2026 Club Team Preview: Iowa Impact 15-1 Elite

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Get 30% off your first billing cycle with code:&nbsp;howe30&nbsp;in the coupon code area</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/12/2026-club-team-preview-iowa-impact-16-1-elite/">2026 Club Team Preview: Iowa Impact 16-1 Elite</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/12/2026-club-team-preview-iowa-impact-17-1-elite/">2026 Club Team Preview: Iowa Impact 17-1 Elite</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We're rolling along with our 2026 Club Team Preview series here on Prep Dig Iowa. The goal is highlighting as many teams as possible into this early part of the season. Then we'll shift to scouting reports and roundups from real matches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The previewing process works best when directors get us rosters or point us to where they're posted on line. Requests for those are out. If you did not receive one (sometimes our contact information is outdated), you can send them to RobHoweHN@gmail.com.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Central Iowa is filled with strong club volleyball programs. The group includes an Iowa Impact outfit that plays under the LOVB umbrella.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The organization's top 15U team boasts a roster capable of making noise during the 2026 campaign. It's a mixture of student-athletes that have already made their marks as preps as freshman this past, and other performers that are developing in hopes of future contributions on the high school level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='777812' first='Havanna' last='Dolbeare'] falls into the category of kids that rocked it as ninth-graders this fall. She paced three-time defending state champion Ankeny Christian with 76.0 blocks and ranked second on the squad with 227 kills (.291). Dolbeare added 112 digs and should be a key player for Impact 15-1 Elite. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Outside hitter [player_tooltip player_id='933240' first='Ava' last='White'] was one of only three freshmen on the Dowling Catholic junior varsity in 2025. Middle hitters [player_tooltip player_id='933241' first='Ava' last='Moench'] and [player_tooltip player_id='933239' first='Madilynn' last='Niggemeyer'] developed on the Maroon freshman A team for a program that made it back to the state tournament in Class 5A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Like the Dowling trio, [player_tooltip player_id='905327' first='Abby' last='Buenzow'] experienced a year of growth in one of the state's most successful programs this season. The ninth-grade pin lined up for the Ankeny freshman A team as the varsity advanced all the way to the 5A state semifinals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='882740' first='Ellyn' last='Ray'] saw action on the Bondurant-Farrar varsity last year. When not doing that, she was one of only three freshmen on the Bluejay junior varsity. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ray will be joined in the Elite 15-1 back row by [player_tooltip player_id='765950' first='Avery' last='Humphrey'], a freshman at Ankeny Centennial. Humphrey worked on her game for the freshman A team while the Jaguars varsity reached its first-ever state championship match. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marshalltown leaned on a freshman in Brooklyn Smith during the 2025 season. The middle hitter came through with a team-best 62.0 blocks to go with 94 kills. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Setting duties for Elite 15-1 will be in the capable hands of [player_tooltip player_id='856337' first='Bri' last='Johnson'] and Gwen Ramsay. Johnson is coming off of a freshman season at Waukee where she developed on the freshman A team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->