Previewing Iowa Clubs at Nike President’s Day in St. Louis

<!-- 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>Yours truly will be traveling down the Avenue of the Saints to St. Louis this weekend. Covering the Nike President's Day Classic is becoming an annual assignment. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While much of the nation's attention will be focused across the state to the Triple Crown NIT in Kansas City, real good volleyball is taking place in the Gateway City. Iowa is well represented at the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a closer look at the in-state clubs scheduled to attend the president's day event: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ADRENALINE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It will be my first live look at Adrenaline this season since watching a few of its team scrimmage at a Rockets event back in December.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>17 Marty is entered in the Open Division. The squad features all-staters in setter [player_tooltip player_id='555736' first='Lila' last='Eastvold'] and outside hitter [player_tooltip player_id='555712' first='Sophia' last='Meester']. [player_tooltip player_id='845222' first='Ava' last='Meidlinger'] and [player_tooltip player_id='525829' first='Addison' last='Phillips'] provide more power at the net. [player_tooltip player_id='584675' first='Nataliya' last='Linder'] was an all-district pick at North Mahaska. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='808100' first='Skyylan' last='Ousley'], [player_tooltip player_id='744976' first='Sylvia' last='Kruse'] and [player_tooltip player_id='758801' first='Audrey' last='Recker'] furnish 17 Lindsey with a a solid foundation to do battle in the Club Division. It will be joined in that division by 17 Jeff with [player_tooltip player_id='758841' first='Madalyn' last='Kramer'], Kendal Kuehl, Lucy McCord, [player_tooltip player_id='730456' first='Lextyn' last='Pankey'] and [player_tooltip player_id='891696' first='Baylee' last='Ann Whitehill']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16 Dan enters the Premier Red Division equipped with [player_tooltip player_id='534719' first='Allyson' last='Gibbs'], [player_tooltip player_id='693817' first='Jaleaya' last='Oliver'], [player_tooltip player_id='893729' first='Madelyn' last='Paulus'] and [player_tooltip player_id='693879' first='Delaney' last='Vaske']. [player_tooltip player_id='883424' first='Maddie' last='Ireland'] will lead 16 Sam in the Club Blue Division.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='945174' first='Sage' last='Teagle'], [player_tooltip player_id='782908' first='Stella' last='Root'] and [player_tooltip player_id='945176' first='Adelle' last='Wallace'] will be counted on for 15 Leslie in the Premier Red Division. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IMPACT</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Impact has 12 teams signed up for the President's Day Classic. 18-1 Elite will enter the Club Division with [player_tooltip player_id='547128' first='Lydia' last='Cox'] and [player_tooltip player_id='893642' first='Kailynn' last='Arens'] dotting the roster. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the 17 Premier Red Division, 17-1 Elite's roster includes plenty of talent to make some noise in [player_tooltip player_id='490006' first='Harley' last='Askelsen'], [player_tooltip player_id='443086' first='Brynn' last='Cibula'], [player_tooltip player_id='493605' first='Kenlie' last='Erickson'], [player_tooltip player_id='493603' first='Miley' last='Geise'], [player_tooltip player_id='758787' first='Katelyn' last='Mescher'], Ellie Pollock, [player_tooltip player_id='745362' first='Dottie' last='Reed'], [player_tooltip player_id='730385' first='Allison' last='Ricke'] and [player_tooltip player_id='493608' first='Bailey' last='Snyder']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16-1 Elite will tackle the Premier Red Division with [player_tooltip player_id='789386' first='Hanna' last='Fouch'], [player_tooltip player_id='819822' first='Tenley' last='Fried'], [player_tooltip player_id='806755' first='Mia' last='German'], Taylor GIlbreaith, [player_tooltip player_id='896589' first='Kaylee' last='Hanson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='728886' first='Lilly' last='Huntrods']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Premier Red Division also will include 15-1 Elite with [player_tooltip player_id='905327' first='Abby' last='Buenzow'], [player_tooltip player_id='777812' first='Havanna' last='Dolbeare'], [player_tooltip player_id='913696' first='Layton' last='Freeman'], [player_tooltip player_id='765950' first='Avery' last='Humphrey'], [player_tooltip player_id='933241' first='Ava' last='Moench'], [player_tooltip player_id='933239' first='Madilynn' last='Niggemeyer'], [player_tooltip player_id='882740' first='Ellyn' last='Ray'] and [player_tooltip player_id='933240' first='Ava' last='White']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ROCKETS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rockets' top teams in each age group are signed up for the Open Division, according to AES. A loaded 18R squad is headlined by [player_tooltip player_id='389066' first='Cambel' last='Drapeau'], [player_tooltip player_id='243182' first='Isabelle' last='Kremer'], [player_tooltip player_id='261094' first='Reese' last='Naeve'] and [player_tooltip player_id='389019' first='Avery' last='Vogt'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>17R leans heavily on the trio of [player_tooltip player_id='316419' first='Edie' last='Miller'], [player_tooltip player_id='493658' first='Hattie' last='Galloway'] and [player_tooltip player_id='316380' first='Hadley' last='Miller']. [player_tooltip player_id='755481' first='Layla' last='Green'], [player_tooltip player_id='833921' first='Kaylee' last='Hagstrom'], [player_tooltip player_id='555788' first='Kendra' last='Nolton'] and [player_tooltip player_id='840251' first='Dani' last='Piper'] give the outfit a strong supporting cast. