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NJ RONIN is a volleyball club based in Cherry Hill, NJ, ranked as high as #231 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 12 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 12 team-seasons.
7 teams · Ages 14–18
5 teams · Ages 14, 16–18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
NJ RONIN is a club volleyball program based in Cherry Hill, NJ, competing in the Garden Empire region. In 2025-26 it fielded 12 teams across both programs — seven girls teams aged 14 to 18 and five boys teams aged 14 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #231 nationally and #7 of 32 in NJ for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,360. That places it in the Developing tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 5 teams, 1 rates Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 125 matches and won 66 of them, a 54% win rate. Its strongest team, NJ RONIN 16 SWORD, is #206 nationally and #26 in NJ, at 1,710 Elo on a 23-23 record.
Teams averaged 25 matches each over the season. The club entered eight events between 6 December and 3 July, a season of about 7 months. Of those, 2 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in four states, with eight of eight outside NJ. Destinations included PA, FL, MA and VA. 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.
#231 nationally · Club Score 1360
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #1213 | 1482 | 7 |
| 2025-26 | Boys | #231 | 1360 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | Boys | #639 | 841 | 1 |
Every team NJ RONIN 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ RONIN 16 KATANA | Girls | 16 | 1755 (Elite) | 23-15 | 61% |
| NJ RONIN 18 KATANA | Girls | 18 | 1711 (Elite) | 36-18-1 | 65% |
| NJ RONIN 16 SWORD | Boys | 16 | 1710 (Elite) | 23-23 | 50% |
| NJ RONIN 17-Lotus | Girls | 17 | 1705 (Elite) | 15-4 | 79% |
| NJ RONIN 18 SWORD | Boys | 18 | 1692 (Premier) | 22-19 | 54% |
| NJ RONIN 15-Katana | Girls | 15 | 1617 (Premier) | 9-8 | 53% |
| NJ RONIN 17 KATANA | Girls | 17 | 1606 (Premier) | 27-23 | 54% |
| NJ RONIN 18 SAKURA | Boys | 18 | 1559 (Competitive) | 14-7-1 | 64% |
| NJ RONIN 14 KATANA | Girls | 14 | 1539 (Competitive) | 24-21 | 53% |
| NJ RONIN 14-Sword | Boys | 14 | 1532 (Competitive) | 6-4-1 | 55% |
| NJ RONIN 17-Sword | Boys | 17 | 1439 (Developing) | 1-4 | 20% |
| NJ RONIN 15-Local | Girls | 15 | 1330 (Emerging) | 5-14-4 | 22% |
Where NJ RONIN 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 Volleyball Festival Championships (14-18s) (Competitive) | Phoenix, AZ | #152 of 3,214 | 3-7 | NJ RONIN 17 KATANA — 17-18 Club: 3-7 |
| 2026 Beachfest 2 (Regional) | Ocean City, MD | #396 of 3,214 | 17-6 | NJ RONIN 17-Lotus — 17 American: 5-1; NJ RONIN 18 KATANA — 17-18 Open: 4-1; NJ RONIN 16 KATANA — 16 American: 6-1; NJ RONIN 14 KATANA — 16 American: 2-3 |
| iRoy May Madness I (15U, 16U, 17/18U) (Regional) | Collegeville, PA | #2548 of 3,214 | 2-2 | NJ RONIN 15-Local — 15 Girls: 2-2 |
| 2026 Boardwalk Block Party (Competitive) | Atlantic City, NJ | #367 of 3,214 | 10-7 | NJ RONIN 17-Lotus — 17 American: 5-1; NJ RONIN 15-Local — 15 National: 1-4; NJ RONIN 15-Katana — 15 American: 4-2 |
| 2026 York Strong Finish (Regional) | York, PA | #542 of 3,214 | 14-8 | NJ RONIN 17-Lotus — 17 Girls: 5-2; NJ RONIN 14 KATANA — 14 Girls: 3-2; NJ RONIN 16 KATANA — 16 Girls: 4-1; NJ RONIN 18 KATANA — 18 Girls: 2-3 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 4 (13,15ULA,16C) (Premier) | Philadelphia, PA | #87 of 3,214 | 2-5 | NJ RONIN 15-Katana — 15 Liberty: 2-5 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 3 (11,12,14,16A) (Premier) | Philadelphia, PA | #49 of 3,214 | 1-7 | NJ RONIN 14 KATANA — 14 USA: 1-7 |
