All rights reserved (About Us). Emil Lippe | MLive.com. She was a standout as a defensive specialist at George Washington University from 2012-15. The 6-foot outside hitter has more than 1,400 kills for her career and is just shy of 500 this season, including 15 in the Eagles' five-set win over third-ranked Coopersville in the regional finals. While Trump's total kills dropped from 436 to 366 in 2020, her kills per set jumped from 4.3 to 5.2, and her kill percentage jumped from 40.4 to 44.4 percent. Angie McGinnis, far left, celebrates a point with her Fraser teammates in the 2002 Class A state finals. High school: Cheyenne Mountain High School (Colorado Springs, Colorado), Accolades: Class 4A All-State (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020). Grand Rapids Forest Hills. High school: Marist School (Atlanta, Georgia), Accolades: Class 4A Player of the Year (2020), Class 4A All-State (2020), Class 4A State Champion (2020), two-time Class 4A All-Region 7 (2019, 2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020). 5 on the all-time national list. When she left Marian, she had the school kills record for season (791) and career (2,095). The 6-foot-3 outside hitter is in her freshman season at Michigan State. Elite high school girls volleyball players across the country represent the future of the sport. No. High school: St. Mark's High School (Wilmington, Delaware), Accolades: Two-time DIAA All-State (2019, 2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), two-time All-Catholic Conference (2019, 2020), DIAA state champion (2020), DIAA state runner-up (2019). Indian River Inland Lakes7. That's because of what she did as a freshman in 2019, leading Vista Murrieta High to the CIF Division I state championship. Olivia Lombardi, Des Moines Christian, Senior Des Moines Christian got 36 wins and made the Class 3A tournament in 2011. Bottom line: Sydney Schnichels' phone will be lighting up in the middle of June 2021 when Division I college coaches are allowed to make direct contact with the Willmar High superstar for the first time. Hillsdale Academy, Honorable Mention: Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, McBain Northern Michigan Christian, St Joseph Michigan Lutheran, Source: Michigan High School Athletic Association. One of the top recruits coming out of high school, Abron was named Miss Volleyball in 2007. She was the GLIAC Player of the Year in 2002 and a three-time All-American as a setter. 5 Michigan (2022), MaxPreps Freshman All-American (2018), PrepVolleyball.com All-American (2020), MIVCA Division I All-State (2020). (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). Posted 204 kills, 170 digs, and 28 aces for the Beavers. Yates was also named EPAC Player of the Year after leading Hedgesville to the Class AAA state semifinals. All that being said, Ella Wrobel could be the best of the bunch. That's the kind of athleticism that elite Division I colleges are looking for. 1 Recruit Nebraska (2022), Class A All-State (2020), AAU All-American (2020). Before the start of her junior season, Bauer committed to Division-I Western Kentucky and made MaxPreps' pre-season All-American team, but those are in the past, and now the focus for Bauer and her Hudson teammates is a state quarterfinal matchup with Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central Tuesday at Adrian Madison. The 6-foot-2 DeWeese is a terror at the net, and her athleticism also shows up in her distinguished careers on the basketball court and on the track, where she set a Kingsley record by high jumping 5 feet, 6 inches last spring. Reilly, 6-foot-1, earned those accolades by leading O'Gorman to an undefeated, 26-0 season and Class AA state championship with 400 kills, 260 digs and 131 assists. 2 overall player in the Class of 2020 by VolleyballMag.com. 2 recruit from the Class of 2022 by VolleyballMag.com and became the first Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year from Hamilton High in 2021. Bottom line: The only player from the Class of 2024 to make the list is Olathe Northwest's Skylar Pierce, a 6-foot-1 outside hitter who was named Class 6A All-State as a freshman in the largest division in Kansas. Tabit closed out her high school career in 2015 in a big way, setting a national record for kills in a season in a state tournament match against North Branch. Kyndra Abron was a top recruit coming out of Livonia Churchill and went on to play at Michigan State University. She played her best in the biggest match of the season, racking up 21 kills in the state championship match victory over Papillion-La Vista South. These are the best high school girls volleyball player in all 50 states from the classes of 2022, 2023 and 2024. Russell to a state runner-up finish in 2020, and her team should be the favorite to win it all in 2021 with another returning Class AA All-State pick in Tennisen Hiller. Bottom line: John Burroughs School's Vanessa Polk is one of the great two-sport stars in high