Rankings Update: Five 2026 Debut Athletes

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Yesterday, Prep Dig Kansas released the new rankings for the Class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Those rankings now include 310 total players, 32 debuting athletes, and 30-plus athletes who have verbally committed to college programs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This report features five of the higher-ranked athletes appearing in the rankings for the first time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='839717' first='Zoe' last='Winter']</strong>, 6'0”, OH, Hays, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winter debuts at No. 270 overall after posting back-to-back seasons of 150-plus kills for the Indians. She finished with 196 kills, 182 digs, and 29 blocks last fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='813621' first='Gracen' last='Stahl']</strong>, 6'0”, MB/RS, Marais Des Cygnes Valley, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stahl enters the rankings at No. 271 overall. During her junior season, she collected 166 kills for the Trojans. She can play six rotations, having registered 165 digs and 52 blocks a year ago.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='783690' first='Emily' last='Ditzler']</strong>, 5'10”, MB, Holton, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holton's Ditzler debuts at No. 272 overall. She had 93 kills last season for the Wildcats. &nbsp;She can impact the game at the net defensively as she registered 67 blocks during her junior campaign.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='755486' first='Evie' last='Look']</strong>, 5'7”, S, Little River, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Look debuts in the No. 273 slot. She enters her senior season, just three assists short of 1,000 for her career. She finished with 638 assists last season for the Redskins in their state championship season. She should surpass the 1,500 mark this fall and make a run at 2,000.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='782191' first='Alivia' last='Burns']</strong>, 5'7”, S, Sedgwick, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Burns joins the rankings at No. 274 overall. She split time setting last season for the Cardinals and dished out 370 assists. She also chipped in 116 digs defensively in her junior season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->