My friend coaches at Plex and it looks like Piper Ladwig, a 2027 6'3" OH at Waukee NW also committed recently
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My friend coaches at Plex and it looks like Piper Ladwig, a 2027 6'3" OH at Waukee NW also committed recently
Yep. That is quite the trio of in-state front row 2027 prospects that have committed (Vogt, Austen & Ladwig):
www.instagram.com
2027 recruits Logan Vogt and Piper Ladwig win the Iowa 5A state volleyball championship with the Waukee Northwest Wolves. Vogt was named to the all-tournament team. Recruit Sophia Austen’s team was eliminated in the first round of the tournament.
That team had an embarrassment of riches in terms of talent. They also have two Drake commits, plus 2 or 3 other future D1 players on the roster. The setter is the only starter who was a senior. They'll be heavy favorites to win the title next year. They literally only lost 4 sets all season, 2 in a win and 2 in an early season tournament loss.
5 Class of 2026 prospects signed today. Was previously unaware of Johnson and Kemp being committed:
cyclones.com
Volleyball Inks Five in 2025 Signing Class - Iowa State Athletics
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State volleyball welcomes five new Cyclones from five states in the 2025 signing class. The class is made up of two blockers, a setter, an ...
Are there highlight reels for these players? Would love to see some of these players in action. Byergo with her height, Florez being compared to Manns, Johnson winning open at nationals.
I don't have twitter, and the posts from the cyclones.com article just show a clip that doesn't show any plays.
So the video I was able to find from her was 2024 nationals (after her sophomore year). On that team, so hit from outside and right side. She didn't have a crazy heavy arm, but I imagine her quickness is good enough to block out of the middle. If she's a step slow, she would make a great opposite hitter at that height.
The volleyball scrapheap is littered with middles who can't move their feet fast enough to be able to block no matter how tall they are.
If Florez was a few inches taller, she’d be going to one of the bluebloods. She’s still the star of the class to me and comes at a great time with Brandt graduating. She will definitely push Martin to get on the court.
We will be pretty young overall next year.
We will be pretty young overall next year.
She is taller than Maya Duckworth and CJL has compared Naeve to Maya.
Seems like a pretty smooth offseason for CJL (thus far). Does not appear any of the 2025 roster has hit the portal. We had 6 graduating seniors and 5 incoming 2026 freshmen.
We do have 1 incoming transfer-
Layna Waselewsky
5’7 Soph L/DS
Spent some time as the starting Liberó for Eastern Michigan as a freshman this season.
We do have 1 incoming transfer-
Layna Waselewsky
5’7 Soph L/DS
Spent some time as the starting Liberó for Eastern Michigan as a freshman this season.
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She looks pretty athletic for 6'2". A little weird/concerning that she was unsigned this late in the process though.
