Class of 2024 Rankings Update: Top Stock Risers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This morning a new round of rankings updates were published on Prep Dig Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The class of 2024 now has 200 athletes ranked with their peers and over 100 of them have committed to play volleyball for college programs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With every round of rankings updates, some athletes improve their position. Here is a second report since the update featuring six of the top risers in the rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='119733' first='Seenane' last='Brewer']</strong>, 5'10”, OH, Lawrence (New Mexico)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brewer moved up from the No. 80 to being ranked No. 17 overall. She has signed up to play with New Mexico. She finished her senior season with 215 total kills and 142 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='119729' first='Virginia' last='Van De Werff']</strong>, 5'9”, S/MB, Lansing (Texas A&amp;M- Corpus Christi)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lansing setter Van De Werff jumped from No. 127 to No. 19. She was not the No. 1 hitting option for the state qualifying team, nor was she the top setter, but she is a member of a college volleyball-playing family with a long pedigree. The Lansing prospect has solid size and smooth fundamentals. She finished with 282 career kills, 112 career blocks, and 26 assists. She has committed to Texas A&amp;M -Corpus Christi a Division I program in the Southland conference.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='246797' first='Nina' last='Mitchell']</strong>, 6'2”, MB, Wichita Northwest (George Mason)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mitchell is now ranked No. 28 overall after previously being ranked No. 54. The Wichita Northwest product finished with 262 kills and 48 blocks in 76 sets played during her senior campaign. She will be heading to Virginia to play for the Division I program George Mason.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='119714' first='Mylie' last='Brown']</strong>, 5'7”, OH, Beloit (Fort Hays State)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brown is a six-rotation prospect who posted huge numbers during her high school career. She is a member of the 1,000-kill and 1,000-dig clubs. She finished with 1,337 total kills with her career best of 503 coming during her sophomore season. Brown finished with 1,075 total digs and had recorded 200 or more during every high school season. She moved from the No. 25 position up from No. 50. She has signed to play for Division II Fort Hays State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='261106' first='Grace' last='Schmedding']</strong>, 6'0”, OH, Heritage Christian Academy (Fort Hays State)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Joining Brown in Hays, America, is fellow ranking riser Schmedding. She rose from the No. 52 to No. 28 overall. Schmedding is a winner playing on back-to-back state champion teams at Heritage Christian Academy. She can play six rotations and finished her senior season with 316 kills, 202 digs, and 311 serve receptions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='342346' first='Brenna' last='Smith']</strong>, 5'10”, OH, St. Marys (Emporia State)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smith parlayed a huge senior season into an offer from and commitment to Emporia State. She is now ranked No. 40 after being ranked No. 76 previously. She finished her senior season with 409 kills and 38 blocks for the St. Marys Bears.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->