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Sanford Sports Academy is a volleyball club based in Sioux Falls, SD, ranked as high as #295 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 27 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 27 team-seasons.
27 teams · Ages 11–18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Sanford Sports Academy is a club volleyball program based in Sioux Falls, SD, competing in the North Country region. In 2025-26 it fielded 27 girls teams aged 11 to 18.
Its girls program ranks #295 nationally and #2 of 31 in SD for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,708. That places it in the Elite tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 27 teams, 6 rate Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 1,261 matches and won 664 of them, a 53% win rate. Its strongest team, Sanford Sports 16-Red, is #193 nationally and #9 in SD, at 2,003 Elo on a 51-20 record.
Teams averaged 47 matches each over the season. The club entered 26 events between 24 January and 28 June, a season of about 5 months. Of those, 8 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in eight states, with 15 of 26 outside SD. Destinations included FL, MN, IA, KY, NE, AZ and 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.
#295 nationally · Club Score 1708
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Sanford Sports Academy. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #295 | 1708 | 27 |
Every team Sanford Sports 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Sports 16-Red | Girls | 16 | 2003 (Elite) | 51-20 | 72% |
| Sanford Sports 14-Red | Girls | 14 | 1813 (Elite) | 48-35 | 58% |
| Sanford Sports 17-Red | Girls | 17 | 1802 (Elite) | 43-23 | 65% |
| Sanford Sports 15-Red | Girls | 15 | 1784 (Elite) | 37-28 | 57% |
| Sanford Sports 12-Red | Girls | 12 | 1756 (Elite) | 33-9 | 79% |
| Sanford Sports 18-Red | Girls | 18 | 1715 (Elite) | 37-22 | 63% |
| Sanford Sports 15-Black | Girls | 15 | 1674 (Premier) | 48-24 | 67% |
| Sanford Sports 14-Black | Girls | 14 | 1673 (Premier) | 51-29 | 64% |
| Sanford Sports 17-Black | Girls | 17 | 1661 (Premier) | 44-28 | 61% |
| Sanford Sports 13-Red | Girls | 13 | 1642 (Premier) | 48-26 | 65% |
| Sanford Sports 15-White | Girls | 15 | 1613 (Premier) | 25-17 | 60% |
| Sanford Sports 16-Black | Girls | 16 | 1537 (Competitive) | 32-32 | 50% |
| Sanford Sports 14-Grey | Girls | 14 | 1535 (Competitive) | 20-19 | 51% |
| Sanford Sports 16-White | Girls | 16 | 1508 (Competitive) | 20-21 | 49% |
| Sanford Sports 14-Silver | Girls | 14 | 1502 (Competitive) | 12-12 | 50% |
| Sanford Sports 11-Black | Girls | 11 | 1497 (Developing) | 6-9-4 | 32% |
| Sanford Sports 15-Grey | Girls | 15 | 1455 (Developing) | 18-23 | 44% |
| Sanford Sports 12-Black | Girls | 12 | 1423 (Developing) | 10-17 | 37% |
| Sanford Sports 14-White | Girls | 14 | 1418 (Developing) | 14-23 | 38% |
| Sanford Sports 11-Red | Girls | 11 | 1413 (Developing) | 10-20 | 33% |
