PA · USAV Keystone Region
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Happy Volley Academy is a volleyball club based in State College, PA, ranked as high as #377 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 8 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 8 team-seasons.
8 teams · Ages 13–17
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Happy Volley Academy is a club volleyball program based in State College, PA, competing in the Keystone region. In 2025-26 it fielded eight girls teams aged 13 to 17.
Its girls program ranks #377 nationally and #7 of 135 in PA for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,666. That places it in the Premier tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 8 teams, 5 rate Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 309 matches and won 208 of them, a 67% win rate. Its strongest team, Happy Volley 16-Blue, is #142 nationally and #6 in PA, at 2,057 Elo on a 51-18 record.
Teams averaged 39 matches each over the season. The club entered 18 events between 28 December and 25 June, a season of about 6 months. Of those, 5 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in five states, with four of 18 outside PA. Destinations included DC, IN, KY and OH. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
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#377 nationally · Club Score 1666
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #377 | 1666 | 8 |
Every team Happy Volley Academy 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Volley 16-Blue | Girls | 16 | 2057 (Elite) | 51-18 | 74% |
| Happy Volley Academy 16-1 | Girls | 16 | 1935 (Elite) | 6-2 | 75% |
| Happy Volley 15 Elite | Girls | 15 | 1887 (Elite) | 34-13 | 72% |
| Happy Volley 14 Elite | Girls | 14 | 1827 (Elite) | 27-10 | 73% |
| Happy Volley 13 Elite | Girls | 13 | 1701 (Elite) | 27-10 | 73% |
| Happy Volley 17 Elite | Girls | 17 | 1697 (Premier) | 22-16 | 58% |
| Happy Volley 15 Thunder | Girls | 15 | 1552 (Competitive) | 24-19 | 56% |
| Happy Volley 13-Tsunami | Girls | 13 | 1496 (Developing) | 17-13 | 57% |
Where Happy Volley Academy 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 USAV Girls Junior National Championship 14-17 (Elite) | Indianapolis, IN | #1 of 3,214 | 4-6 | Happy Volley 16-Blue — 16 National: 4-6 |
| 2026 Happy Volley Championships (Regional) | State College, PA | #884 of 3,214 | 36-5 | Happy Volley 13 Elite — 13 Girls: 6-0; Happy Volley 16-Blue — 17/18 Girls: 6-0; Happy Volley 13-Tsunami — 13 Girls: 4-2; Happy Volley 17 Elite — 17/18 Girls: 5-1; Happy Volley 15 Thunder — 15 Girls: 4-2; Happy Volley 15 Elite — 15 Girls: 6-0; Happy Volley 14 Elite — 14 Girls: 5-0 |
| 2026 May Madness (Competitive) | Manheim, PA | #333 of 3,214 | 16-5 | Happy Volley 13 Elite — 13 American: 5-1; Happy Volley 13-Tsunami — 13 American: 4-1; Happy Volley 14 Elite — 14 National: 3-2; Happy Volley 15 Thunder — 15 Club: 4-1 |
| 2026 Flood City Challenge Grand Prix (Regional) | Johnstown, PA | #791 of 3,214 | 9-7 | Happy Volley 17 Elite — 17/18 Girls Mix: 4-1; Happy Volley 15 Elite — 15/16 Girls Mix: 4-2; Happy Volley 15 Thunder — 15/16 Girls Mix: 1-4 |
| 2026 York Strong Finish (Regional) | York, PA | #543 of 3,214 | 1-4 | Happy Volley 13-Tsunami — 13 Girls: 1-4 |
| 2026 JVA World Challenge (Elite) | Louisville, KY | #20 of 3,214 | 14-9 | Happy Volley 16-Blue — 16 Open: 6-2; Happy Volley 15 Elite — 15 Premier: 5-3; Happy Volley 15 Thunder — 15 Classic: 3-4 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 4 (13,15ULA,16C) (Premier) | Philadelphia, PA | #89 of 3,214 | 7-1 | Happy Volley 15 Elite — 15 American Red: 7-1 |
| 2026 April Fools Fallout (FREE ENTRY NATIONALS) (Regional) | Manheim, PA | #493 of 3,214 | 13-5 | Happy Volley 13-Tsunami — 13 Girls: 2-3; Happy Volley 14 Elite — 14 Girls: 8-0; Happy Volley 13 Elite — 13 Girls: 3-2 |
| 2026 Champions Cup (Regional) | Harrisburg, PA | #719 of 3,214 | 7-0 | Happy Volley 16-Blue — 16 Bid | Champ: 7-0 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 2 (15O, 16OUL, 17ULA) (Elite) | Philadelphia, PA | #23 of 3,214 | 6-9 | Happy Volley 16-Blue — 16 Open: 4-4; Happy Volley 17 Elite — 17 USA: 2-5 |
| 2026 Irish Rumble (Competitive) | Manheim, PA | #305 of 3,214 | 25-11 | Happy Volley 14 Elite — 14 National/Open: 3-2; Happy Volley 13 Elite — 13 American: 6-1; Happy Volley 16-Blue — 16 National/Open: 6-0; Happy Volley 15 Elite — 15 Premier/Open: 4-2; Happy Volley 15 Thunder — 15 American: 4-2; Happy Volley 17 Elite — 17-18 Open: 2-4 |
| 2026 Patriots' Cup (Regional) | Oaks, PA | #411 of 3,214 | 2-2 | Happy Volley 13-Tsunami — 13 American: 2-2 |
| 20th Annual Capitol Hill Volleyball Classic (Premier) | Washington, DC | #50 of 3,214 | 6-2 | Happy Volley Academy 16-1 — 16 Open: 6-2 |
| 2026 Nike Steel City Freeze (Competitive) | Pittsburgh, PA | #268 of 3,214 | 23-13 | Happy Volley 15 Thunder — 15 Premier: 1-4; Happy Volley 13-Tsunami — 13 Club Blue: 4-1; Happy Volley 15 Elite — 15 Open: 3-2; Happy Volley 14 Elite — 14 Open: 3-2; Happy Volley 16-Blue — 16 Open: 4-1; Happy Volley 17 Elite — 17 Club Ice: 5-1; Happy Volley 13 Elite — 13 Open: 3-2 |
| 2026 MLK Kickoff Challenge (Competitive) | Manheim, PA | #186 of 3,214 | 25-17 | Happy Volley 17 Elite — 17 Open: 4-4; Happy Volley 15 Thunder — 15 Club: 7-2; Happy Volley 13 Elite — 13 National: 4-4; Happy Volley 14 Elite — 14 Open: 5-4; Happy Volley 15 Elite — 15 Open: 5-3 |
| 2026 JVA Rock N Rumble Wknd 2 15U-18U (Competitive) | Cleveland, OH | #169 of 3,214 | 4-4 | Happy Volley 16-Blue — 16 Open: 4-4 |
| KRVA Girls Power (Regional) | Manheim, PA | #1389 of 3,214 | 6-0 | Happy Volley 16-Blue — 16 American: 6-0 |
| KRVA Girls Kick Off (Regional) | Manheim, PA | #759 of 3,214 | 4-1 | Happy Volley 16-Blue — 17/18 GIrls: 4-1 |