NPV Tournament Brings Best of the Best Together This Weekend
OMAHA – This weekend, 48 of the top club teams from Nebraska and two of the very best from Iowa will be taking part in the 2nd Annual Nebraska Prep Volleyball Best Of The Midwest Invitational.
The two-day tournament begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday and concludes Sunday evening. All tournament matches will be conveniently played in a single location – Nebraska Elite Sports & Fitness Complex at 1212 N. 102nd St. in Omaha.
Invitations for the tournament were sent at the same time for teams from the following clubs in Nebraska: Nebraska Elite, Nebraska Juniors, Nebraska ONE, Performance VBC, Premier, River City Juniors, VCNebraska, Club Legacy. A select few clubs from outside of Nebraska were invited as well. The breakdown of club representation is as follows:
Nebraska Elite – 11 teams
River City Juniors – 10 teams
Nebraska Juniors – 10 teams
Performance VBC – 6 teams
VCNebraska – 5 teams
Nebraska ONE – 4 teams
Adrenaline – 2 teams
Premier – 2 teams
Between the 50 teams, there will be more than two dozen players competing that have committed to Division I programs and many, many more that have committed to play at other levels. Four of the teams are ranked nationally.
Please check back regularly for updated information, such as a listing of college-committed players, team rosters, schedules and more.
Tournament Schedules
Colleges Attending
Central Community College – 2-Year
College of St. Mary – NAIA
Concordia University – NAIA
Creighton University – Division I
Denver – Division I
Doane College – NAIA
Grace University – NCCAA
Hastings College – NAIA
Hutchinson Community College – 2-Year
Iowa State – Division I
Iowa Western – 2-Year
Kansas State – Division I
Midland University – NAIA
Missouri Western – Division II
Nebraska Wesleyan – Division III
North Dakota State – Division I
Regis University – Division II
South Dakota State – Division I
University of Missouri-Kansas City – Division I
University of Nebraska-Kearney – Division II
University of Nebraska-Omaha – Division I
Wayne State – Division II
Wyoming – Division I
Players Participating That Have Committed to Colleges (Listed Alphabetically)
Morgan Alexander, Nebraska Juniors 181, Wayne State
Sophie Auch Moedy, River City Juniors 181 ROX, Morningside
Tarrin Beller, Nebraska Juniors 181, Wayne State
Kara Bown, Nebraska Juniors 182, Wichita State
Ellie Brown, Nebraska Juniors 182, Omaha
Jordan Daniels, Nebraska Elite 17 Ooh Rah, Air Force
Samantha Duncan, Nebraska Juniors 182, Palm Beach Atlantic
Taylor Els, Nebraska Juniors 181, Northern Colorado
Brittany Flemming, River City Juniors 181 ROX, Morningside
Steph Gaston, Premier 17 Gold, Creighton
Anna Gottsch, River City Juniors 181 ROX, Nebraska Wesleyan
Fiona Harding, Nebraska Juniors 182, South Dakota State
Brooke Heyne, Nebraska Elite 17 Ooh Rah, Kansas State
Lauren Hinrichs, Nebraska Juniors 181, Wichita State
Kiley Hixson, Nebraska Juniors 181, South Dakota
Christina Jerauld, Performance VBC 18 NIKE, College of St. Mary
Maddie Knobbe, Nebraska Elite 18 Mirage, Wayne State
Raegan LeGrand, Nebraska Juniors 181, USC
Cassidy Loberg, Nebraska Juniors 181, Central Missouri
Elizabeth Loschen, Nebraska Juniors 181, South Dakota
Mackenzie May, Adrenaline 17 ROX, UCLA
Halie McArdle, Nebraska Elite 18 Mirage, Wyoming
Mallory Matthies, River City 181 ROX, Peru State
Kathleen Medill, Nebraska Elite 17 Ooh Rah, Nebraska-Kearney
Delaney Moore, Performance VBC 18 NIKE, Nebraska Wesleyan
Nerissa Moravec, Nebraska Juniors 182, Central Florida
Alex Neff, Nebraska Juniors 181, Doane College
Grace Nelson, Nebraska Elite 17 Ooh Rah, Ball State
Olivia Nicholson, Nebraska Juniors 181, Colorado State
Emma Norris, Adrenaline 17 ROX, Western Illinois
Isabel Potter, Adrenaline 17 ROX, California
Katelynne Richards, Performance VBC 18 NIKE, William Woods
Payton Rosendahl, Nebraska Elite 18 Mirage, Augustana
Allison Schomers, Nebraska Elite 17 Ooh Rah, Missouri-Kansas City
Madison Stearns, Nebraska Elite 17 Ooh Rah, Nebraska-Kearney
Sarah Swanson, Nebraska Elite 17 Ooh Rah, TCU
Jaden Thiem, Nebraska Elite 18 Mirage, Northern Kentucky
Emma Walker, Premier 17 Gold, Doane College
Grace Whitlaw, Nebraska Elite 18 Mirage, Briar Cliff
Brittany Witt, Nebraska Juniors 181, Creighton
Mallory Yost, Nebraska Juniors 171, UTEP
Amanda Young, Nebraska Juniors 182, Colorado State
