2026 NSAA State Volleyball Championships Wednesday Players to Watch

The state tournament has arrived in the volleyball state as the 2026 NSAA Volleyball Championships will take place Wednesday through Saturday at Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Devaney Center.

NebPreps will bring you coverage throughout the week. For those heading to Lincoln to watch the matches or following along from afar, here are some of the players to watch (with Division-I commitments noted) on day one of the tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena featuring the A, B and C1 classes.

Class A

No. 1 Elkhorn North (27-4)

• SR Reagan Wallraff, OH, No. 9: 6.1 K/S, .367 H%, 2.8 D/S (Creighton)
• SR Millie Mauch, S, No. 2: 10.7 A/S, 2.5 D/S
• JR Reagan Wallraff, L, No. 11: 2.8 D/S (Gonzaga)

No. 8 Papillion-La Vista (19-11)

• SR Faith Wiechman, MB, No. 7: 2.8 K/S, .366 H%, 0.9 B/S
• FR Ella Wiechman, MB, No. 8: 2.6 K/S, .340 H%, 1.2 B/S

No. 2 Papillion-La Vista South (24-6)

• SR Lyric Judson, MB, No. 7: 2.4 K/S, .309 H%, 0.7 B/S (Florida Gulf Coast)
• SR Kam Bails, RS, No. 11: 2.5 K/S, .338 H%
• SR Finley Moone, OH, No. 4: 2.7 K/S, .234 H%, 2.8 D/S, .968 R%, 4.7 R/S

No. 7 Millard North (19-13)

• SR Soso Marin, MB, No. 11: 2.9 K/S, .299 H%, 1.4 B/S (Illinois State)

No. 4 Lincoln North Star (23-9)

• SR Alex Kroll, S, No. 8: 10.2 A/S, 2.4 D/S
• SR Elsie Schmidt, OH, No. 16: 3.8 KS, .248 H%, 2.0 D/S

No. 5 Lincoln Southwest (20-11)

• JR Taryn Wiegel, L, No. 10: 5.1 D/S, .953 R%, 3.8 R/S, 0.4 SA/S

No. 3 Omaha Marian (25-8)

• SR Taylor McLeay, OH, No. 2: 3.1 K/S, .260 H%, 3.0 D/S, 0.4 SA/S (Omaha)
• SR Erin Cramer, MB, No. 11: 2.1 K/S, 0.9 B/S, .322 H% (Villanova)

No. 6 Millard West (23-12)

• SR Averi Bridges, L, No. 4: 4.8 D/S, .937 R%, 3.8 R/S (Penn State)
• SR Ava Waters, S/RS, No. 10: 4.9 A/S, 3.3 D/S, 1.7 K/S, (South Dakota)

 

Class B

No. 1 Norris (36-1)

• SR Malorie Boesiger, S, No. 7: 12.0 A/S, 2.7 D/S, 1.2 SA/S (Nebraska)
• SR Allie Bornschlegl, OH, No. 2: 5.3 K/S, .421 H%, 3.1 D/S, 0.5 SA/S (South Dakota State)
• SR Kaelynn Lottman, OH, No. 3: 2.7 K/S, .263 H%, 3.2 D/S, 0.4 SA/S (TCU)
• JR Loryn Piening, MB, No. 5: 3.0 K/S, .525 H%, 0.8 B/S (East Tennessee State)

No. 8 York (24-10)

• SR Kinslee Kern, S, No. 20: 9.6 A/S, 2.7 D/S
• JR Sydney Jacobsen, OH, No. 2: 4.1 K/S, .254 H%, 0.6 SA/S

No. 2 Waverly (29-5)

• SR McKinley Moser, S, No. 13: 10.1 A/S, 3.0 D/S, 0.6 SA/S, 1.4 K/S, .329 H% (Minnesota)
• SR Hallie Lauenstein, OH, No. 10: 3.8 K/S, .318 H%, 3.0 D/S, 0.7 SA/S (South Carolina Upstate)
• SR Gracie Lauenstein, OH, No. 3: 3.5 K/S, .268 H%, 3.2 D/S, 0.5 SA/S

No. 7 Lincoln Pius X (24-11)

