One of the two last age groups competing for a gold medal is 17 Open, which runs from July 3-6 at the USAV Girls Junior National Championships in Chicago. It’s been a powerhouse age group all season, with our No. 1 ranking switching spots with every update. Currently, Dynasty 17 Black sits at No. 1, but will the club end the season there? Below, we take a look at how the division may play out.

17 OPEN

Number of Teams: 36

vballrecruiter.com National Rankings:

1. Dynasty 17 Black (KS)
2. TAV 17 Black (TX)
3. Triangle 17 Black (NC)
4. NKYVC 17-1 Tsunami (KY)
5. A5 17 Jing (GA)
6. Drive Nation 17 Red (TX)
7. 1st Alliance 17 Gold (IL)
8. Co Jrs 17 Kevin (CO)
9. OT 17 Aaron (FL)
10. Premier Nebraska 17 Gold (NE)
11. HJV 17 Elite (TX)
12. Rockwood Thunder 17 Elite (MO)
13. KC Power 17-1 (KS)
14. Momentous 17 Dan (CA)
15. Wave 17 Juliana (CA)
16. SCVC 17 Roxy (CA)
17. Hou Skyline 17 Royal (CA)
18. Coast 17-1 (CA)
19. SG Elite 17 Rosh (CA)
20. Vision 17 Gold (CA)
21. Club V 17 Ren Matthew (UT)
23. OT 17 Felix (FL)
24. Skyline 17 Royal (TX)
27. Boiler Jrs 17 Gold (IN)
29. Mizuno Long Beach 17 Rockstar (CA)
30. Pohaku 17-1 (KS)
31. Madfrog 17 Green (TX)
32. Metro 17 Travel (DC)
33. AJV 17 Adidas (TX)
34. AVC Cle 17 Red (OH)
35. Seal Beach 17 Black (CA)
36. NorCal 17-1 Black (CA)
37. City 17-1 Gold (CA)
46. Miami Hype 17 Emilio (FL)
Rev 17-1 Raptors (IN)
MAVS KC 17-1 (KS)

5-Star Athletes to Know:

Lauren Medeck OH Premier Nebraska 17 Gold (South Dakota)
Faith Frame L/DS Premier Nebraska 17 Gold (Cincinnati)
Zoey Burgess MB Club V 17 Ren Matthew (Kansas)
Emerson Sellman OH Metro 17 Travel (Ohio State)
Izzy Starck S/RS Co Jrs 17 Kevin (Penn State)
Skyler Pierce OH Dynasty 17 Black (Nebraska)
Cy Rae Campbell MB Dynasty 17 Black (Wake Forest)
Carlie Cisneros OH Dynasty 17 Black (Arizona)
Jaela Auguste MB Hou Skyline 17 Royal (Florida)
Lauren Harden OH Rev 17-1 Raptors (Florida)
Hannah Benjamin OH A5 17 Jing (Kentucky)
Taylor Yu S SG Elite 17 Rosh (Stanford)
Allie Shondell S Boiler Jrs 17 Gold (Purdue)
Charlie Fuerbringer S Mizuno Long Beach 17 Rockstar (Wisconsin)
Ayden Ames MB Drive Nation 17 Red (Nebraska)
Favor Anyanwu MB TAV 17 Black (USC)
Jadyn Livings RS TAV 17 Black (USC)
Camille Edwards S TAV 17 Black (Michigan)
Kiarrah Horne OH Triangle 17 Black (UCLA)
Ava Falduto L/DS 1st Alliance 17 Gold (Penn State)
Ryan Hunter RS Triangle 17 Black (2025)
Mak Miller MB Pohaku 17-1 (2025)
Kirra Musgrove S/RS Hou Skyline 17 Royal (2025, Texas AM)
Samara Coleman OH Hou Skyline 17 Royal (2025, Pitt)
Lameen Mambu OH Metro 17 Travel (2025)
Gillian Pitts L/DS TAV 17 Black (2025)
Cari Spears OH TAV 17 Black (2025)
Abigail Mullen RS Dynasty 17 Black (2025)
Reese Messer S Dynasty 17 Black (2025, USC)
Jaidyn Jager OH Coast 17-1 (2025)

Outlook: There are a few favorites, with the rest of the field trying to keep one of them from winning it all. Dynasty, TAV 17 Black, Triangle 17 Black and Drive Nation 17 Red have been in the mix all season and the odds are heavy that one of the four ends as the gold medalist. After that, there’s a big group of teams that can cause havoc and play the role of disruptors. Then there’s the pack that is going to need to pull off many upsets to put themselves in a position to medal. Co Jrs 17 Kevin, SG Elite 17 Rosh, Premier Nebraska 17 Gold, Vision 17 Gold, Wave 17 Juliana, Coast 17-1, OT 17 Aaron, NKYVC 17-1 Tsunami, KC Power 17 Black, Momentous 17 Dan and Hou Skyline 17 Royal are all capable of reaching the quarterfinals and medaling. The next group includes the rest of the field, and they certainly have a lot of work ahead to break through.

Prediction: Let’s first look at which teams are going to break pool, then we’ll pick the quarterfinalists and eventual winner.

ROUND 1

Pool 1

Dynasty 5-0

Co Jrs 4-1

SCVC 3-2

Madfrog 2-3

AVC Cle 1-4

Rev 0-5

Pool 2

Premier Nebraska 5-0

SG Elite 4-1

A5 3-2

Vision 2-3

Skyline 1-4

MAVS 0-5

Pool 3

Drive Nation 4-1

Wave 4-1

Rockwood Thunder 2-3

Pohaku 2-3

OT Felix 2-3

Long Beach 1-4

Pool 4

1st Alliance 3-2

Hou Skyline 3-2

KC Power 3-2

Metro 3-2

Boiler Jrs 2-3

City 1-4

Pool 5

TAV 5-0

Triangle 4-1

OT 3-2

HJV 2-3

Club V 1-4

Seal Beach 0-5

Pool 6

Coast 4-1

Momentous 4-1

NKYVC 4-1

Miami Hype 1-4

AJV 1-4

NorCal 1-4

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Quarterfinalists

Dynasty

TAV

Triangle

Wave

KC Power

Drive Nation

Co Jrs

1st Alliance

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Final

1st Alliance d Dynasty

Bronzes

TAV; Drive Nation