Miss Shimada, a Class of 2028 setter from Cedar High School in Cedar City and Southern Utah Sports Academy, is a young distributor who already plays the position with a composure and feel that runs well ahead of where most setters are at this stage of their development. She brings solid physical dimensions to the role and has shown the ability to manipulate tempo rather than simply getting the ball to her hitters and hoping the outcome takes care of itself. Her footwork pattern getting to the ball is clean and she consistently delivers from a stable platform, which is the foundation that everything else a setter needs to develop gets built on top of. What stands out most is her ability to read the defense while she is setting rather than after the fact, allowing her to make decisions that create genuine mismatches rather than just distributing based on habit. Her court coaches mentioned her name to our scouts a few times throughout the evening and we agreed with their assessment. She processes the game quickly for her age and competes with a poise that makes the players around her more comfortable rather than putting pressure on them. Please help us congratulate her on earning Top Performer honors at this showcase event.