Mendon5. Few players in the country can say they went on the volleyball odyssey Gravatt and her family embarked on in 2020. She earned all-state honors four consecutive seasons and Miss Volleyball as a senior in 2013. Amanda McKinzie helped Battle Creek St. Philip to four consecutive state titles from 2009-12. Will she play basketball for the Wave as well? Kelenna should return to the court in a big way after seeing her 2020 season wiped out. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. 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. Murray has tallied more than 1,300 kills in her Skyline career, and if the Eagles are to make it to Battle Creek, Murray will be the catalyst behind the state semifinal run. At last check, the 6-foot-1 outside hitter can touch 10-foot-1 on a jump approach. One of the obvious, main components for an elite outside hitter is leaping ability, and Gregoire-Salagean might be one of the best on this list at getting in the air. She was selected all-state three times and earned second-team All-American honors from Volleyball Magazine. They already won a state championship for Kamehameha in 2019. 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. 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. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. RELATED: Schoolcraft senior overcomes scoliosis to become Miss Volleyball finalist. Like many players on this list, Buckley is SEC-bound. Schnichels is 6-foot-4 and was dominant in her first two seasons of high school volleyball with 376 kills in 119 sets. Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), PrepVolleyball.com No. A MaxPreps All-American and state Gatorade recipient, Krause led the SkyHawks to a 34-5 mark and Class B title. Colorado Feature Players: Chris Hansen : 2023-01-03 07:30 : ELITE 30 Rankings - 2025 Class: Chris Hansen & Brandon Clay 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. 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. Henrie's 2020 numbers were outstanding. 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. 14 Overall (2023). Jones had 808 assists in 72 sets in 2019 before putting up 275 assists in just 23 sets in 2020. But don't overlook her talent. 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. One of the nation's elite liberos, Halter had exactly 766 digs each of the last two seasons and passed 2,000 digs for her career in 2020. 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. Report any updates to japurcell@mlive.com or tag/DM @JaredPurcellDET on Twitter with your missing scores. Bottom line: University of Florida commit Carly Hendrickson might be the best girls volleyball player in high school today. The Miss Volleyball winner in 2009, Cocklin was named all-state all four years of high school. 21: Sarah Tabit, Mount Morris, Class of 2016. She's committed to play beach volleyball for LSU. All rights reserved. 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. Bottom line: Bishop O'Gorman High's Bergen Reilly started breathing some rare air in 2020, when she was named South Dakota's Gatorade Player of the Year as a sophomore. Notre Dame Prep's Katherine Carlson hits a spike in the Class B state finals against Grand Rapids South Christian in 2013. A first team all-state selection as a sophomore, the 5-foot-11 setter has built off an impressive 2018 season that saw her collect 1,373 assists and help Mercy reach the state semifinals, where she logged five kills, 44 assists, eight digs and three blocks in a five-set loss to Lake Orion. Southfield Christian's Emily Van Dyke goes for a kill during a 2018 Division 4 state semifinal match against Mendon on Friday, Nov. 16 at Kellogg Arena. 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). 3: Lauren Paolini, Saline, Class of 2005. We already knew how good Harper is from what she did in 2019, when she had 528 kills and 40 blocks. She finished her prep career as an AVCA High School Senior All-America and went on to a four-year career at Kent State. These are the best high school girls volleyball player in all 50 states from the classes of 2022, 2023 and 2024. 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. And that's probably where her future is. 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. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Bottom line: Kennedy Phelan was a dynamo for Fayetteville on the way to winning the Class 6A state championship in 2020. Log in 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. 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. Now, Reitsma and the second-ranked Red Arrows have another tough test when they face No. MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players. They represent the future of the sport in America. Romeo's Gia Milana hits past a double block in the 2015 state finals against Novi. (J. Scott Park | MLive.com). 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. 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. High school: Plainfield North High School (Plainfield, Illinois), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), VolleyballMag.com Top 25 Underclassmen (2020), Bugle News All-Area Volleyball (2020), Illinois Prep Volleyball All-State (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. WATCH. 1 Recruit Nebraska (2022), Class A All-State (2020), AAU All-American (2020). Even then, she increased her assists per set from 9.3 to 10.8. Players float in the air while they spike the ball and carve up chunks of real estate to dig out balls that appear impossible to return. Polk is committed to play college volleyball for Pepperdine, and on that note, doesn't going to college in Malibu sound pretty amazing? If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Breitenbach led Rogers High into the state playoffs in 2020 and is already a two-time Providence Journal All-State pick headed into her senior season. 