| 2026 Beetle Bash (Regional) | Glen Mills, PA | #674 of 3,214 | 11-6 | NJ RONIN 14 KATANA — 14 Girls: 6-1; NJ RONIN 18 KATANA — 18 Girls: 3-2; NJ RONIN 15-Local — 15 Girls: 2-3 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 2 (15O, 16OUL, 17ULA) (Elite) | Philadelphia, PA | #23 of 3,214 | 2-6 | NJ RONIN 16 KATANA — 16 Open: 2-6 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 1 (18OULA, 17O,14C,15C) (Premier) | Philadelphia, PA | #42 of 3,214 | 1-13 | NJ RONIN 18 KATANA — 18 Open: 0-7; NJ RONIN 17 KATANA — 17 Open: 1-6 |
| 2026 NIKE Boston National Qualifier #2 (Premier) | Boston, MA | #46 of 3,214 | 7-8 | NJ RONIN 17 KATANA — 17 Open: 3-5; NJ RONIN 18 KATANA — 18 American: 4-3 |
| 2026 Mayhem in the Mountains (Regional) | Hagerstown, MD | #1165 of 3,214 | 17-1 | NJ RONIN 14 KATANA — 14 Girls: 5-1; NJ RONIN 17 KATANA — 18 Girls: 7-0; NJ RONIN 18 KATANA — 18 Girls: 5-0 |
| 2026 NIKE Boston National Qualifier #1 (Premier) | Boston, MA | #36 of 3,214 | 2-4 | NJ RONIN 16 KATANA — 16 Open: 2-4 |
| The St. James & Boys ECPL AAU Grand Prix (Regional) | Springfield, VA (TSJ) | Rockville, MD (MSSR), VA | #1149 of 3,214 | 4-2 | NJ RONIN 17 KATANA — 17 Club: 4-2 |
| iRoy Prez Day Classic II (15U, 16U, 17/18U) GIRLS (Regional) | collegeville, PA | #2811 of 3,214 | 5-0 | NJ RONIN 17 KATANA — 17/18 Girls: 5-0 |
| iRoy Cupid Classic (12U-18U) 2 DAY EVENT (Regional) | Collegeville, PA | #1314 of 3,214 | 14-5 | NJ RONIN 18 KATANA — 17/18 Girls: 5-0; NJ RONIN 16 KATANA — 16 Girls: 5-0; NJ RONIN 15-Local — 15 Girls: 0-3; NJ RONIN 14 KATANA — 14 Girls: 4-2 |
| iRoy Collegeville Classic II (15U, 16U, 17/18U) (Regional) | Collegeville, PA | #2570 of 3,214 | 3-3 | NJ RONIN 15-Katana — 15 Girls: 3-1; NJ RONIN 15-Local — 15 Girls: 0-2 |
| iRoy Chill Out VB Cup I (15U, 16U, 17/18U) GIRLS (Regional) | Collegeville, PA | #1841 of 3,214 | 5-1 | NJ RONIN 18 KATANA — 17/18 Girls: 5-1 |
| 2026 Mid-Atlantic Opener (Regional) | Baltimore, MD | #445 of 3,214 | 19-12 | NJ RONIN 16 KATANA — 16 National: 4-3; NJ RONIN 18 KATANA — 18 Open: 8-1; NJ RONIN 17 KATANA — 17 National: 4-3; NJ RONIN 14 KATANA — 14 National: 3-5 |
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 1 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #1 of 384 | 11-10 | NJ RONIN 18 SWORD — 18 Elite: 5-6; NJ RONIN 16 SWORD — 16 Elite: 6-4 |
| 2026 NIKE Boston National Qualifier #1 (Regional) | Boston, MA | #80 of 384 | 3-4 | NJ RONIN 16 SWORD — Boys 16 Open: 3-4 |
| The St. James & Boys ECPL AAU Grand Prix (Competitive) | Springfield, VA (TSJ) | Rockville, MD (MSSR), VA | #43 of 384 | 7-12 | NJ RONIN 14-Sword — 14 Boys: 3-2; NJ RONIN 18 SWORD — 18 Boys Open: 1-3; NJ RONIN 16 SWORD — 16 Boys Open: 2-3; NJ RONIN 17-Sword — 17 Boys: 1-4 |
| 2026 Nike Steel City Boys Championships (Premier) | Pittsburgh, PA | #11 of 384 | 3-11 | NJ RONIN 16 SWORD — 16 Open: 1-6; NJ RONIN 18 SWORD — 18 Open: 2-5 |
| Kings & Queens of the Court (Regional) | Manheim, PA | #214 of 384 | 18-4 | NJ RONIN 18 SWORD — 18 Kings: 5-1; NJ RONIN 14-Sword — 14 Kings: 3-2; NJ RONIN 18 SAKURA — 18 Kings: 4-1; NJ RONIN 16 SWORD — 16 Kings: 6-0 |
| iRoy Battle at the Net BOYS VOLLEYBALL (15u-18u) (Regional) | Collegeville, PA | #351 of 384 | 4-1 | NJ RONIN 18 SAKURA — 18 Boys: 4-1 |
| 2025 AAU/JVA Snowball Slam (Competitive) | Manheim, PA | #36 of 384 | 8-8 | NJ RONIN 18 SWORD — 18 Open: 4-2; NJ RONIN 16 SWORD — 16 Open: 2-3; NJ RONIN 18 SAKURA — 18 Classic: 2-3 |
| 2025 Frost Fest BOYS Tournament (Regional) | York, PA | #194 of 384 | 12-7 | NJ RONIN 18 SWORD — 17-18 Boys: 5-2; NJ RONIN 16 SWORD — 17-18 Boys: 3-3; NJ RONIN 18 SAKURA — 17-18 Boys: 4-2 |