(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). 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. 3: Lauren Paolini, Saline, Class of 2005. 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. 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). 21: Sarah Tabit, Mount Morris, Class of 2016. Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best school for D1 Women's Volleyball athletes in Michigan in this year's ranking. Alaska actually has a pair of NCAA Division II schools with volleyball programs University of Alaska-Anchorage and University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Rockford10. High school: Essex High School (Essex Junction, Vermont), Accolades: Vermont Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), two-time Burlington Free Press All-State (2019, 2020). Bottom line: Arkansas commit Kylie Weeks led Elkhorn South to the first volleyball state championship in school history in 2020. The younger sister of Oral Roberts middle blocker/outside hitter and former teammate Jaxie Wakley, Bella Wakley racked up a staggering 566 kills on the way to the 2020 Class 5A state title. 9 Amanda McKinzie, Battle Creek St. Philip, Class of 2013. Her marks for kills and career aces (447) remain in the top-five in the MHSAA record books. Bottom line: Rya McKinnon became the first Gatorade Player of the Year from Hoover High after leading her team to the first volleyball state championship in school history. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern4. You must login to view this article or subscribe to PrepVolleyball.com! She also led Hamilton to the Class 6A state championship in 2020 the first state title in program history. Lauren Jones of East Kentwood waits to ball the play in a match against Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central. 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. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. You can't get around the fact that Thomas might be listed as a middle blocker but very much seems like she could be either that position or an outside hitter or right-side hitter at the next level. 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. St. Mary's went 31-2 with Baker on the way to its state title, and she now has 2,741 assists and 1,164 digs for her career. Jordan Fish was a three-time all-stater at North Branch. - 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. She led the team with 800 assists, 125 digs, 42 service aces and 32 blocks despite being just 5-foot-7. Stephanie Storen, who played college volleyball at Louisville, was the standout on the 1992 team, averaging 10.0 ppg. High school: Camden Catholic High School (Cherry Hill, New Jersey), Accolades: New Jersey PrepDig.com No. High school: Olathe Northwest High School (Olathe, Kansas), Accolades: Class 6A All-State (2020), PrepVolleyball.Com All-American (2020). This year, the Michigan State commit has more than 1,000 assists to help guide the Marlins to their third consecutive regional title. North Branch had a 278-16-3 record during Kohlers prep career. 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. Bottom line:Mount de Sales outside hitter Kelenna Onukwugha didn't play in the shadow of older sister Chidinha Onukwugha for very long in 2019, racking up 194 kills, 83 digs and 58 service aces on the way to being named to the Baltimore Sun's All-Metro squad. Lansing Christian10. A second team all-state selection in each of the past two years, the 5-foot-10 senior middle hitter leads Ida into its first state quarterfinal match since 2008, when the Blue Streaks meet Lake Odessa Lakewood on Tuesday at Dundee. 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. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Only seniors are considered for the award, sponsored by the Detroit Free Press since 2003. Video Center See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports . Bottom line: Erin Jones teamed up with All-State outside hitter Sidney Mcintosh to help lead La Cueva High to back-to-back Class 5A state championships in 2018 and 2019 before narrowly missing out on the three-peat in 2020-21. She's already a two-time All-State pick who still averaged 4.3 kills per set despite playing in just 49 sets in 2020. She led Burnt Hills-Balston Lake High to a state championship as a sophomore and was named Class A State Tournament MVP. The Miss Volleyball winner in 2016, Norris was a four-year captain and MVP at Corunna while recording more than 3,000 kills, including a state record 56 in a district finals match. Here are the Michigan high school volleyball rankings as of Oct. 24: Division1 1. As a senior, she had more than 325 kills, servedabove 95 percent and recorded more than 1,000 assists as one of two setters on the floor. A four-time all-state volleyball player for Pinconning, Gruszynski led her team to four league and district titles and a state runner-up finish in 1998. