Prospect Watch: 2024 Stock Risers
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Olivia Heitkamp Olivia Heitkamp 6'1" | RS New Bremen | 2024 State #185 Nation OH – 6’0 | RS | Prep Dig #9 One of the biggest impacts in the recent prospect rankings for the 2024 class is Heitkamp given…
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Olivia Heitkamp
Olivia
Heitkamp
6'1" | RS
New Bremen | 2024
State
#185
Nation
OH
– 6’0 | RS | Prep Dig #9
One of the biggest impacts in the recent prospect rankings for the 2024 class is Heitkamp given the quality year she had through the fall high school season and then competing for one of the most talented U15 club squads in Ohio. She is an athletic talent and gained great experience during the fall months in helping New Bremen to a runner-up finish at the state tournament. She saw a lot of opportunity at the opposite role and will return in her sophomore season as a veteran with improved skills and confidence.
Natalie Kerchevall
Natalie
Kerchevall
5'11" | RS
Northview | 2024
State
OH
– 5’11 | RS | Prep Dig #12
Kerchevall is talented in her role on the right side. She has good athleticism and does well what opposites should do in providing point scoring and putting up a block that can apply pressure to opposing attackers. One of her best assets is that she is left handed. Her approach patterns use momentum build that ends with good elevation and pace. If she can improve her approach by getting her right arm up she will increase her balance in the air and ability to hit with more range, while also minimizing the single-leg impact when she lands after a swing.
Sydney Waller
Sydney
Waller
6'2" | RS
Hudson | 2024
State
OH
– 6’1 | OH | Prep Dig #20
The Hudson product should see increased opportunities this fall on the offensive side given her reserve role on the varsity roster as a freshman in 2020. She has good size and upside to her game as she can bring some heat with her arm swing, getting the ball onto opponents in a hurry when on tempo and time. She has versatility to swing through a variety of attack points across the net and good size to contribute effectively on the defensive side as well.
Becca Wight
Becca
Wight
6'4" | RS
Thomas Worthington | 2024
State
OH
– 6’4 | MB | Prep Dig #30
Wright’s length is something you cannot overlook or take for granted given how long she is and how that alone benefits her when contacting the ball on offense and putting up a big block defensively. She has improved her mobility over the course of the club season as she can score through a variety of options across the net. She is most effective on both sides of the ball from the right pin and has great potential to become a formidable opposite as she enters her sophomore season.
Myriah Massey
Myriah
Massey
5'10" | OH
Pickerington | 2024
State
OH
– 5’9 | OH | Prep Dig #47
Massey has a high ceiling and is the type of athlete that plays bigger than her size may indicate. A couple of facets that are very noticeable are her athleticism as well as her well-rounded skill set. As an attacker, she has good quickness off the floor when approaching that includes elevation and contact point that allows her to challenge the top of the block well. Her skill set is full as she can play six rotations effectively, which includes good ball control and defensive range. She returns to Pickerington Central after leading them offensively in her freshman season at 3.7 kills per set and hitting .295.