Each year since 2006, MaxPreps has recognized excellence in high school sports. This year's MaxPreps High School Volleyball All-America Team is a collection of 46 of the game's best.
Most are state champions, many are repeat All-America selections and all exemplify the drive and determination to be the best at their craft on the court.
The choices on the first and second teams all navigated an unprecedented season and all look to play at the next level. Given that some states are either gearing up to play in the spring or deciding if a season is safe, this list will feature additional players at the end of those seasons.
Hitters
Ally Batenhorst | Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas) | Sr.The 6-foot-4 Nebraska-bound hitter pounded 574 kills while adding 371 digs and 548 serve receives, 33 blocks and 32 aces as the Spartans went 25-1 and captured the Texas 6A title.
Parker Bracken | Jackson Academy (Jackson, Miss.) | Sr. Headed to LSU for beach volleyball, the state's all-time kills leader notched 473 this season with 330 digs and 324 receives. The 5-10 Bracken added 107 aces and 33 blocks as the Raiders captured the MAIS title.
Cecily Bramschreiber | Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas) | Sr.The Dallas Morning News Player of the Year led the Leopards to a 26-0 mark en route to the Texas 5A title. The TCU-bound hitter posted 257 kills with 235 digs with 30 blocks and 21 aces.
Atlantis Clendenin | Parke Heritage (Rockville, Ind.) | Sr.Added 688 kills to her 2,256 career total in a 24-7 season for the Wolves. Headed to IUPUI, she added 295 digs, 159 aces and 21 blocks.
Kaylee Cox | Flower Mound (Texas) | Sr.Headed to Missouri, Cox led the Jaguars with 366 kills on the way to earning Dallas Morning News Hitter of the Year honors. She added 344 digs, 41 aces and 30 blocks for 23-2 Flower Mound. Cox helped the Jags to a 107-13 mark from her sophomore season on.
Carly Hendrickson | Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati) | Jr.The Florida commit helped the Cougars to an Ohio Division I title and 23-2 mark, posting 512 kills with 93 digs, 35 aces and 30 blocks.
Ali Hornung | Providence (Clarksville, Ind.) | Sr.The six-rotation player did it all for the 23-7 Pioneers, dropping 446 kills with 368 digs. The Purdue-bound ended her Providence career with 1,734 kills.
Ngozi Iloh | McIntosh (Peachtree City, Ga.) | Sr.The future Duke Blue Devil notched 5252 kills with 123 digs and 41 aces for the Chiefs. The 5A Player of the Year, Iloh helped McIntosh to a 33-1 mark in 2020 and its fourth straight state crown.
Lindsay Krause | Skutt Catholic (Omaha, Neb.) | Sr.The six-rotation player will stay in state and play for a Cornhuskers team loaded with top recruits. In 2020, the state Player of the Year led the 35-1 Skyhawks to a Class B title with 432 kills while hitting nearly 48 percent. She added 243 digs, 260 receives and 88 aces.
Mya Larson | Wahoo (Neb.) | Jr.Leading the 35-0 Warriors to a C1 state title, the two-time Super State selection hit at 41 percent with 532 kills and 400 digs. She added 51 aces and 30 blocks.
Rya McKinnon | Hoover (Ala.) | Sr.The Louisville-bound hitter was AL.com's Player of the Year and pasted 599 kills. She added 281 digs and 51 aces as the Buccaneers went 52-1 on the road to a 7A title.
Jenna Reitsma | Lowell (Mich.) | Sr.A Michigan Miss Volleyball finalist, the Marquette pledge posted an eye-popping 897 kills while hitting at 31 percent for the 35-5 Red Arrows. She added 429 digs, 63 aces and 43 blocks as Lowell finished runner-up in the Division 1 bracket.
Mabrey Shaffmaster | New Castle (Ind.) | Sr.The 6-1 hitter is headed to North Carolina, but MaxPreps Freshman and Sophomore of the Year ended her prep career with 469 kills, 445 receives, 278 digs and 53 aces.
Setters
Julia Bishop | Mercy (Farmington Hills, Mich.) | Sr.Michigan's Miss Volleyball averaged 10.4 assists per set, the Marlins' star dished up 1,013 in total. She added 120 kills, 192 digs and 68 aces as Mercy went 33-2. In four seasons, Bishop finished with 5, 575 assists, third-most in state history.
Clara Brower | The Woodlands (Texas) | Sr.The Houston Chronicle Setter of the Year led the Highlanders to a 23-4 mark, dishing up 891 assists, 314 digs and added 135 kills. The Georgia-bound Brower also tallied 55 aces.
Allie Gray | Skutt Catholic | Sr.Gray to Krause was a winning combination for the Skyhawks as the future Sun Devil setter served up more than 12 assists per set. She totaled 1,023 on the season and finished with 3,249 in her career. She added 173 digs and 41 kills for the state champions.
Sophia Powell | Lowell | Sr.Powell found Red Arrow hitters to the tune of 10.2 assists per set. She added 289 digs, 142 kills and 32 aces.
Libero/Defensive Specialist
Caroline Bien | Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.) | Sr.With 285 receives, 257 digs and 242 kills, the future Jayhawk was named the 5A Player of the Year by the Kansas Volleyball Association. She led the Saints to a 29-2 mark and 5A crown.
Emery Dupes | Walton (Marietta, Ga.) | Sr.She had 218 receives and 216 digs for the 21-2 Raiders. Dupes, who will play for Florida State, finished her career with more than 1,000 digs and serve receptions.
All-Around
Annie Antar | Klein (Texas) | Sr.The Bearkats were paced by the North Florida commit, who tallied stats across the board. She posted 231 kills, 254 digs and 385 receives as Klein fell in the 6A championship to Seven Lakes.