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central5. Osorio and the rest of her Leland teammates have rebounded from that disappointing finish to reach the state quarterfinals for the eighth time in nine years. Check out the Michigan Player Database to find a comprehensive collection of Michigan high school volleyball player profiles (Cory Morse | MLive.com file), Kristen Arthurs, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, 2007, Kamrin Gold, Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 2011, Linsey Taatjes, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, 2003, No. Log in Bottom line: Bella Wakley will try to win a fourth consecutive state championship for herself and fifth overall for Victory Christian School in the fall of 2021. She was great in the postseason as well, leading Darien to the finals of the FCIAC West Region playoffs. Here are the Michigan high school volleyball rankings as of Oct. 24: 1. Volleyball played at the highest level really is amazing. Glass was a four-time all-stater and led Leland to a Class D state title in 2006. 12: Katherine Carlson, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, Class of 2014. The 6-foot-3 middle blocker is the No. Lake Odessa Lakewood5. Heather played on three championship teams at Portage Northern from 1992-94 and for three seasons at IU and her final year at Western Michigan University. Here's a countdown of the top 25 volleyball players in Michigan from the past 25 years. Heather coached four seasons at East Kentwood and is in her second season as the volleyball coach at Portage Northern. Because Rhode Island is off the beaten trail for many college volleyball recruiters, it would be smart of the in-state Division I schools to try and land Breitenbach and keep her in-state. A four-year varsity player, she still ranks No. A year ago, top players from the state were narrowed to a list of 25 greats. Stoven went on to a four-year career as an outside hitter at Lake Superior State University. Michigan State University. 24: Brishia Stroven, St. Louis, Class of 2005. As a 6-foot-5 middle blocker and hitter, Cole earned all-Big Ten honors twice and served as a co-captain in her senior year at the University of Michigan. Tabit, a 5-9 hitter, finished the season with 1,076 and her career with 2,855 kills, No. 2 overall player in the Class of 2020 by VolleyballMag.com. Named Miss Volleyball in 2004, the 6-foot setter had a sterling career in high school and college. 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. In a sad twist, Hurm's original high school, Sacred Heart High, closed its doors after the 2019-20 school year, and she was forced to find a new home and played her junior year at Cardinal Spellman High. 1: Alisha Glass, Leland, Class of 2006. The state has a rich tradition of competitive volleyball, and many of the top teams in the nation have come from Michigan. 5 Leland and No. She was an all-around stats-churning machine for her school. 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. (Josh Mauser | MLive.com file), No. In fact, she may have already been the best player in the nation at that point. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. A MaxPreps All-American and state Gatorade recipient, Krause led the SkyHawks to a 34-5 mark and Class B title. High school: South Anchorage High School (Anchorage, Alaska), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 4A state champion (2019). SIGN IN. Nissley led Century to an undefeated season and state championship in 2021, when she averaged 21.4 points and 3.6 steals, and seems headed for a top-level Division I program. Girls Youth National Team, but she also feels right at home in Battle Creek, where she tallied 27 kills in last year's state semifinal loss to eventual state champ Lake Orion. High school: Timpview High School (Provo, Utah), Accolades: Deseret News Class 5A Most Valuable Player (2020), Class 5A state champion (2020), Class 5A All-State (2020). Colorado Feature Players: Chris Hansen : 2023-01-03 07:30 : ELITE 30 Rankings - 2025 Class: Chris Hansen & Brandon Clay (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com file), No. In last week's regional championship sweep over Manton, Gerow tallied 24 kills and 10 digs, and she'll need to have another strong performance in Tuesday's quarterfinal showdown with Traverse City St. Francis at Houghton Lake. She was selected the top setter in the Olympic tournament. Gravatt led Maryville to the state tournament for the first time since 1984 and quickly established herself as one of the best players in Tennessee. Bottom line: Get ready to watch Amaya Thomas dominate in the SEC sooner than later. Muoneke was among the nation's leaders in kills in 2022, blasting 810 of them. Glass has gone on to play for the U.S. womens national team, including the bronze-medal winning team in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. SMCC's Mikayla Haut (8) blocks a shot during the high school volleyball Class C state quarterfinal match between Manchester and St. Mary Catholic Central at Ann Arbor Huron High School, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 in Ann Arbor. In her last full season of play in 2019, Wrobel was phenomenal with 373 kills, 64 service aces and 55 blocks. She went on to a standout career at the University of Akron. She helped lead them to a state runner-up finish in 2019 and an undefeated season and state championship in 2020, which was the first state title for St. Mark's since 2011 and 11th in school history. High school: Roncalli High School (Indianapolis, Indiana), Accolades: Two-time Class 4A All-State (2019, 2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 4A All-Central District (2020), AAU All-American (2019). 