5 on the all-time national list. (Neil Ashler | MLive.com file), No. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep4. She was a finalist for the Gatorade Player of the Year in 2009-10. Novi, Honorable Mention: Macomb Dakota, Saline, Coopersville, Lake Orion, Caledonia, Okemos, More:Metro Detroit volleyball notebook: Northville thrives with better chemistry, 1. In fact, she may have already been the best player in the nation at that point. 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. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). She finished the season with 396 assists, 82 digs, 52 kills, 38 service aces and 28 blocks. That makes sense, because older sister Madi Kubik was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and National Freshman of the Year for the Cornhuskers in 2020. 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 . 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. Bottom line: Playing in the Milwaukee suburbs for Brookfield Central High, McKenna Wucherer was ranked the No. Bottom line: Kamehameha High's Maui Robins kept up the family tradition by being named Gatorade Player of the Year in 2020. The sisters were four-year starters and high school All-Americans during the dominating days of Portage Northern coached by their father, Jack. Lindseth led C.M. Michigan's top 25 running backs from the past 25 years, Michigan's top 25 quarterbacks from the past 25 years. Bottom line: How good is Claire Little? 6: Amy Gruszynski, Pinconning, Class of 1998. 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. (Rex Larsen | MLive.com file), No. She also improved her kill percentage over 10 whole points from her freshman to sophomore seasons, going from 35.3 to 46.6 percent. (MLive.com file), No. High school: Elkhorn South High School (Elkhorn, Nebraska), Accolades: Class A state champion (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), PrepDig.Com No. 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. All signs point to yes. 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. Melanie Laughman Shelby Dermer Dan Kadar Dave Purpura Jarrod Ulrey. Subscribe Already a subscriber? Bottom line: Jordan Middleton was named the No. This year, Christian has been Division 2's top-ranked team since the season started and Gates earned a spot as one of 10 finalists for the 2019 Miss Volleyball award. She was selected to the USA Volleyball National A2 team. 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. Doyle also set the schools scoring record in basketball and went on to play volleyball at Western Michigan University. (Linsey Wuepper | MLive.com file), No. 9 Amanda McKinzie, Battle Creek St. Philip, Class of 2013. 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 High school: Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac, Michigan), Accolades: MaxPreps All-American (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), three-time MLive.com Division I All-State (2019, 2020), PrepDig.Com No. After reaching the state semifinals the past two years, the top-ranked Marlins are among the favorites to capture the 2019 Division 1 crown, and a big part of that is Mruzik, who was not only named Michigan's Gatorade Player of the Year in 2018, but also the national Girls Club Player of the Year by VolleyballMag.com. 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. In recent years, however, there has been a lack of high school mens volleyball in the state. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). High school: Porter-Gaud School (Charleston, South Carolina), Accolades: VolleyballMag.com No. 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. Which is a little bit of everything. No. In 2012, she earned the states Gatorade Player of the Year as Dakota won its first state title. MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players. An all-around player, Gallinger finished with 294 kills, 198 digs, 19 blocks . That was an improvement from 11.2 to 12.0 assists per set. 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. . She went on to a four-year career as a starting setter at Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne. High school: Skyview High School (Nampa, Idaho), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Idaho Press Volleyball Player of the Year finalist (2021), Class 5A SIC Player of the Year (2020), Class 5A state champion (2020). Weve tweaked our original list after reader input and have ranked the players. 1 (2022), AVCA Phenom List (2020). Bottom line: Get ready to watch Amaya Thomas dominate in the SEC sooner than later. She's now 6-foot-1, and opponents have to be terrified at what she might do the next two seasons. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. She still racked up 116 kills and 13 blocks. Hoover head coach Chris Camper called McKinnon a "generational player," which might be the highest praise you could ever give to a prep athlete. 6 Merrill meets No. Vermont doesn't do a great job of keeping up-to-date statistics for its high school volleyball players so information on players from the Classes of 2022, 2023 and 2024 weren't readily available. (Courtesy photo), No. Temperance Bedford's Lindi Bankowski, right, is in the thick of the action at the net in the Class A state finals against Portage Northern in 1999. 