SPEARFISH, S.D.- Black Hills State Volleyball Coach Grayson DuBose announced his second signing of his tenure and third of the 2025 class with the addition of Peyton McLeod, who is currently a senior at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado. She will arrive this fall as the second freshman of the 2025 class joining her club and high school teammate Makayla Dorsey (OH, RS, DS, Fort Collins, Colo.) and transfer Izzy Abril (MB, Queen Creek, Ariz.).

Peyton McLeod // Middle Blocker // 6'0" // Fort Collins, Colo. // Fossil Ridge H.S.
McLeod enters BHSU as a freshman. She spent all four years of high school at Fossil Ridge H.S., where she was a one-year starter and a two-time letter winner. During her senior season, she helped lead Fossil Ridge to the state semifinals and was named an All-State Honorable Mention. She had 53 total kills and 13 total blocks her senior year under head coach Natalie Burton. During her junior year, she also appeared in every set and helped FRHS get to the State Championship, before they finished runner-up. McLeod also played on the top Norco club team from the 14s to the 18s and was the starting MB every year. She helped lead her team to the top division in Nationals each of the last two seasons. McLeod has a 3.4 GPA at FRHS and is planning on majoring in accounting on BHSU.  McLeod is the daughter of Mindy and Brandon McLeod. She also is the sibling of Morgan McLeod.

Coach Dubose's thoughts: "We are looking forward to having Peyton in our gym this fall.  She is a high character young lady and will add some depth to our middle blocking group.  I have known her club coach, Dana Burkholder, for a lot of years, and she will have Peyton ready to hit the ground running when she gets to campus in August."