Ryan Hawkins Ryan Hawkins 5'6" | OH TX is another eighth grader who walked into this camp and made every single person in the gym take notice. She has not played a single day of high school volleyball yet, and she is already doing things on the court that make you do a double take.

The first thing you notice is the arm. Ryan brings a heaviness to every attack that is hard to describe until you hear it. There is a boom behind every single swing, and it is not just power for the sake of power. She is highly focused on placement, knowing when to put the ball away and when to work the angle rather than just swinging away. That kind of volleyball IQ at this age is genuinely impressive and speaks to how serious she is about developing her game the right way.

Her serve receive is really solid too, which opens the door for her to develop into a six rotation outside hitter as she grows into the high school level. She is communicative, vocal, and carries herself with the kind of presence that naturally draws a team together. Leadership is already embedded in the way she competes.

Ryan Hawkins Ryan Hawkins 5'6" | OH TX is another name college coaches need to write down today. By the time she gets to the recruiting conversation, the only question is going to be which program is lucky enough to land her.