school today. Named Miss Volleyball in 2004, the 6-foot setter had a sterling career in high school and college. Get the latest Michigan high school girls volleyball news, rankings, schedules, stats, scores, results & athletes info for high school football, soccer, basketball, baseball, and more at MLive.com. She's committed to play beach volleyball for LSU. A MaxPreps All-American and state Gatorade recipient, Krause led the SkyHawks to a 34-5 mark and Class B title. Bottom line: The first Gatorade Player of the Year from North Raleigh Christian Academy, Riley Buckley has one of the more intriguing skill sets of any player on the list. Ackerman led Marist to the Class 4A state championship in 2020 and was named Class 4A Player of the Year in the process. Grand Rapids Christians Addie VanderWeide (14) jumps to hit the ball against South Christian during the Division 2 district tournament championship at Grand Rapids Christian High School on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. (MLive.com file) By Mark Opfermann | mopferma@mlive.com From spikers to setters, Michigan has had. The only libero chosen as a Miss Volleyball finalist, Wiese is in her fourth year as a starter for a Mattawan, and through her relentless defensive effort, she has helped the third-ranked Wildcats reach the Division 1 state quarterfinals for just the second time in program history. She also was part of the U18 gold medal team in Egypt last September while also landing on the Lincoln Journal Star Super-State first team and the Omaha World-Herald All . Michigan's top 25 running backs from the past 25 years, Michigan's top 25 quarterbacks from the past 25 years. She was an all-around stats-churning machine for her school. Bottom line: Kamehameha High's Maui Robins kept up the family tradition by being named Gatorade Player of the Year in 2020. Her 5,760 career assists rank first in MHSAA history. Notre Dame Prep's Katherine Carlson hits a spike in the Class B state finals against Grand Rapids South Christian in 2013. SMCC defeated Manchester, 3-2. RELATED: Former Lowell athlete returns to coach volleyball team, and the Red Arrows are soaring, Mattawan senior Alli Wiese high fives Mattawan sophomore Rachel Meininger following the MHSAA Division 1 Volleyball Regional Final game between Mattawan High School and Northwest High School at Lakeview High School in Battle Creek, Michigan on Thursday, November 14, 2019. DURHAM - The Duke volleyball program and head coach Jolene Nagel announced the addition of four players to the 2022 squad as Taylor Atkinson, Kerry Keefe, Millie Muir and Sydney Tomlakwill join. As a senior, the 6-2 outside hitter recorded 773 kills, 318 digs and 105 service aces and had a kill percentage of .657. Taylor Rutgers (3) hits the ball over the net during a volleyball match between Bronson High School and Mattawan High School at Gull Lake High School in Richland, Michigan on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. RELATED: Farmington Hills. Every High School Volleyball team in the nation is ranked. We don't have to worry about how she missed her entire sophomore season. Leland's Mia Osorio prepares to receive a serve during a Division 4 state semifinal match against Carney-Nadeau on Friday, Nov. 16 at Kellogg Arena. No. She followed that up with a basketball state championship a few months later. Brian Hayes | MLive.com. Even more impressive was the lack of dropoff between Lindseth and the player she had to replace 6-foot-3 University of Utah signee Allie Olsen. Accolades: VolleyballMag.com All-American (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 5A state runner-up (2019), VolleyballMag.com No. High school: Laramie High School (Laramie, Wyoming), Accolades: Wyoming Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Wyoming Class 4A state champion (2020), Class 4A Player of the Year (2020), three-time Class 4A All-State (2018-20), MaxPreps All-American (2020). She led the team with 800 assists, 125 digs, 42 service aces and 32 blocks despite being just 5-foot-7. Bottom line:University of Wisconsin commit will be the third member of her family to play volleyball in the Big Ten and at the third different school. Ten high school players have been named finalists for Miss Volleyball 2021 in Michigan. She led Rogers to the Division 3 state championship as a freshman and the state semifinals as a sophomore. A middle blocker, Paolini starred in high school from 2001-05 and was ranked seventh in the nation among incoming college freshmen by Prepvolleyball.com. Phelan has 1,872 assists through her first two seasons of high school volleyball and would have easily cleared 2,000 if not for the shortened season in 2020. The 5-11 outside hitter is currently playing at Valparaiso. If you're interested in volleyball recruiting, the pursuit of Schnichels will be one of the big stories to follow over the next year. The 6-foot-3 outside hitter is committed to play for the University of Dayton, one of the best teams in the Atlantic-10. Hurm was a Division 3 All-State pick in 2019 as a sophomore with 350 kills, but her 46 service aces and 447 digs show she could be a defensive specialist/libero on the next level. Volleyball played at the highest level really is amazing. Jones had 808 assists in 72 sets in 2019 before putting up 275 assists in just 23 sets in 2020. When it was clear that her native California wasn't going to have high school sports in the fall, Gravatt's family moved almost 2,000 miles to Maryville so she could play. