As if you needed an excuse to watch Roncalli, look no further than Callie, who will dictate the Royals’ future successes. Miss Stephenson follows the trail already blazed by multiple primary passers, and matches their talent point for point. In her case, she can receive serve in half the court, taking pressure off of her fellow passers. On defense, her read-and-react abilities are second to none in this class. I have confidence in the following statement—-Callie is next in line for D1 consideration from Roncalli, in this or any class.

Callie Stephenson is operating inside one of the most credentialed programs in Indiana, and she is doing it while still several years from graduation. Roncalli went a perfect 35-0 and captured the IHSAA Class 3A state championship in 2024 and then defended that title in 2025, making the Royals the standard-setting program at their classification level in the state. Stephenson has turned in dig totals and platform consistency that earned freshman-level recognition in a lineup stacked with older players. Her 23-dig performance in a Marion County Championship match and a 34-dig tournament weekend before reaching her sophomore year already signals a player built for pressure. At 5’5″, her lateral range and court reading are the tools to track, and the showcase is the right environment to see both on full display against a different caliber of competition. We cannot wait to have her on the courts to compete against all of the top liberos who will be in attendance.  Stay tuned for more from her as we analyze her play during the showcase.

When you say Roncalli, you say libero. Callie is yet another in a long line of high-end, Division-1-capable floor defenders from Roncalli that can direct the defensive positioning like an additional coach on the court. With active feet, a calm platform and exceptional read-and-react skills, Callie is the future of Roncalli defenders, and should be seen as such as her career progresses.

At Roncalli, there are a never-ending number of defensive specialists on every roster every year. To set yourself apart from the others, let alone the other DS’s from around the state in your class, is a feat unto itself. Callie is a work-a-holic that does well when allowed to take over serve receive. She’s like a second coach on the floor, and has that knack to run things defensively—-something you might not see out of a SENIOR libero, let alone a freshman.