Crossroads Preview: Top Players to Watch For
Colorado Crossroads, held at the downtown Denver Convention Center, is a popular qualifier to attend consisting of the top talent from across the nation. This is also a popular spot for college recruiters since in addition to the tournament, PrepVolleyball…
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Continue ReadingColorado Crossroads, held at the downtown Denver Convention Center, is a popular qualifier to attend consisting of the top talent from across the nation. This is also a popular spot for college recruiters since in addition to the tournament, PrepVolleyball is hosting an Unsigned Showcase March 14th and USAV High Performance is holding try-outs March 8th and March 14th.
Week 1, running from March 9-11, will feature the 11’s-15’s teams. Week 2, running March 15-17 will feature the 16’s-18’s teams. Divisions in the various age groups are American, USA, and Open (lowest to highest). Here is a look at the top committed and uncommitted players from the Great Plains Region making the trip.
WEEK 1 TEAMS
11 NATIONAL
Premier Nebraska 11 Gold
12 NATIONAL
Nebraska Elite 12 Velocity
Premier Nebraska 12 Gold
12 AMERICAN
Premier Nebraska 12 Black
Premier Nebraska 12 Red
13 OPEN
Premier Nebraska 13 Gold
13 USA
Premier Nebraska 13 Black
13 AMERICAN
Premier Nebraska 13 Red
Club Legacy 13 REN
Club Legacy 13 SHATTERED
14 OPEN
Premier Nebraska 14 Gold
Nebraska Elite 14 Revolution
14 USA
Premier Nebraska 14 Black
14 AMERICAN
Premier Nebraska 14 Red
Premier Nebraska 14 Silver
Nebraska Elite 14 Chaos
Club Legacy 14 REN
15 OPEN
Nebraska Elite 15 Koa
Premier Nebraska 15 Gold
VCNebraska 15 Elite
15 USA
Premier Nebraska 15 Black
VCNebraska 15 Black
Club Legacy 15 REN
15 AMERICAN
Nebraska Elite 15 Coast
Nebraska Elite 15 Fiji
Nebraska ONE 15 Impulse
Nebraska ONE 15 Riot
Premier Nebraska 15 Red
VCNebraska 15 Blue
Club Legacy 15 SHATTERED
Club Legacy 15 THRASHER
WEEK 2 TEAMS
18 OPEN
Nebraska Elite 18 Ying has a talented roster and is already dominating the club season by capturing the Asic’s President’s Day 18 Open Championship two weeks ago in Omaha and then punching their ticket to the USAV National Championships in Dallas with their 3rd place finish in the 18 Open Division at the Boston Qualifier last weekend.
The team features Emily Bressman, a 5’11” outside who will be taking her talents to Creighton University this fall, Lily Heyne, a 6’1” outside committed to the University of Tulsa, Megan Raszler, a 5’7” setter and Dordt College commit, Madison Harms, a South Dakota middle commit, and Emma Grunkemeyer, a 6’3” middle University of Iowa commit.
Premier Nebraska 18 Gold also features some amazing talent within the Great Plains region including libero Jaiden Centeno, an Iowa State commit, Sami Clarkson, a 5’11” setter who will be joining the University of Nebraska-Omaha program this fall, Megan Skovsende, a 5’11” outside and 2020 Creighton commit, and Wyoming commit, Hailey Zuroske, a 5’11” outside.
VCNebraska 18 Elite will be a fun team to watch this club season with a roster filled with very talented players. Here is a look at a few of the top players with some big-time commitments on the team: Kyla Swanson, a 6’3” middle is committed to the University of Illinois, Nebraska commits, 2020 6’3” middle Kalynn Meyer Kalynn Meyer 6'3" | MB Superior | 2020 State NE and 2019 libero Emma Gabel, Kelsie Cada, a 2019 outside and and 6’0” outside Elly Larson will be joining the Wayne State Wildcats next fall, and Alyssa Rezac, 5’7” setter is committed to Northwest Missouri State University.
18 USA
VCNebraska 18 Black
Nebraska ONE 18 Titanium
Premier Nebraska 18 Black
18 AMERICAN
Nebraska Elite 18 Yang
Nebraska ONE 18 Power
17 OPEN
Nebraska Elite 17 Frost finished 1st in the 17 Open Division at Asics’ President’s Day in Omaha. The team features Atley Carey, a 6’2” middle 2020 South Dakota commit and Tria McLean, a 5’10” setter 2020 Ohio University commit. Uncommitted 2020 talent includes Molly Plahn, 6’0” middle and Mayah Delgado, 6’0” opposite.
VCNebraska 17 Elite features two elite setters: Annika Evans a 2020 Colorado State University recruit and Addison Heidemann a 2021 Iowa State University commit. The rest of the team is comprised of top 2020 uncommitted talent including Abby Plouzek (6’2” middle), Carly Rodaway (6’0” opposite), Sadie Emmett Sadie Emmett 5'4" | DS/L Lincoln Southeast | 2020 State NE (5’4” libero), and Jensen Rowse (5’9” outside).
Premier Nebraska 17 Gold‘s elite roster includes McKenna Ruch McKenna Ruch 6'2" | OH Millard North | 2020 State NE , a 6’2” outside who will be taking her talents to UNO in 2020, Brooklyn Schram, a 5’11” setter and 2020 South Dakota commit, Arkansas State 2020 commit, setter Izzy Lukens, and outside Chloe Paschal, a Washburn commit. Top uncommitted players on the roster include Sophie Hendrix, 5’10” six-rotation outside, Gabi Nordaker 5’10” middle, and Kenedy Schaecher 5’5” libero.
17 USA
Premier Nebraska 17 Black
17 AMERICAN
Club Legacy 17 REN
Premier Nebraska 17 Red
16 OPEN
Nebraska Elite 16 2.0 finished 1st in the 16 Open Division at President’s Day two weekends ago. The team is made up of top commits, Rylee Gray (Nebraska), 6’3” middle and Allison Gray (Arizona State), 5’9” setter along with some top uncommitted talent for the 2021 class: Shayla McCormick, 5’10” outside and Rayliene Joens, 6’1” middle.
Premier Nebraska 16 Gold has a phenomenal roster with Nebraska commit, Lindsay Krause (6’3” outside), Phyona Schrader (setter) who is a Notre Dame commit, and Creighton commit Norah Sis (6’0” outside). Top 2021 uncommitted players include libero Olivia Rouw and outside Mary Claire-Daubendiek.
16 USA
Nebraska ONE 16 Empire
Premier Nebraska 16 Black
VCNebraska 16 Black
16 AMERICAN
Nebraska Elite 16 Black Ice
Nebraska Elite 16 Ohana
Nebraska ONE 16 Extreme
Nebraska ONE 16 Fuego
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