Nebraska's Nicklin Hames, the fiery sophomore who gets blocks against some of the best players in the country that you wouldn’t always expect from a small setter, has been playing at a high level for many years.
When she was in the eighth grade, she got to play on the high school volleyball team at the Webb School in Knoxville, Tennessee. How tall was Hames then?
“I’ll give myself 5-foot-11 right now, so I was probably like 5-9, I’d say,” Hames said.
Hames had a high school volleyball experience like few have. The rules in Tennessee allow eighth graders to play for the high school team when the middle school and high school are on the same campus.