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Big Cat Volleyball is a volleyball club based in Marion, IA, ranked as high as #1455 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 25 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 23 team-seasons.
23 teams · Ages 12–18
1 team · Ages 15
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Big Cat Volleyball is a club volleyball program based in Marion, IA, competing in the Iowa region. In 2025-26 it fielded 24 teams across both programs — 23 girls teams aged 12 to 18 and one boys team aged 15.
Its girls program ranks #1,455 nationally and #41 of 272 in IA for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,447. That places it in the Developing tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Across the season its teams played 168 matches and won 44 of them, a 28% win rate. Its strongest team, BIG CAT PURPLE 13, is #2,381 nationally and #601 in IA, at 1,518 Elo on a 2-1 record.
Teams averaged 7 matches each over the season. The club entered 17 events between 31 January and 11 April, a season of about 2 months.
Those events were held in two states, with four of 17 outside IA. The out-of-state travel was to WI. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#1455 nationally · Club Score 1447
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Big Cat Volleyball. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #1455 | 1447 | 23 |
| 2025-26 | Boys | #872 | 812 | 1 |
Every team Big Cat Volleyball fielded in the 2025-26 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG CAT PURPLE 13 | Girls | 13 | 1518 (Competitive) | 2-1-2 | 40% |
| Big Cat Volleyball 13-1 | Girls | 13 | 1518 (Competitive) | 5-5 | 50% |
| Big Cat Volleyball 14-1 | Girls | 14 | 1496 (Developing) | 3-6 | 33% |
| Big Cats 12 | Girls | 12 | 1490 (Developing) | 2-2 | 50% |
| Big Cat Purple 14 | Girls | 14 | 1488 (Developing) | 2-3-3 | 25% |
| Big Cat Volleyball 12-1 | Girls | 12 | 1481 (Developing) | 3-6 | 33% |
| Big Cat 13-Black | Girls | 13 | 1462 (Developing) | 2-3 | 40% |
| Big Cat 13-Purple | Girls | 13 | 1443 (Developing) | 4-5-1 | 40% |
| Big Cat 12-Black | Girls | 12 | 1435 (Developing) | 2-3 | 40% |
| Big Cat 14-Purple | Girls | 14 | 1418 (Developing) | 3-5-1 | 33% |
| Big Cat 14-Black | Girls | 14 | 1409 (Developing) | 2-4 | 33% |
| Big Cat 13-Silver | Girls | 13 | 1402 (Developing) | 1-4 | 20% |
| Big Cat 15-Boys | Boys | 15 | 1396 (Emerging) | 0-4 | 0% |
| Big Cat 18-Purple | Girls | 18 | 1380 (Emerging) | 1-4 | 20% |
| Big Cat 12-Purple | Girls | 12 | 1375 (Emerging) | 2-6-1 | 22% |
| Big Cat 11-Boys | Boys | 11 | 1373 (Emerging) | 0-0 | 0% |
| Big Cat 16-Black | Girls | 16 | 1363 (Emerging) | 0-5 | 0% |
| Big Cat 15-Purple | Girls | 15 | 1359 (Emerging) | 1-5 | 17% |
| Big Cat Volleyball 18-1 | Girls | 18 | 1343 (Emerging) | 1-6 | 14% |
| Big Cat 16-Purple | Girls | 16 | 1327 (Emerging) | 1-9 | 10% |
| Big Cat Volleyball 15-1 | Girls | 15 | 1326 (Emerging) | 3-9 | 25% |
| Big Cat Volleyball 17-1 | Girls | 17 | 1326 (Emerging) | 0-5 | 0% |