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. High school: Ryle High School (Union, Kentucky), Accolades: Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Division I Most Outstanding Player (2019), AVCA Phenom List (2020), USA Volleyball A1 National Training Program (2019), PrepDig.Com No.1 Kentucky (2022). Northville3. O'Gorman was a bright spot in Lakewood's three-set loss to eventual state champ Grand Rapids Christian last year, finishing the match with a team-high 10 kills with a .250 hitting percentage. 5: Carli Snyder, Macomb Dakota, Class of 2014. Known for her power and all-around play that could take over games at Dakota, Snyder set school records for kills (2,703), digs (1,851) and aces (491). Harper Murray, sr., Ann Arbor Skyline (Michigan) Murray notched her second straight season with at least 650 kills, and she had 700 as a freshman. If opposing hitters can get the ball past Mattawan's blocks, rest assured the 5-foot-6 Wiese will be diving around the court doing everything she can to dig a ball and save a point. Bottom line: University of Florida commit Carly Hendrickson might be the best girls volleyball player in high school today. Grand Rapids South Christian6. (MLive.com file), No. We developed our star rankings system for each class with our own research combined with input and feedback from our recruiting panel created to assist us in the process in hopes of delivering a fair assessment of each player listed. From spikers to setters, Michigan has had plenty of talent the past 25 years in high school volleyball. We'd like to point out this seems like a gigantic missed opportunity to be the Hedgesville Hedgehogs. Trump played considerably less sets in 2020 than she did in 2019 like a lot of players on this list going from 101 to 71 sets played. Bottom line: The daughter of former BYU safety Jack Damuni, Silina Damuni turned high school volleyball on its head in 2020 when her family moved from Hawaii to Utah after her father was hired as the BYU football team's on-campus recruiting coordinator and director of community/player relations. We already knew how good Harper is from what she did in 2019, when she had 528 kills and 40 blocks. Photos by Ben Allan SmithPhotos by Ben Allan Smith, Mikayla Haut, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central. This year, the Michigan State commit has more than 1,000 assists to help guide the Marlins to their third consecutive regional title. Reitsma already has more than 1,300 career kills, including almost 800 this year, to go along with an impressive .358 hitting percentage. High school: Elkhorn South High School (Elkhorn, Nebraska), Accolades: Class A state champion (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), PrepDig.Com No. High school: Victory Christian School (Tulsa, Oklahoma), Accolades: Tulsa World All-State (2020), Tulsa World Volleyball Athlete of the Year finalist (2020), three-time Class 5A State Champion (2018-20). 4 Hudsonville in the regional finals. Check out the Michigan Player Database to find a comprehensive collection of Michigan high school volleyball player profiles Rockford10. A four-year starter, Booms was part of a Marysville dynasty that posted a 232-6-1 record during her high school career. A year ago, top players from the state were narrowed to a list of 25 greats. 6 Merrill meets No. The 6-foot-3 O'Gorman has plenty of experience on the big stage, tallying 26 kills in three matches at Kellogg Arena over the past two years, and she'll need to have another big game if the Vikings hope to defeat Ida in Tuesday's Division 2 quarterfinal matchup. A first team all-state selection the past two years, Simkins is likely to make it three in a row, after leading top-ranked Schoolcraft to a regional semifinal sweep over four-time defending Division 3 champ Bronson, then following it up with another strong effort against Niles Brandywine to capture the Eagles' first regional championship since 2014. (T.J. Hamilton | MLive.com file), No. Bottom line: Vermont made the unusual decision to play their volleyball season outdoors in 2020-21, and we had to make an exception and include Essex High setter Molly Ardren as the only Class of 2021 player on our list. Bottom line: Eden Bower led Skyview High to the school's first volleyball state championship in 2020 and was never better than in the state championship match, when the 6-foot-3 outside hitter had 25 kills and 17 digs against Boise High. Halter finished the