Women's Volleyball 1/11/2024 12:00:00 AM

Avrit Earns AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The AVCA is pleased to announce the women's volleyball All-Region teams for NAIA women's volleyball, as chosen by the NAIA Selection Committee. Each of the 10 regions named 14 student-athletes to the All-Region team, and eight players earned honorable mention honors. Each region also selected four "of the year" award winners.

MIDCENTRAL REGION

Team	First	Last	School	Pos.	Year
1st	Haley	Biedenbach	Bethel	S	Fr.
1st	Lexi	Broyles	IU Kokomo	MH	So.
1st	Martina	DeMarchi	Indiana Wesleyan	OH	Sr.
1st	Cassie	Gregory	Indiana Wesleyan	Opp	Sr.
1st	Eva	Joldersma	Indiana Wesleyan	OH	So.
1st	Emma	Lyons	Marion	Lib	So.
1st	Dunja	Madjarevic	Oakland City	Lib	Sr.
1st	Reagan	Nuss	Mount Vernon	S	So.
1st	Maddy	Payne	Bethel	MH	Sr.
1st	Abbigail	Porter	Indiana Wesleyan	S	So.
1st	Reece	Shirley	IU East	S	Sr.
1st	Lyssi	Snouffer	Mount Vernon	OH	Jr.
1st	Audrey	Strawsma	IU Kokomo	Opp	Sr.
1st	Jessica	Swimm	IU East	OH	Jr.
HM	Teah	Barrett Matthews	IU East	MH	Jr.
HM	Libby	Evanshine	Mount Vernon	OH	Fr.
HM	Gabby	Fish	Marion	Opp	Jr.
HM	Aubry	Koester	Midway	Opp	Jr.
HM	Alisha	Leffring	Grace	MH	Jr.
HM	Kaley	Lyons	IU Kokomo	S	Jr.
HM	Emilee	Organ	Indiana Southeast	OH	Sr.
HM	Cheyanne	Seymour	Bethel	OH	Sr.

Region Player of the Year: Eva Joldersma, OH, So., Indiana Wesleyan
Region Freshman of the Year: Haley Biedenbach, S, Bethel IN
Region Assistant Coach of the Year: Lori Elson, IU Kokomo
Region Coaches of the Year: Candace Moats, Indiana Wesleyan and Heather Hayes, IU Kokomo

MIDEAST

Team	First	Last	School	Pos.	Year
1st	Emmaline	Davery	Judson University IL	MH	Sr.
1st	Alyssa	Gerzel	Judson University IL	Opp	Jr.
1st	Mackenzie	Grafton	St. Ambrose University IA	OH	Sr.
1st	Lydia	Harper	Aquinas College IN	S	Jr.
1st	Taryn	Hinken	Trinity Christian College	MH	Sr.
1st	Lindsay	Hubler	Lawrence Tech	OH	Jr.
1st	Lindsay	Lawlor	Judson University IL	S	Sr.
1st	Gabriela	Oliveira	University of St. Francis IL	OH	Sr.
1st	Abbi	Perkins	Aquinas College MI	Opp	Sr.
1st	Kayla	Peters	Concordia University MI	OH	Jr.
1st	Andrea	Schriver	Indiana Institute of Technology	S	Sr.
1st	Abigail	Seeger	Indiana University South Bend	MH	Sr.
1st	Samee	Teachworth	Aquinas College	MH	Sr.
1st	Noelle	VanOort	Indiana Institute of Technology	OH	Jr.
HM	Desiree	Anderson	University of St. Francis IL	OH	Sr.
HM	Kylie	Barron	Cornerstone University	MH	Jr.
HM	Kira	Buza	Madonna University	MH	Jr.
HM	Kenia	Diaz Vega	Judson University	Lib	Sr.
HM	Halle	Nicholas	Olivet Nazarene University	OH	Jr.
HM	Olivia	Norman	Siena Hights University	MH	Jr.
HM	Taylor	Paul	Indiana Institue of Technology	OH	Sr.
HM	Meredith	Siebers	St. Ambrose University	Opp	Sr.

