No. 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. (MLive.com file) By Mark Opfermann | mopferma@mlive.com From spikers to setters, Michigan has had. Bottom line: One of the top players in the Class of 2023, Clinton High's Lakin Laurendine is already a two-time All-State pick and led her school into the Class 6A state playoffs in 2020. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. High school: Brookfield Central High School (Brookfield, Wisconsin), Accolades: MaxPreps All-American (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), U18 Youth National Team (2021), two-time WVCA Division I All-State (2019, 2020). In 2012, she earned the states Gatorade Player of the Year as Dakota won its first state title. 4 Hamilton on Tuesday at Zeeland West, RELATED: How quitting helped Jordyn Gates become a Miss Volleyball finalist, Grand Rapids Christians Addie VanderWeide (14) hits the ball during the Division 2 regional championship game against Coopersville at South Christian High School on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in Byron Center, Mich. Brian Hayes | MLive.com, Addie VanderWeide, Grand Rapids Christian. Indian River Inland Lakes7. Duke Volleyball Announces Four to 2022 Signing Class Grand Rapids Forest Hills. With Smith back in the fold, the top-ranked Hornets are on a mission to defend their state title, and that starts with Tuesday's state quarterfinal showdown against No. Cass City, Honorable Mention: Bridgman, Calumet, Centreville, Manistique, Manton, Morley Stanwood, Kent City, Lake City, 1. The state has a rich tradition of competitive volleyball, and many of the top teams in the nation have come from Michigan. See Michigan's 2020 all-state high school volleyball players Log in The 5-foot-3 Osorio earned second team all-state honors as a sophomore libero in 2018 after helping Leland reach the state finals, where she tallied five digs in a three-set championship game loss to Mendon. (Danny Miller | MLive.com file), No. In her last full season of play in 2019, Wrobel was phenomenal with 373 kills, 64 service aces and 55 blocks. Is she the best high school setter in the nation? Network: 2022 Volleyball Finals Highlights After 2021 Runner-Up Finish, North Branch Ends 2022 Back On Top P-W Volleyball Adds to School's Championship Tradition with 1st Finals Win Marian Avenges Season's Lone Loss in Clinching 3rd-Straight Title 2023 Road to the Finals Practice Begins -- Aug. 7 First Contest -- Aug. 16 (Photo courtesy of Michigan State University), No. 5: Carli Snyder, Macomb Dakota, Class of 2014. Bottom line: Sophie Breitenbach has been a star for Rogers High School in Newport, Rhode Island, since her family moved to the area from Florida before her freshman year of high school. She was selected the top setter in the Olympic tournament. 1 (2022), All-Olympic Conference Freedom Division (2019), two-time Olympic Conference Freedom Division champion (2018, 2019). Yurkovich and St. Mark's exacted some revenge in the DIAA state championship match against Padua, which defeated St. Marks in the 2019 state final. The future Western Michigan Bronco makes it look easy on the volleyball court, but her path to becoming a Miss Volleyball finalist wasn't always a smooth one, as Simkins battled scoliosis early in her volleyball career. Robins' teammate, Devin Kahahawai, is one of the top recruits in the nation, and they are one of the most formidable duos in the country. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). Schau was a first-team all-state player and Miss Volleyball finalist in 2012 and finished her prep career with nearly 5,000 assists. She earned Miss Volleyball honors in 2005 and went on to become a three-time all-GLIAC player at Hillsdale College. She also had 201 digs and 21 service aces. Joel Bissell. Hitter Sarah Tabit of Mount Morris attacks at the net. All rights reserved (About Us). Amanda McKinzie helped Battle Creek St. Philip to four consecutive state titles from 2009-12. At 5-foot-7, the senior outside hitter doesn't have the height of some of the other elite net players still in the postseason, but she makes up for it with an impressive 24-inch vertical that has allowed her to collect 451 kills with a .413 hitting percentage. She was a four-time all-stater and a finalist for national player of the year honors as a junior and senior. On a side note, Hedgesville's mascot is the Eagles. As a sophomore in last year's semifinal and championship game in Battle Creek, Robertson combined for 12 kills and five blocks playing next to star outside hitter Paige Briggs. Pierce is really bad news for elite opponents in Kansas on the high school volleyball and Midwest club level. Alaska actually has a pair of NCAA Division II schools with volleyball programs University of Alaska-Anchorage and University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Uncovering The Lack Of High School Mens Volleyball In Michigan High school: South Anchorage High School (Anchorage, Alaska), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 4A state champion (2019). 7: Stephanie Booms, Marysville, Class of 2005. Averi Carlson Height: 5-11 Position: S Year: Senior High school: Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas) The Miss Volleyball winner in 2009, Cocklin was named all-state all four years of high school. SUBSCRIBERS: CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE!-----What other coverage am I missing by not subscribing? 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). 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. Milana led Romeo to a Class A state title as a junior and earned Miss Volleyball honors as a senior in 2015. 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. A second team all-state selection in 2018, the versatile 5-foot-6 Stump will play a key role in Tuesday's state quarterfinal showdown at Climax-Scotts, where No. She finished her prep career as an AVCA High School Senior All-America and went on to a four-year career at Kent State. See first Michigan high school volleyball rankings for 2022. When she left Marian, she had the school kills record for season (791) and career (2,095). WATCH. She led the Kicking Mules to a state title as a senior in 2001 and a state runner-up finish in 1999. Bottom line: University of Florida commit Carly Hendrickson might be the best girls volleyball player in high school today. 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. From hammering outside hitters, brick-wall middle blockers and relentless liberos, see the best high school volleyball players Michigan had to offer in 2020. This year, were taking it a step further. 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 went on to play at Grand Valley State University from 2009-11. Val Sterk plays in an exhibition match for USA Volleyball against Michigan State in 1997. - 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. