Jimenez gets a much-needed rankings boost after this year’s club tenure for PVA 16 Elite. This club usually rallies around pinpoint passers, and Jimenez was 16 Elite’s anchor. Her best asset was her first steps, particularly while leading the middle of PVA’s serve-receive pattern. Deliberate movements put Jimenez in the right spots to make a play, and her quiet platform finished the job. We watched this Olathe Northwest junior grow through a bid-earning triumph at Show Me and a trek through the 16 Open crowd at USAV Nationals. That’s clear stock-riser material.

Jimenez brings a second Olathe Northwest athlete into the fold. It’s an embarrassment of backcourt riches for the Ravens, but Jimenez takes her talents to PVA on the club side. The Show Me Qualifier brought out the best in this agile libero, who passed huge chunks of the court for 16 Elite. Jimenez has a knack for placing the ball on her midline and producing predictable backspin for her setter. The result was a top-five placement in Show Me’s 16 Open division, placing Jimenez and PVA on track for further progress in GJNC’s most hotly contested field.