Early ’25 All-Grade Position Rankings: Outside Hitters

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/02/early-25-all-grade-position-rankings-setters/">Setters</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/02/early-25-all-grade-position-rankings-middle-hitters/"><strong>Middle Hitters</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/03/early-25-all-grade-position-rankings-right-side-hitters/">Right-Side Hitter</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Playing outside hitter puts one in a position to make the crowd react. Like a softball player that slams a home run or a hooper knocking down a logo three-pointer, a volleyballer spiking a kill allows one to flex a little harder. Connoisseurs of the sport know how important the pass and set are to the end result, but even a novice notices someone pounding the ball at an opponent. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We're reached the point when it's time to discuss the pins in our series ranking each position. A student-athlete's graduating class has been removed from the equation. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. [player_tooltip player_id='243182' first='Isabelle' last='Kremer'], '26, Pleasant Valley/1st Alliance </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. [player_tooltip player_id='261094' first='Reese' last='Naeve'], '26, Regina/Rockets</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. [player_tooltip player_id='389079' first='Bailey' last='Boeve'], '26, Hinton/MVP</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If you've read previous installments in this series, you're familiar with me breaking the rankings into tiers. It's the grouping of student-athletes of comparable talent. Kremer, Naeve and Boeve are a notch above the rest of the outside hitters as we sit here today. Naeve (Iowa State) and Boeve (Creighton) are verbally committed to college. Colleges are lining up for Kremer. It's a top-notch trio.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. [player_tooltip player_id='490013' first='Logan' last='Vogt'], '27, Northwest/PowerPlex</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. [player_tooltip player_id='500340' first='Kaylie' last='Klein'], '27, Dowling/RVA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. [player_tooltip player_id='389002' first='Mckenzie' last='Moeller'], '26, North Scott/Select</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. [player_tooltip player_id='389834' first='Ava' last='Lloyd'], '26, Heelan/MVP </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. [player_tooltip player_id='389942' first='Katie' last='Scheckel'], '26, Pella/IPVA<br><br>9. [player_tooltip player_id='389017' first='Bailey' last='Mullihan'], '26, Denver/Six Pack</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. [player_tooltip player_id='443092' first='Malia' last='Rogers'], '27, Waukee/Six Pack</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11. [player_tooltip player_id='360642' first='Sophia' last='Austen'], '27, Iowa City West/United </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We have eight players in Tier 2 of these rankings. Like with the first tier, all of the above are excellent all-around volleyball players through six rotations. Moeller, Lloyd and Mullihan consistently perform at a high level. Scheckel sets and hits outside, which is unique and fun to see. Vogt, Klein, Rogers and Austen are special sophomores with potential to play major college volleyball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12. [player_tooltip player_id='490015' first='Mazie' last='Sweers'], '27, Pleasant Valley/Select</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>13. [player_tooltip player_id='361168' first='Averie' last='Lower'], '26, Clear Creek Amana</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>14. [player_tooltip player_id='560368' first='Elle' last='Hatlevig'], '28, Norwalk/Premier</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15. [player_tooltip player_id='753877' first='Scarlett' last='Winterfeld'], '26, Western Christian/Salty 17s</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Four student-athletes comprise Tier 3. Sweers has bounced back nice this club season after having her prep season cut short by injury. Lower is focusing on basketball this spring but will be back in the fall with one of the better swings around. Hatlevig is barely scratching the surface of her immense upside and surely will shoot up this list. Winterfeld is one of the more consistently excellent players in Iowa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16. [player_tooltip player_id='389013' first='Kruiz' last='Ewoldt'], '26, North Tama/Six Pack</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>17. [player_tooltip player_id='500115' first='Maggie' last='Craig'], '26, Waukee/Array</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>18. [player_tooltip player_id='389818' first='Hanley' last='Schmidt'], '26, Pleasant Valley/Select</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>19. [player_tooltip player_id='517585' first='Sariah' last='Sherman'], '26, Clear Creek Amana/Adrenaline</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>20. [player_tooltip player_id='490016' first='Raquel' last='Risk'], '27, Ankeny/PowerPlex</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>21. [player_tooltip player_id='493608' first='Bailey' last='Snyder'], '27, Centennial/Impact</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We have a six pack in the fourth tier with Ewoldt of Six Pack leading the way. This group has position flexibility and upward mobility in this rankings. Risk and Snyder could jump up with graduations at their schools opening up more playing time. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>22. [player_tooltip player_id='500116' first='Alexa' last='Weber'], '26, Waukee/PowerPlex</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>23. Kaitlin Loria, '27, Iowa City High/United</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>24. [player_tooltip player_id='273001' first='Ellie' last='Wilson'], '27, Liberty/United</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>25. [player_tooltip player_id='555712' first='Sophia' last='Meester'], 27, Mount Vernon/Adrenaline</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>26. [player_tooltip player_id='495803' first='Ava' last='Jones'], '27, Waterloo West/Fearless</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>27. [player_tooltip player_id='389009' first='Grace' last='Mullihan'], '26, Denver/Six Pack</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>28. [player_tooltip player_id='497594' first='Lucy' last='Maassen'], '26, Liberty/Adrenaline</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>29. [player_tooltip player_id='489999' first='Bentley' last='Bliek'], '26, Western Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>30. [player_tooltip player_id='753905' first='Brooke' last='Schulte'], '26, Pella/Impact</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This feels like another tier break in the rankings. Weber isn't at all far from the tier above this one, which means the groups are made up of similarly talented players. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>31. [player_tooltip player_id='555707' first='Skyylan' last='Ousley'], '27, Kennedy/Adrenaline </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>32. [player_tooltip player_id='455741' first='Leighton' last='Messinger'], '26, Washington/Rockets</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>33. Elsie Hough, '27, Boyden-Hull/Salty 16s </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>34. [player_tooltip player_id='443086' first='Brynn' last='Cibula'], '27, Valley/Impact</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>35. [player_tooltip player_id='493981' first='Brookelyn' last='Jondle'], '27, Roland-Story/RVA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>36. [player_tooltip player_id='753891' first='Jocelyn' last='O'Neal'], '26, Red Oak/Nebraska Premier</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These half dozen players are interchangeable. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>37. [player_tooltip player_id='443091' first='Jillian' last='Hammond'], '26, Norwalk/Impact</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>38. [player_tooltip player_id='604510' first='Aleigha' last='Cahoy'], '28, New Hampton/Six Pack</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>39. [player_tooltip player_id='500120' first='Rachel' last='Borwick'], '26, Nevada/IPVA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>40. [player_tooltip player_id='455739' first='Grace' last='Farnsworth'], '26, BCLUW</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>41. Nora Dodson, '26, Bondurant-Farrar/IPVA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>42. Morgan Ristvedt, '26, Independence/Six Pack</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>43. [player_tooltip player_id='389843' first='Jaylee' last='Jackson'], '26, Sioux City East/MVP</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>44. [player_tooltip player_id='702527' first='Ryanne' last='Brubaker'], '27, Grundy Center/CIA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>45. [player_tooltip player_id='490004' first='Girona' last='Fengler'], '27, Northwest/Impact</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>46. [player_tooltip player_id='493974' first='Hadley' last='Michael'], '27, Norwalk</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>47. [player_tooltip player_id='730396' first='Caitlyn' last='Schneider'], '28, Union/Six Pack</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>48. Aubrey Asche, '28, Dike-New Hartford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>49. Mariah Heuton, '28, Kuemper Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>50. <a href="https://www.gobound.com/direct/athletes/h202408200117361600eb6915a97164c/show">Kolbi Peter</a>, '28, Kuemper Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->