Michigan Teams Show Up and Show Out at Triple Crown
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Some of the best teams from across the country showed up for one of the biggest tournaments in the country. Triple Crown did not disappoint with the endless amount of high level volleyball at every corner. The Mitten sent some…
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Continue ReadingSome of the best teams from across the country showed up for one of the biggest tournaments in the country.
Triple Crown did not disappoint with the endless amount of high level volleyball at every corner. The Mitten sent some of its best prospects and they dominated.
Let’s take a look at some of the best teams out of Michigan at Triple Crown.
18U
Legacy 18-1 Adidas
Of the 18s teams in attendance, Legacy 18 Adidas was the highest placing of the bunch. Just edging themselves into a top 10 finish, they looked elite from top to finish. From a promising finish in Power Pool and throughout the remainder of the weekend, they were top notch. Laurece Abraham Laurece Abraham 6'1" | MB Country Day | 2023 State #111 Nation MI and Kennedy Louisell Kennedy Louisell 6'0" | OH Forest Hills Northern | 2023 State #140 Nation MI continue to be driving forces for this squad. Meanwhile, L Kaitlyn Hoffman Kaitlyn Hoffman 5'8" | DS/L Novi | 2023 State #81 Nation MI seemed to have found a whole new gear this weekend.
FaR Out 18 Black
While, in my opinion, a squad criminally under-ranked coming into the weekend. FaR Out 18 Black proved their worth from Day 1 onward. Unfortunately, a pair of losses early on Day 2 hindered the group from making the elite bracket, this was still a great showing for the reigning AAU 18 Premier Champs. Kennedy Arp Kennedy Arp 6'0" | MB South Christian | 2023 State MI looked top notch throughout the weekend as the veteran leader. Meanwhile young pups, Navea Gauthier Navea Gauthier 6'1" | OH Shelby | 2025 State #56 Nation MI and Kendall Hopewell Kendall Hopewell 6'1" | MB Forest Hills Northern | 2024 State #193 Nation MI showed some huge promise playing at this level.
16U
Michigan Elite 16 Mizuno
Capping off the weekend as the top finishing team out of Michigan, Michigan Elite 16 Mizuno was on an utter mission this weekend. This team looks to be catching onto a real nice stride getting into the meat of the season with qualifier season upon us. With some big wins against WAVE, Dynasty and HPSTL, they’re looking real good. The highly efficient, Ella Craggs Ella Craggs 5'9" | S Northville | 2025 State #127 Nation MI -ran offense is quite something to behold. With some stellar pins to shoot the ball too like Gabriella Babinski Gabriella Babinski 6'1" | RS South Lyon East | 2025 State MI , Jessica Costlow Jessica Costlow 5'11" | OH SMCC | 2025 State #142 Nation MI and Isabelle Busignani Isabelle Busignani 6'1" | OH Marian | 2025 State #73 Nation MI . Craggs also has herself some fun with a pair of highly dynamic middles to boot.
Legacy 16-1 Adidas
Another top team in the 16s division out of Michigan, Legacy 16-1s had a superb outing this weekend at Triple Crown. Talking about offenses, Campbell Flynn Campbell Flynn 6'2" | S Mercy | 2025 State #4 Nation MI was in all of her glory this weekend running her offense. With the options of Olivia Grenadier Olivia Grenadier 6'1" | MB Country Day | 2025 State #91 Nation MI in the middle and Marie Laurio Marie Laurio 5'10" | OH Saline | 2025 State #147 Nation MI on the left side, the scoring is automatic off of Flynn. Legacy just made a top ten finish after dropping to some big names such as TAV, OT and 1st Alliance.
15U
Legacy 15-1 Adidas
Legacy had quite the outing at Triple Crown placing not one, not two, but three teams within the top ten. 15 Adidas reigned supreme from this club placing at high fifth place. A team driven by the arm of Gabby DiVita Gabby DiVita 6'1" | OH Grosse Pt. South | 2026 State MI , DiVita was an utter force to be reckoned with, with every single swing. Aside from DiVita, she’s joined by a pair of monsters in the middle with Kayla Nwabueze Kayla Nwabueze 6'2" | MB Bloomfield Hills | 2026 State MI and Ella Andrews Ella Andrews 6'4" | MB Mercy | 2026 State MI . The two pack a mighty one-two punch in the middle blocking and attacking. It is so fun to watch these two in action!
FaR Out 15 Black
Arguably one of my favorite teams to watch throughout the weekend. I will be keeping tabs on FaR Out 15 Black for years to come, let alone for the remainder of the season. This team is so much fun to watch! This squad is what you can expect with any FaR Out squad, high level ball control, big time swings and big time personality! They may have finished just outside the top 20, but this squad is not going to be one to match up with come June. Josie Noble Josie Noble 6'2" | MB Caledonia | 2025 State MI in the middle, Finley Arp Finley Arp 6'0" | OH South Christian | 2026 State MI on the right side and Emma Duffy Emma Duffy 5'6" | S Lakewood | 2026 State MI at the setters position are all big names to keep an eye out for as the season unfolds.