• JR Aniston Bartunek, S, No. 15: 9.3 A/S, 3.5 D/S, 0.5 SA/S
• SO Whitney Mertens, L, No. 4: 4.4 D/S, .921 R%, 5.0 R/S, 0.4 SA/S

No. 4 Grand Island Northwest (32-3)

• SR Kenna Bowman, S, No. 13: 11.0 A/S, 2.9 D/S
• JR Ava Janulewicz, OH, No. 22: 4.9 K/S, .348 H%, 3.7 D/S, 0.5 SA/S

No. 5 Skutt Catholic (26-11)

• SR Madison Zajicek, OH, No. 10: 4.2 K/S, .308 H% (South Dakota State)
• FR Parkley Douglas, L, No. 1: 5.4 D/S, .947 R%, 6.8 R/S

No. 3 Gretna (26-8)

• JR, Logann Dostal, OH, No. 9: 3.7 K/S, .245 H%, 3.2 D/S, 0.4 SA/S, .973 R%, 5.4 R/S (Mississippi State)
• JR Koco Janssen, RS/S, No. 8: 6.7 A/S, 1.8 K/S, .274 H%, 0.4 SA/S (Louisiana Tech)
• JR Leighton Froehlich, MB, No. 3: 2.5 K/S, .370 H%, 0.5 B/S, 0.4 SA/S (Rutgers)
• JR Ava Nowling, L, No. 2: 5.9 D/S, .984 R%, 3.8 R/S (Arizona State)

No. 6 Gering (30-5)

• SR Jacey Cochran, OH, No. 24: 4.3 K/S, .321 H%, 2.5 D/S, 2.4 R/S
• SR Ivy Bruckner, MB, Gering, No. 14: 1.5 K/S, .258 H%, 1.0 B/S

 

Class C1

No.1 Concordia Omaha (35-2)

• SR Breckynn Snyder, OH, No. 12: 4.7 K/S, .358 H%, 4.1 D/S, .955 R%, 6.1 R/S
• SR Alyse Moulton, S, No. 6: 10.7 A/S, 2.6 D/S
• SR Grace Samuelson, MB, No. 10: 2.7 K/S, .424 H%, 1.0 B/S

No. 8 Norfolk Catholic (24-10)

• JR Ava Wemhoff, OH, No. 15: 4.5 K/S, .226 H%, 2.8 D/S
• JR Reese Timmerman, L, No. 1: 4.8 D/S, 0.4 SA/S, 6.7 R/S

No. 2 Bishop Neumann (32-2)

• JR Kyler Cada, OH, No. 11: 4.2 K/S, .232 H%, 2.5 D/S, 0.6 SA/S, .957 R%, 3.5 R/S
• So Ila Bolden, S, No. 13: 10.1 A/S, 3.0 D/S, 0.4 SA/S
• SO Madison Wiese, L, No. 2: 4.5 D/S, 0.5 SA/S, .960 R%, 5.7 R/S

No. 7 Lincoln Lutheran (20-13)

• SR McKenzie Sidlo, S, No. 4: 7.8 A/S, 3.2 D/S, 0.4 SA/S, 1.1 K/S

No. 4 Milford (29-3)

• JR Shayla Rautenberg, MB, No. 11: 7.1 K/S, .452 H%, 1.8 D/S, 1.3 B/S, 0.6 SA/S (Nebraska)
• JR Braelynn Muller, OH/S, No. 13: 2.5 K/S, .303 H%, 6.1 A/S, 0.9 B.S, 0.6 SA/S

No. 5 Kearney Catholic (29-6)

• SR Jenna Christner, L, No. 3: 4.1 D/S, .940 R%, 6.2 R/S

No. 3 Pierce (30-3)

• SR Nora Herian, OH, No. 10: 6.6 K/S, .418 H%, 3.5 D/S, 0.4 SA/S (Drake)
• SR Adrienne Riggert, S, No. 13: 11.5 A/S, 2.1 D/S, 0.6 SA/S

No. 6 Aurora (26-10)

• JR Kaitlyn Staehr, OH, No. 2: 4.0 K/S, .303 H%, 2.6 D/S, 0.4 SA/S (Omaha)
• JR Hailey Hoff, S, No. 1: 9/9 A/S, 1.8 D/S, 0.5 SA/S