OH · USAV Ohio Valley Region
VANGUARD Volleyball Club is a volleyball club based in Columbus, OH. It fields 8 teams in the 2025-26 season.
8 teams · Ages 14–18
AAU quarterfinalist
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
VANGUARD Volleyball Club is a club volleyball program based in Columbus, OH, competing in the Ohio Valley region. In 2025-26 it fielded eight boys teams aged 14 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #60 nationally and #2 of 31 in OH for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,657. That places it in the Premier tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 8 teams, 4 rate Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 308 matches and won 169 of them, a 55% win rate. Its strongest team, Vanguard 18-Gold webb, is #17 nationally and #2 in OH, at 2,164 Elo on a 35-17 record.
Teams averaged 39 matches each over the season. The club entered nine events between 1 November and 7 July, a season of about 8 months. Of those, 6 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in six states, with seven of nine outside OH. Destinations included FL, IL, IN, KY and PA. 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.
#60 nationally · Club Score 1657
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Boys | #60 | 1657 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | Boys | #52 | 1560 | 11 |
Every team VANGUARD Volleyball Club 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard 18-Gold webb | Boys | 18 | 2164 (Elite) | 35-17 | 67% |
| Vanguard 16-Gold cagnoli | Boys | 16 | 2052 (Elite) | 41-15 | 73% |
| Vanguard 17-Gold attia | Boys | 17 | 1833 (Elite) | 18-17 | 51% |
| Vanguard 18-Gold tuttle | Boys | 18 | 1709 (Elite) | 30-22 | 58% |
| Vanguard 17-Gold kelso | Boys | 17 | 1659 (Premier) | 9-8 | 53% |
| Vanguard 14-Silver kuebler | Boys | 14 | 1363 (Emerging) | 13-27 | 33% |
| Vanguard 15-Silver matt | Boys | 15 | 1359 (Emerging) | 12-17 | 41% |
| Vanguard 18-Silver byrd | Boys | 18 | 1332 (Emerging) | 11-16 | 41% |
Where VANGUARD Volleyball Club 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 Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 2 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #2 of 368 | 10-10 | Vanguard 17-Gold attia — 17 Premier: 5-5; Vanguard 14-Silver kuebler — 14 Club: 5-5 |
| AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 1 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #1 of 368 | 21-12 | Vanguard 18-Gold webb — 18 Open: 7-3 (quarterfinalist); Vanguard 18-Gold tuttle — 18 Premier: 2-8; Vanguard 16-Gold cagnoli — 16 Premier: 12-1 |
| 2026 AAU/JVA Windy City Round-Up (Premier) | Chicago, IL | #7 of 368 | 17-12 | Vanguard 16-Gold cagnoli — 16 Open: 4-3; Vanguard 17-Gold attia — 17 Open: 5-3; Vanguard 18-Gold tuttle — 18 Premier: 4-3; Vanguard 18-Gold webb — 18 Open: 4-3 |
| 2026 Midwest Boys Point Series - The Championship (Competitive) | Westfield, IN | #22 of 368 | 17-19 | Vanguard 18-Gold tuttle — 18s Division: 2-3; Vanguard 18-Gold webb — 18s Division: 5-1; Vanguard 15-Silver matt — 15s Division: 1-4; Vanguard 14-Silver kuebler — 14s Division: 1-4; Vanguard 17-Gold attia — 17s Division : 1-4; Vanguard 18-Silver byrd — 18s Division: 4-1; Vanguard 16-Gold cagnoli — 16s Division: 3-2 |
| 2026 Nike Steel City Boys Championships (Premier) | Pittsburgh, PA | #11 of 368 | 34-22 | Vanguard 17-Gold attia — 17 Open: 4-3; Vanguard 15-Silver matt — 15 Club: 6-3; Vanguard 14-Silver kuebler — 14 Open: 1-7; Vanguard 16-Gold cagnoli — 16 Open: 6-2; Vanguard 18-Gold webb — 18 Open: 5-2; Vanguard 18-Silver byrd — 18 Club: 2-5; Vanguard 18-Gold tuttle — 18 Club: 10-0 |
| 2026 Midwest Boys Point Series #2 - Hamilton, OH (Competitive) | Hamilton, OH | #20 of 368 | 19-17 | Vanguard 18-Gold webb — 18s Division: 5-1; Vanguard 18-Silver byrd — 18s Division: 3-2; Vanguard 17-Gold attia — 17s Division : 3-2; Vanguard 15-Silver matt — 15s Division: 0-5; Vanguard 16-Gold cagnoli — 16s Division: 4-1; Vanguard 18-Gold tuttle — 18s Division: 3-2; Vanguard 14-Silver kuebler — 14s Division: 1-4 |
| Boys Winter Invitational (Premier) | Louisville, KY | #6 of 368 | 30-21 | Vanguard 18-Silver byrd — 18 Classic : 0-5; Vanguard 17-Gold kelso — 17 Elite: 5-3; Vanguard 16-Gold cagnoli — 16 Elite: 6-3; Vanguard 18-Gold tuttle — 18 Club: 7-1; Vanguard 15-Silver matt — 15 Classic : 2-3; Vanguard 18-Gold webb — 18 Elite: 6-3; Vanguard 14-Silver kuebler — 13-14 Club : 4-3 |
| 2025 Nike FreezeFest (FREE ENTRY TO NATIONALS!!!) (Regional) | Cleveland, OH | #58 of 368 | 6-9 | Vanguard 15-Silver matt — 15 Club: 3-2; Vanguard 18-Silver byrd — 18 Club Navy: 2-3; Vanguard 14-Silver kuebler — 14 Open: 1-4 |
| 2025 AAU/JVA Chi-Town Boys Challenge (Elite) | Chicago, IL | #4 of 368 | 15-17 | Vanguard 16-Gold cagnoli — 16 Premier: 6-3; Vanguard 18-Gold webb — 18 Open: 3-4; Vanguard 18-Gold tuttle — 18 Premier: 2-5; Vanguard 17-Gold kelso — 17 Open: 4-5 |