Carsen Wellhausen Carsen Wellhausen 6'1" | PF Clarinda | 2026 IA recorded 113 Blocks on the season last Winter for her Junior season throughout 23 games. She also averaged just over 9 PPG and 11 RPG at the Forward position. This amount of Blocks led the state out of the 2026 Class, The next highest amount for a player only being in the low 80’s. This production from Wellhausen as an elite shot blocker is going to be looked upon once again this Winter from the Cardinals. They will have to defend really well if they want to build on what they set in place a year ago when they went 13-10 overall. This is something that is an achievable goal for the Cardinals, they just need some help from the guard position to back the up. If that can all come together, they should be able to shock some teams this Winter. Wellhausen does come in at 6’1 so she should have the height advantage above must. Now it’s just about putting the rest of the pieces together before game-play begins over the next month and a half.

One of the taller prospects that the state of Iowa has to offer is 6’1 PF, Carsen Wellhausen Carsen Wellhausen 6'1" | PF Clarinda | 2026 IA of Clarinda High School. Wellhausen stands out because of her natural length and her ability to impact her opponents attempts near the basket in the paint area. Out of the junior class, there are only two players with over 55 blocks on the season so far and that is Wellhausen, along with future D1 commit – Ellie Muller Ellie Muller 6'3" | PF Dowling Catholic | 2026 State IA of Dowling Catholic. The next highest to those two sits in the 30’s, just to give you an idea. This number for this stat really stands out to anyone that might come across it. It shows that it’s a tough time to score in the lane at any given moment against Clarinda because of the presence of Wellhausen. I’m curious how this team ends this season but no matter how that is, I’m sure that Wellhausen will be protecting the rim until the final buzzer.