Brooke Mosher | Waterloo (Wis.) | Sr.The third player in her family to play Division I volleyball, she's headed to Illinois (her two sisters played at Marquette) after posting 463 kills, 254 digs and 385 receives for the 26-5 Pirates.
Ellee Stinson | Yorktown (Ind.) | Sr.Leading the Tigers to a percent season, the Northwestern-bound Stinson had 453 digs, 308 kills while hitting at better than 26 percent and added 30 aces and 22 blocks for the 4A champions.
Madi Woodin | Elkhorn South (Omaha, Neb.) | Jr.The Storm setter served up 1,104 assists with 256 digs and 47 kills as the South Dakota pledge led her squad to a 30-1 mark and Class A championship.
Second TeamHitters
Callie Bauer | Hudson (Mich.) | Sr.A future Hilltopper, she pounded 563 kills while hitting at 43 percent. She earned seven varsity letters with the Tigers and added 285 receives, 364 digs, 83 aces, 53 assists and 24 blocks this season on the volleyball court.
Merritt Beason | Gardendale (Ala.) | Sr.The 6-3 hitter posted 693 kills at 35 percent hitting for the Rockets. The Florida-bound Beason was also named to the Al.com Super All-State team while adding 304 digs and 80 blocks.
Jacque Boney | St. Francis (Alpharetta, Ga.) | Sr.While leading the Knights to a 26-4 mark, the Michigan pledge finished with 691 kills, 147 digs and 129 blocks. She finished with 1,975 career kills.
Alyssa Borellis | Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac, Mich.) | Jr.The Mlive.com Division 2 first-team selection had 447 kills hitting better than 40 percent for the 37-10 Fighting Irish. The Ole Miss commit adding 239 digs and 51 blocks with 44 aces.
Gabrielle Essix | Hoover | Sr.The 6-4 future Florida Gator joined McKinnon in leading the Bucs to a 52-1 mark and 7A title. Essix posted 429 kills while hitting close to 50 percent with 93 blocks.
Lauren Jardine | Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) | Sr.The Deseret News' Ms. Volleyball, she notched nearly 500 kills with 276 digs and 49 aces for the 6A champion. She's headed to Wisconsin.
Charitie Luper | Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, Texas) | Sr.Originally opting not to play this season for the Bobcats, the UCLA commit joined the team soon after the season started and recorded 275 kills with 284 digs. She finished her career with 1,614 kills and 1,593 digs.
Alexa Markley | McIntosh | Jr.An all-state selection by the state coach's association, the future Nittany Lion had 405 kills for the 35-1 Chiefs.
Jordan Middleton | Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) | Jr.The USC pledge led the Huskies to their first state volleyball title, posting 20 kills in the championship match. On the season, she had 286 kills with 141 digs, 27 aces and 33 blocks.
Norah Sis | Papillion-LaVista (Papillion, Neb.) | Sr.Staying in state at Creighton, Sis had 527 kills with 397 digs and 47 blocks to repeat as an Omaha World All-State first-team selection.
Paris Thompson | Fort Myers (Fla.) | Sr.The Green Wave went 19-3 and the Notre Dame-bound hitter and Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Volleyball notched 413 kills, 228 digs and 42 blocks.
Addie VanderWeide | Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.) | Sr.A Michigan Miss Volleyball finalist, she led the Eagles to a third-straight Division 2 title, posting 19 kills and 11 digs in the championship match. For the season, the 5-11 hitter had 592 kills, 390 digs and 43 aces.
McKenna Wucherer | Brookfield Central (Brookfield, Wis.) | Jr.Headed to Minnesota, first team All-State pick posted 421 kills hitting better than 40 percent hitting. She added 201 digs and 29 aces as the Lancers finished 15-4.
Setter
Averi Carlson | Lovejoy | Jr.The 2018 MaxPreps Freshman of the Year is a three-time All-American. She helped the Leopards to a 5A title and unbeaten mark with 679 assists. The Baylor commit added 165 digs and 48 kills.
Payton Chamberlain | Byron Nelson | Sr.The Wyoming-bound setter rolled all sevens with 777 assists (10.4 per set) while chipping in 209 digs and 57 kills.
The USC commit led the Warriors with 1,018 assists, more than 11 per set. She added 218 digs and 65 kills for the state champions, finishing her career with 3.201 assists.
Joining Markley as an all-state selection by the state coach's association, the Georgia State commit served up 1,012 assists with 262 digs and 75 kills.
Libero/Defensive Specialist
Eleanor Beavin | Mercy (Louisville, Ky.) | Sr.Headed to home state Kentucky, the Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association's Defensive Player of the Year had 371 receives, 508 digs and 77 assists for the state runners-up.
Bre Skala | Skutt Catholic | Sr.The third Skyhawk to earn All-American honors, the Regis University commit posted 401 digs and 272 receives for the state champs.
All-Around
Whitney Lauenstein | Waverly (Neb.) | Sr.Another get for the Huskers, the Viking standout hit at 34 percent while totaling 485 kills on the season. She added 330 digs, 30 aces and 34 blocks for 22-7 Waverly.
Bergen Reilly | O'Gorman (Sioux Falls, S.D.) | So.Showed no signs of the sophomore slump, leading the 26-0 Knights with 400 kills, 260 digs and 131 assists.
Devan Taylor | Klein | Sr.With 242 kills and 243 digs, the Clemson commit helped the Bearkats to a 27-1mark.
Kendra Wait | Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner, Kan.) | Sr.Had 494 assists, 238 digs and 87 kills for her 15-7 squad. The 2019 state Gatorade Player of the Year is headed to Creighton.
