2026 New Additions: Ten Athletes Debuting In Top 100

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Dig Kansas published a rankings update for the Class of 2026 this past Tuesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last fall's junior class now includes 280 ranked athletes and 65 debuting athletes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is the final planned report on the rankings update, which includes 10 debut athletes coming off productive junior seasons that earned them a spot in the Top 100.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='720620' first='Brooklyn' last='Dye']</strong>, 5'4”, OH, Rock Creek, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dye debuts in the rankings at No. 91 overall. She has posted back-to-back seasons of 200-plus kills. As a junior, she recorded 211 kills in 96 sets for the Mustangs. She also collected 22 blocks. She is primarily a front-row-only prospect.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='731033' first='Isabella' last='Galliart'],</strong> 5'3”, S, Holcomb, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first setter in this grouping is Holcomb's Galliart. She enters the rankings at No. 92 overall. She has posted 400-plus assists in three straight seasons. She finished with 476 assists in 87 sets for the Longhorns. Galliart has racked up 1,331 career assists. Her junior season stat line also included 176 kills and 246 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='731798' first='Marie' last='Akrnamova']</strong>, 5'7”, OH/S, Pretty Prairie '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Akrnamova joins the rankings in the No. 93 position. The Pretty Prairie prospect registered 313 assists and 292 kills as a junior. She has a vicious serve, which accounted for 121 aces and 330 points in 93 sets played.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='731872' first='Mia' last='Vermetten']</strong>, 5'9”, MB/OH, Valley Heights, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Dig ranked Vermetten No. 94 overall. She recorded 256 kills in 95 sets last season. She is a six-rotation athlete who also registered 356 digs and 501 serve receptions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='731799' first='Piper' last='Mellinger']</strong>, 5'10”, OH, Dodge City, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dodge City's Mellinger debuts at No. 95 overall. &nbsp;Mellinger had a big season for the Demons. She collected 285 kills in 80 sets played. She is also a solid defender recording 270 digs and 334 serve receptions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='728767' first='Jordan' last='Bartlett']</strong>, 5'6”, DS/L, Bennington, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bartlett enters the rankings in the No. 96 slot. Bartlett's career numbers could be very impressive by the time her high school career is complete. She already has 1,111 career digs after a 502-dig season as a junior. She finished with 346 kills in 84 sets and has 700 career kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='731463' first='Ava' last='Kaiser']</strong>, 5'7”, DS/L, Great Bend, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kaiser parlayed a solid season into a debut ranking at No. 97. Kaiser had a much larger role for the Great Bend Panthers as a junior. After playing just four varsity sets as a sophomore, she competed in 89 sets last fall. She recorded 353 digs and 457 serve receptions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='731819' first='Kelsi' last='Maier']</strong>, 5'10”, MB, Hoisington, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hoisington's Maier enters the ranking at No. 98. Maier is a solid dual-sport prospect. She finished her junior season with 211 kills in 99 sets. She is currently averaging 9.8 points and 5.8 rebounds through five games for the Hoisington basketball squad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='728785' first='Erika' last='Boatman']</strong>, 5'8”, S, Girard, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Boatman debuts at No. 99. The Girard prospect recorded 405 assists and 360 kills in 105 sets. She is a six-rotation athlete who collected 405 digs and 229 serve receptions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='731802' first='Makena' last='Mans']</strong>, 5'11”, MB/OH, Attica, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rounding out the Top 100 is debut athlete Mans. The Attica prospect joins the rankings at No. 100. Mans stepped up her game as a junior recording 273 kills in 92 sets. Those numbers represent an increase of almost 200 kills from her sophomore season. She also recorded 301 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->