season with 2,212 career digs and has a shot at passing 3,000 digs for her career in her senior season. The 6-foot-2 junior middle hitter helped the defending champs capture consecutive regional titles, and although Lake Orion never cracked the top 10 in the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association's state rankings, the Dragons are on the cusp of their third semifinal appearance in program history. The talented 5-foot-10 junior outside hitter earned first team all-state honors in each of her first two years of high school competition, and this year she's once again a big part of a SMCC team looking to reach the state semifinals for the 14th time in school history. Bottom line: At just 5-foot-4, Cardinal Spellman High's Elizabeth Hurm is one of the shortest outside hitters on this list, but that doesn't lessen her impact on the court. Bottom line: Kennedy Phelan was a dynamo for Fayetteville on the way to winning the Class 6A state championship in 2020. See first Michigan high school volleyball rankings for 2022. Rutgers will play volleyball at Davenport University next year, but not before attempting to lead Mattawan to its first state semifinal appearance with a quarterfinal win on Tuesday against Lowell at Jenison High School. Her standout junior year earned New York Gatorade Player of the Year honors for Rzeszotarski. High school: Porter-Gaud School (Charleston, South Carolina), Accolades: VolleyballMag.com No. Michigan High School Athletic Association 1661 Ramblewood Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823 Office 517-332-5046 Fax 517-332-4071 info@mhsaa.com She also improved her kill percentage over 10 whole points from her freshman to sophomore seasons, going from 35.3 to 46.6 percent. They are future NCAA champions and gold medalists who will become household names in the next few years. Bottom line: Jordan Middleton was named the No. She's increased both her kills and her kill percentage each of her first three seasons, including 432 kills at a 37 percent clip in 2020. She finished her career with 2,979 kills, 19-5 digs and 679 blocks. 2024 Michigan High School Volleyball Rankings | Prep Dig Michigan 2024 Rankings WL indicates Watch List Access all of Prep Dig Subscribe for access to all premium articles and rankings. 1 to 150! Of course, state quarterfinal opponent Mount Pleasant will have something to say about that, but if Lake Orion is going to advance to Kellogg Arena, Robertson will play a vital role. Bottom line: Having an elite, 6-foot setter is like having a 6-foot-9 point guard in basketball, which is what Baylor has on the way in Lovejoy High superstar Averi Carlson. High school: Rogers High School (Newport, Rhode Island), Accolades: Two-time Providence Journal All-State (2019, 2020), Division 3 State Champion (2018), Division 3 Most Valuable Player (2018). Bottom line: Logan Nissley led Bismarck Century High to its fifth state championship in the past six seasons in 2020. Only seniors are considered for the award, sponsored by the Detroit Free Press since 2003. "She has been in the gym her whole life, and it shows on the court." S Natalie Perez, Westview, Sr. Perez is part of a deep senior class for the Wildcats which has helped the team start 17-3. She still racked up 116 kills and 13 blocks. Bottom line: Julia Yurkovich is already a two-year starter for St. Mark's and a two-time DIAA All-State selection. A first team all-state selection in 2018, Van Dyke capped her junior season with more than 500 kills, including 13 in last year's state semifinal matchup with Mendon, but it wasn't quite enough, as the Hornets swept Southfield Christian en route to the Division 4 state title. Grand Rapids Christian7. The 6-foot-1 right-side hitter was the only freshman to earn a first team spot on last year's Division 2 all-state list, and like her older sister, she's a dominant presence around the net. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). In her only full season as a freshman, Gregoire-Salagean racked up 172 kills, 136 and 21 service aces. - Grand Rapids Christian's Olivia Nedd goes for a block against Lake Odessa Lakewood's Aubrey O'Gorman during a Division 2 state semifinal match on Thursday, Nov. 15 at Kellogg Arena. High school: Century High School (Bismarck, North Dakota), Accolades: NDHSCA Class A All-State (2020), North Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year, Basketball (2021), North Dakota MaxPreps Player of the Year, Basketball (2021). A dominant force on offense and defense, Foster has helped the Wildcats hold a top-five state ranking all season and has them in the quarterfinals for the first time since 2015 and the second time in program history. 9 Amanda McKinzie, Battle Creek St. Philip, Class of 2013. Here are the Michigan high school volleyball rankings as of Oct. 24: Division1 1. