Rankings Update: Top Debuting 2026 Athletes

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Dig Kansas published updated rankings for the Class of 2026 this morning.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The rankings include 215 Sunflower State Athletes and feature 29 new players.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are five athletes making their debuts in the rankings</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I have said this until I am blue in the face, but I encourage prep coaches to share stats publicly or send me stats privately via email or X.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='571405' first='Olivia' last='Nzioki']</strong>, 6'0”, MB, Mill Valley, ‘26 (Pictured Above)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nzioki debuts in the rankings in the No. 28 slot. &nbsp;I saw Mill Valley early in the season and she has enormous potential. She is very athletic but is still young and raw. I am not sure if she is splitting time between varsity and junior varsity, maybe she is hurt, or perhaps Mill Valley's stats are not quite updated, but according to Max Preps she has 39 kills and 22 blocks in 29 varsity sets.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='603074' first='Jadence' last='Stewart']</strong>, 5'10”, OH, Greeley County, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stewart enters the rankings in the No. 29 position. I have not seen Stewart play, but she is among the leaders in kills in her class. She has recorded 270 kills in 58 sets for the Jackrabbits. She has a solid social media presence and appears to also be a solid basketball prospect. I will have to find out if she plays either sport at the club level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='699311' first='Korryn' last='Bolen']</strong>, 5'10”, OH, Burlington, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Burlington's Bolen joins the rankings at No. 49. She is another prospect that I have not seen play in person, but who is having a solid season. In 61 sets she has racked up 223 kills and 21 blocks. She is also another player I will have to track down club information for.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='583914' first='Ciara' last='Gray'], </strong>&nbsp;5'8”, OH, Olathe East, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gray debuts in the rankings at No. 53 overall. She was at a Prep Dig live event and seems to be serious about playing volleyball collegiately. In 49 sets played she has registered 105 kills and 126 serve receptions on a prep team with a losing record.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='699369' first='Molly' last='Williams']</strong>, 5'4”, DS/L, Emporia, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Emporia's Williams enters the rankings in the No. 78 slot. I saw Williams play earlier this month and was impressed by her game enough to add her to the rankings. She has collected 328 digs in 69 sets to lead the Spartans defensively. She makes consistent first passes and plays solid back-row defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->