Four leagues are represented at the 5A state volleyball tournament with Jeffco leading the way with three qualifiers. Ralston Valley, Columbine and Chatfield are also seeded among the top six clubs. The Continental has two qualifiers in #1 Mountain Vista and #7 Legend while Centennial members Cherry Creek and Grandview are placed fifth and eighth. Rampart is the lone 5A entry from the Pikes Peak league and checks in at number two in the bracket.
Complete coverage will be available at nfhsnetwork.com. Team summaries below are listed in seed order.
#1 MOUNTAIN VISTA GOLDEN EAGLES (15-0)
COACH: Doug Schafer
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
LEAGUE: Continental league champion
REGIONALS: Beat Horizon (3-0) & Pine Creek (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 1-0
- WON: Legend (2-0)
- LOST:
| KILLS | Kelli Ell (157) | Breklyn Pulling (132) | Leah Kahns (65) |
| ACES | Ell (31) | Kahns (21) | Grace Holmgren (17) |
| BLOCKS | Pulling (41) | Kahns (30) | Natalie Niles (16) |
| DIGS | Alaina Bakken (103) | Amanda Wright (94) | Mandi Ruby (87) |
| ASSISTS | Holmgren (311) |
#2 RAMPART RAMS (10-1)
COACH: Nikki Bloemen
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
LEAGUE: Pikes Peak league champions
REGIONALS: Beat Regis (3-0) & Fort Collins (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 2-1
- WON: Palmer Ridge (3-1), Discovery Canyon (3-1)
- LOST: Cheyenne Mountain (3-2)
| KILLS | Riley Simpson (181) | Anjelina Starck (164) | Brielle Edwards (48) |
| ACES | Izzy Starck (30) | Anjelina Starck (21) | Simpson (16) |
| BLOCKS | Edwards (24) | Hadleigh Richardson (20) | Izzy Starck (11) |
| DIGS | Simpson (99) | Anjelina Starck (93) | Parker Hamel (85) |
| ASSISTS | Izzy Starck (391) | Hamel (22) | Anjelina Starck (10) |
#3 RALSTON VALLEY MUSTANGS (16-0)
COACH: Ashley Ahlman
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
LEAGUE: Jeffco league champions
REGIONALS: Beat Brighton (3-0) & Liberty (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 2-0
- WON: Chatfield (2-0), Columbine (3-1)
- LOST:
| KILLS | Taylor Scherff (191) | Brianna Fay (131) | Morgan McChesney (129) |
| ACES | McChesney (19) | Scherff (18) | Audrey Solis & Gabi Coombs (15) |
| BLOCKS | McChesney (105) | Jamie Dorczuk (101) | Emerson Reinke (49) |
| DIGS | Coombs (131) | Scherff (122) | Solis (117) |
| ASSISTS | Reinke (463) | Solis (57) | Coombs (20) |
#4 COLUMBINE REBELS (12-1)
COACH: Shelly Kurach
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
LEAGUE: Finished 2nd in Jeffco league
REGIONALS: Beat Loveland (3-2) & Denver East (3-1)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 0-1
- WON:
- LOST: Ralston Valley (3-1)
| KILLS | Abi Nua (284) | Analeece Ellis (99) | Francesca Cereda (82) |
| ACES | Nua (29) | Annie Barrows (29) | Audrey Dowd (26) |
| BLOCKS | Nua (19) | Cereda (18) | Dowd, Savannah Wilson & Bri Chavira (12) |
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#5 CHERRY CREEK BRUINS (15-1)
COACH: Steve Huntingdale
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 5 (tied for 10th all-time) 08, 98, 97, 92, 89
LEAGUE: Tied for Centennial league championship
REGIONALS: Beat Broomfield (3-0) & Valor Christian (3-1)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 2-0
- WON: Grandview (3-1), Grandview (3-2)
- LOST:
| KILLS | Carter Booth (185) | Courtney Wisneski (178) | Kaegan Wherry (140) |
| ACES | Jaida Johnson (30) | Anna Van Wyk (24) | Booth & Bridget Murphy (22) |
| BLOCKS | Booth (57) | Van Wyk (31) | Johnson (30) |
| DIGS | Wherry (178) | Wisneski (129) | Van Wyk (104) |
| ASSISTS | Van Wyke (469) | Avanlee Flaig (81) | Booth (12) |
#6 CHATFIELD CHARGERS (9-4)
COACH: Stephanie Schick
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
LEAGUE: Finished 3rd in Jeffco league
REGIONALS: Beat Fruita Monument (3-0) & Fossil Ridge (3-2)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 0-1
- WON:
- LOST: Ralston Valley (3-0)
| KILLS | Ella Tschuor (159) | Hayden Nash (110) | Ella Famariss (103) |
| ACES | Famariss (32) | Tschuor (22) | Maddy Folks (20) |
| BLOCKS | Tschuor (26) | Nash (25) | Abby Angel (16) |
| DIGS | Kennedy Meyers (159) | Tschuor (101) | Folks (95) |
| ASSISTS | Folks (171) | Meyers (23) | Ava Davis (2) |
#7 LEGEND TITANS (10-3)
COACH: Audri Marrs
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
LEAGUE: Placed 3rd in Continental league
REGIONAL: Beat Lakewood (3-0) & Cherokee Trail (3-2)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 0-1
- WON:
- LOST: Mountain Vista (2-0)
| KILLS | Rylie Kadel (146) | Alexa Grogan (70) | Sydney Fellers (65) |
| ACES | Peyton Dunn (24) | Morgan Kelsey (17) | Grogan (17) |
| BLOCKS | Kadel (35) | Dunn (20) | Fellers (6) |
| DIGS | Dunn (83) | Kadel (79) | Kelsey (66) |
| ASSISTS | Dunn (311) | Kelsey (15) | Kadel (12) |
#8 GRANDVIEW WOLVES (11-4)
COACH: Rob Graham
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 5 (Tied for 10th all-time) 14, 13, 07, 05, 04
LEAGUE: Finished 3rd in Centennial league
REGIONALS: Beat Chaparral (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 0-2
- WON:
- LOST: Cherry Creek (3-1), Cherry Creek (3-2)
| KILLS | Addison O’Grady (119) | Emerson Deferme (104) | Haley Glunz (87) |
| ACES | Brenna Kelly (20) | O’Grady (19) | Regan Unruh (12) |
| BLOCKS | O’Grady (74) | Isabel Bennett (59) | Maya Deferme (41) |
| DIGS | Unruh (108) | Emerson Deferme (107) | Kelly (107) |
| ASSISTS | Maya Deferme (346) | Emma Tucker (74) | Kelly (21) |
