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Not-So-New Newbies to the ’24 Rankings

Not-So-New Newbies to the ’24 Rankings
Breit Nelson
Breit Nelson December 28, 2022 @ 02:45 PM
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Sophia Johnson
Sophia Johnson 6'0" | MB | 2025
MN
Avery Fier
Avery Fier 5'7" | DS/L | 2024
MN
Nora Kusber
Nora Kusber 5'8" | DS/L | 2024
MN
Madisyn Mertens
Madisyn Mertens 5'10" | RS | 2024
MN
Kenadi Arndt
Kenadi Arndt 5'11" | MB | 2024
MN
Kennedy Drake
Kennedy Drake 5'6" | DS/L | 2024
MN
Grace Gunderson
Grace Gunderson OH | 2024
MN
Kallie Johnson
Kallie Johnson 5'8" | OH | 2024
MN
Ava Jones
Ava Jones S | 2024
MN
Ava Carlson
Ava Carlson 5'9" | OH | 2024
MN
Lyvia Misegades
Lyvia Misegades 5'11" | S | 2024
MN
Alyda Vande Griend
Alyda Vande Griend 5'11" | MB | 2024
MN
Melanie Raasch
Melanie Raasch 5'11" | MB | 2024
MN
Kelsi Martini
Kelsi Martini 5'7" | DS/L | 2024
MN
Isabel Larson
Isabel Larson 5'8" | OH | 2024
MN
Mallory Czinano
Mallory Czinano MB | 2024
MN
Norah Rechtzigel
Norah Rechtzigel 5'11" | MB | 2024
MN
Brooklyn Kindopp
Brooklyn Kindopp 5'11" | MB | 2024
MN
Gabrielle Borresen
Gabrielle Borresen S | 2024
MN
Camry Swanson
Camry Swanson MB | 2024
MN
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5'9 - Outside Hitter - MN Select 17-2</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='272579' first='Kallie' last='Johnson'] - 5'8 - Outside Hitter - SMV 17-2</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='272603' first='Grace' last='Gunderson'] - Outside Hitter - Detroit Lakes </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='166364' first='Grace' last='Hennen'] - 5'7 - Right Side Hitter - Minneota</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='273234' first='Kenadi' last='Arndt'] - 5'11 - Middle Blocker - Minneota</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='273273' first='Madisyn' last='Mertens'] - 5'10 - Right Side Hitter - SWMNVB 18-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='208286' first='Kylie' last='Gargasz'] - 5'6 - Setter - Champlin Park</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='273702' first='Nora' last='Kusber'] - 5'8 - DS/Libero - M1 18-2</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='273706' first='Avery' last='Fier'] - 5'7 - DS/Libero - Minnewaska</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='267924' first='Lyvia' last='Misegades'] - Right Side Hitter - Kandi 17-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='267963' first='Ava' last='Carlson'] - Outside Hitter - Cloquet</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='267966' first='Ava' last='Jones'] - Setter - Detroit Lakes</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='239584' first='Alyda' last='Vande Griend'] - 5'11 - Middle Blocker - Edgerton</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='235005' first='Mallory' last='Czinano'] - Middle Blocker - Watertown Mayer</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='235010' first='Isabel' last='Larson'] - 5'8 - Outside Hitter - Pequot Lakes</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='227611' first='Taylor' last='Tool'] - 6'0 - Middle Blocker - Delano</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='235012' first='Kelsi' last='Martini'] - 5'7 - DS/Libero - Pequot Lakes</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='235013' first='Melanie' last='Raasch'] - 5'11 - Middle Blocker - Zumbrota-Mazeppa</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='200532' first='Alexis' last='Nelson'] - 6'0 - Outside Hitter - Byron</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='229969' first='Sasha' last='Bovard'] - 5'8 - Outside Hitter - Northern Lights 17-Black</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='229971' first='Ava' last='Bertsch'] - Setter - Northern Lights 17-Black</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='229973' first='Alexa' last='Dietz'] - 5'11 - Middle Blocker - Northern Lights 17-2</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='230237' first='Lily' last='Riese'] - Middle Blocker - MN Select 17-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='230843' first='Camry' last='Swanson'] - Middle Blocker - Russell-Tyler-Ruthton</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='230844' first='Allyson' last='Nelson'] - Middle Blocker - Russell-Tyler-Ruthton</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='230860' first='Brooklyn' last='Kindopp'] - 5'11 - Middle Blocker - SWMNVB 17-2</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='230861' first='Norah' last='Rechtzigel'] - 5'11 - Middle Blocker - Kenyon-Wanamingo</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='221908' first='Annika' last='Olson'] - 5'11 - Setter - MN Select 17-2</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='221973' first='Samantha' last='Untiedt'] - 5'8 - DS/Libero - Heron Lake-Okabena</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='222017' first='Gabby' last='Ruzek'] - 5'9 - Right Side Hitter - Princeton</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='222041' first='Maggie' last='Anderson'] - 5'10 - Middle Blocker - Wayzata</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->

We've added quite a few names to the '24 rankings but while they are new in the ranks they have already found a way to establish themselves.

Southwest Minnesota State
Kennedy Drake

Kennedy Drake

MN
DS/L
HEIGHT 5'6"
POS DS/L
CLASS 2024
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Drake DS/L
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2024
Height
5'6"
HS
Marshall
|
MN
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Southwest Minnesota State
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Kennedy Drake

State: Minnesota
School: Marshall
Club: Southwest MN Volleyball
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Bemidji State
Ella Kratochvil

Ella Kratochvil

MN
OH
HEIGHT 5'10"
POS OH
CLASS 2024
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Ella
Kratochvil OH
Class
2024
Height
5'10"
HS
Pequot Lakes
|
MN
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Kratochvil stood out at the Class AA Showcase as a pin hitter who finds a way to score. ...
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Bemidji State
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Gabrielle Borresen

Gabrielle Borresen

MN
S
POS S
CLASS 2024
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Gabrielle
Borresen S
Class
2024
HS
Russell-Tyler-Thornton
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MN
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Gabrielle Borresen

State: Minnesota
School: Russell-Tyler-Thornton
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St. Cloud State
Braya LaPlant

Braya LaPlant

MN
S
HEIGHT 5'11"
POS S
CLASS 2024
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Braya
LaPlant S
Class
2024
Height
5'11"
HS
Grand Rapids
|
MN
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LaPlant made her presence known is 2021 as she laded a spot on the Class AAA All-Tournament Team. ...
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St. Cloud State
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State: Minnesota
School: Grand Rapids
Club: Northern Revival
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UC-Santa Barbara
Bianca Nistor

Bianca Nistor

MN
DS/L
HEIGHT 5'9"
POS DS/L
CLASS 2024
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Bianca
Nistor DS/L
Class
2024
Height
5'9"
HS
Wayzata
|
MN
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School: Wayzata
Club: Mizuno Northern Lights
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