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Reitsma already has more than 1,300 career kills, including almost 800 this year, to go along with an impressive .358 hitting percentage. No. 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. 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. In high school, she was named the Gatorade national player of the year after leading Fraser to back-to-back state championships. Doyle also set the schools scoring record in basketball and went on to play volleyball at Western Michigan University. That's because of what she did as a freshman in 2019, leading Vista Murrieta High to the CIF Division I state championship. 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. No. Notre Dame Prep's Katherine Carlson hits a spike in the Class B state finals against Grand Rapids South Christian in 2013. McBain4. Kalamazoo Christian5. Plymouth Christian Academy9. 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). Accolades: VolleyballMag.com All-American (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 5A state runner-up (2019), VolleyballMag.com No. She's already a Top 20 recruit in the Class of 2023, according to PrepVolleyball.com, and there aren't a lot of those coming out of South Dakota. She had 208 kills in 131 sets as a sophomore in 2019 and 178 kills in just 46 sets as a junior in 2020 and saw her kill percentage leap up from 30.9 percent to 34.6 percent. Sydney Tomlak - 2022 - Volleyball - Duke University 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. An all-around player, Gallinger finished with 294 kills, 198 digs, 19 blocks . Bowman, who is 6-foot-3, led Darien with 197 kills and 23 blocks to go alongside 31 aces and 81 digs. The rules for varsity play are a little different in Mississippi, and Laurendine has been on the Clinton High varsity since she was an eighth-grader. High school: Cheyenne Mountain High School (Colorado Springs, Colorado), Accolades: Class 4A All-State (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020). Northville3. 20: Maddy Doyle, Farmington Hills Mercy, Class of 2012. (MLive.com file), No. Committed to play for the University of Georgia, don't be surprised to see Harper's name popping up on All-SEC lists in a few years. 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. 2023 Top 150 - PrepVolleyball.com | Club Volleyball | High School . Paolini went on to earn All-America honors in her senior year at the University of Texas in 2008 and played in international events for the U.S. womens national team. Brockway has shot up two inches since her freshman season. 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. 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. 5 Leland and No. 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. This year, the Michigan State commit has more than 1,000 assists to help guide the Marlins to their third consecutive regional title. She was selected Miss Volleyball and set national records for aces in a season (296), career aces (937) and career kills (3,584). 21: Sarah Tabit, Mount Morris, Class of 2016. Stoven went on to a four-year career as an outside hitter at Lake Superior State University. They already won a state championship for Kamehameha in 2019. High school: Vista Murrieta High School (Murrieta, California), Accolades: CalHiSports State Freshman Player of the Year (2019), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Inland Empire Player of the Year (2019), PrepVolleyball.com National Freshman of the Year (2019). Blissfield7. 2021 Top Michigan Women's D1 Volleyball Schools - College Factual The 6-foot-3 middle blocker is the No. Bottom line: Colgate-bound Carlie Rzeszotarski can already make a case as one of the greatest high school volleyball players to come out of New York. Bottom line: Notre Dame Prep outside hitter Alyssa Borellis is already a two-time All-State selection and headed to the SEC and Ole Miss after posting 447 kills, 239 digs, 51 blocks and 44 service aces in 2020. (Photo courtesy of University of Florida), No. In volleyball, she led the Bucs to a state semifinal berth as a senior in 2012. Bottom line: There's not much Notre Dame-bound Lucy Trump can't do on a volleyball court. 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. A four-year starter in high school, Fish was a three-time all-stater and led North Branch to a state championship as a senior in 2009. 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). Lauren Paolini was a high school All-American at Saline and went on to play at Texas and in international events for Team USA. While many areas of the country are forming male teams and development programs, there are still fewer opportunities for . From spikers to setters, Michigan has had plenty of talent the past 25 years in high school volleyball. Updated: Aug. 29, 2022, 1:12 p.m. |. Here's a countdown of the top 25 volleyball players in Michigan from the past 25 years. Abby Cole drills a spike in a match against Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern during her high school career at Grand Haven. Little had 461 kills, 247 digs and 35 blocks in 2019. Even then, she increased her assists per set from 9.3 to 10.8. They represent the future of the sport in America. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. MaxPreps.com; High School Volleyball; Michigan; Michigan Rankings; MI High School Volleyball Rankings. Polk is committed to play college volleyball for Pepperdine, and on that note, doesn't going to college in Malibu sound pretty amazing? Weve tweaked our original list after reader input and have ranked the players. Brian Hayes | MLive.com. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern4. Michigan State University. 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. Posted 204 kills, 170 digs, and 28 aces for the Beavers. Her stats tell the tale of a totally complete player. Hendrickson's talent might be generational. Here's an incredible stat to wrap your head around. Pennsylvania High School Volleyball: Top Passers in 2026. . (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com file), No. But that's behind her now, and the main challenge ahead for Simkins and the rest of her Schoolcraft teammates is Tuesday's state quarterfinal matchup with fourth-ranked Muskegon Western Michigan Christian at Hudsonville Unity Christian. A four-year varsity player, she still ranks No. High school: Marian (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) The landslide winner of the MIVCA Miss Volleyball honor and two-time Gatorade Michigan state player of the year recipient had 602 kills for in Marian's 53-1 state champion run. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). Top 25 Michigan high school boys basketball rankings for March 1, 2023 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.