2025 Emerald City Classic All-Star Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In lieu of all the incredible volleyball we saw throughout the Emerald City tournament, we have put together an all-star team for each class. The depth of talent we saw at Emerald City made this a challenging task. But we feel confident there is a good variety of 2025s on this stacked team.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Emerald City tournament committee puts together All-Tournament teams, but that is limited to six athletes from teams in the top four of each division only, which eliminates a lot of the talent in attendance!&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>So, here are my picks for the 2025 All-Star Team from Emerald City Classic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS/LIBEROS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='266202' first='Manaia' last='Alefaio-Foifua'] [ NPJ 16-1 National // Mount Rainer High School // 5'4" // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/manaiashai2/">Uncommittted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='257559' first='Addy' last='Azavedo'] [ Athena 16-1 Gold // Jesuit High School // 5'4″ // <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@paigeazavedo2835/videos">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='250405' first='Heather' last='Barbee'] [ CRU 16-1 Baden // West Valley High School // 5'5" // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heatherbarbeevolleyball2025/">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='161822' first='Jackie' last='Carle'] [ OJVA 16-1 Gold // Jesuit High School // 5'8" // <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@jackiecarle.volleyball2025/videos">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='181633' first='Victoria' last='Gao'] [ WVBA 16-1 Adidas // Lakeside High School // 5'6” // <a href="https://sportsrecruits.com/athlete/victoria_gao1">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SETTERS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='257580' first='Claire' last='Crawford'] [ Webfoot 16-1 // Pleasant Hill High School // 5'10" // <a href="https://sportsrecruits.com/athlete/claire_crawford">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='249414' first='Addison' last='Eastwood'] [ WVBA 16-1 Adidas // Jackson High School // 5'9″ // <a href="https://sportsrecruits.com/athlete/addison_eastwood2">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='161833' first='Hayden' last='McGehee'] [Athena 16-1 Gold // Jesuit High School // 5'7 // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hmcgehee_vb6/">&nbsp;Uncommitted</a>]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='161158' first='Kamden' last='Mitchell'] [ OJVA 16-1 Gold // Crescent Valley High School // 5'11 // University of Oregon ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='220494' first='Reese' last='Sheppard'] [ Puget Sound 16-1 Legacy // Puyallup High School // 5'10" // <a href="https://sportsrecruits.com/athlete/reese_sheppard3">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='250424' first='Maddie' last='Taitano'] [ Puget Sound 16-1 Legacy // Bellarmine Prep High School // 5'10" // <a href="https://sportsrecruits.com/athlete/maddie_taitano2">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='253254' first='Annika' last='Wright'] [ NPJ 16-1 National // Tahoma High School // 5'8″ // <a href="https://www.ncsasports.org/womens-volleyball-recruiting/washington/covington/tahoma-high-school/annika-wright1">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MIDDLES</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='257581' first='Elliana' last='Carroll'] [ Athena 16-1 Gold // Jesuit High School // 6'1” // <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15655262/Elliana-Carroll">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='250508' first='Alana' last='Marrs'] [ CRU 16-1 Baden // Ellensburg High School // 6'4" // <a href="https://www.ncsasports.org/womens-volleyball-recruiting/washington/ellensburg/ellensburg-high-school/alana-marrs">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='268468' first='Holley' last='McFadden'] [ NPJ 16-1 National // Bainbridge High School // 6'3" // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/holleymcfadden.vb.2025/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='249593' first='Audra' last='Rose'] [ OJVA 16-1 Gold // St. Paul High School // 6'1” // <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17324423/Audra-Rose">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='207444' first='Lauren' last='Wiese'] [ SIVBC 16-1 // Eastside Catholic High School // 6'3" // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/laurenwiese2025/">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PINS&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='250418' first='Layne' last='Dent'] [ Puget Sound 16-1 Legacy // Cascade Christian High School // 6'2" // <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19012257/Layne-Dent">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='249384' first='Jocelyn' last='Grieser'] [ NPJ 16-1 National // North Creek High School // 5'10" // <a href="https://sportsrecruits.com/athlete/jocelyn_grieser">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='313476' first='Kennedy' last='Hailey'] [ Shockwave 17-1 // Connell High School // 5'9" // <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16705330/Kennedy-Hailey">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='257561' first='Gabby' last='Hill'] [ OJVA 16-1 Gold // Nelson High School // 6'0” // <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16734021/Gabrielle-Hill">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='395234' first='Jane' last='Holley'] [ CPA 16-1 Drew // Ridgeline High School // 5'8” // <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18625075/Jane-Holley">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='267778' first='Avery' last='Merritt'] [ SIVBC 16-1 // Eastside Catholic High School // 6'1” // <a href="https://rsascouting.com/recruits/avery-merritt/">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='226013' first='Aly' last='Skagen'] [ NPJ 16-1 National // Kentwood High School // 5'9″ // <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@alyskagenvb2025">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='253253' first='Alani' last='Taliloa'] [ NPJ 16-1 National // Mount Rainier High School // 5'9" // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alani_taliloa/">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='266138' first='Georgia' last='Terrell'] [ WVBA 16-1 Adidas // Lake Washington High School // 6'0″ // <a href="https://sportsrecruits.com/athlete/georgia_terrell">Uncommitted</a> ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->