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. High school: Bedford High School (Bedford, New Hampshire), Accolades: New Hampshire Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Division I state champion (2020), two-time Division I All-State (2019, 2020). Notre Dame Prep's Katherine Carlson hits a spike in the Class B state finals against Grand Rapids South Christian in 2013. 10 overall (2022). Harper, who is 6-foot-3, also led Bishop Manogue to a 7-1 record and the Class 5A Northern Region championship in 2020. . "Adeline is an all-around great volleyball player," coach Mariah Moulton said. Schnichels is 6-foot-4 and was dominant in her first two seasons of high school volleyball with 376 kills in 119 sets. The 6-foot-3 outside hitter is in her freshman season at Michigan State. The 5-foot-11 junior outside hitter led Lowell to consecutive OK White championships in 2018 and 2019, then helped the Red Arrows make program history this year by reaching the state quarterfinals for the first time with a 3-1 win over No. Eden Bower is one of seven sisters and is the third of those who will play volleyball for BYU, following older sisters Morgan Bower and Whitney Bower, who are currently on the Cougars' roster. Athens4. High school: University High School (Orlando, Florida). Lake Odessa Lakewood's Maradith O'Gorman goes for a kill over Grand Rapids Christian's Addie VanderWeide during a 2018 state semifinal match at Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena. PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) A Michigan judge has ruled that staff and administrators at Oxford High School cannot be sued for a mass shooting that left four students dead and seven others wounded. While there are some schools that still offer the sport, there has not been a large presence of high school mens volleyball in . As a senior, the 6-2 outside hitter recorded 773 kills, 318 digs and 105 service aces and had a kill percentage of .657. Jen was a member of four consecutive Class A state title teams from 1992-95 and went on to play at Indiana University. Merrill's Ashtyn Hescott attacks a ball from the middle as Freeland's Elli Howard and Caroline Talaga block during the Freeland varsity volleyball quad meet on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019.Rachel Ellis | MLive.com. She has traveled the world to play with the U.S. MaxPreps High School Volleyball Rankings. Weeks is a stathead's dream. 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). 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. Almost every team still competing in the Michigan high school volleyball playoffs has at least one difference maker on its roster, so we're taking a look at 25 players to watch in Tuesday's state quarterfinals and beyond. She finished the season with 396 assists, 82 digs, 52 kills, 38 service aces and 28 blocks. 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: Hanna Henrie had South Anchorage among the state's elite teams again in 2020 after helping lead her school to a Class 4A state championship in 2019. Bottom line: John Burroughs School's Vanessa Polk is one of the great two-sport stars in high school today. High school: Maryville High School (Maryville, Tennessee), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), The Daily Times Volleyball Player of the Year (2020), Class 3A District Player of the Year (2020). 4: Val Sterk, Grand Rapids South Christian, Class of 1993. Michigan State: West Catholic High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan) 2022 : 40: G : Abby Graham: OR : 5' 10" North Dakota State: St. Mary Academy (OR) 2022 : 00: G . Bottom line: C.M Russell High's Lauren Lindseth Lolo if you know what's up came out of nowhere to win Eastern AA Player of the Year honors in 2020, aided by a growth spurt that saw her go from a 5-foot-5 libero as a sophomore to a 5-foot-9 outside hitter as a junior. 16 overall recruit in the Class of 2022 by PrepVolleyball.com. These are the best high school girls volleyball player in all 50 states from the classes of 2022, 2023 and 2024. (Photo courtesy of Michigan State University), No. RELATED: Miss Volleyball finalist Kendall Murray from Skyline ready to carry on family legacy at Michigan, Mercy's Jess Mruzik goes for a kill during a Division 1 state semifinal matchup with Lake Orion on Friday, Nov. 16 at Kellogg Arena. As a senior, she totaled 717 kills, 501 digs, 121 assists and 107 blocks.