Special Sophomore Seasons: 2028 KVA All-State Members

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's not often that such a large group of sophomores receives postseason accolades.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Twenty-five athletes from the Kansas Class of 2028 received All-State Accolades from the Kansas Volleyball Association</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a quick look at those athletes who were mighty impressive as sophomores.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 6A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='829274' first='Aliyah' last='Harris']</strong>, 5'10”, MH, Blue Valley West, (Second Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harris is ranked No. 26 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She recorded 245 kills for the Class 6A State Champions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='807962' first='Jensen' last='Kubik']</strong>, 6'0”, OH, Blue Valley West, (Second Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kubik is ranked No. 12 overall in the Kansas Class of 2028. She collected 301 kills for the State Champion Jaguars.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='518345' first='Nyah' last='Harris']</strong>, 5'9”, S, Blue Valley West (Honorable Mention)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harris is ranked No. 25 overall among her 2027 Kansas peers. Harris finished her sophomore season with 536 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='562061' first='Amaya' last='Jimenez']</strong>, 5'8”, DS/L, Olathe Northwest (Honorable Mention)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jimenez is currently ranked No. 95 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She recorded 434 digs for the Ravens.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='529959' first='Tiana' last='Kinsella']</strong>, 5'8”, S, Olathe North (Honorable Mention)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kinsella is ranked No. 37 overall in the Kansas Class of 2028. She registered 762 assists for Olathe North.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 5A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='532772' first='Sage' last='Illian']</strong>, 6'1”, OH, Maize South (First Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Illian is ranked No. 5 overall in the Prep Dig Kansas rankings. She recorded 290 kills for the Mavericks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='518353' first='Mya' last='Lee']</strong>, 6'1”, OH, St. James Academy (First Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lee is the top-ranked athlete in the Prep Dig Kansas Class of 2028 rankings. Lee finished with 393 kills for the Thunder.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='884058' first='Ellen' last='Dorsey']</strong>, 5'8”, S. St. James Academy (Honorable Mention)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dorsey is ranked No. 42 overall in the Class of 2028. She finished with 967 assists for St. James Academy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='809587' first='Chloe' last='Seals']</strong>, 5'10”, OH, St. Thomas Aquinas (Honorable Mention)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seals is currently ranked No. 91 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She finished with 123 kills and 59 blocks for the Saints.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 4A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='513606' first='Hailey' last='Schmidtlein']</strong>, 5'11”, RS/MB, Hayden (First Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Schmidtlein is ranked No. 3 overall in the Kansas Class of 2028. She recorded 491 kills for the State Runner-Up Wildcats.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='503124' first='Blakely' last='Walter']</strong>, 5'9”, S, Hayden (First Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Walter is ranked No. 9 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She dished out 1,054 assists during her sophomore campaign.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='562034' first='Braydee' last='Miller']</strong>, 6'0”, OH, Eudora (Second Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Miller is ranked No. 2 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She registered 525 kills for the Cardinals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='523960' first='Raicee' last='Lipker']</strong>, 5'6”, S, Clay Center (Honorable Mention)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lipker is ranked No. 200 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She tallied 1,069 assists for Tigers, who finished third at the Class 4A State Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='518978' first='Mayley' last='Morrison'],</strong> 5'6”, DS/L, Bishop Miege (Honorable Mention)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morrison is currently ranked No. 54 overall in the Kansas Class of 2028. She collected 304 digs for the Stags.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='570438' first='Sophia' last='Wichman']</strong>, 5'6”, 0H, Hayden (Honorable Mention)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wichman is ranked No. 27 by Prep Dig Kansas. She recorded 206 kills for the Wildcats.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='567485' first='Khloe' last='Black']</strong>, 5'9”, OH, Holton (Second Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Black is ranked No. 13 overall in the Kansas Class of 2028. She recorded 442 kills for Holton as a sophomore.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='845699' first='Karys' last='Deiter']</strong>, 5'5”, OH, Silver Lake (Second Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Deiter is ranked No. 36 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She registered 313 kills for the State Champion Eagles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='644737' first='AJ' last='Reiff']</strong>, 5'7”, S, Hesston (Honorable Mention)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reiff is ranked No. 87 overall in the Class of 2028. Reiff finished with 723 for the State Tournament-Qualifying Swathers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='556362' first='Mette' last='Maxwell']</strong>, 5'7”, S/OH, Ellinwood (Second Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maxwell is ranked No. 7 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She recorded 605 assists for the Undefeated State Champion Eagles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='897995' first='Alexa' last='Weiser'],</strong> 5'9”, OH/S, Oakley (Second Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Weiser is currently unranked by Prep Dig Kansas, but has been earmarked to be added during the next round of updates. She recorded 371 kills and 306 assists for Oakley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 1A DI</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='665590' first='Jeryn' last='Stewart']</strong>, 5'5”, S/ 0H, Greeley County (First Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stewart is ranked No. 238 by Prep Dig Kansas. She registered 264 kills for the Jackrabbits.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='719106' first='Delaney' last='Duerksen']</strong>, 5'5”, 0H, Goessel (Second Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Duerksen is ranked No. 39 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She recorded 412 kills for Bluebirds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 1A DII</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='831854' first='Emily' last='Criqui']</strong>, 5'10”, 0H, Marais de Cygnes Valley (First Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Criqui is ranked No. 238 by Prep Dig Kansas. She recorded 581 kills during her sophomore campaign.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='907062' first='Katelyn' last='Detweiler']</strong>, 5'7”, S, Axtell (First Team)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Detweiler is currently an unranked athlete set to debut in the Prep Dig 2028 rankings when next updated. She recorded 813 assists for Axtell.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='907071' first='Lindsay' last='Coleman']</strong>, 5'4”, OH, Argonia (Honorable Mention)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coleman is currently unranked. She finished her sophomore season with 321 digs and 217 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->