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. She led Burnt Hills-Balston Lake High to a state championship as a sophomore and was named Class A State Tournament MVP. Bottom line: Arkansas commit Kylie Weeks led Elkhorn South to the first volleyball state championship in school history in 2020. Reitsma already has more than 1,300 career kills, including almost 800 this year, to go along with an impressive .358 hitting percentage. Pinconning's Amy Gruszynski (Courtesy photo), No. 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. 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: Bishop O'Gorman High School (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), Accolades: South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), Class AA Player of the Year (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020), Class AA State Champion (2020), USA Volleyball National Training Team (2020), PrepVolleyball.com No. No. High school: Fayetteville High School (Fayetteville, Arkansas), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 6A state champion (2020), All-NWADG (2020), Class 6A All-State (2020). High school: C.M. The Super 7 highlights the top returning high school girls volleyball talent in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam. In 2019, Brockway racked up a staggering 578 kills, 246 digs and 62 blocks on the way to a third-place finish at the Class 4A state tournament. 1: Alisha Glass, Leland, Class of 2006. 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. Rachel Ellis | MLive.com. Hudsonville8. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)s(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). We released the Classes of 2021 Top 150 and 2022 Top 150 and will continue with 2024 next . Battle Creek St Philip8. That's the kind of athleticism that elite Division I colleges are looking for. 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. High school: North Raleigh Christian Academy (Raleigh, North Carolina), Accolades: North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), VolleyballMag.com All-American (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), NCIAA Class 4A State Champion (2020), two-time PrepVolleyball.com All-American (2019, 2020). 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. It shouldn't go without saying that Hayden Kubik seems like she might be even better than her older sister. Michigan State University. (MLive.com file). Bottom line: Karlee Pinell helped lead Cheyenne Mountain to the Class 4A state semifinals in 2020. Meyer was a Class 4A All-State pick in 2021 after the team won the state title. 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). A four-year varsity player, she still ranks No. If you're interested in volleyball recruiting, the pursuit of Schnichels will be one of the big stories to follow over the next year. 3 on the career list (2,723) and went on to play as a middle hitter at Oakland University. Elite high school girls volleyball players across the country represent the future of the sport. Ten high school players have been named finalists for Miss Volleyball 2021 in Michigan. Hoover went 50-1 behind McKinnon, who racked up an incredible 594 kills, 267 digs, 50 service aces and 29 blocks. (MLive.com file), No. Stephanie Storen, who played college volleyball at Louisville, was the standout on the 1992 team, averaging 10.0 ppg. Strouse, who's 5-foot-11, was an All-State pick as a sophomore in 2019 with 140 kills in just 62 sets played. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). Leland3. She was listed as an All-American by Prepvolleyball.com. 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. All rights reserved (About Us). She was also third on the team with 24 service aces. 8: Lindi Bankowski, Temperance Bedford, Class of 2001. Caitlinn Pistro swings at a ball from the outside during the district volleyball match hosted by Freeland against Swan Valley Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. 14: Katie Schau, Richland Gull Lake, Class of 2013. Bottom line: Is there a better high school libero (back-row player) playing the country right now than Hadlee Ackerman? 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. She was the GLIAC Player of the Year in 2002 and a three-time All-American as a setter. This year, were taking it a step further. OH Caroline Shantery, Sr., Riverside: Was named a second-team News-Herald all-star. Breean Walas, a junior on the 1996 team, averaged 13.3 ppg before playing . Playing at 5-5 height, Meyer had 474 digs and served 23 aces as a junior, a year after getting 431 digs as a sophomore. 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). Tabit broke the old mark of 1,063 set by Marlettes Jenna Lange in 2007. High school: Clinton High School (Clinton, Mississippi), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), three-time SBLive All-State (2018-2020), three-time Class 6A All-State (2018-2020), Class 6A state champion (2019). 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. High school: Scarborough High School (Scarborough, Maine), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Varsity Maine All-State (2019). High school: Mount Notre Dame High School (Cincinnati, Ohio), Accolades: VolleyballMag.Com All-American (2020), Division I State Champion (2020), Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Co-Player of the Year (2020), All-Ohio (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020), U19 USA National Development Team (2021). This year, the Michigan State commit has more than 1,000 assists to help guide the Marlins to their third consecutive regional title. Glass was a four-time all-stater and led Leland to a Class D state title in 2006. She was a four-time all-stater and a finalist for national player of the year honors as a junior and senior. A four-year starter, Booms was part of a Marysville dynasty that posted a 232-6-1 record during her high school career. Few players in the country can dominate at the net like Hendrickson, who had 512 kills, 92 digs, 35 service aces and 30 blocks as a junior. 