Region Player of the Year: Mackenzie Grafton, OH, Sr., St. Ambrose University
Region Freshman of the Year: Lauren Chioini, MH, Aquinas College
Region Assistant Coach of the Year: Ryan Cronin, Northwestern Ohio
Region Coach of the Year: Matt Fishman, Indiana Tech

MIDWEST

Team	First	Last	School	Pos.	Year
1st	Lauren	Adams	William Woods-Missouri	MH	Jr.
1st	Debora	Bernardi	Park-Missouri	MH	Sr.
1st	Crystal	Brauner	Central Methodist-Missouri	Lib	Sr.
1st	Allana	Capella	Columbia-Missouri	Opp	So.
1st	Luisa	Ferreira	Columbia-Missouri	S	Sr.
1st	Callie	Henson	Central Methodist-Missouri	Opp	Sr.
1st	Gabi	Jakubowska	Missouri Baptist	Opp	So.
1st	Alyvia	Johnson	William Penn-Iowa	OH	Jr.
1st	Mikayla	Johnson	MidAmerica Nazarene University-Kansas	MH	Sr.
1st	Sara	Klunder	Missouri Baptist	MH	Sr.
1st	Arianna	Marino	Park-Missouri	S	Fr.
1st	Cassidy	Phillips	William Woods-Missouri	MH	Sr.
1st	Ellie	Rockers	Columbia-Missouri	OH	Sr.
1st	Grecia	Ung	Park-Missouri	OH	Jr.
HM	Heleine	Filipe	Grand View-Iowa	Opp	Sr.
HM	Hailey	Hested	Mount Mercy-Iowa	S	Jr.
HM	Mikayla	Lawrence	Central Baptist	Lib	Sr.
HM	Annabelle	Maassen	Central Methodist-Missouri	MH	Jr.
HM	Delaney	Miller	Central Methodist-Missouri	MH	Jr.
HM	Tayler	Neal	Missouri Baptist	OH	So.
HM	Alayna	Rooks	Columbia-Missouri	OH	Sr.
HM	Mary Pat	Taylor	Benedictine-Kansas	OH	Sr.

Region Player of the Year: Sara Klunder, MH, Sr., Missouri Baptist
Region Freshman of the Year: Arianna Marino, S, Park
Region Assistant Coach of the Year: Mateus Martins, Park
Region Coach of the Year: Chris Nichols, Missouri Baptist

NORTHCENTRAL REGION

Team	First	Last	School	Pos.	Year
1st	Adriana	Bravo	Florida College	OH	Sr.
1st	Danielle	Hagler	Valley City State University	MH	So.
1st	Sadie	Hansen	Valley City State University	S	Jr.
1st	Allie	Kerns	Bellevue University	OH	Sr.
1st	Kealy	Kiviniemi	Bellevue University	Opp	So.
1st	Kenidi	McCabe	Viterbo University	Opp	Jr.
1st	Martina	McGrath	Viterbo University	MH	Jr.
1st	Jada	Mitchell	Viterbo University	MH	So.
1st	Pelt	Nakooma	Haskell Indian Nations University	Opp	Sr.
1st	Bailey	Nelson	Valley City State University	MH	Sr.
1st	Elora	Passa	Mayville State University	S/OH	Sr.
1st	Grace	Rohde	Viterbo University	OH	Jr.
1st	Sydney	Schell	Dakota State University	OH	Sr.
1st	Kenzie	Winker	Viterbo University	OH	Sr.
HM	Kailey	Becenti	Haskell Indian Nations University	S	Fr.
HM	Layla	Cortez	Florida National University	OH	Jr.
HM	Haley	Fleischman	Bellevue University	MH	Jr.
HM	Eve	Fountain	Bellevue University	OH	So.
HM	Tressa	Jim	Haskell Indian Nations University	OH	Fr.
HM	Cassidy	Lee	Florida College	MB	Jr.
HM	Bri	Linehan	College of Ozarks	OH/RS	So.
HM	Mikeya	Sheppard	Haskell Indian Nations University	OH	Jr.

