January Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in Iowa’s 2026 class?
Prep Dig Staff
The 2026 Rankings were posted just hours ago! Our staff has plenty of analysis on the way to complement the release!
Below is a simple look at the names of players who moved up the ranks due to advancement in their skill-set, size, and overall performance:
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Ellah Derrer
Ellah
Derrer
6'4" | MB
Davenport Assumption | 2026
State
#149
Nation
IA
| MB | Davenport Assumption -
Annistyn Wedgbury
Annistyn
Wedgbury
5'6" | DS/L
Cedar Falls | 2026
State
IA
| DS/L | Cedar Falls -
Kiley Devery
Kiley
Devery
6'1" | MB
Solon | 2026
State
IA
| MB | Iowa City Regina -
Ava Groeteke
Ava
Groeteke
6'1" | RS
Dowling | 2026
State
IA
| RS | Dowling -
Abby Jensen
Abby
Jensen
5'6" | OH/DS/L
Dike-New Hartford | 2026
State
IA
| OH | Dike-New Hartford -
Hailey Flanders
Hailey
Flanders
5'8" | DS/L
Ankeny | 2026
State
IA
| OH | Ballard -
Brenna Baumgardner
Brenna
Baumgardner
MB
Ballard | 2026
State
IA
| MB | Ballard -
Grace Mullihan
Grace
Mullihan
5'11" | MB
Denver | 2026
State
IA
| MB | Denver -
Bailey Mullihan
Bailey
Mullihan
5'11" | OH
Denver | 2026
State
IA
| OH | Denver -
Avery Vogt
Avery
Vogt
5'11" | S
Waukee Northwest | 2026
State
IA
| OH | Waukee Northwest -
Cambel Drapeau
Cambel
Drapeau
6'2" | MB
Dubuque Senior | 2026
State
IA
| MB | Dubuque Senior -
Emily Henderson
Emily
Henderson
5'8" | S/RS
Clear Creek-Amana | 2026
State
IA
| S | Clear Creek Amana -
Sophie Sander
Sophie
Sander
5'10" | S
Anamosa | 2026
State
IA
| S | Anamosa -
Presley Myers
Presley
Myers
6'2" | MB
Holy Trinity Catholic | 2026
State
IA
| MB | Holy Trinity Catholic - | OH | Ames
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Maren Ouellette
Maren
Ouellette
6'0" | OH
Pleasant Valley | 2026
State
IA
| OH | Pleasant Valley -
Bre VanDenTop
Bre
VanDenTop
5'10" | MB/OH
Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 2026
State
IA
| MB | Sergeant Bluff-Luton -
Maggie Van Schepen
Maggie
Van Schepen
S
Western Christian | 2026
State
IA
| S | Western Christian -
Tessa Holtorf
Tessa
Holtorf
5'8" | S
Dowling | 2026
State
IA
| S | Dowling -
Taylor Hanrahan
Taylor
Hanrahan
5'10" | RS
Norwalk | 2026
State
IA
| MB | Norwalk -
Jayce Grennan
Jayce
Grennan
5'6" | S/DS/L
Center Point-Urbana | 2026
State
IA
| S | Center Point - Urbana - Emersyn Guyer Emersyn Guyer DS/L Wilton | 2026 State IA | DS/L | Wilton
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Anna Pelds
Anna
Pelds
5'5" | DS/L
Waukee Northwest | 2026
State
IA
| DS/L | Waukee Northwest - Paycee Sorgenfry Paycee Sorgenfry S Tipton | 2026 State IA | S | Tipton
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Jozie Lahr
Jozie
Lahr
5'11" | MB
Solon | 2026
State
IA
| MB | Solon -
Taylor Buhr
Taylor
Buhr
5'8" | 125 lbs | OH | Right Hand
Wapsie Valley | 2026
State
IA
| OH | Wapsie Valley -
Ana Aguilar
Ana
Aguilar
6'3" | MB
Waterloo Christian School | 2026
State
IA
| OH | Cedar Falls - Homeschool Dual -
Addison Allen
Addison
Allen
5'7" | S
North Scott | 2026
State
IA
| S | North Scott -
Jenna Birk
Jenna
Birk
5'5" | S
Sioux City East | 2026
State
IA
| S | Sioux City East -
Elise Coghlan
Elise
Coghlan
5'8" | OH
ADM | 2026
State
IA
| OH | ADM - Brianna Hill Brianna Hill OH West Monona | 2026 State IA | OH | West Monona
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Ireland Jackson
Ireland
Jackson
5'5" | DS/L
Sioux City North | 2026
State
IA
| DS/L | Sioux City North -
Miley Manternach
Miley
Manternach
MB
Beckman | 2026
State
IA
| MB | Beckman -
Macie Lupkes
Macie
Lupkes
6'1" | MB
Xavier | 2026
State
IA
| MB | Central City -
Natalie Mensen
Natalie
Mensen
S
West Delaware | 2026
State
IA
| S | West Delaware -
Leighton Messinger
Leighton
Messinger
5'10" | OH
Washington | 2026
State
IA
| OH | Washington - Korbin Olorundami Korbin Olorundami 5'4" | DS/L Sioux City West | 2026 State IA | DS/L | Sioux City West
- Sofia Parrott Sofia Parrott S Charles City | 2026 State IA | S | Charles City
- Cydney Tath Cydney Tath OH Bellevue | 2026 State IA | OH | Bellevue
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Kai Arens
Kai
Arens
5'8" | S/RS
Bondurant-Farrar | 2026
State
IA
| S | Bondurant-Farrar -
Lilly Fereday
Lilly
Fereday
S
Columbus | 2026
State
IA
| S | Columbus - | |
- Ava Mikkelsen Ava Mikkelsen 5'2" | DS/L Dallas Center-Grimes | 2026 State IA | DS/L | Dallas center Grimes
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Peyton Nagle
Peyton
Nagle
5'10" | MB/RS
Bettendorf | 2026
State
IA
| MB | Bettendorf -
Rian Schlief
Rian
Schlief
5'6" | DS/L
Southeast Valley | 2026
State
IA
| DS/L | Southeast Valley