OH · USAV Ohio Valley Region
VANGUARD Volleyball Club is a volleyball club based in Columbus, OH. It fields 11 teams in the 2024-25 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 2024-25 it fielded 11 boys teams aged 14 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #52 nationally and #2 of 29 in OH for 2024-25, on a Club Score of 1,560. That places it in the Premier tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 11 teams, 3 rate Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 434 matches and won 197 of them, a 46% win rate. Its strongest team, Vanguard 18-Gold webb, is #41 nationally and #6 in OH, at 1,882 Elo on a 28-19 record.
Teams averaged 39 matches each over the season. The club entered 12 events between 23 November and 4 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 seven states, with nine of 12 outside OH. Destinations included IN, FL, CA, IL, NV 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.
#52 nationally · Club Score 1560
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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 2024-25 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 | 1882 (Elite) | 28-19-2 | 57% |
| Vanguard 17-Gold kelso | Boys | 17 | 1789 (Elite) | 20-28-2 | 40% |
| Vanguard 16-Gold bell | Boys | 16 | 1703 (Elite) | 19-19 | 50% |
| Vanguard 16-Gold mills | Boys | 16 | 1636 (Premier) | 32-16 | 67% |
| Vanguard 17-Gold cagnoli | Boys | 17 | 1618 (Premier) | 23-20 | 53% |
| Vanguard 15-Gold brink | Boys | 15 | 1504 (Competitive) | 13-32 | 29% |
| Vanguard 18-Gold tuttle | Boys | 18 | 1479 (Developing) | 14-27 | 34% |
| Vanguard 14-Gold kuebler | Boys | 14 | 1474 (Developing) | 10-18 | 36% |
| Vanguard 16-Silver matt | Boys | 16 | 1394 (Emerging) | 11-17 | 39% |
| Vanguard 18-Silver byrd | Boys | 18 | 1369 (Emerging) | 20-21 | 49% |
| Vanguard 18-Silver meeks | Boys | 18 | 1346 (Emerging) | 7-16 | 30% |
Where VANGUARD Volleyball Club competed in the 2024-25 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 124 | 9-22 | Vanguard 17-Gold cagnoli — 17 Premier: 4-7; Vanguard 15-Gold brink — 15 Premier: 3-7; Vanguard 17-Gold kelso — 17 Open: 2-8 |
| AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 1 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #1 of 124 | 20-29 | Vanguard 18-Gold tuttle — 18 Premier: 2-8; Vanguard 16-Gold mills — 16 Elite: 5-5; Vanguard 18-Gold webb — 18 Open: 4-5; Vanguard 18-Silver byrd — 18 Select: 4-6; Vanguard 16-Gold bell — 16 Premier: 5-5 |
| 317 Pre-National Boys Showdown (Regional) | Indianapolis, IN | #42 of 124 | 9-14 | Vanguard 16-Gold bell — 15-16 Open: 3-3; Vanguard 18-Silver byrd — 17-18 Club: 3-4; Vanguard 16-Gold mills — 15-16 Open: 2-3; Vanguard 15-Gold brink — 15-16 Open: 1-4 |
| 2025 SoCal Cup: The Showcase (Competitive) | Los Angeles, CA | #6 of 124 | 4-2 | Vanguard 17-Gold kelso — 17 Open: 4-2 |
| 2025 Nike Steel City Boys Championships (Regional) | Pittsburgh, PA | #17 of 124 | 35-27 | Vanguard 17-Gold kelso — 17 Open: 4-2; Vanguard 15-Gold brink — 15 Open: 2-3; Vanguard 16-Silver matt — 16 Club: 1-4; Vanguard 16-Gold bell — 16 Open: 3-2; Vanguard 14-Gold kuebler — 14 Premier: 2-3; Vanguard 18-Gold tuttle — 18 Premier: 1-4; Vanguard 17-Gold cagnoli — 17 Club: 5-1; Vanguard 16-Gold mills — 16 Premier: 6-1; Vanguard 18-Silver byrd — 18 Club: 4-2; Vanguard 18-Silver meeks — 18 Club: 1-4; Vanguard 18-Gold webb — 18 Open: 6-1 |
| 2025 The Nike Classic (Regional) | Columbus, OH | #48 of 124 | 19-25 | Vanguard 16-Silver matt — 16 Boys: 2-5; Vanguard 16-Gold mills — 16 Boys: 7-1; Vanguard 14-Gold kuebler — 14 Boys: 3-4; Vanguard 18-Silver meeks — 18 Boys: 1-6; Vanguard 15-Gold brink — 16 Boys: 3-4; Vanguard 18-Silver byrd — 18 Boys: 3-5 |
| Midwest Boys Point Series The Championship (Regional) | Hamilton, OH | #21 of 124 | 27-31 | Vanguard 15-Gold brink — 15s Division: 1-4; Vanguard 16-Silver matt — 16s Division: 3-2; Vanguard 17-Gold cagnoli — 17s Division : 2-3; Vanguard 18-Gold webb — 18s Division: 3-3; Vanguard 18-Silver meeks — 18s Division: 2-4; Vanguard 17-Gold kelso — 17s Division : 2-3; Vanguard 18-Silver byrd — 18s Division: 2-3; Vanguard 16-Gold bell — 16s Division: 3-2; Vanguard 18-Gold tuttle — 18s Division: 2-3; Vanguard 14-Gold kuebler — 14s Division: 4-2; Vanguard 16-Gold mills — 16s Division: 3-2 |
| 2024 Midwest Boys Point Series #2 - Indianapolis (Regional) | Indianapolis, IN | #32 of 124 | 11-9 | Vanguard 16-Silver matt — 16s Division: 3-2; Vanguard 18-Silver meeks — 18s Division: 3-2; Vanguard 14-Gold kuebler — 14s Division: 1-4; Vanguard 18-Silver byrd — 18s Division: 4-1 |
| 2024 SoCal Cup: Winter Formal (Competitive) | Las Vegas, NV | #8 of 124 | 4-4 | Vanguard 17-Gold cagnoli — 17 Club: 4-4 |
| 2024 AAU/JVA Chi-Town Boys Challenge (Competitive) | Chicago, IL | #13 of 124 | 12-18 | Vanguard 17-Gold kelso — 17 Open: 2-3; Vanguard 18-Gold webb — 18 Open: 3-2; Vanguard 16-Gold bell — 16 Open: 2-3; Vanguard 15-Gold brink — 15 Open: 1-4; Vanguard 18-Gold tuttle — 18 Premier: 1-4; Vanguard 17-Gold cagnoli — 17 Premier: 3-2 |
| 2024 Nike FreezeFest (Regional) | Cleveland, OH | #40 of 124 | 6-10 | Vanguard 16-Silver matt — 16 Club: 2-4; Vanguard 14-Gold kuebler — 14 Open: 0-5; Vanguard 16-Gold mills — 16 Club: 4-1 |
| 2024 AAU/JVA Brickyard Battle (Competitive) | Indianapolis, IN | #5 of 124 | 27-28 | Vanguard 18-Gold webb — 18 Open: 5-3; Vanguard 16-Gold mills — 16 Classic: 5-3; Vanguard 17-Gold cagnoli — 17 Premier: 5-3; Vanguard 18-Gold tuttle — 18 Premier: 4-4; Vanguard 17-Gold kelso — 17 Open: 3-5; Vanguard 16-Gold bell — 16 Open: 3-4; Vanguard 15-Gold brink — 15 Open: 2-6 |