Region Player of the Year: Kenzie Winker, OH, Sr., Viterbo University
Region Freshman of the Year: Tressa Jim, OH, Haskell Indian Nations University
Region Assistant Coach of the Year: Thomas Robson, Viterbo University
Region Coach of the Year: Ryan Delong, Viterbo University

NORTHEAST REGION

Team	First	Last	School	Pos.	Year
1st	Olivia	Ashton	Blue Mountain MS	MH	Sr.
1st	Ashlynn	Barnes	Reinhardt GA	S	So.
1st	Amaya	Bazemore	Loyola LA	MH	Sr.
1st	Kolbie	Greene	Milligan TN	S	Jr.
1st	Raquel	Kessler	Union KY	MH	Sr.
1st	Ella	Maiden	Milligan TN	MH	Jr.
1st	Raegan	Malugin	Bryan TN	MH	Jr.
1st	Corrina	Porch-Maxey	Mobile AL	OH	So.
1st	Abby	Rector	Bryan TN	OH	Sr.
1st	Kira	Rymer-Attaway	Columbia International SC	Opp	Sr.
1st	Gigi	Sasso	Blue Mountain MS	OH	Gr.
1st	Emily	Sheperis	Loyola LA	MH	Sr.
1st	Hanah	Weiss	Columbia International SC	OH	Jr.
1st	Katie	Williams	Truett-McConnell GA	OH	Sr.
HM	Morgan	Avrit	Tennessee Southern TN	OH	Sr.
HM	Elliott	Brock	Bryan TN	Lib	Jr.
HM	Mary Ellen	Enright	Brenau GA	OH	Sr.
HM	Lanie	Hawley	Pikeville KY	MH	Fr.
HM	Georgia	Lewis	Bluefield VA	Lib	Jr.
HM	Gracen	Norris	Columbia International SC	Opp	Fr.
HM	Maddy	Taylor	Johnson TN	MH	Sr.
HM	Chloe	Teter	Life GA	OH	Jr.

Region Player of the Year: Kira Rymer-Attaway, Opp, Sr., Columbia International
Region Freshman of the Year: Gracen Norris, Opp, Columbia International
Region Assistant Coach of the Year: Tim Walker, Life
Region Coach of the Year: Reid Gann, Blue Mountain

NORTHWEST REGION

Team	First	Last	School	Pos.	Year
1st	Brooke	Ark	Rocky Mountain	Lib	Jr.
1st	Sadie	Byrd	Southern Oregon	MH	Sr.
1st	Nina	Janjic	Providence	Opp	Jr.
1st	Maureen	Jessop	Montana Tech	OH	Sr.
1st	Marin	Mackey	Southern Oregon	OH	Jr.
1st	Danyel	Martin	Montana Western	MH	Jr.
1st	Mylie	Mills	Eastern Oregon	MH	Fr.
1st	Olivia	Muir	Montana Tech	OH	Sr.
1st	Halle	Neumann	Bushnell	Opp	Sr.
1st	Rhiannon	Nez	Rocky Mountain	MH	Sr.
1st	Hannah Stadstad	Stadstad	Southern Oregon	Opp	Jr.
1st	Rylee	Troutman	Corban	OH	Jr.
1st	Jade	Warren	College of Idaho	MH	Sr.
1st	Sade	Williams	Eastern Oregon	OH	Sr.
HM	Makenna	Bushman	Rocky Mountain	OH	Jr.
HM	Juliana	Forgach	Lewis-Clark State	OH	So.
HM	Alana	Graves	Montana Northern	MH	Jr.
HM	Abby	Guindy	Corban	S	So.
HM	Kelsey	Moore	Northwest	Lib	Sr.
HM	Madison	Morgan	Eastern Oregon	Opp	Jr.
HM	Blythe	Sealey	Rocky Mountain	S	Jr.
HM	Jazi	Smith	Montana Western	OH	Jr.

