It's a Wrap. Division III Post Season Honors and Numbers
As uniforms are laundered for the last time, players are recognized for their season's work. And the morphing list of statistical leaders stops to become the historical record. Here are the results.
There were 127 ladies from Missouri and Kansas who fanned out all over the country to play volleyball in NCAA Division III.
These ladies work very hard both on the court and in the classroom. Few know how well they have to manage their time to be both a student and an athlete. There are no days off. Do they do it for the athletic scholarship? Nope. Not in Division III. They do it for their love of their sport and their love for competition and testing themselves. Pushing themselves to find boundaries to cross. That, folks, is true sport. That is what it’s all about.
There were a lot of assists, kills, and blocks. And now there are a lot of honors. Let’s do a quick inventory. Led her conference in kills? Check. Digs? Check. Hitting? Check. Aces? Check. All conference? Yep. All Academic? Oh, yeah! All Sportsmanship? Been there, done that. All region? Check. Conference player of the year? Check. Defensive player of the year? Check. All-American? Of course! Come see who they are. These ladies are listed in alpha sequence by their last names.
Jancyn Appel - Senior - OH - Pembroke Hill - Carleton College - Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 5 in blocks per set.
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Faith Archibong - Junior - MB - Mill Valley - Alcorn State - Southwest Athletic Conference
CSC Academic All-District
Danielle Aulet - Sophomore- - Libero - Mineral Ridge - Thiel College - President’s Athletic Conference
Conference No. 2 digs per set
National No. 5 digs per set
First Team All-Conference
Michaela Bach - Fifth Year - OH - John Burroughs - Wash Univ-StL - University Athletic Association
Conference No. 2 kills per set
First Team All-Conference
AVCA All-Region
AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
Peyton Balfour - Junior - MB - Raymore-Peculiar - Knox College - Midwest Conference
Conference No. 2 blocks per set
Mia Banacorsi - Senior - OH - Fort Zumwalt East - Greenville University - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletics Conference
Conference No. 1 kills per set
Conference No, 5 hitting percentage
Conference All-Academic Team
First Team All-Conference
Sophia Brinker - Sophomore - MB - Fort Zumwalt North - Ripon College - Midwest Conference
Conference No. 5 blocks per set
Ahlyna Cason - Sophomore - OH - Smithton - Mt. Mary College - Coast to Coast Athletic Conference
Conference No. 9 digs per set
Lily Ebright - Freshman - Defensive Specialist - Bishop Carroll - Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technology - Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 1 digs per set
First Team All-Conference
Freshman Team All-Conference
Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Lilly Edwards - Senior - OH - Pembroke Hill - MIT - New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference
Conference No. 7 kills per set
Second Team All-Conference
Conference All-Academic Team
AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
Jadyn Fitzgerald - Senior - OH - Lesterville - Fontbonne University - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletics Conference
Conference No. 9 kills per set
Conference All-Academic Team
Third Team All-Conference
Hannah Gallagher - Junior - OH - Francis Howell - Fontbonne University - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletics Conference
Conference No. 6 kills per set
Conference No. 4 service aces per set
Conference All-Academic Team
First Team All-Conference
Cassie Gray - Sophomore - Defensive Specialists - Rock Bridge - Webster University - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletics Conference
Conference No. 1 digs per set
Conference All-Academic Team
First Team All-Conference
Kelly Ann Greene - Sophomore - Middle Blocker - St. Teresa’s Academy - Cal-Santa Cruz - Coast to Coast Athletic Conference
Second Team All-Conference
Jordan Harpel - Sophomore - Middle Blocker - Waynesville - Fontbonne University - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 6 hitting percentage
Conference No. 3 blocks per set
Kelly Herr - Senior - RS - Kirkwood - Fontbonne University - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference All-Sportsmanship Team
Alana Hinson - Junior - OH - St. Clair - Principia College - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference All-Academic Team
Conference All-Sportsmanship Team
