Jackson Tournament Middles to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='124849' first='Nadia' last='Wasilewski'] – 2024 – 6'0” – Middle – Jackson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With two massive hammers to rely on, the Indians have an extremely versatile player with Nadia. Great leaper and blocker. She can hit on either pin and out of the middle just as well. Second on the team in kills with 80 and the leading blocker with 24.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='123474' first='Megan' last='Manaj'] – 2023 – 6'0” – Middle – Lindbergh</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of those players you see on the court, and you are like, oh boy, she's going to tear it up. She has the “it” factor and can slam it anywhere on the court. Not only is she a beast hitting the ball, but she can finesse it with the best of them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Suzannah Veltz – 2023 – 6'2” – Middle – Nerinx Hall</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Long wingspan and excellent movement to the pins, Veltz leads the Markers in blocks with 45 on the season and is 2^nd on the team in kills with 106. You have to hit around this blocker, or it is coming right back at you.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='169895' first='Tara' last='Greenberry'] – 2025 – 6'2” – Middle – Incarnate Word</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the promising young middles in Saint Louis leads her team in kills with 205 and blocks with 27. Over the next couple of years, a big and powerful middle will turn into a dominating middle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='168922' first='Jade' last='Roth'] – 2023 – 6'0” – Middle – Farmington</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lindenwood recruit is a monster in the middle for Farmington. She has a big and quick first step out to the pins for blocking, and the transition is quick back to the middle to bounce a ball. Watch out when she gets a hold of one because it's lethal.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Josey Wahlers – 6'0” – Middle – Saxony Lutheran</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wahlers has come into her own the last two years for the Crusaders and is the team leader in kills with 144 and 66 blocks. Another quick middle with power and a high volleyball IQ to help the Crusaders out to a great start to the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->