Region Player of the Year: Rylee Troutman, OH, Jr., Corban
Region Freshman of the Year: Mylie Mills, MH, Eastern Oregon
Region Assistant Coach of the Year: Cas Lowden, Rocky Mountain
Region Coach of the Year: Kaki Morehead, Eastern Oregon

SOUTHCENTRAL REGION

Team	First	Last	School	Pos.	Year
1st	Riley	Burcham	Southwestern Assemblies of God TX	S	Sr.
1st	Mia	Dorsey	Our Lake of the Lake TX	OH	So.
1st	Mia	Francis	Our Lake of the Lake TX	OH	So.
1st	Sawyer	Franz	Mid-America Christian OK	OH	Fr.
1st	Ja'kerra	Holt	Texas A&M Texarkana TX	MH	Jr.
1st	Ruby	Kelley	Oklahoma City University	MH	Jr.
1st	Andrea	Malek	Texas Wesleyan TX	L	Sr.
1st	Julie	Milligan	John Brown AR	L	Jr.
1st	Ruby	O'Brien	Texas Wesleyan TX	S	Jr.
1st	Fade	Ogunbade	Wayland Baptist TX	MH	So.
1st	Taylor	Parker	Xavier LA	MH	Fr.
1st	Lauren	Reynard	Our Lake of the Lake TX	S	So.
1st	Tina	Trevino	Our Lake of the Lake TX	Lib	Jr.
1st	Kennedy	Wade	Xavier LA	OH	Sr.
HM	Ruxandra	Flueras	Xavier LA	L	Jr.
HM	Marlee	Hunter	Mid-America Christian OK	L	Jr.
HM	Savanna	Riney	John Brown AR	OH	Jr.
HM	Riley	Steward	Oklahoma City University	MH	Jr.
HM	Lena	Stockhammer	Mid-America Christian OK	OH	Sr.
HM	Selma	Sutaj	Wayland Baptist TX	OH	Jr.
HM	Emma	Tompkins	Southwestern Assemblies of God TX	MH	Sr.
HM	Aaronyana	Wilson	Jarvis Christian TX	Opp	Jr.

Region Player of the Year: Kennedy Wade, OH, Sr., Xavier LA
Region Freshman of the Year: Sawyer Franz, OH, Mid-America Christian OK
Region Assistant Coach of the Year: Rachael Self, Mid-America Christian OK
Region Coach of the Year: Jessica Ransom, Texas Wesleyan

SOUTHEAST REGION

Team	First	Last	School	Pos.	Year
1st	Amanda	Allende	St. Thomas University, FL	OH	Gr.
1st	Juliet	Banks	University of the Cumberlands, KY	DS	Jr.
1st	Peyton	Bertke	St. Thomas University, FL	S	Fr.
1st	Jadyn	Brackins	Fisk University, TN	L	Sr.
1st	Bianca	Grassi	St. Thomas University, FL	L	Jr.
1st	Allyson	Grava	University of the Cumberlands, KY	OH	Sr.
1st	Hannah	Heide	Keiser University, FL	S	Sr.
1st	Hazel	Konkel	Cumberland University	M	So.
1st	Grace	Petty	Southeastern University, FL	OH	Sr.
1st	Zyaire	Prettie Garrit	Talladega College, AL	OH	Sr.
1st	Nebthet	Re	Fisk University, TN	S	Fr.
1st	Camryn	Rich	Campbellsville University, KY	S	Gr.
1st	Brooklynn	Slater	Keiser University, FL	OH	So.
1st	Sara	Zampedri	University of the Cumberlands, KY	OH	R-Fr.
HM	Kendall	Arnold	University of the Cumberlands, KY	S	Jr.
HM	Alexandra	Bruno	St. Thomas University, FL	RS	Fr.
HM	Briyith	Echeverri	Talladega College, AL	DS	So.
HM	Emily	Harding	Southeastern University, FL	RS	Sr.
HM	Raevyn	Russell	College of Coastal Georgia, GA	OH	Jr.
HM	Caroline	Souza	Florida Memorial, FL	OH	Sr.
HM	Iyanla	Thigpen	Fisk University, TN	MH	Sr.
HM	Sydney	Wattles	Keiser University, FL	MH	So.