Sophia Howell - Sophomore - Defensive Specialists - Webster Groves - Millikin University - College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
Conference No. 3 digs per set
Second Team All-Conference
AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention
Jen Humbolt - Senior - Libero - Ste Genevieve - Illinois College - Midwest Conference
Conference No. 3 digs per set
First Team All-Conference
Elyse Johnson - Junior - MB - Kirksville - Central College-IA - American Rivers Conference
Conference No. 10 service aces
Kristen Kaempfe - Sophomore - OPP - Perryville - Fontbonne University - St. Louis intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 3 kills per set
Conference No. 9 blocks per set
Conference All-Academic Team
Second Team All-Conference
Celissa Kennedy - Sophomore - MB - Southern Boone - Westminster (MO) - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 8 blocks per set
Jessi Kreder - Senior - MB - Francis Howell Central - Millikin University - College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
Conference No. 1 hitting percent
Conference No. 2 blocks per set
First Team All-Conference
Emma Leppien - Senior - Setter - Lutheran-St. Charles - Webster University - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 8 digs per set
Conference No. 6 assists per set
Second Team All-Conference
Mackenzie Lowder - Freshman - MB - St. Clair - Westminster (MO) - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 7 blocks per set
Payton Lowrey - Senior - Defensive Specialist - Cor Jesu Academy - Grinnell College - Midwest Conference
Conference No. 1 digs per set
National No. 8 digs per set
Conference No. 5 service aces per set
First Team All-Conference
Conference Player of the Year
Maggie McInerney - Sophomore - OH - St. Teresa’s Academy - University of Chicago - University Athletic Association
Conference No. 6 kills per set
Second Team All-Conference
Haley Menke - Senior - OH - Fort Zumwalt West - Westminster (MO) - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 8 kills per set
Second Team All-Conference
Amanda Meyer - Junior - MH - St. Joseph’s Academy- Emory University - University Athletic Association
Conference No. 6 hitting percent
Conference No 5 blocks per set
Second Team All-Conference
AVCA All-Region Team
Honorable Mention All-American
Meghan Nolte - Freshman - MH - Wentzville - Westminster (MO) - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletics Conference
Conference No. 1 hitting
Third Team All-Conference
Blake O’Brien - Junior - Defensive Specialist - Marquette - Wilmington University (OH) - Ohio Athletic Conference
Conference No. 1 digs per set
National No. 7 digs per set
Second Team All-Conference
Gabbie O’Toole - Sophomore - Setter - Blue Valley - Middlebury - New England Small College Athletic Conference
Conference No. 2 assists per set
Conference No. 10 acces per set
Second Team All-Conference
Jilane Pederson - Senior - MB - Valley Park - Southern Virginia University - USA South Atlantic Conference
Conference No. 2 blocks per set
Kaylee Portell - Senior - MH - St. Pius-Festus - Webster University - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 2 hitting percent
Conference No. 5 blocks per set
Academic All-Conference Team
First Team All-Conference
Emma Pramik - Senior - Defensive Specialist - Parkway North - Fontbonne University - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 3 digs per set
Conference No. 1 aces per set
Conference All-Academic Team
Second Team All-Conference
Kate Rable - Senior - Setter - Fort Zumwalt South - Westminster (MO) - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 10 aces per set
Conference No. 3 assists per set
Third Team All-Conference
Conference All-Sportsmanship Team
Rachel Sebastian-Asbed - Freshman - MH - Webster Groves - Bridgewater State University - Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 5 hitting percent
Tori Stuart - Senior - OH - Incarnate Word Academy - Millikin University - College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
Conference No. 8 hitting percent
Conference No. 4 points
Conference No. 3 kills per set
First Team All-Conference
Eryka Wanyonyi - Senior - OH - Hickman - Westminster (MO) - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletics Conference
Conference No. 5 kills per set
Conference No. 2 aces per set
First Team All-Conference
Ella Werner-Click - Junior - Setter - Parkview - Fontbonne University - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. assists per set
Conference All-Academic Team
Caitlyn Wheadon - Freshman - Setter - Francis Howell - Westminster (MO) - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 9 assists per set
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