Club Team Closeup: Iowa Rockets 16 R
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Another club season is upon us. It promises to be a great one. We’re highlighting high-powered club teams around the state in our Closeup series. Next up is the Iowa Rockets 16 R squad. It’s a super important season for…
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Continue ReadingAnother club season is upon us. It promises to be a great one.
We’re highlighting high-powered club teams around the state in our Closeup series. Next up is the Iowa Rockets 16 R squad. It’s a super important season for these juniors-to-be on the recruiting trail.
Iowa Rockets 16 R
Kiley Devery Kiley Devery 6'1" | MB Iowa City Regina | 2026 State IA , OH-MB-RS, ’26, Iowa City Regina – Devery moves up to the Rockets top team this year after a strong sophomore season for the Regals. She pounded out 337 kills and delivered 40.0 blocks.
Jayce Grennan Jayce Grennan 5'6" | S Center Point - Urbana | 2026 State IA , S, ’26, Center Point-Urbana – Grennan handed out 294 assists as the second setter on the ’23 Stormin’ Pointers. She also produced 210 digs as a sophomore.
Emersyn Guyer Emersyn Guyer DS/L Wilton | 2026 State IA , DS, ’26, Wilton – Guyer does not show up in Wilton’s statistics for the 2023 season after being listed in them during her freshman year. She’s a good all-around athlete who also excels in softball.
Emily Henderson Emily Henderson 5'8" | S Clear Creek Amana | 2026 State IA , S, ’26, Clear Creek Amana – Henderson dished out a team-best 535 assists as one of two setters for the Clippers this past fall. She chipped in with 238 digs and 49.0 blocks.
Isabelle Kremer Isabelle Kremer 6'3" | RS Pleasant Valley | 2026 State IA , ’26, OH, Pleasant Valley – The powerful Kremer paced a balanced Spartan outfit with 243 kills in ’23. She also contributed 23.0 blocks.
Jozie Lahr Jozie Lahr 5'11" | MB Solon | 2026 State IA , MB, ’26, Solon – Lahr led a deep and veteran Spartan squad with 119.0 blocks as a sophomore. Her 202 kills were the second most on the team.
Macie Lupkes Macie Lupkes 6'1" | MB Xavier | 2026 State IA , MH, ’26, Central City – As a sophomore in ’23, Lupkes produced 270 kills for the Wildcats. She led them with 69.0 blocks.
Reese Naeve Reese Naeve 5'9" | OH Iowa City Regina Catholic | 2026 State IA , OH, ’26, Iowa City Regina – The versatile Naeve is one of the top players in the state. She paced Regina in kills (600) and digs (409) in ’23. She added 29.0 blocks.
Stella Smith Stella Smith 6'1" | MB Pleasant Valley | 2025 State IA , MB, ’25, Pleasant Valley – The lone senior-to-be on this team, Smith has made great progress in the last year. She transferred into PV before the ’23 campaign and let it in blocks (50.0) to go with 191 kills.
Kennedey Whitford Kennedey Whitford 5'5" | DS/L Solon | 2026 State IA , L-DS, ’26, Solon – Whitford started as a freshman for Solon and followed it up with a 435-dig, 10th-grade campaign. Her strong passing is important for this team.