PD Gauntlet 15 Open Qualifiers, Top 2028s To Know

The Prep Dig Gauntlet is just over a month away with an expanded field. We have plenty of top committed players as well as future athletes who will be high on the radar of college coaches in the Class of 2027 and the Class of 2028.  Today, we'll take a look at some of the top 2028s who will be heading to Milwaukee on June 7-8 to take on some of the best in the country.     Tegan Loechler is a really unique talent for Milwaukee Sting 15 Gold. At 6'3, she has the length as an attacker to be extremely terminal with a big block on the right side. She is also someone who can run the show and set. Dynamic would be an understatement. She was part of one of the top high school teams in the country this past fall for Divine Savior Holy Angels, helping them to their third straight title. She is Wisconsin's top prospect out of the Class of 2028 and will be one college coaches are going to want to get to camp this summer.     Stella Hamood is a defensive specialist/libero for Circle City 15 Purple who have been one of the top teams in the 15s division all season. The key to this team is their extremely tight ball control which is led by Hamood. As a libero, Hamood has quite the range and control where she can cover quite the territory while keeping a calm platform to send it to her setter to run the show. This offense has quite the tempo and always seem to be in system. She is in a gym environment where they have trained some of the best liberos and outsides who can serve receive in the game. Will be fun to see her live again on June 7.     Leilani Lamar of OT 15 Randy is a little bit different compared to the rest of the field. At 6'2, there is a length and upside that is at an elite level. Seeing her at the Windy City Qualifier just over a week ago was something as she was able to find ways to score on the outside, right side, and the backrow. She plays with plenty of energy and a spark that the other side of the net cannot contain. She was recently named to the USA U19 Training Team who will be competing for the NORCECA U19 Pan America Cup. Her ability to score at a high level from multiple spots makes her one of the best in the country.     The Northern Lights 15-1 team just grabbed their open division ticket at Lone Star this past weekend. They have plenty of balance and ball control along with a cupboard full of attackers who can score points. An athlete that can do a little bit of everything is Ella Zieske. The six rotation outside hitter just glides on the court, she has textbook footwork where she is fast to the ball, creating favorable attack angles to score points. She is dependable and consistent in serve receive as well as a threat to score out of the backrow as well.     Something exciting is about to happen when Mesa Jameson jumps. The 6'3 right side hitter brings a lot of physicality and athleticism where when she makes hand contact with the ball - it just sounds different. She is going to create chaos on the other side of the court where they will have a difficult time playing the ball cleanly. Her presence is known to opponents who have to think twice when going head to head with her block. Offensively, she can score points at a high volume, such an exciting player.     Caroline Hayes is the top libero in the Class of 2028 from Florida where she gets things started for this powerful offense from OTVA. When I saw her live at the Windy City Qualifier, I was impressed with how composed she was out of left back. She has a cool and calm demeanor where she can make a lot of difficult plays look routine. She takes pace off hard swings in order for her team to stay in system. This will be an exciting team to bring to the Midwest. The 15s division will have six teams that have qualified for the 15 USAV Open Division.     1st Alliance 15 Gold was another squad who was able to punch their ticket to the USAV Open division at the Windy City Qualifier. They have quite the dynamic athlete in Tatum Kelly who is a setter/right side combo player. What is really impressive about her game is how she is able to just create scoring opportunities for her athletes and score points at will herself. She is someone the other side of the net always needs to know where she is at all times and what she is going to do. Her length and all around volleyball IQ is extremely mature, she makes those around her better.     Elle Hatlevig is part of the Iowa Premier 15-1 team from the Des Moines area where they punched their ticket to USAV 15 Open at the Show Me Qualifier in Kansas City. Hatlevig is one of the top players in the Iowa Class of 2028 and will be an outside hitter that college coaches would be happy to get to camp this summer. She has plenty of length as a prototypical outside who can serve receive, pass, and score in a variety of ways. This team has a really fun connection where their vibe and joy for the game is so positive.

The Prep Dig Gauntlet is just over a month away with an expanded field. We have plenty of top committed players as well as future athletes who will be high on the radar of college coaches in the Class of 2027 and the Class of 2028. Today, we'll take a look at some of the top 2028s who will be heading to Milwaukee on June 7-8 to take on some of the best in the country.