Nebraska 2025 Rankings Update: New Additions (Part 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another new set of rankings! This is a big one.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nebraska's Class of 2025 gave us a lot to think about this year. From the start of the club season in January, we could see this group was about to take a big step forward. That trend continued into the fall when several new 2025s rose to the forefront and warranted a spot on our rankings. This feature is about those new additions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Like our other recent rankings updates, we have a lot of athletes to cover. So, here's Part 1 of our new additions to Nebraska's Class of 2025 rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["217695"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Evangelho seems poised for a breakout 2023 campaign after she recently shined at our Top 250 Expo in Des Moines, Iowa. 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That was apparent while she shined in individual drills at the Nebraska Top 250 Expo, and she has a long career of eye-popping plays ahead of her at Bellevue West.","_player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_7_player":["269907"],"_player_evaluations_7_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_7_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_7_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_7_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_7_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_7_evaluation":"Let's put another small-town middle blocker on your radar. Riggert burst onto the scene with Pierce by averaging a .300 hitting percentage on nearly three kills per set this year. 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