2025 Club Team Spotlights: Iowa United 16-1 Elite

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The new club on the block, Iowa United, boasts a 16-1 Elite team that will be in the hunt for a regional title and more this season. You'll recognize a lot of players on the roster from last year's <a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/12/2025-club-team-spotlights-iowa-rockets-16r/">Rockets 15R squad </a>that finished second at the 2025 Nationals in the National Division.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Dig's top overall player in <a href="https://prepdig.com/iowa/rankings/2027-watch-list/">Iowa for 2027</a>, [player_tooltip player_id='360642' first='Sophia' last='Austen'], headlines this Iowa United 16 outfit. The Iowa City West sophomore stood out as one of the state's top prep players, regardless of class. Austen finished 2024 with 306 kills (.223), 235 digs and 30.0 blocks, impacting matches from everywhere on the court.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three other of Prep Dig's Top 10 2027s in the state call United 16-1 Elite home. The trio includes [player_tooltip player_id='403543' first='Addie' last='Bollier'] (No. 7), [player_tooltip player_id='489998' first='Belle' last='Seaman'] (No. 8) and [player_tooltip player_id='273001' first='Ellie' last='Wilson'] (No. 10). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bollier helped Iowa City Regina reach the state tournament for the first time since 2017. The nimble back-row performer was credited with 683 digs and 111 assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seaman followed up a fabulous freshman season at Muscatine with a super productive 10th-grade campaign in '24. She delivered 394 kills (.311), 265 assists, 141 digs and 23.0 blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wilson continued expanding her game at Iowa City Liberty this Fall. The versatile sophomore produced 106 kills, 237 digs and 22.0 blocks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clear Creek Amana middle hitter [player_tooltip player_id='493660' first='Bailey' last='Simpson'] checks in as the No. 18 overall player in Prep Dig's '27 Iowa rankings. She has a chance to break out this club season after racking up 216 kills (.242), 78.0 blocks and 78 digs for a Clipper team that won 37 matches and reached the state tournament again. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='488579' first='Mavrik' last='Schweer'] started for Class 3A state champion Mount Vernon as a sophomore in '24. Prep Dig's No. 30 player in the class was credited with 214 digs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='493657' first='Addison' last='Allaman'] was part of the rotation for 5A state champion Pleasant Valley during the Fall. The 10th-grader contributed 86 digs to the cause. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='493659' first='Adalyn' last='Kruse'] was the SEISC South Player of the Year and helped Holy Trinity back to the state tournament. She piled up 310 kills (.217), 357 digs and 25.0 blocks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Center Point-Urbana received 192 kills (.272) and 46.0 blocks from sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='555725' first='Brielle' last='Trout'] in '24. [player_tooltip player_id='758765' first='Kendall' last='Yale'] rounds out a 16-1 Elite squad with high hopes and a lot of potential. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->