| Sanford Sports 13-Black | Girls | 13 | 1396 (Emerging) | 29-45 | 39% |
| Sanford Sports 12-White | Girls | 12 | 1369 (Emerging) | 4-14 | 22% |
| Sanford Sports 14-Gold | Girls | 14 | 1361 (Emerging) | 7-17 | 29% |
| Sanford Sports 13-Grey | Girls | 13 | 1271 (Emerging) | 7-15 | 32% |
| Sanford Sports 13-White | Girls | 13 | 1201 (Emerging) | 8-31 | 21% |
| Sanford Sports 13-Silver | Girls | 13 | 1198 (Emerging) | 2-18 | 10% |
| Sanford Sports 11-White | Girls | 11 | 1198 (Emerging) | 0-16 | 0% |
Where Sanford Sports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships-Wave 4 (Competitive) | Orlando, FL | #100 of 3,214 | 25-11 | Sanford Sports 15-Red — 15 Club: 11-2; Sanford Sports 16-Black — 16 Elite: 3-7; Sanford Sports 15-Black — 15 Classic: 11-2 |
| 2026 Volleyball Festival Championships (14-18s) (Competitive) | Phoenix, AZ | #151 of 3,214 | 8-4 | Sanford Sports 14-Black — 14 Club: 8-4 |
| AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships-Wave 3 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #6 of 3,214 | 32-6 | Sanford Sports 17-Red — 17 Classic: 12-1; Sanford Sports 17-Black — 17 Classic: 11-2; Sanford Sports 16-Red — 16 Premier: 9-3 |
| AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships-Wave 2 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #10 of 3,214 | 6-6 | Sanford Sports 14-Red — 14 Premier: 6-6 |
| AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships-Wave1 (Premier) | Orlando, FL | #63 of 3,214 | 16-17 | Sanford Sports 13-Black — 13 Club: 4-8; Sanford Sports 13-Red — 13 Premier: 4-7; Sanford Sports 18-Red — 18 Club: 8-2 |
| Sioux Falls AAU Super Regional (Competitive) | Sioux Falls, SD | #144 of 3,214 | 36-25 | Sanford Sports 15-Black — 15 Girls: 2-3; Sanford Sports 16-Black — 16 Girls: 2-3; Sanford Sports 17-Black — 17/18 Girls: 4-2; Sanford Sports 16-Red — 16 Girls: 4-1; Sanford Sports 17-Red — 17/18 Girls: 5-1; Sanford Sports 12-Red — 12 Girls: 4-1; Sanford Sports 13-Black — 13 Girls: 2-4; Sanford Sports 14-Red — 14 Girls: 4-3; Sanford Sports 13-Red — 13 Girls: 4-1; Sanford Sports 14-Black — 14 Girls: 2-4; Sanford Sports 15-Red — 15 Girls: 3-2 |
| Pentagon May Day Challenge I (Regional) | Sioux Falls, SD | #1935 of 3,214 | 12-16 | Sanford Sports 13-Grey — 13 Girls: 2-2; Sanford Sports 14-Gold — 14 Girls: 3-2; Sanford Sports 13-Silver — 13 Girls: 1-2; Sanford Sports 11-White — 12 Girls: 0-4; Sanford Sports 14-Silver — 14 Girls: 3-1; Sanford Sports 11-Black — 12 Girls: 1-3; Sanford Sports 12-White — 12 Girls: 2-2 |
| 2026 Mizuno Midwest Challenge JVA (Competitive) | Des Moines, IA | #182 of 3,214 | 46-57 | Sanford Sports 13-Black — 13 Club: 2-3; Sanford Sports 14-Red — 14 Open: 2-3; Sanford Sports 16-Black — 16 Club: 2-3; Sanford Sports 14-White — 14 Club: 1-4; Sanford Sports 16-Red — 16 Open: 2-3; Sanford Sports 12-Red — 12's Division : 4-1; Sanford Sports 17-Black — 17 Club: 3-2; Sanford Sports 18-Red — 18's Division: 3-3; Sanford Sports 17-Red — 17 Open: 2-3; Sanford Sports 12-Black — 12's Division : 1-4; Sanford Sports 11-Red — 12's Division : 1-4; Sanford Sports 15-White — 15 Club: 2-3; Sanford Sports 15-Black — 15 Club: 3-2; Sanford Sports 14-Grey — 14 Classic: 4-2; Sanford Sports 16-White — 16 Club: 2-3; Sanford Sports 15-Red — 15 Open: 2-3; Sanford Sports 13-Red — 13 Club: 3-2; Sanford Sports 13-White — 13 Classic: 1-4; Sanford Sports 14-Black — 14 Club: 4-2; Sanford Sports 15-Grey — 15 Classic: 2-3 |
