We can get used to seeing this outside hitter patrolling the Heart of America Region for a while. Rhodes announced her pledge to College of the Ozarks before the start of this fall’s campaign, keeping her talents close to home. Of course, unfinished business remains with Hesston High, the No. 4 seed in Class 3A’s hierarchy. Rhodes has amassed nearly three kills per set as a newly minted upperclassman, averaging a career-best 0.311 hitting percentage despite all this volume. Her breakout season could get even better this weekend.

As a Smoky Valley alum, I can’t believe I am starting this report with a Swather, but Hesston has a solid volleyball program, one that I don’t get to watch often enough. Rhodes will be moving up the rankings after a solid sophomore season. She recorded 181 kills in 73 sets played for Hesston. She can impact the match at the net as she also tallied 48 blocks last season for the Swathers. She, like everyone else in this report, will want to return on Tuesday to see where they landed in the Kansas 2028 rankings.

Rhodes is an athlete “earmarked” for a rise up the 2028 rankings after recently completing her profile. She is coming off a sophomore season in which she recorded 181 kills and 48 blocks.