I’ve written a lot about Weiland during the last 18 months or so. That’s because she’s a prospect packed with potential, one that continues to improve from a skill and technical standpoint. A naturally gifted athlete at the setter position, the Southeast Polk junior helped her PowerPlex squad reach the USAV Nationals during the summer. Watching her multiple times on the circuit, you can see the high ceiling with her height and long arms allowing her to impact matches in multiple ways. The sets are consistently on point thanks to a tight bond with hitters and knowing where they like the ball. She can terminate points with a swing that’s adding power by the day. Long arms help throw up a strong block and athleticism helps in serve-receive and digging up the attack.

Weiland is a student-athlete that’s improved a lot during the last year. The fact that she still has plenty of room to develop before reaching her potential should be very attractive for programs on the next level. The Southeast Polk junior offers colleges excellent height, long arms and athleticism at the setter position. Her sets are on point with optimal elevation. Weiland reads the defense well and finds attackers with advantages. Her swing is improving as is her efficiency in blocking. Weiland is sound in serve-receive and in digging up the opposing attack.

Here’s the next generation of uber-athletic Iowa PowerPlex setters. Like many of the distributors discussed here, Weiland has the potential to shift momentum through her second contacts or her assertive swings. The Southeast Polk junior brings a patented “springiness” to her setter operation and can freeze opposing middle blockers along the net. Weiland doesn’t need to be in a perfect groove to better the ball and elevate her teammates, and that’s the sign of a true all-around leader.

Weiland impressed me a ton during an initial in-person scout last year at the Northern Lights National Qualifier. Unfortunately, I missed seeing her sophomore year at Southeast Polk this past season, when she led the Rams with 242 assists in 68 sets. Weiland ranked third in digs (174), and added 44 kills and 10.0 blocks. I would expect those numbers to rise significantly in 2026 after watching her compete with PowerPlex 16 Nelson at the ASICS Show Me National Qualifier during the middle of April in Kansas City. Weiland had gotten better at every aspect of the game since last seeing her in person a year ago. She takes advantage of athleticism and long arms to contribute across the board for her club squad. Weiland puts the ball on point to all parts of the net, making good choices and minimizing errors. With a strong right-side hitter, she’s especially efficient at setting the opposite pin. Weiland can put the ball down with a swing or dump, and defends at the net and in the back row, holding up well in serve-receive, too.

There is a huge upside to the game of Berkley Weiland Berkley Weiland 5'11" | S/RS Southeast Polk | 2028 State IA .  The setter out of the Des Moines area has been quite the impact player for PowerPlex 16 Nelson.  I was able to watch this team quite a bit at Triple Crown and her ability to better the ball was elite.  She is someone who can terminate as an attacker or find a way for her attackers to put points on the board as a setter.  A lot of these setters in this article are all around athletes with a diverse skill set.  Weiland can do it all from defending in the backrow, being offensive at the net on the second contact, or scoring points as an attackers.