Another year, another crop of top volleyball recruits. This spring, seniors from New Jersey to Hawaii join the exclusive club that is VBM‘s Fab 50 list, etching their names alongside greats such as Misty May-Treanor, Logan Tom, Lindsey Berg, and Kristen Hildebrand (ne Richards).
Brittany Abercrombie
Height 6’2″
Position Opp.
High School La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, Calif.)
Club Coast
College USC
Stephanie Aiple
Height 6’1″
Position S
High School Round Rock (Texas)
Club Austin Juniors
College Texas A&M
Rhamat Alhassan
Height 6’5″
Position MB
High School Academy of the Holy Cross (Kensington, Md.)
Club Metro American
College Florida
Christina Ambrose
Height 6’3″
Position OH
High School Winter Park (Fla.)
Club Orlando Volleyball Academy
College Purdue
Kelli Bates
Height 5’11”
Position OH
High School Bradley-Bourbonnais (Bradley, Ill.)
Club Ultimate
College Wisconsin
Olivia Boender
Height 6’2″
Position OH
High School Waverly (Neb.)
Club Nebraska Juniors
College Nebraska
Kaz Brown
Height 6’4″
Position MB
High School Cedar Falls (Iowa)
Club Six Pack
College Kentucky
Sidney Brown
Height 5’11”
Position OH
High School Berkley Prep (Tampa, Fla.)
Club Orlando Volleyball Academy
College Stanford
Reily Buechler
Height 6’2″
Position OH
High School Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.)
Club Wave
College UCLA
Alyssa Cavanaugh
Height 5’11”
Position MB/Opp.
High School Assumption (Louisville, Ky.)
Club KIVA
College Western Kentucky
Kelly Claes
Height 6’2″
Position S/Opp.
High School El Dorado (Placentia, Calif.)
Club SoCal
College USC (sand)
Danielle Cuttino
Height 6’4″
Position MB
High School Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Club Circle City
College Purdue
Abby Detering
Height 6’1″
Position S
High School Lake Catholic (Mentor, Ohio)
Club Academy for Volleyball Cleveland
College Florida
Lydia Dimke
Height 6’2″
Position S/Opp.
High School Blaine (Minn.)
Club Northern Lights
College Purdue
Jordan Dunn
Height 6’3″
Position MB
High School Corona (Calif.)
Club Mavericks
College USC
Kali Eaken
Height 5’9″
Position S
High School Bishop Miege (Roeland Park, Kan.)
Club KC Power
College Kansas State
Mylan Eugene
Height 5’11”
Position OH
High School Cypress Falls (Houston, Texas)
Club Houston Juniors
College LSU
Alexa Filley
Height 5’9″
Position S
High School Assumption (Louisville, Ky.)
Club KIVA
College Auburn
Ali Frantti
Height 6’2″
Position OH
High School Richmond-Burton (Richmond, Ill.)
Club Fusion
College Penn State
Lauryn Gillis
Height 6’1″
Position OH
High School New Castle (Ind.)
Club Munciana
College USC
Alyssa Goehner
Height 5’10”
Position OH
High School Lakeville North (Lakeville, Minn.)
Club Northern Lights
College Marquette
Maddie Haggerty
Height 6’2″
Position OH
High School St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.)
Club Sports Performance
College Nebraska
Crissy Jones
Height 6’2″
Position MB
High School Los Alamitos (Calif.)
Club Tstreet
College Washington
Savannah Kahakai
Height 5’8″
Position L
High School Farrington (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Club Imi Ike
College Hawaii
Claire Kieffer-Wright
Height 6’1″
Position MB
High School South Pasadena (Calif.)
Club San Gabriel Elite
College Michigan
Caroline Knop
Height 5’8″
Position L
High School La Salle (Pasadena, Calif.)
Club San Gabriel Elite
College Michigan
Adeja Lambert
Height 6’2″
Position OH
High School Keith Country Day (Rockford, Ill.)
Club Fusion
College Michigan
Simone Lee
Height 6’2″
Position OH
High School Menomonee Falls (Wis.)
Club Fusion
College Penn State
Molly Lohman
Height 6’3″
Position MB
High School Mankato West (Mankato, Minn.)
Club Northern Lights
College Minnesota
Katherine Mahlke
Height 6’1″
Position Opp.
High School Downers North (Downers Grove, Ill.)
Club 1st Alliance
College Michigan
Cat McCoy
Height 5’7″
Position L
High School Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
Club Texas Advantage
College Texas
Taylr McNeil
Height 6’1″
Position OH
High School Eagan (Minn.)
Club M1
College South Carolina
Rachel Minarick
Height 6’3″
Position S
High School Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, Ill.)
Club Sports Performance
College Michigan State
Beth Nordhorn
Height 6’6″
Position MB
High School Winter Park (Fla.)
Club Orlando Volleyball Academy
College North Carolina
Kelsie Payne
Height 6’3″
Position MB
High School John B. Connally (Austin, Texas)
Club Austin Juniors
College Kansas
Ashlie Reasor
Height 6’0″
Position Opp.
High School Reagan (San Antonio, Texas)
Club Alamo Volleyball Association
College Texas A&M
Nia Reed
Height 6’2″
Position MB
High School Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, N.J.)
Club DIGS
College Penn State
Tia Scambray
Height 6’0″
Position OH
High School Dana Hills (Dana Point, Calif.)
Club Tstreet
College Washington
Luisa Schirmer
Height 6’1″
Position OH
High School Pittsford Sutherland (Pittsford, N.Y.)
Club VolleyFX
College Ohio State
Courtney Schwan
Height 6’2″
Position OH
High School Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, Wash.)
Club Kent Juniors
College Washington
Frankie Shebby
Height 6’0″
Position OH
High School Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Club Mizuno Long Beach
College Oregon
Gabby Simpson
Height 6’4″
Position S
High School Doherty (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Club Colorado Juniors
College Colorado State
Ashten Smith-Gooden
Height 6’2″
Position OH
High School Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)
Club West
College Cal
Carli Snyder
Height 6’2″
Position OH
High School Dakota (Macomb, Mich.)
Club Michigan Elite
College Florida
Azariah Stahl
Height 5’11”
Position OH
High School Elkhart Central (Elkhart, Ind.)
Club Circle City
College Purdue
Taylor Tashima
Height 6’0″
Position S
High School New Trier (Winnetka, Ill.)
Club Wildcat Juniors
College Northwestern
Heidi Thelen
Height 6’4″
Position MB
High School Notre Dame Academy (Park Hills, Ky.)
Club Team Z
College Penn State
Holly Toliver
Height 6’2″
Position Opp.
High School Berrien Springs (Mich.)
Club DFFO
College Michigan State
Haleigh Washington
Height 6’4″
Position MB
High School Doherty (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Club Colorado Juniors
College Penn State
Bryanna Weiskircher
Height 6’1″
Position S
High School Boylan Catholic (Rockford, Ill.)
Club Fusion
College Penn State
Fast Facts
Leading Lions
Reigning national champion Penn State will add five Fab 50 selections to its roster in the fall.
No. 1 Sand Recruit
Kelly Claes is the only Fab 50 selection who plans to play sand volleyball exclusively in college.
California Girls
Ten Fab 50 selections hail from California, while eight call Illinois home.
Undecided
Only two underclass selections have yet to verbally commit to a college.