| Big Cat 15-Black | Girls | 15 | 1325 (Emerging) | 0-5 | 0% |
| Big Cat Volleyball 16-1 | Girls | 16 | 1324 (Emerging) | 4-7 | 36% |
| Big Cat 16-Silver | Girls | 16 | 1296 (Emerging) | 0-6-2 | 0% |
Where Big Cat Volleyball competed in the 2025-26 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Iowa Regional Championships Weekend 3 (Regional) | West Des Moines, IA | #699 of 3,214 | 12-41 | Big Cat 15-Purple — 15 Gold: 1-5; Big Cat 12-Black — 12 Silver: 2-3; Big Cat 15-Black — 15 Gold: 0-5; Big Cat 11-Boys — 10/11 Gold: 0-5; Big Cat 12-Purple — 12 Gold: 1-4; Big Cat 13-Purple — 13 Gold: 2-4; Big Cat 13-Black — 13 Silver: 2-3; Big Cat 14-Purple — 14 Gold: 1-4; Big Cat 13-Silver — 13 Silver: 1-4; Big Cat 14-Black — 14 Silver: 2-4 |
| 2026 Iowa Regional Championships Weekend 2 (Competitive) | IA | #282 of 3,214 | 2-13 | Big Cat 18-Purple — 18 Gold: 1-4; Big Cat 16-Black — 16 Gold: 0-5; Big Cat 16-Purple — 16 Gold: 1-4 |
| Iowa Select (Regional) | IA | #2355 of 3,214 | 0-2 | Big Cat 16-Silver — 15/16 - SUN: 0-2 |
| 2026 Mizuno March Mania (U11/12, 13-16, 17/18) (Regional) | Wisconsin Dells, WI | #477 of 3,214 | 5-5 | Big Cat Volleyball 12-1 — 12's Division : 2-3; Big Cat Volleyball 13-1 — 13's Division: 3-2 |
| Iowa Select (Regional) | IA | #1819 of 3,214 | 2-1 | Big Cat Purple 14 — 13/14s - SAT: 2-1 |
| 2026 Iowa Regional Championships Weekend 1 (Competitive) | IA | #149 of 3,214 | 0-5 | Big Cat 16-Purple — 16 Qualifying: 0-5 |
| 2026 Madtown Spring Fling (Regional) | Sun Prairie, WI | #1648 of 3,214 | 3-3 | Big Cat Volleyball 16-1 — 16 Girls Classic: 3-3 |
| 2026 Molten Wisconsin Volleyball Fest (Regional) | Waukesha, WI | #1450 of 3,214 | 3-2 | Big Cat Volleyball 14-1 — 14U Girls: 3-2 |
| 2026 Mizuno Showcase JVA (Girls U18-U15) (Competitive) | Wisconsin Dells, WI | #232 of 3,214 | 3-11 | Big Cat Volleyball 18-1 — 18's Division: 1-6; Big Cat Volleyball 15-1 — 15's Division: 2-5 |
| Coe (Regional) | IA | #1963 of 3,214 | 2-1 | Big Cat 13-Purple — 13U: 2-1 |
| Evolution (Regional) | IA | #2707 of 3,214 | 2-1 | BIG CAT PURPLE 13 — SAT: 13/14U: 2-1 |
| DBQ Insanity (Regional) | IA | #2586 of 3,214 | 1-2 | Big Cat 12-Purple — 11/12U Gold: 1-2 |
| Iowa Select (Regional) | IA | #1271 of 3,214 | 0-4 | Big Cat 16-Silver — 15/16s - SUN: 0-4 |
| Adrenaline (Regional) | IA | #1284 of 3,214 | 2-1 | Big Cat 14-Purple — 14s sunday: 2-1 |
| Key City Clash (Regional) | Dubuque, IA | #577 of 3,214 | 5-23 | Big Cat Volleyball 16-1 — 16 Girls: 1-4; Big Cat Volleyball 13-1 — 13 Girls: 2-3; Big Cat Volleyball 14-1 — 14 Girls: 0-4; Big Cat Volleyball 17-1 — 17/18 Girls: 0-5; Big Cat Volleyball 12-1 — 11/12 Girls: 1-3; Big Cat Volleyball 15-1 — 15 Girls : 1-4 |
| Adrenaline (Regional) | IA | #1974 of 3,214 | 0-2 | Big Cat Purple 14 — 14s Saturday: 0-2 |
| Iowa Rockets (Regional) | IA | #1110 of 3,214 | 2-2 | Big Cats 12 — 12 Gold: 2-2 |
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Iowa Regional Championships Weekend 1 (Regional) | IA | #336 of 368 | 0-4 | Big Cat 15-Boys — Boys 18U: 0-4 |