What Former Iowa Prep Volleyball Athletes Are Heading To The NCAA Tournament?
Iowa has always been well represented with athletes, especially with in-state programs having success. Northern Iowa and Iowa State have 18 total players from Iowa, but teams around the country will also be featuring former Iowa athletes, who will make their appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
West Des Moines Valley will have two athletes who are on top five teams in Hannah Lockin playing for Baylor and Madi Kubik for Nebraska. Dike-New Hartford is well represented with Baylee Petersen, Rachel Koop, and Taylor Hedges playing for Northern Iowa and Sydney Petersen for Texas.
An intriguing first-round match with a big Cedar Valley flavor will be when Northern Iowa takes on Mizzou at Nebraska. Northern Iowa has plenty of athletes from Iowa with many coming from the Cedar Valley area while Mizzou has Kylie DeBerg out of Hudson, Riley Sents from Grundy Center, and Kenna Sauer out of Ankeny Centennial.
Northern Iowa
Kaylee Donner – Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Baylee Petersen – Dike-New Hartford
Emily Holterhaus – Pella
Karlie Taylor – Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont
Kate Busswitz – Cedar Rapids Prairie
Inga Rotto – Gilbert
Rachel Koop – Dike-New Hartford
Carly Spies – Linn-Mar
Jaydlin Seehase – Sumner-Fredricksburg
Kaylissa Arndorfer – Waterloo West
Payton Ahrenstorff – Spirit Lake
Taylor Hedges – Dike-New Hartford
Iowa State
Kenzie Mantz – Belle Plaine
Jenna Brandt – Sumner-Fredericksburg
Josie Herbst – Bettendorf
Kate Shannon – Waterloo Columbus
Piper Mauck – Des Moines Roosevelt
Abby Greiman – Dallas Center-Grimes
Nebraska
Madi Kubik – West Des Moines Valley
Purdue
Megan Renner – Linn-Mar
Denver
Ellie Anderson – Linn-Mar
Lauren McManus – Waterloo Columbus
Ari Winters – Ankeny Centennial
Creighton
Megan Sharkey – Bettendorf
Megan Ballenger – Ankeny
Baylor
Hannah Lockin – West Des Moines Valley
Texas
Sydney Petersen – Dike-New Hartford
Missouri
Riley Sents – Grundy Center
Kenna Sauer – Ankeny Centennial
Kylie DeBerg – Hudson
Central Florida
Megan Lively – Ankeny Centennial
Pittsburgh
Hali Hillegas – Charles City
UCLA
Mac May – Dubuque Wahlert
Southeast Missouri
Elissa Moylan – Pleasant Valley
Colby Greene – Iowa City West
Winthrop
Morgan Bossler – Benton Van Horne (Iowa Western)
Illinois State
Taylor Lynch – Cedar Falls
Kendal Meier – Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Florida State
Taryn Knuth – Johnston