Let’s Give ’25 Their Flowers on Their Final Rankings Update

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Class of 2025 just got their final rankings update, and it was so exciting to see where so many of the athletes will be playing at the collegiate level. We have over 300 athletes on our combined watch list and ranking, and by my count, nearly 100 athletes are committed to playing at the next level—what an incredible accomplishment. Whether you have decided that your volleyball career will be more recreational or are moving on to play collegiately, remember to celebrate everything you have accomplished in the past four years!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Some are already in college.</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It is crazy that some players in this class have already moved to college and are well into their spring semesters. [player_tooltip player_id='178033' first='Madison' last='Quest'] (UW-Madison), [player_tooltip player_id='178289' first='Rebecca' last='Ring'] (NC State), [player_tooltip player_id='178032' first='Billie' last='Reiter'] (Miami), and [player_tooltip player_id='178024' first='Kati' last='Berezowitz'] (Vanderbilt) are a few who are already on their college campuses and preparing to play their spring season with their college teams. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">A lot of athletes are staying local.</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Many athletes chose to stay in Wisconsin, committing to schools in the UW system, as well as some of the private schools, including Marquette, MSOE, and others. Here is a breakdown of some of the schools and their committed athletes. Wisconsin has some incredibly talented volleyball programs across all divisions. UW-Wisconsin and Marquette both ended their seasons ranked in the top 25. In Division III, Whitewater, Oskosh, Platteville, Eau Claire, and Stevens Point ended their seasons ranked in the AVCA Top 25.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Division 1: </h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UW-Madison:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='178033' first='Madison' last='Quest'] (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marquette: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='178224' first='Annika' last='Kowalski'] (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UW-Green Bay:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='178257' first='Alexis' last='Gardner'] (libero), [player_tooltip player_id='178227' first='Alexa' last='Hernandez'] (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UW-Milwaukee:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='435358' first='Ella' last='Schuetz'] (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='202184' first='Braylin' last='Bosetski'] (libero), [player_tooltip player_id='497922' first='Maren' last='Motz'] (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Division 2: </h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UW-Parkside:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='178256' first='Kalyn' last='Schueller'] (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='447056' first='Gracyn' last='Meyer'] (middle hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Division 3: </h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UW-Whitewater:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='202194' first='Kylee' last='Altendorf'] (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='202167' first='Gaby' last='Dimotto'] (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='199439' first='Delaney' last='Ward'] (middle hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UW-La Crosse:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='248484' first='Allison' last='Bostley'] (middle blocker), [player_tooltip player_id='392835' first='Kailyn' last='Kurth'] (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UW-Oshkosh:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='522949' first='Ava' last='Van Camp'] (libero), [player_tooltip player_id='275798' first='Callie' last='Panasuk'] (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UW-Platteville:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='180602' first='Cali' last='Eastling'] (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='301890' first='Grace' last='Rohde'] (right side hitter), </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UW-Stout:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='756819' first='Nadia' last='Marchionda'] (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MSOE:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='202195' first='Madelyn' last='Abel'] (setter), [player_tooltip player_id='486995' first='Alyssa' last='Rusch'] (middle blocker)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lawrence College:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='497918' first='Aria' last='Wessel'] (libero), [player_tooltip player_id='249631' first='Ally' last='Corrente'] (setter), [player_tooltip player_id='247157' first='Sydney' last='Vannett'] (libero), [player_tooltip player_id='756818' first='Audrey' last='Weier'] (middle hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='178281' first='Alayna' last='Geiser'] (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Edgewood:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='178295' first='Ari' last='Partlow'] (pin), [player_tooltip player_id='178296' first='Sade' last='Partlow'] (pin), [player_tooltip player_id='178347' first='Sophia' last='Peterson'] (libero), [player_tooltip player_id='333528' first='Anna' last='Leong'] (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Caroll: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='301989' first='Anna' last='Holzer'] (right side hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Concordia: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='178282' first='Kaylie' last='Hernke'] (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Carthage:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='178326' first='Emma' last='Crow'] (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Norbert: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='522604' first='Gracie' last='Buss'] (outside hitter), Kaydon Lamon (right side hitter) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">NAIA</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Viterbo: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='497925' first='Makena' last='Ihle'] (right side hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">NJCAA</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MATC:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='178335' first='Hope' last='Martens'] (setter), [player_tooltip player_id='249653' first='Grace' last='Adams'] (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Many will be teammates next year.</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I love seeing who will be teammates next season as they enter college. Some were even club teammates growing up and will continue that relationship on in college! Many were mentioned in the section above, but for those going out of state, they could have a built in travel buddy!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Miami (FL):</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='178026' first='Olivia' last='Durst'] (libero), [player_tooltip player_id='178032' first='Billie' last='Reiter'] (setter) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Belmont:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='246946' first='Jordan' last='Czajkowski'] (setter), [player_tooltip player_id='178231' first='Campbell' last='Onell'] (right side)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bemidji:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='178226' first='Madison' last='Tripp'] (setter), [player_tooltip player_id='229533' first='Isabella' last='Vander Velden'] (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Winona: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='178254' first='Lily' last='Shields'] (libero), [player_tooltip player_id='178261' first='Sylvia' last='Marlock'] (setter), [player_tooltip player_id='178270' first='Ellie' last='Bruns'] (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rider:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='178352' first='Madison' last='Daley'] (right side), [player_tooltip player_id='178234' first='Grace' last='Borys'] (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bradley:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='178027' first='Adeline' last='Goedheer'] (middle), [player_tooltip player_id='202186' first='Chloe' last='Parker'] (middle), [player_tooltip player_id='178238' first='Ava' last='Patchett'] (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">There are always new names to add to the list. </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As always, there are new names to add to our list, including stock risers. It is one of the best parts of the job. The Champions Cup this past weekend gave me pages of notes, many new names to me at all age divisions. Some new names added to the list in this last update include outside hitter [player_tooltip player_id='521968' first='Ava' last='Schroeder'], who wowed on the outside this past weekend. Saint Norbert commit [player_tooltip player_id='522604' first='Gracie' last='Buss'] was also added to our rank this go-around - an athlete who had previously flown a bit under my radar. Though there was not as much movement or additions as in some past updates, it was not an insignificant number, and the added athletes are incredibly talented. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->