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='730426' first='Hazel' last='Schluckebier'], [player_tooltip player_id='730449' first='Kylee' last='Suhr'] and [player_tooltip player_id='805108' first='Charleigh' last='Whitford'] are key components for the 16R group. [player_tooltip player_id='751549' first='Katherine' last='Barickman'], [player_tooltip player_id='773976' first='Rachel' last='McCaulley'] and [player_tooltip player_id='759979' first='Julianna' last='Montez'] also fill important roles for this squad. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='759977' first='Abbey' last='Kirk'] and [player_tooltip player_id='789484' first='Avrielle' last='Ohda'] provide firepower at the pin for 15R. Setting is in good hands with [player_tooltip player_id='917911' first='Kaylin' last='Davis'] and [player_tooltip player_id='889863' first='Ainsley' last='Conrad'], [player_tooltip player_id='890305' first='Johanna' last='Shaffer'] and [player_tooltip player_id='918377' first='Maleah' last='Wedo'] hold down the middle, [player_tooltip player_id='760983' first='Finley' last='Batchelder'] and [player_tooltip player_id='931274' first='Emerson' last='Ehrke'] bring balance to the right side, and [player_tooltip player_id='782157' first='Maggie' last='Jensen'] and [player_tooltip player_id='780596' first='Audrey' last='Howe'] wall up in the back row.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SELECT</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Quad Cities based club joins the Rockets in the Open Divisions for all of its top teams. 18 Mizuno is formidable with [player_tooltip player_id='800048' first='Kenzie' last='Moeller'], [player_tooltip player_id='389008' first='Addison' last='Allen'], [player_tooltip player_id='389818' first='Hanley' last='Schmidt'], [player_tooltip player_id='630696' first='Erin' last='Robbins'] and others filling the roster.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='490009' first='Leah' last='Caffery'], [player_tooltip player_id='493984' first='Kyla' last='Ramler'], [player_tooltip player_id='490015' first='Mazie' last='Sweers'], [player_tooltip player_id='493971' first='Allison' last='Toft'] and [player_tooltip player_id='489674' first='Jordan' last='Tegeler'] are recognizable names from Iowa on 17 Mizuno. The same can be said for [player_tooltip player_id='694203' first='Belle' last='Cotton'], [player_tooltip player_id='742600' first='Piper' last='Hodge'], [player_tooltip player_id='783286' first='Taylor' last='Evans'] and [player_tooltip player_id='750391' first='Amber' last='Mullin'] on 16 Mizuno. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 15 Mizuno roster contains top Iowa players in the age group, including [player_tooltip player_id='741877' first='Tenley' last='Cewe']<a href="https://prepdig.com/player/tenley-cewe/"></a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='765171' first='Dillynn' last='Moore'], [player_tooltip player_id='939100' first='Ruby' last='Stevens'],&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='764788' first='Tatum' last='Comer']<a href="https://prepdig.com/player/tatum-comer-2/"></a>&nbsp;and Jena Laver. Illinois supplies the team with talented contributors in Kerby Germann, Sarah Mitton,&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='829942' first='Ava' last='Carlson']<a href="https://prepdig.com/player/ava-carlson-5/"></a>&nbsp;and Elli Mielke. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UNITED </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>United's top teams in a few age groups will be competing at Triple Crown this weekend. The top squads younger than 15U will be in St. Louis along with a notable 16U team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16 Elite Timmerman competes under the United umbrella as a team comprised of top talent from Central Iowa. [player_tooltip player_id='730098' first='Caroline' last='Crane'], [player_tooltip player_id='845755' first='Kennedy' last='Klein'], [player_tooltip player_id='758163' first='Jaya' last='Morrow'], [player_tooltip player_id='498069' first='Kaelyn' last='Rinehart'], [player_tooltip player_id='768227' first='Audree' last='Marie Gerke'], [player_tooltip player_id='493975' first='Stella' last='Largent'], Jaslyn Rasmussen, [player_tooltip player_id='765334' first='Meryl' last='Sandholm'] and [player_tooltip player_id='775096' first='Avery' last='Baker'] will be challenging themselves in the Open Division. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>17-1 Premier also will line up in the Open Division. [player_tooltip player_id='555717' first='Kaycee' last='Cory'], [player_tooltip player_id='828243' first='Heather' last='Hingst'], [player_tooltip player_id='893732' first='Madison' last='Hoffert'], [player_tooltip player_id='902763' first='Paige' last='Johnson'], [player_tooltip player_id='730492' first='Tenley' last='Nixt'], [player_tooltip player_id='589347' first='Clarissa' last='Suhr'], [player_tooltip player_id='770432' first='Kennedi' last='Tyler'] and [player_tooltip player_id='493985' first='Sydney' last='Van Heukelom'] team up after starring at their high schools in the fall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PLATFORM</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Platform's Adidas teams will compete in the 15-17 Open Divisions. [player_tooltip player_id='807931' first='Emmy' last='Burkhart'], [player_tooltip player_id='555772' first='Grace' last='Danielson'], [player_tooltip player_id='555703' first='Kaylin' last='Hoffman'], [player_tooltip player_id='758799' first='Abigail' last='Holst'], Alaina Ketner, [player_tooltip player_id='828565' first='Quinn' last='Schroeder'] and [player_tooltip player_id='555775' first='Alexis' last='Stilwell'] are notable names from 17 Adidas. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='760836' first='Madeline' last='Bohonek'], Ambrielle Martin and Brook Morrissey are names to know from 16 Adidas. [player_tooltip player_id='942739' first='Isy' last='Devasthali'], [player_tooltip player_id='897262' first='Charli' last='Dolan'], [player_tooltip player_id='531684' first='Margot' last='Glackin'], Halle Schaefer and [player_tooltip player_id='909736' first='Grace' last='Snyder'] help make 15 Adidas an interesting outfit. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->