2025 Club Team Spotlights: Powerplex 17-Wieland

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/01/2025-club-team-spotlights-powerplex-16-brogean/">2025 Club Team Spotlights: Powerplex 16-Brogean</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PowerPlex has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to its 17U teams. The club's second team could knock off quite a few No. 1 teams from other organizations. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top squad is 17-Wieland. At the time of this writing, it checked in 7th in the age group nationally in the <a href="https://www.advancedeventsystems.com/rankings/Female/U17/usav">USAV rankings</a>. The <a href="https://www.advancedeventsystems.com/rankings/Female/U17/aes">AES Power Rankings</a> listed PowerPlex 15th. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Any way you slice it, 17-Wieland stands out as one of the top teams in the state for the age group. It could be No. 1 by season's end, although teams not meeting up due to being at different national tournaments opens it up for debate. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The headliner on 17-Wieland is [player_tooltip player_id='261075' first='Kaelyn' last='Wieland']. Her mother, Shannon Wieland, is the head coach, which is why the team carries their last name. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='261075' first='Kaelyn' last='Wieland'] has established herself as one of the best all-around players in the state. The six-rotation standout earned third-team all-state honors in Class 5A as a West Des Moines Valley junior in 2024. She piled up 467 assists, 159 kills and 250 digs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ankeny Centennial libero Mya Lei-Butters anchors the back row for PowerPlex as well. She joined Wieland on the 5A all-state third-team after coming up with 367 digs for a Jaguar outfit that posted a 32-5 record in making it back to the state tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='389077' first='Brenna' last='Baumgardner'] landed on the 4A all-state second-team following a monstrous junior year for Ballard. She cranked out 361 kills (.328) with 73.0 blocks and 56 digs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Versatile [player_tooltip player_id='215427' first='Ava' last='Groeteke'] took another step forward in her development last year. The Dowling junior delivered 162 kills and 64.0 blocks for the Maroons. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='443093' first='Maya' last='Ridgeway'] enjoyed her best season as a senior in 2024. She pounded out 221 kills (.249) and recorded 52.0 blocks at Ankeny. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ames' [player_tooltip player_id='490001' first='Elizabeth' last='Greenfield'] flew under the radar a bit last season but it wasn't because of production. She registered 225 kills and 251 digs. Norah Haney posted 108 kills (.247) and 30.0 blocks at Johnston last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='261087' first='Mia' last='Schluter'] had 256 kills for Humboldt in '24, when she earned all-district honors in 3A. She also came up with 207 digs working through six rotations. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='389074' first='Hailey' last='Flanders'] contributed to an Ankeny outfit that returned to the state tournament. [player_tooltip player_id='455732' first='Tessa' last='Holtorf'] shared the same experience with Dowling. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->