The Best of the 2022 Class

Mike Bryant May 26, 2021 @ 12:16 PM

As the class of 2022 rankings have been analyzed and adjusted, here are the top five in the 2022 class this cycle. #1 [player_tooltip player_id="114445" first="Carly" last="Hendrickson"] Hendrickson firmly holds on to the top spot and may be the top prospect in Ohio regardless of class. Highly regarding on the national-level scene, she is athletic, dynamic, and can score in bunches. The Florida commit led her Mount Notre Dame squad to a Division I state title and then followed that up with a bronze medal in the 18 Open division at USA nationals a few weeks ago. #2 [player_tooltip player_id="114450" first="Kathryn" last="Randorf"] One of the heaviest arms in the state, Randorf is a handful for opposing defenses. Her long list of recent accolades include earning high school all-American honorable mention honors and being recognized as the Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year after leading her Gilmour team to a state title. She was also recently was selected to join the USA Volleyball U17/U18 development training session this summer. She is committed to Northwestern. #3 [player_tooltip player_id="114448" first="Tessa" last="Jones"] Jones is an Ole Miss commit and will bring to them great competitive experience and a solid skill set as a middle. She is athletic and physical on both sides of the ball and has good offensive range to score through a variety of attack points. The Seton product continues to develop her tools and is more and more becoming a college-ready prospect. #4 [player_tooltip player_id="114455" first="Lauren" last="Otten"] Otten has a big arm on the left side. As she gets great lift off the floor, she utilizes a high contact point at the peak of her jump and can create good pace in her swing to terminate with authority. The St. Ursula product has provided a big impact for her Tri-State squad this club season and will enter her senior campaign this fall as a primary attacker that all opponents will have to be creative to contain defensively. #5 [player_tooltip player_id="114446" first="Maggie" last="Butkovich"] At 6’2, Butkovich has continued to develop a good range of skills and is proving her value and versatility on both sides of the court as a left and right side attacker. She falls a couple of spots in the top five here as she continues to polish her game. She has good power and has developed some finesse and touch with her arm, which is adding to her tools. She definitely has big upside and will look to carry a bigger workload this fall in helping her Mount Notre Dame in their effort to defend their state title.