| 2026 Nebraska Showdown (Regional) | LIncoln, NE | #552 of 3,214 | 20-22 | Sanford Sports 16-White — 16 Club: 4-2; Sanford Sports 12-Red — 12 Club: 5-0; Sanford Sports 14-Grey — 14 Club: 0-5; Sanford Sports 15-Grey — 15 Club: 3-2; Sanford Sports 14-White — 14 Club: 2-3; Sanford Sports 13-White — 13 Club: 2-4; Sanford Sports 11-Red — 11 Club: 1-4; Sanford Sports 15-White — 15 Club: 3-2 |
| Pentagon Spring Fling II (Regional) | Sioux Falls, SD | #982 of 3,214 | 36-13 | Sanford Sports 17-Red — 17/18 Girls: 5-0; Sanford Sports 15-Black — 15 Girls: 5-0; Sanford Sports 14-Red — 15 Girls: 3-1; Sanford Sports 16-Black — 16 Girls: 4-1; Sanford Sports 16-White — 16 Girls: 2-2; Sanford Sports 18-Red — 17/18 Girls: 3-1; Sanford Sports 15-White — 15 Girls: 4-1; Sanford Sports 15-Red — 15 Girls: 2-2; Sanford Sports 16-Red — 16 Girls: 5-0; Sanford Sports 17-Black — 17/18 Girls: 2-2; Sanford Sports 15-Grey — 15 Girls: 1-3 |
| Pentagon Spring Fling I (Regional) | Sioux Falls, SD | #1381 of 3,214 | 31-36 | Sanford Sports 14-Gold — 14 Girls: 2-2; Sanford Sports 14-White — 14 Girls: 1-3; Sanford Sports 12-Red — 12 Girls: 4-0; Sanford Sports 14-Grey — 14 Girls: 3-1; Sanford Sports 11-White — 12 Girls: 0-4; Sanford Sports 14-Red — 14 Girls: 3-1; Sanford Sports 13-Silver — 13 Girls: 0-4; Sanford Sports 12-White — 12 Girls: 2-3; Sanford Sports 14-Silver — 14 Girls: 3-3; Sanford Sports 13-White — 13 Girls: 0-4; Sanford Sports 13-Grey — 13 Girls: 2-3; Sanford Sports 11-Black — 12 Girls: 1-3; Sanford Sports 13-Red — 13 Girls: 3-2; Sanford Sports 13-Black — 13 Girls: 2-2; Sanford Sports 14-Black — 14 Girls: 5-1 |
| 2026 JVA World Challenge (Elite) | Louisville, KY | #20 of 3,214 | 41-28 | Sanford Sports 16-Red — 16 Premier: 8-1; Sanford Sports 13-Red — 13 Club: 5-2; Sanford Sports 14-Red — 14 Premier: 3-4; Sanford Sports 15-Black — 15 Club: 3-4; Sanford Sports 13-Black — 13 Club: 2-5; Sanford Sports 15-Red — 15 Premier: 4-5; Sanford Sports 16-Black — 16 Club: 6-2; Sanford Sports 14-Black — 14 Club: 6-2; Sanford Sports 17-Black — 17 Club: 4-3 |
| 2026 JVA/AAU 18U National Championship (Premier) | Louisville, KY | #56 of 3,214 | 3-4 | Sanford Sports 18-Red — 18 Aspire: 3-4 |
