Iowa 16U Teams Qualified for 2026 USAV Nationals

<!-- 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/2026/04/volleyball-represents-at-2026-drake-relays/">Volleyball Represents at 2026 Drake Relays</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Iowa has long done itself proud on the national stage, especially when considering its population. The state's top club teams hold their own with some of the country's top programs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The final measurement happens at the USAV National Tournament, this summer taking place in Indianapolis. There's also the AAU Nationals in Orlando, which doesn't require bid qualification for participation.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at Iowa teams from the 16U age group that have earned bids to the USAV Nationals, a list that was last updated by the organization on April 23:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Open Division</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>None</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>National Division</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Premier 16-1 - </strong>Playing out of the central part of the state under the Adrenaline umbrella, the core of this Iowa Premier team has won the Iowa Regional the last two seasons. The latest title earned it a National Division bid this year after finishing 29th in the Open Division last season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Roster - </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='545946' first='Addison' last='Waldorf'], [player_tooltip player_id='766068' first='Madison' last='Messerly'], [player_tooltip player_id='730419' first='Hailey' last='Wiederin'], [player_tooltip player_id='910871' first='Ella' last='Porter'], [player_tooltip player_id='781381' first='Gabrielle' last='Hatlevig'], [player_tooltip player_id='702737' first='Alena' last='Schaack'], [player_tooltip player_id='533845' first='Taylor' last='Otte'], [player_tooltip player_id='540833' first='Izzie' last='McDonald'], [player_tooltip player_id='809159' first='Reese' last='Heim'], [player_tooltip player_id='545971' first='Avery' last='Cordes']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>United 16 Elite Timmerman - </strong>A second-place finish at the Iowa Regional earned this Central-Iowa-based team an American Division bid. Since then, in a region swap with the Bayou, it moved it up to a National Division bid.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Roster - </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='775096' first='Avery' last='Baker'], [player_tooltip player_id='765334' first='Meryl' last='Sandholm'], [player_tooltip player_id='946957' first='Jaslyn' last='Rasmussen'], [player_tooltip player_id='758163' first='Jaya' last='Morrow'], [player_tooltip player_id='493975' first='Stella' last='Largent'], [player_tooltip player_id='498069' first='Kaelyn' last='Rinehart'], [player_tooltip player_id='845755' first='Kennedy' last='Klein'], [player_tooltip player_id='730098' first='Caroline' last='Crane'], Audree Gerke. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>American Division</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rockets 16-1 - </strong>The club's second team in the age group secured a USAV National Tournament bid with its performance in the Show Me National Qualifier during the middle of April in Kansas City. The team came together after finishing 19th at the Iowa Regional.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Roster - </strong>Emmee Wiele, Ava Hohn, [player_tooltip player_id='822853' first='Brooke' last='Boedeker'], [player_tooltip player_id='775146' first='Reagan' last='Miller'], Hailey Gorham, Kendyl Kidwell, Peyton Schroeder, [player_tooltip player_id='849192' first='Ellie' last='Nielsen'], [player_tooltip player_id='851222' first='Clare' last='Gordon'], Adelynn Temple. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Select 16 Mizuno - </strong>With a third-place finish at the Iowa Regional, Select 16 Mizuno earned an American Division bid for this summer's nationals in Indianapolis.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Roster - </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='771625' first='Chloe' last='Wilkin'], [player_tooltip player_id='774499' first='Kennedy' last='Livengood'], [player_tooltip player_id='783286' first='Taylor' last='Evans'], Lola Wainwright, [player_tooltip player_id='946877' first='Natalie' last='DePoorter'], [player_tooltip player_id='742600' first='Piper' last='Hodge'], [player_tooltip player_id='694203' first='Belle' last='Cotton'], [player_tooltip player_id='750391' first='Amber' last='Mullin'], [player_tooltip player_id='813413' first='Falyn' last='Mussmann']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Freedom Division</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PowerPlex 16 Nelson - </strong>The club's top 16U team locked up a Freedom Division bid with a fourth-place finish at the USAV Iowa Regionals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Roster - </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='730468' first='Lyla' last='Nelson'], [player_tooltip player_id='546566' first='Tabitha' last='Molden'], [player_tooltip player_id='763850' first='Gianna' last='Stanfel'], [player_tooltip player_id='754649' first='Peyton' last='Dirks'], [player_tooltip player_id='729146' first='Anna' last='Jackson'], [player_tooltip player_id='730423' first='Harper' last='Rus'], [player_tooltip player_id='825087' first='Ella' last='Subbert'], [player_tooltip player_id='775051' first='Ingrid' last='Secory'], [player_tooltip player_id='763901' first='Berkley' last='Weiland'], [player_tooltip player_id='732859' first='Elle' last='Isaacson'], [player_tooltip player_id='730392' first='Aylin' last='Adamson']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Iowa United 16-1 Elite - </strong>United's top 16U squad entered the Iowa Regional as the seventh seed but played above the seed to a fifth-place finish that earned it a Freedom Division bid to Nationals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Roster - </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='516002' first='Julia' last='Schlarbaum'], [player_tooltip player_id='775157' first='Jeorgia' last='Evans'], [player_tooltip player_id='817501' first='Olivia' last='Debevec'], [player_tooltip player_id='851203' first='Norah' last='Willey'], [player_tooltip player_id='610472' first='Josie' last='Austen'], [player_tooltip player_id='771601' first='Kaitlyn' last='Amman'], [player_tooltip player_id='701976' first='Adelyn' last='Stien'], [player_tooltip player_id='571219' first='Haydin' last='Wauters'], [player_tooltip player_id='775182' first='Olivia' last='Marais'], [player_tooltip player_id='555730' first='Taylor' last='Hoskins']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->