Early ’25 All-Grade Position Rankings: Setters

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We love rankings here at Prep Network. You'll find me coming up with all kinds of lists for Prep Dig and also at Prep Redzone. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They all come with a disclaimer: Take them for what they're worth from the perspective of them being one person's opinion. People, present company included, often are wrong. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Anyway, I came up with the idea of sizing up positions comprised of student-athletes in Classes 2026-2028. That would be current freshmen, sophomores and juniors. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's start with the players that keep the trains running on time - Setters. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1A. [player_tooltip player_id='261075' first='Kaelyn' last='Wieland'], '26, WDM Vallley/PowerPlex </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1B. [player_tooltip player_id='389019' first='Avery' last='Vogt'], '26, Waukee Northwest/PowerPlex </strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I have a tough time separating Wieland and Vogt. Both are well-rounded setters with high volleyball IQs. They're coaches' kids. What else would you expect? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. [player_tooltip player_id='389006' first='Carsyn' last='Kelley'], '26, Assumption/Select </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. [player_tooltip player_id='389012' first='Channing' last='Johnson'], '26, Denver/Adrenaline</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. [player_tooltip player_id='389942' first='Katie' last='Scheckel'], '26, Pella/IPVA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. [player_tooltip player_id='261058' first='Brynn' last='Bakula'], '26, Cedar Falls/Six Pack</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The foursome makes up the second tier of the rankings, meaning they're pretty comparable. Kelley's improvement in the last year has been impressive. Scheckel broke out while helping Pella reach a state final and is the most versatile of this versatile bunch. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. [player_tooltip player_id='493973' first='Gwen' last='Farley'], '27, Dallas Center-Grimes/PowerPlex</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. [player_tooltip player_id='243457' first='Emily' last='Henderson'], '26, CCA/Rockets</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8. [player_tooltip player_id='389060' first='Tatem' last='Schmidt'], 26, Centennial/PowerPlex</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9. [player_tooltip player_id='489998' first='Belle' last='Seaman'], '27, Muscatine/United </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10. [player_tooltip player_id='316380' first='Hadley' last='Miller'], '27, Liberty/Rockets</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The back half of the Top 10 represents the third tier of these rankings. Farley's ceiling is super high. Henderson is seasoned and sound. Miller is the most improved of this group. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>11. [player_tooltip player_id='443125' first='Liv' last='Davis'], '27, Waukee/Impact</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>12. [player_tooltip player_id='490002' first='Emma' last='Vanden Hull'], '27, Centennial/PowerPlex</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>13. [player_tooltip player_id='730426' first='Hazel' last='Schluckebier'], '28, Iowa City High/Rockets</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>14. [player_tooltip player_id='612179' first='Olivia' last='Grubbs'], '28, WDM Valley/Impact</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15. [player_tooltip player_id='490009' first='Leah' last='Caffery'], '27, Wilton/Select </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's our fourth tier of the rankings. Davis keeps getting better. Schluckebier and Grubbs could be atop this list in the future. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->