion of the championship match. These picks are made from our observations and our observations alone.
It would be easy to add more to each position or even include honorable mentions, but that’s something we do at the end of the year with our Club All-Americans. As for the All-Tournament Team selections, they are meant to be limited and difficult to make given all the talented players.
To narrow the selections, we honored players from the Top 16 finishers, or the teams which advanced as far as the challenge rounds. We want to keep a team element to the award and making the challenge round is a strong indicator of team success. The process does leave amazing players off, even some of the best in the field! But if we were to pick solely based on talent, we could pick the team ahead of time as we know in advance who many of the talented players are competing.
Congrats to those named to this year’s vballrecruiter.com 14 Open All-Tournament Team.
OUTSIDES
Ella Olson Tstreet 14 Carson
Janiah Burrage Forza1 14 One
Naomi Livings TAV 14 Black
Ryan Spencer Skyline 14 Royal
Ava Burgess Club V 14 Ren Silver
Hanna McGinest Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar
MIDDLES
Kendall Omoruyi Arizona Storm 14 Thunder
Mariah Akinsola TAV 14 Black
Megan Hodges Tstreet 14 Carson
Cynthia Ockerman Legacy 14-1 Adidas
Sitoafa Tausinga Club V 14 Ren Silver
Mackenzie Ratcliff Madfrog 14 Green
RIGHT SIDES
Blake Cussen Absolute 14 Black
Simrin Adams Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar
Brynn Stephens TAV 14 Black (S/RS)
Sophee Peterson TAV 14 Black (S/RS)
SETTERS
Emmeline Sandgren Absolute 14 Black
Ally Fausett Tstreet 14 Carson
Sophia Dostic OT 14 Laura
Marlie Smith Legacy 14-1 Adidas
LIBEROS
Cedra Talaga Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar
Nafanua Alofipo Club V 14 Ren Silver
Pulelehua Laikona Arizona Storm 14 Thunder
Dakota Huynh Skyline 14 Royal