Region Player of the Year: Brooklynn Slater, OH, So., Keiser University
Region Freshman of the Year: Nebthet Re, S, Fisk University
Region Assistant Coach of the Year: Breno Etty, St. Thomas University
Region Coach of the Year: LaShaunda Spurgeon, Talladega College

SOUTHWEST REGION

Team	First	Last	School	Pos.	Year
1st	Kylie	Bartel	Benedictine - Mesa, AZ	OH	Jr.
1st	Callie	Bickmore	Vanguard, CA	MH	Gr.
1st	Hannah	Caddow	Life Pacific, CA	OH	Gr.
1st	Morgan	Cole	Vanguard, CA	OH	So.
1st	Naomie	Cremoux	St. Katherine, CA	OH	Jr.
1st	Railey	Druxman	Park University, AZ	OH	So.
1st	Ruby	Duncan	The Master's University, CA	OH	Gr.
1st	Cassidy	Koffroth	Hope International, CA	OH	Jr.
1st	Addison	Metts	St. Katherine, CA	OH	Jr.
1st	Madalyn	Miller	Jessup University, CA	OH	So.
1st	Alexcis	Morris	St. Katherine, CA	MH	Sr.
1st	Bailey	Olbur	Vanguard, CA	OH	Sr.
1st	Amey	Rainaud-Hinds	Menlo College, CA	Lib	So.
1st	Katie	Rolle	Embry Riddle, AZ	S	Sr.
HM	Dalia	Hasse	Embry Riddle, AZ	Oppo	Jr.
HM	Ava	Himstreet	Westcliff, CA	Lib	So.
HM	Kenzie	Kuxhaus	OUAZ, AZ	Lib	Sr.
HM	Rachel	Lim	Vanguard, CA	Set	Jr.
HM	Giulia	Marinelli	Menlo College	Oppo	So.
HM	Brianna	Rivera	Benedictine-Mesa, AZ	OH	Gr.
HM	Maya	Saole-su'e	Menlo College	MH	So.
HM	Faith	Tarver	The Master's, CA	OH	Sr.

Region Player of the Year: Hannah Caddow, OH, Gr., Life Pacific
Region Freshman of the Year: Kayla Robinson, MH, Vanguard
Region Assistant Coach of the Year: Alex Leja, St. Katherine
Region Coach of the Year: Eryn Leja-Martin, St. Katherine

WEST CENTRAL REGION

Team	First	Last	School	Pos.	Year
1st	Bree	Burtwistle	Concordia	S	Sr.
1st	Sydney	Collins	Oklahoma Wesleyan	S	So.
1st	Jazlin	De Haan	Northwestern	OH	Jr.
1st	Alysen	Dexter	Northwestern	OH	Jr.
1st	Ady	Dwight	Dakota Wesleyan	MH	Jr.
1st	Olivia	Grandstra	Northwestern	L	Jr.
1st	Ellie	Holen	Jamestown	L	Sr.
1st	Gabi	Nordaker	Concordia	OH	Jr.
1st	Camryn	Opfer	Concordia	OH	Sr.
1st	Abby	Ringler	Midland	MB	Jr.
1st	Evelyn	Rohrberg	Oklahoma Wesleyan	OH	Fr.
1st	Radaisy	Valdez	Ottawa University	MH	Jr.
1st	Kamryn	Willman	College of St Mary	MH	Sr.
1st	Aleah	Zieske	Jamestown	OH	Jr.
HM	Azaria	Green	College of St Mary	MH	Fr.
HM	Darienne	Johnson	Jamestown	MH	Sr.
HM	Ashley	Keck	Concordia	OH	So.
HM	Rylee	Kenitzer	University of St Mary	RS	Sr.
HM	Sydney	Marlow	Morningside	OH	Jr.
HM	Zavyr	Metzger	Northwestern	MH	So.
HM	Rylee	Serpan	Kansas Welseyan	RS	So.
HM	Tijana	Stojiljkovic	Oklahoma Wesleyan	MH	So.

Region Player of the Year: Jazlin De Haan, OH, Jr., Northwestern
Region Freshman of the Year: Evelyn Rohrberg, OH, Oklahoma Wesleyan
Region Assistant Coach of the Year: Lacey Reitz- Northwestern
Region Coach of the Year: Kyle Van Den Bosch, Northwestern

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