2025 Rankings Update: Top Debuting Athletes

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This morning Prep Dig Kansas published updated rankings for the Class of 2026. There are now 200 athletes in that group and a significant number of them are new to the rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This report focuses on a group of athletes who are all debuting in the inside the Top 30 and who were not already featured in reports on the Top 10 athletes or stock riser reports from earlier today.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='499217' first='Harlee' last='Randall']</strong>, 6'0”, MB, Flint Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rosalia is the home town of one of top debuting athletes. Randall who plays for Flint Hills High School and the KS Networks 17-1 club team. She debuts at No. 16 in the new rankings. Randall's skills led her to a junior season with 409 kills and 94 total blocks. She has reached the 1,000-career kill club and will look to increase her kill totals for the fourth straight season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='515137' first='Lydia' last='Reed']</strong>, 6'2”, MB, St. John</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reed who plays for the St. John Tigers debuts at No. 24. She is a blocking machine and finished her junior campaign with 129 total blocks. In 81 sets played last fall she racked up 264 kills. It's been a minute since I have seen Reed play in person, but when I last saw her play, I recommended that she improve her upper-body strength. Reed also plays basketball so she may have plenty of college options ahead of her. I plan to catch Reed and her Central Kansas Rampage 17-1 teammates this weekend in Lawrence.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='465558' first='Cali' last='Honeyman']</strong>, 5'11”, OH, Nemaha Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Entering the rankings in the No. 25 position is Nemaha Central's Honeyman. I am very familiar with Honeyman's game. I saw her play last fall for the Thunder and have seen her compete for the [program_tooltip program_id='430227' first='Topeka' last='Saints Volleyball Club']. She is a gritty player who will only get better as she competes at an elite club level.&nbsp; I hope she is able to make it to a college volleyball clinic or two this season to gain some extra exposure.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='493422' first='Lauren' last='Heinz']</strong>, 5'7”, S, Andover</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Debuting at No. 26 in the most recent rankings is Andover setter Heinz. She is coming off a season in which she recorded 901 assists in 95 sets played. She has nice touch and moves well on the court. She plays on a club team that is fully loaded. She has proved over again that she knows how to distribute the ball and keep all of her attackers involved.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='493581' first='Bella' last='Holcomb']</strong>, 5'10”, S/RS, Andover Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holcomb is a gifted athlete who can set and hit. She debuts at No. 27 overall.&nbsp; She shared setting duties last season for the Jaguars and helped guide Andover Central to Class 5A state tournament. He bulky junior season stat line included 475 assists, 170 digs, 134 kills, and 64 aces. She has a difficult serve to receive which help increase her playing time at the collegiate level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->