Iowa 16’s and 17’s Dominate at USAV Nationals
USAV Nationals ended on the Fourth of July in Detroit, Michigan, officially marking the end of the 2018 club volleyball season. Iowa club teams who made the trip had a phenomenal showing at the tournament in the 16’s and 17’s…
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Continue ReadingUSAV Nationals ended on the Fourth of July in Detroit, Michigan, officially marking the end of the 2018 club volleyball season. Iowa club teams who made the trip had a phenomenal showing at the tournament in the 16’s and 17’s divisions.
Competition took place in the Cobo Center with five divisions per age group: Open, National, USA, American, and Patriot (listed from highest to lowest division). The 18’s division completed their national tournament earlier this spring, April 27-29, in Anaheim, California.
16 Patriot
A total of 61 teams competed to bring home gold in the 16 Patriot division. Precision One 16N from Iowa finished 49th with a 2-8 record.
16 American
CIA 16 Black took 21st out of 64 teams in the 16 American division, finishing with an overall 5-4 tournament record.
Central Iowa Select 16M also competed in the 16 American division, finishing 62nd with a 1-9 record.
16 National
An all-Iowa championship took place in the 16 National division as the Six Pack 16’s came out victorious in the tournament, taking the championship out of 45 teams with a 9-2 record. The team, featuring 2020 MB Dayton commit, Alayna Yates Alayna Yates 6'3" | MB Cedar Falls | 2020 State IA , defeated fellow Iowa team, Iowa Rockets 16R in two-sets for the championship, a rematch of third day pool play match-up where Iowa Rockets won in two. Iowa Rockets 16R, who went 10-1 on the tournament, features several 2020 and 2021 college commits: Sommer Daniel Sommer Daniel 5'9" | S Tipton | 2020 State IA 2020 Setter – Utah, Sydney Dennis Sydney Dennis 5'5" | DS/L Mount Vernon | 2021 State IA 2021 Libero – Iowa, Claire Overton Claire Overton 5'10" | OH Iowa City West | 2019 State IA 2020 OH/MB – Tampa (beach volleyball), and Delaney Rice Delaney Rice 6'3" | RS Marion | 2020 State IA 2020 MB/RS – St. Louis.
Alayna Yates Alayna Yates 6'3" | MB Cedar Falls | 2020 State IA and Jaz Westmoreland Jaz Westmoreland 5'10" | DS/L Waverly-Shell Rock | 2020 State IA of Six Pack made the All-Tournament team with Jada Wills Jada Wills 5'10" | OH Dubuque Hempstead | 2020 State IA named MVP of the tournament. Akacia Brown Akacia Brown 6'1" | OH Cedar Falls | 2020 State IA , Sommer Daniel Sommer Daniel 5'9" | S Tipton | 2020 State IA , and Kelsey Law Kelsey Law 5'10" | MB Iowa City High | 2020 State IA of Iowa Rockets were also named to the 16 National All-Tournament Team.
Of the 47 competing teams, Iowa Rockets 171 finished 25th with a 5-5 record. The team features 2019 Southern Indiana commitment, setter Isabella Mitchell.
17 American
Six Pack 17’s competed in the 17 American division for a 13th place finish and 7-3 record. Six Pack 17’s features several college commits including Cailyn Morgan 2019 OH – UNI (basketball), Jaima Tonne Jaima Tonne 5'11" | S Jesup | 2019 State IA 2019 S/RS – Upper Iowa, Rylee Fay Rylee Fay 5'9" | S Iowa City Liberty | 2020 State IA 2020 S/OH – Missouri State, Kate Shannon Kate Shannon 5'6" | LI/DS Waterloo Columbus | 2019 State IA 2019 DS – Iowa State, Kylie Willis Kylie Willis 5'11" | MB Grundy Center | 2019 State IA 2019 MB – Upper Iowa, and Jess Jacobs Jess Jacobs 6'1" | MB Waverly Shell Rock | 2019 State IA 2019 MB – William Jewell.
17 USA
CIA 17 Black competed in the 17 USA division and finished 11th overall out of 35 teams. With a 4-6 record, the team features the following 2019 commits: OH MaKayla Geise – Valparaiso, RS Delaney McSweeney Delaney McSweeney 6'6" | RS Center Point-Urbana | 2019 State IA – Wake Forest, and MB Kaylissa Arndorfer Kaylissa Arndorfer 6'1" | MB Waterloo West | 2019 State IA – Northern Iowa.
Flight 17U, featuring 2019 Winona State commitment, Mikenna Joerger Mikenna Joerger 6'2" | MB Wapsie Valley | 2019 State IA , also competed in 17 USA and finished 19th with a 4-5 tournament record.
17 National
Of the 45 teams who competed in the 17 National division, Iowa teams took two spots on the podium for second and third place. Adrenaline 17 Rox made club history by being the first team to come home with national tournament medal, taking silver with a 8-3 record. The second place team features Northern Iowa commit, DS Kaylee Donner Kaylee Donner 5'6" | LI/DS Jefferson | 2019 State IA , and Iowa commit, MB Grace Tubbs Grace Tubbs 6'4" | MB Clinton | 2019 State IA .
Iowa Rockets 17R took bronze in division, finishing with a 9-1 record. Iowa Rockets features college commits 2019 OH Jaedynn Evans Jaedynn Evans 5'9" | OH Regina | 2019 State IA – Central Michigan, 2019 RS/MB Ally Grothusen Ally Grothusen 6'2" | MB Bettendorf | 2019 State IA – South Dakota, 2019 MB Kenzie Mantz Kenzie Mantz 6'2" | MB Belle Plaine | 2019 State IA – Iowa State, 2019 S Megan Renner Megan Renner 6'2" | S Linn Mar | 2019 State IA – Purdue, and 2019 OH Raina Smith Raina Smith 6'1" | OH Davenport Central | 2019 State IA – UMKC.
All-tournament team selections from Adrenaline 17 Rox include Maddy Baxter Maddy Baxter 5'9" | S Jefferson | 2019 State IA , Kaylee Donner Kaylee Donner 5'6" | LI/DS Jefferson | 2019 State IA , and Aliyah Carter Aliyah Carter 5'9" | OH Dubuque Wahlert | 2020 State IA . Also making the team from Iowa Rockets 17R, Megan Renner Megan Renner 6'2" | S Linn Mar | 2019 State IA and Jaedynn Evans Jaedynn Evans 5'9" | OH Regina | 2019 State IA .
Competing in the top division of the 17’s, 17 Open, 17U PowerPlex from Iowa finished with a 4-5 record for 19th place overall. 17U PowerPlex has a lethal roster with six Division I commits and counting: 2019 OH Madi Kubik Madi Kubik 6'2" | OH West Des Moines Valley | 2019 State IA – Nebraska, 2019 OH Kenna Sauer Kenna Sauer 6'0" | OH Ankeny Centennial | 2019 State IA – Missouri, 2019 MB Emily Holterhaus Emily Holterhaus 6'2" | MB Pella | 2019 State IA – Northern Iowa, 2019 OH Haley Bush Haley Bush 6'0" | OH Waukee | 2019 State IA – Drake, 2019 OH Ari Winters Ari Winters 6'0" | OH Ankeny Centennial | 2019 State IA – Denver, and 2020 MB Devyn Robinson Devyn Robinson 6'1" | MB Ankeny Centenial | 2020 State IA – Wisconsin.