| Pentagon AAU Grand Prix (Competitive) | Sioux Falls, SD | #135 of 3,214 | 57-74 | Sanford Sports 14-Black — 14 Club: 5-1; Sanford Sports 14-Gold — 14 Club: 0-5; Sanford Sports 13-White — 13s: 1-4; Sanford Sports 11-Red — 12s: 1-4; Sanford Sports 17-Black — 17 Club: 5-1; Sanford Sports 12-Red — 12s: 4-2; Sanford Sports 14-Grey — 14 Club: 2-3; Sanford Sports 15-Grey — 15 Club: 1-4; Sanford Sports 14-Red — 14 Premier: 3-2; Sanford Sports 12-White — 12s: 0-5; Sanford Sports 15-Black — 15 Club: 5-2; Sanford Sports 13-Grey — 13s: 1-4; Sanford Sports 18-Red — 18 Premier: 2-3; Sanford Sports 16-Black — 16 Club: 3-2; Sanford Sports 15-Red — 15 Premier: 3-3; Sanford Sports 13-Red — 13s: 4-1; Sanford Sports 14-Silver — 14 Club: 1-4; Sanford Sports 14-White — 14 Club: 1-4; Sanford Sports 13-Silver — 13s: 0-5; Sanford Sports 16-White — 16 Club: 1-4; Sanford Sports 17-Red — 17 Premier: 3-2; Sanford Sports 16-Red — 16 Premier: 4-1; Sanford Sports 15-White — 15 Club: 3-2; Sanford Sports 13-Black — 13s: 2-3; Sanford Sports 12-Black — 12s: 2-3 |
| Impact Thaw 11/12U (Regional) | Sioux Falls, SD | #2911 of 3,214 | 2-4 | Sanford Sports 11-White — 12 Girls: 0-4; Sanford Sports 11-Black — 12 Girls: 2-0 |
| Pentagon Big Sioux Challenge II (Regional) | Sioux Falls, SD | #1407 of 3,214 | 22-8 | Sanford Sports 15-White — 15 Girls: 1-3; Sanford Sports 18-Red — 17/18 Girls: 4-0; Sanford Sports 14-Red — 15 Girls: 5-0; Sanford Sports 16-White — 16 Girls: 3-1; Sanford Sports 17-Black — 17/18 Girls: 3-1; Sanford Sports 17-Red — 17/18 Girls: 3-1; Sanford Sports 15-Grey — 15 Girls: 3-2 |
| Pentagon Big Sioux Challenge I (Regional) | Sioux Falls, SD | #1880 of 3,214 | 26-21 | Sanford Sports 13-Red — 13 Girls: 4-0; Sanford Sports 12-White — 12 Girls: 0-4; Sanford Sports 13-White — 13 Girls: 1-3; Sanford Sports 13-Black — 13 Girls: 4-1; Sanford Sports 14-Black — 14 Girls: 4-1; Sanford Sports 12-Black — 12 Girls: 3-1; Sanford Sports 14-Grey — 14 Girls: 2-2; Sanford Sports 14-White — 14 Girls: 2-2; Sanford Sports 11-White — 12 Girls: 0-4; Sanford Sports 14-Red — 14 Girls: 4-0; Sanford Sports 11-Black — 12 Girls: 2-3 |
| 2026 Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier 14 Op, 14 USA, All 15's, 16 Amer, 16 Lib. (March 20-22) (Elite) | Minneapolis, MN | #32 of 3,214 | 18-15 | Sanford Sports 15-Red — 15 Liberty: 7-3; Sanford Sports 16-Red — 16 Liberty: 2-5; Sanford Sports 16-Black — 16 American Red: 3-4; Sanford Sports 15-Black — 15 American Blue: 6-3 |
| 2026 Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier 11's-13's, 14 Amer, 14 Lib, 16 Op, 16 USA, 17 & 18 Non bid. (March 13-15) (Elite) | Minneapolis, MN | #31 of 3,214 | 21-23 | Sanford Sports 13-Red — 13 American: 5-3; Sanford Sports 14-Black — 14 American Blue: 6-2; Sanford Sports 14-Red — 14 Liberty: 2-5; Sanford Sports 13-Black — 13 American: 2-5; Sanford Sports 17-Red — 17 Elite: 3-4; Sanford Sports 17-Black — 17 Elite: 3-4 |
| Pentagon March Meltdown II (Regional) | Sioux Falls, SD | #1643 of 3,214 | 2-2 | Sanford Sports 14-Black — 15 Girls: 2-2 |
| Pentagon March Meltdown I (Regional) | Sioux Falls, SD | #1652 of 3,214 | 29-25 | Sanford Sports 13-Silver — 13 Girls: 1-3; Sanford Sports 14-Gold — 14 Girls: 0-4; Sanford Sports 13-Grey — 13 Girls: 2-2; Sanford Sports 13-Black — 13 Girls: 4-1; Sanford Sports 13-White — 13 Girls: 1-4; Sanford Sports 13-Red — 13 Girls: 5-0; Sanford Sports 11-Red — 12 Girls: 2-3; Sanford Sports 14-Grey — 14 Girls: 4-1; Sanford Sports 12-Red — 12 Girls: 4-0; Sanford Sports 12-Black — 12 Girls: 1-3; Sanford Sports 14-Silver — 14 Girls: 3-2; Sanford Sports 14-White — 14 Girls: 2-2 |
