Rankings Future for These 2029 Watch List Athletes

As part of a talented and very competitive [program_tooltip program_id='431555' first='Mintonette' last=''] m.51 team, Kelly can impact their effort and success in different ways. As a 5'7 hitter, she has good mechanics in her footwork and ability to drive herself up aggressively with her arm work. Some of her most impressive work is in the serve and pass phase. She can pass equally well with her platform and hands overhead while also effective in her jump float that can apply good pressure to opponent's passing. This team finished 9th overall in 15 Open at the Sunshine Qualifier and will compete this coming weekend in St. Louis at MEQ.     MnKnight made a big impact in her freshman season for Lancaster as she helped guide their offense with nearly 550 total assists for a 7.2 a/s average. She also picked up 6.3 d/m. Her pursuit of the ball includes quickness in her footwork to get into good position to move to the ball with high hands to contact the ball. With good force control, she can locate the ball well with tempo and room for her hitters to get up and swing for impact.     The work that Beatty has been putting in is showing up in her effort in tournaments as she is improving in expanding her range of offense as a middle. At 5'10, she is creating more opportunities for herself with increased success through different quick options around her setter. She is not afraid to take swings with big force on the ball. Competing with [program_tooltip program_id='431555' first='Mintonette' last='']'s top 15U team, you can see her compete next at MEQ in St. Louis in the 15 Open division.     Pokorny is a primary piece to [program_tooltip program_id='936186' first='CVC' last='']'s effort as a middle coming off of her first high school season at Padua Franciscan. The 5'8 middle has shown ability to score through quick options as well as at the pins when needed in a given rotation. She reaches high to contact at the end of her approach pattern and when on time she can swing aggressively to drive the ball through the deep zones of the court. As she continues to become more fluid in her footwork and timing, she will certainly increase her impact and see more opportunities on the offensive side.     Walker (*pictured) is a prospect that has already started her prep career with big effort and success. She is a versatile athlete with two-ways skills in her ability to set and run the offense while also using her athleticism on the other end of the ball to get up and swing. As a freshman for Perkins during the 2025 high school season, she was terrific in averaging 2.4 k/s on over 200 kills to go along with her 10.4 d/m average on nearly 250 total digs. You can see her set a lot during the club season with her [program_tooltip program_id='431711' first='Boss' last='CLE'] 15-1 team. This team will next compete in the OVR big even later this month.