Net Monsters: Blocking Leaders In The Kansas Class of 2026

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kansas has plenty of athletes who can change the outcome of matches with a timely block.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at the Class of 2026 athletes who finished with at least 85 blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is not an all-inclusive list as some teams do not post public stats. Stats for this report were found on Max Preps. Also, I did not include athletes with missing information in their Max Preps profiles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='731767' first='Morgan' last='Froese']</strong>, 5'11”, MB, Inman, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Froese was one of several athletes from Inman who had big seasons. Inman finished third at the Class 2A State Tournament and will be loaded for bear again next fall. Froese unofficially led all juniors in Kansas in blocks with a total of 217 in 100 sets. She also finished with 138 kills. She is an athlete who will make you pay if you overpass against Inman.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='489650' first='Taylor' last='McDonald']</strong>, 6'1”, MB, Valley Center, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McDonald recorded 144 blocks in 82 sets for the Hornets. She also finished her junior season with 271 kills. She is ranked No. 10 overall by Prep Dig Kansas and she has verbally committed to Montana State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='698055' first='Harley' last='Smith']</strong>, 5'8”, MB, Emporia, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Emporia's Smith finished with 118 blocks in 86 sets for the Spartans. She is ranked No. 151 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026. Look for the Spartan attacker to move up the rankings when they are next published. Smith also added 110 kills to her junior stat line.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='698050' first='Arika' last='Feldman']</strong>, 6'1”, MB/S, Little River, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Little River's Feldman recorded 106 blocks and 441 kills in 103 sets. She is a multiple-sport prospect also excelling on the basketball court. She is ranked No. 103 in Prep Dig's Kansas Class of 2026 rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='489751' first='Mason' last='Palace']</strong>, 6'1”, MB, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Palace registered 105 blocks in 97 sets for the Crusaders. She also added 358 kills to her junior season stat line. Palace is ranked No. 138 overall by Prep Dig.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='698057' first='Kate' last='Wells']</strong>, 6'0”, MB, St. Thomas Aquinas, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wells was a net monster for the Class 5A State Champions. She recorded 92 blocks and 128 kills in 93 sets. Wells is ranked No. 106 overall in the Class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='516231' first='Alexis' last='Moore']</strong>, 5'10”, MB, Ellsworth, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moore posted solid numbers during her junior campaign with the Bearcats. She tallied 89 blocks and 356 kills in 91 sets. Her blocking totals have increased every season and she now has 223 total blocks in three prep seasons.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='516235' first='Lynelle' last='Gengler']</strong>, 5'9”, RS, St. John's/Tipton, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Dig has Gengler ranked No. 116 overall. She completed her junior season with a total of 86 blocks and 203 kills in 82 sets played.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='474147' first='Karsyn' last='Hastert']</strong>, 5'10”, OH, Cair Paravel, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hastert was among the Kansas leaders in multiple categories. The Cair Paravel prospect collected 85 blocks and 365 kills in 75 sets. Hastert is ranked No. 19 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->