It was a wild ride through 16 Open at USAV nationals. The unpredictability ultimately ended with SCVC 16 Roxy capturing the gold medal after defeating 1st Alliance 16 Gold in the championship match. You can read about that here. Below, we present our All Red Hat Team for the division. It’s our version of an all-tournament team. Given the depth of competition, we limited our selections from the Top 12 finishers.
16 OPEN ALL RED HAT TEAM
PIN HITTERS
Audrey Flanagan SCVC 16 Roxy
Samantha Destler SCVC 16 Roxy
Abby Zimmerman SCVC 16 Roxy
Natalie Surges 1st Alliance 16 Gold
Simone Heard Skyline 16 Royal
Taylor Clarke Skyline 16 Royal
Grace Martin Pohaku 16-1
Willow Weninger Pohaku 16-1
Westley Matavao Forza1 North 16 One
Gabby Divita Legacy 16-1 Adidas
Marlee Sivak OH MKE Sting 16 Gold
Alicia Beers MKE Sting 16 Gold
Reese Wilbrun Austin Skyline 16 Royal
Henley Anderson Austin Skyline 16 Royal
Riley Malloy Austin Skyline 16 Royal
Makenna Crosson Vision 16 Gold
Layla Hoying Mintonette Sports m.61
Sara Snowbarger Mintonette Sports m.61
Finley Krystkowiak Wave 16 Scott
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MIDDLE BLOCKERS
Lynney Tarnow 1st Alliance 16 Gold
Alaina Pollard 1st Alliance 16 Gold
Keoni Williams Skyline 16 Royal
Nina Hemsley Forza1 North 16 One
Ella Andrews Legacy 16-1 Adidas
Kayla Nwabueze Legacy 16-1 Adidas
Kinsley Young TAV 16 Black
Alia Schoonover Mintonette Sports m.61
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SETTERS
Milly McGee SCVC 16 Roxy
Nikolija Bulatovic 1st Alliance 16 Gold
Ella Florez Pohaku 16-1
Eva Long Legacy 16-1 Adidas
Brooke Baldwin MKE Sting 16 Gold
Danielle Whitmire TAV 16 Black
Anna Flores TAV 16 Black
Sydney Lund Austin Skyline 16 Royal
Mallory Matheny Mintonette Sports m.61
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LIBEROS
Kaitlyn Herweg SCVC 16 Roxy
Lucy Maloney 1st Alliance 16 Gold
Kiley Brooks Skyline 16 Royal
Mya Capistrano Forza1 North 16 One
Meredith Martin Legacy 16-1 Adidas
Cassidy Bruns MKE Sting 16 Gold
Julianna Hernandez TAV 16 Black
Emma Cugino Mintonette Sports m.61
Presley Thompson Wave 16 Scott