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern4. McNeel did a little bit of everything in 2019 with 303 kills, 69 service aces, 48 blocks and 141 digs. A year ago, Osorio tallied more than 400 digs, and her strong defensive play will be crucial in Tuesday's state quarterfinal showdown at Remus Chippewa Hills between No. Carli Snyder was the Miss Volleyball winner at Macomb Dakota in 2013. Because they're going to have to deal with her for another three years. Caitlinn Pistro swings at a ball from the outside during the district volleyball match hosted by Freeland against Swan Valley Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. 16 overall recruit in the Class of 2022 by PrepVolleyball.com. High school: Mills Godwin High School (Henrico, Virginia), Accolades: Class 5 Region B Player of the Year (2019), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro (2019). Accolades: PrepDig.com Missouri No. Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), PrepVolleyball.com No. Rzeszotarski made the best of a less-than-ideal situation in 2020, guiding her school to an undefeated, 20-0 season and the Suburban Council championship with 290 kills, 141 digs and 40 service aces. (Josh Mauser | MLive.com file), No. She was an alternate on the U.S. Olympic team in 2016. Middleton, a 6-foot-2 USC commit, had 20 kills in the state championship match against Perry High and led Hamilton with 286 kills and 141 digs. 10 overall recruit in the country and committed to stay in her home state and play for the University of Florida. Lauren Jones of East Kentwood waits to ball the play in a match against Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central. One of several players on the list committed to play for the University of MInnesota, Wucherer is already a two-time All-State pick and racked up 421 kills with a hitting percentage just over 40 percent as a junior, when she was one of three unanimous picks for the All-State team. Stucky, 6-foot-2, led Laramie to an undefeated season and Class 4A state championship as a junior, racking up 419 kills, 371 digs, 35 service aces and 32 blocks on the way to Class 4A Player of the Year honors. T ake into account she was the only underclassmen named to the Cincinnati Enquirer's Division I All-State team and was also named the newspaper's Division I Co-Player of the Year. Lauren Paolini was a high school All-American at Saline and went on to play at Texas and in international events for Team USA. Volleyball in the United States is popular with both male and female participants of all ages. Emil Lippe | MLive.com. Annual subscriptions start at just $1.87/month! Watervliet6. 2023 www.detroitnews.com. Mendon's Anna Smith (7) talks to Amaijha Bailey (2) during their MHSAA State volleyball championship match against Leland, at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek, Michigan, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018.Daniel Vasta. She went on to a standout career at the University of Akron. Romeo's Gia Milana hits past a double block in the 2015 state finals against Novi. 24: Brishia Stroven, St. Louis, Class of 2005. Doyle also set the schools scoring record in basketball and went on to play volleyball at Western Michigan University. Bottom line: There's not much Notre Dame-bound Lucy Trump can't do on a volleyball court. Inquiring minds want to know. High school: La Cueva High School (Albuquerque, New Mexico), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), two-time NMHSCA Class 5A All-State (2019, 2020), two-time Class 5A State Champion (2018, 2019). High school: Hamilton High School (Chandler, Arizona), Accolades: Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), VolleyballMag.Com All-American (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020), Class 6A Player of the Year (2020), Class 6A state champion (2020). North Branch3. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. The merch sales alone would pay for the athletics budget. 1-ranked recruit from the Class of 2022 in all of New Jersey, Camden Catholic High's Bella Craig is one of the shortest players to make the list at just 5-foot-3. Bottom line: Maine high schools didn't get to play football or volleyball in the fall of 2020, making this one of the more difficult states to pick a player for, but Scarborough High's Madeline Strouse seemed like the obvious pick. After four seasons on Bedfords varsity from 1998-2001, Bankowski graduated with school records for digs (680) and service points (554) in a season and career service points (1,200). WATCH. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com file), No. 3 Overall Underclassmen (2022), AVCA Phenom List (2020), SCISA Class 3A State Champion (2019), PrepVolleyball.Com All-American (2020). Go ahead and compare those numbers to any of the best players in the country. Clarkston6. Here's an incredible stat to wrap your head around. Battle Creek St Philip8. Milana led Romeo to a Class A state title as a junior and earned Miss Volleyball honors as a senior in 2015. High school: Camden Catholic High School (Cherry Hill, New Jersey), Accolades: New Jersey PrepDig.com No.