Final Class of 2023 Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We have come to a near conclusion with the class of 2023! With nationals taking place next month, with our latest ranking updates we have concluded this will be the final update for this class. Keep following this week as we have additional articles concerning these ratings such as most significant moves, newest ranked, top 20 overviews, and more!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A couple of fo things to note. An athlete graduating early to head off to college in January did not affect their ranking because they didn't play this club season. An athlete moving down in the rankings more times than not has to do with other players moving up. The rankings are a mix of current play, next-level potential, previous play (both high school and club), school class, club competition level, position, and other additional things that are taken into consideration. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lastly, rankings are always subjective. Our attempt at conducting rankings does not dictate if anyone plays in college or how good they will be at the next level. There are players we rank who had phenomenal high school and club careers but will choose to hang up the smelly knee pads and shoes. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some notes about these rankings:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Four setters in the top 10 with [player_tooltip player_id='101566' first='Ella' last='Swindle'], [player_tooltip player_id='99216' first='Ashley' last='Mullen'], [player_tooltip player_id='98678' first='Sydney' last='Draper'], [player_tooltip player_id='102554' first='Juliette' last='Myrick']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Over 50 new athletes were added to the final rankings</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three new additions to the top 10</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>18 players named Grace and Emma are seen in the rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top 2 did not change with [player_tooltip player_id='101566' first='Ella' last='Swindle'] and [player_tooltip player_id='99224' first='Calissa' last='Minatee'], both currently off at their respective colleges. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->