Standing 6’2″, Josie already possesses the frame college coaches look for in a middle blocker. She has stood out to Prep Dig Scout Mike Graham who is on-site at Nationals. He states that Welborn has a sound attack approach and terminates with great power. Mike also said she displayed great blocking technique. (Thanks Mike!).

Josie-Claire is playing up on the FSJ 17 Elite team, which will help her gain more exposure playing against older talent. She is on her way to becoming one of Arkansas’ premier front row players for the 2028 class.

In Freedom Division action: Ft Smith has battled in every match winning one and losing four that have gone 3 sets and one that went to 28-26 and 25-21.

Welborn displayed some good versatility on the day. She took a number of hard rips, consistently taking sound attack approaches then terminating balls with great power. Welborn mixed in good tips trying to keep opponents guessing. Welborn also displayed great blocking techniques.