| 2026 Mizuno Showcase JVA (Girls U18-U15) (Competitive) | Wisconsin Dells, WI | #232 of 3,214 | 52-25 | Sanford Sports 18-Red — 18's Division: 5-2; Sanford Sports 16-White — 16's Division: 4-3; Sanford Sports 16-Black — 16's Division: 5-3; Sanford Sports 15-Grey — 15's Division: 3-4; Sanford Sports 17-Black — 17's Division: 4-3; Sanford Sports 17-Red — 17's Division: 6-2; Sanford Sports 15-White — 15's Division: 6-2; Sanford Sports 16-Red — 16's Division: 8-1; Sanford Sports 15-Black — 15's Division: 6-2; Sanford Sports 14-Red — 15's Division: 5-3 |
| Siouxland Showdown (Competitive) | Sioux City, IA | #349 of 3,214 | 34-31 | Sanford Sports 14-White — 14 Girls: 2-3; Sanford Sports 11-Red — 10/11 Girls: 3-2; Sanford Sports 13-Red — 13 Girls: 3-2; Sanford Sports 15-Grey — 15 Girls : 3-2; Sanford Sports 16-White — 16 Girls: 3-2; Sanford Sports 12-Black — 12 Girls: 1-3; Sanford Sports 14-Grey — 14 Girls: 2-3; Sanford Sports 12-Red — 12 Girls: 5-2; Sanford Sports 13-White — 13 Girls: 0-5; Sanford Sports 18-Red — 17/18 Open: 2-2; Sanford Sports 13-Black — 13 Girls: 3-2; Sanford Sports 14-Black — 14 Girls: 5-1; Sanford Sports 15-White — 15 Girls : 2-2 |
| 2026 Asics Presidents Day Classic (Premier) | Omaha, NE | #88 of 3,214 | 39-48 | Sanford Sports 17-Black — 17 Club: 4-4; Sanford Sports 14-Black — 14 Club: 3-5; Sanford Sports 16-Black — 16 Club: 3-4; Sanford Sports 15-Black — 15 Club: 5-3; Sanford Sports 14-Red — 14 Club: 6-3; Sanford Sports 13-Red — 13 Club: 4-4; Sanford Sports 15-Red — 15 Open: 2-6; Sanford Sports 16-Red — 16 Open: 5-3; Sanford Sports 17-Red — 17 Open: 1-7; Sanford Sports 18-Red — 18 Club: 5-2; Sanford Sports 13-Black — 13 Club: 1-7 |
| Impact Freeze 14U (Regional) | Sioux Falls, SD | #2638 of 3,214 | 4-14 | Sanford Sports 14-Silver — 14 Girls: 2-2; Sanford Sports 13-Silver — 14 Girls: 0-4; Sanford Sports 14-Gold — 14 Girls: 2-4; Sanford Sports 13-Grey — 14 Girls: 0-4 |
| '26 LOVB Twin Cities - Big City Luau (Competitive) | Twin Cities, MN | #227 of 3,214 | 46-58 | Sanford Sports 15-White — 15 Oahu: 4-2; Sanford Sports 12-Black — 12 Oahu: 2-3; Sanford Sports 13-White — 13 Maui: 2-3; Sanford Sports 11-Red — 12 Oahu: 2-3; Sanford Sports 16-Red — 16 Ni'iahu: 4-2; Sanford Sports 15-Red — 15 Ni'iahu: 3-2; Sanford Sports 17-Black — 17 Ni'iahu: 1-4; Sanford Sports 16-Black — 16 Hawaii: 1-3; Sanford Sports 15-Black — 15 Ni'iahu: 2-3; Sanford Sports 17-Red — 17 Ni'iahu: 3-2; Sanford Sports 12-Red — 12 Hawaii: 3-3; Sanford Sports 18-Red — 18 Ni'iahu: 2-3; Sanford Sports 13-Red — 13 Hawaii: 4-2; Sanford Sports 16-White — 16 Oahu: 1-4; Sanford Sports 14-Grey — 14 Maui: 3-2; Sanford Sports 14-White — 14 Oahu: 3-2; Sanford Sports 15-Grey — 15 Oahu: 2-3; Sanford Sports 13-Black — 13 Oahu: 1-4; Sanford Sports 14-Red — 14 Ni'iahu: 2-4; Sanford Sports 14-Black — 14 Hawaii: 1-4 |