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). 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. Stoven went on to a four-year career as an outside hitter at Lake Superior State University. . But she still put up impressive numbers. 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. She still holds the IU career record for service aces and ranks in the top 10 for kills and digs. Updated: Aug. 29, 2022, 1:12 p.m. |. (Photo courtesy of Michigan State University), No. Few players can match the impressive stats the 5-foot-11 outside hitter has collected over the last three years, especially her 1,800 kills, but the big story coming out of Hudson this year is the fact that the Tigers are regional champs for the first time in program history. SIGN IN. Grand Rapids Christian is loaded with talented front row players, but VanderWeide is the top returner, after tallying 17 kills in last year's state championship match against Notre Dame Prep. Yates was also named EPAC Player of the Year after leading Hedgesville to the Class AAA state semifinals. On a side note, Hedgesville's mascot is the Eagles. It can't be a very long list of the players who might compete for that title, but our money is on her. High school: Valley High School (West Des Moines, Iowa). Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern4. High school: John Burroughs School (St. Louis, Missouri). East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. Plymouth Christian Academy9. Her father, Garrett Wrobel, played for Ohio State and her older sister, Jenna Wrobel, was a four-time All-Big Ten pick at Michigan State and an All-American in 1998. Bottom line: Valley High outside hitter Hayden Kubik is arguably the top recruit in the Class of 2022 and headed to the nation's No. She enjoyed a four-year career at the University of Minnesota and was academic-All Big Ten three times. Abby Cole drills a spike in a match against Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern during her high school career at Grand Haven. While many areas of the country are forming male teams and development programs, there are still fewer opportunities for . 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. 19: Kyndra Abron, Livonia Churchill, Class of 2008. High School Best High School Girls Volleyball Player in Every State for 2022 By Tony Adame on August 18, 2022 NDCL Athletics The future of volleyball in the United States like any other sport is usually first discovered in the high school ranks. 5 Leland for a Division 4 state quarterfinal showdown. Is she the best high school setter in the nation? As a junior, she led Notre Dame Prep to the Class B state title. Carlson is already a three-time MaxPreps All-American and was named National Freshman of the Year in 2018. As a senior, she totaled 717 kills, 501 digs, 121 assists and 107 blocks. 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. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). Grand Rapids South Christian6. She'll continue her athletic and academic careers at Saginaw Valley State. 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). Through three seasons, Ackerman has 1,140 digs and 323 service aces. In her only full season as a freshman, Gregoire-Salagean racked up 172 kills, 136 and 21 service aces. 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). Heather coached four seasons at East Kentwood and is in her second season as the volleyball coach at Portage Northern. - 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. Whitehall's Melissa Griffin, right, hits a spike during the Class B state semifinals in 2004. Marysville's Stephanie Booms was a standout at Marysville and went on to play at Hillsdale College. While there are some schools that still offer the sport, there has not been a large presence of high school mens volleyball in . 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. The state has a rich tradition of competitive volleyball, and many of the top teams in the nation have come from Michigan. Annual subscriptions start at just $1.87/month! It takes six players working in unison to have success on the volleyball court, but it always helps to have a big-time talent that can deliver clutch kills or diving digs when the game is on the line. The only sophomore to earn first team all-state honors in Division 4 last year, the 5-foot-9 outside hitter tallied more than 600 kills, including 18 in Mendon's three-set state championship win over Leland. Northville3. She earned all-MAC honors as an outside hitter for the Broncos. Shelby8. Here's an incredible stat to wrap your head around. Go ahead and compare those numbers to any of the best players in the country. 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. She's also a basketball standout. As a setter and outside hitter in Camden-Frontier's lineup, Stump led her team last year to its first league title in more than a decade, and 2019 has been another historic one for the Redskins, who captured their first regional title in program history. Here's a countdown of the top 25 volleyball players in Michigan from the past 25 years.