Celebrating Hoosiers: Qualified 15s Teams, Part 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Want a discount to our Summer Showcase series July 27? Use code KypDig2025 for money off of your registration!</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In our last edition of the Celebrating Hoosiers series, we talk about the last two 15s teams we haven't mentioned yet. Both rosters have plenty to watch in Dallas, and both teams should turn heads and compete well at GJNCs this summer. Here are the two rosters that represent Indiana in the American and Freedom divisions of GJNCs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Team Indiana Elite 15.1</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Like Circle's 15 Purple, this team is stacked with talent, athleticism and an overall high volleyball IQ. It is a crime on my part to only mention three in this column, since the potential in these athletes runs deep. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='504624' first='Addyson' last='Dean']</strong> might be the biggest standout because of her size alone. At a solid 6'1" and broad-shouldered, Miss Dean is a great get on the right side that can give opposing outsides fits while terminating at will from either pin. She projects to be a plug-and-play three-rotation pin attacker at the next level that can use her brute strength to score points regularly. I'm also a fan of pin attacker <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='586954' first='Hayden' last='Reeves'].</strong> This undersized but overachieving six-rotation outside hitter can do anything needed on a volleyball court. Her pass-to-attack is upper-level compared to her classmates, and finishes plays at will when in-system. I like her all-around play, as her ability to do anything and everything a coach needs out of a 6-ro player looks simple to Hayden. Finally, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='586965' first='Lily' last='Martinez']</strong> is the anchor at libero that a team requires to be successful at any level. With active feet, a calm platform and next-level read-and-react instincts, Lily can wear the special jersey for years to come. Her speed is smooth, her passing is spot-on and consistent, and her ability to lead and control floor defense and serve receive is well beyond what is expected from liberi in this class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Circle City 15 Volt</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's not often that a "4s" team qualifies for GJNCs, but here we are. Representing Circle in the Freedom division of 15s, a bunch of exceptional role players dot this roster. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='730329' first='Harper' last='Gentry'],</strong> if she were 5'10", would be on her choice of 1s teams throughout central Indiana. Here ability to make her smallish frame look big is a trait very few know how to manipulate. I love that she refuses to let her size dictate her future, as she can do anything any other bigger six-rotation outside can do, including terminate. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='728753' first='Jocelynn' last='Lee'],</strong> also slightly undersized in the middle at 5'10", can still be a next-level M2 with her ability to swing at all angles and attack high to frustrate blockers. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='754112' first='Chloe' last='Canada'],</strong> a multisport stud who might put basketball first (she is, after all on varsity basketball at Tri-West), uses her innate natural athleticism to power through lesser-developed players and undisciplined blocks when she attacks. Because of her basketball background, her blocking is a little more advanced than her attacking, but with her athleticism being so off-the-charts, she should bring them to about even by the end of her sophomore high school season. Again, this roster is filled with athletes, and all it takes is a little time and training to allow them to thrive on the volleyball court.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->