Primetime 16U Pins from Iowa Regional Qualifier

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/03/16u-middle-hitters-make-noise-at-iowa-qualifier/"><strong>16U Middle Hitters Make Noise at Iowa Qualifier</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/03/highlighting-16u-back-row-ballers-from-iowa-qualifier/"><strong>Highlighting 16U Back-Row Ballers from Iowa Qualifier</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/03/16u-setters-that-stood-out-at-iowa-qualifier/"><strong>16U Setters That Stood Out at Iowa Qualifier</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 16U Iowa Regional Qualifier in West Des Moines last weekend featured some of the top pins in the state regardless of age. They exchanged swings, challenging the back row time and time again. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='360642' first='Sophia' last='Austen']'s right arm led United Elite to the championship. The Iowa City West sophomore is fine tuning her hitting while also sharpening her skills as a six-rotation performer. She'll continue attracting college coaches to her courts as they get in line for June 15. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='493659' first='Adalyn' last='Kruse'] is one of the more improved players in this age group as she showed in delivering big kills for United. [player_tooltip player_id='273001' first='Ellie' last='Wilson'] joined Austen in playing six rotations and taking care of business when she made her way to the pin. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PowerPlex's one-two punch of [player_tooltip player_id='490013' first='Logan' last='Vogt'] and [player_tooltip player_id='493601' first='Piper' last='Ladwig'] is as good as any in Iowa. The super sophomores are playing six rotations, holding their own in the back row, and putting the ball down a lot from the front row. [player_tooltip player_id='490016' first='Raquel' last='Risk'] is a versatile front-row performer with a big swing. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Impact's [player_tooltip player_id='493608' first='Bailey' last='Snyder'] is a rising outside with good leaping ability and whip swing, and the same can be said about her teammate, [player_tooltip player_id='730385' first='Allison' last='Ricke'], on the right side. [player_tooltip player_id='443086' first='Brynn' last='Cibula'] is a six-rotation player with a healthy swing at the pin. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='555788' first='Kendra' last='Nolton'] gives United Premier a big hitter to pair with six-rotation contributor Kaitlin Loria. They're two of the more underrated players in this age group and will be two of the better juniors in the state in the fall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>CIA's [player_tooltip player_id='389853' first='Kennedy' last='Krecklow'] and [player_tooltip player_id='443089' first='Emma' last='Minteer'] are among the team's best at the net and in the back row. Krecklow is coming off an all-state sophomore campaign, and Minteer has a great chance to achieve that honor in 2025. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rockets have two much-improved performers on their roster. [player_tooltip player_id='755481' first='Layla' last='Green'] jumps out of the gym and is adding power. [player_tooltip player_id='758812' first='Kaylee' last='Hagstrom'] also uses athleticism and explosion to succeed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='490015' first='Mazie' last='Sweers'], who's been one of this age group's better players for several years, brings a big swing for Select. [player_tooltip player_id='489674' first='Jordan' last='Tegeler'] has unassuming power that overwhelms opponents. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ohana boasts an impressive collection of pins. Kennedy Hobbs, [player_tooltip player_id='729559' first='Halle' last='Gardner'], Tessa Petersen and [player_tooltip player_id='760323' first='Abigail' last='Olsen'] all can put it down, giving opponents little relief. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->